Notice Information
Notice Title
Wessex Learning Trust ~ Cleaning Tender
Notice Description
The successful Supplier will be required to provide cleaning services for Wessex Learning Trust. Twenty schools are part of the tender and we are seeking tender submissions for the whole contract. The Wessex Learning Trust is a well-established Multi Academy Trust situated in Somerset, which includes currently the following 23 schools where the successful contractor will be required to deliver a service and meet the requirements of the specification from the contract commencement. The schools which will be part of the tender are: Primary Schools (20) *Axbridge CofE First School, Moorland Street, Axbridge, BS26 2BA *Brent Knoll CofE Primary School, Brent Street, Brent Knoll, Highbridge, TA9 4EQ *Cheddar First School, Hillfield, The Hayes, Cheddar, BS27 3HN *Croscombe CofE Primary School, Long Street, Croscombe, Wells, Somerset, BA5 3QL *Draycott & Rodney Stoke CofE First School, Draycott, Cheddar, BS27 3SD *East Brent CofE Academy, Church Road, East Brent, Highbridge, TA9 4HZ *Elmhurst Junior School, Elmhurst Lane, Street, BA16 0HH *Fairlands Middle School, Mason's Way, Cheddar, BS27 3PG *Hugh Sexey CofE Middle School, Sexey's Road, Blackford, Wedmore BS28 4ND *Kewstoke Primary School, Kewstoke Road, Weston-Super-Mare, Somerset, BS22 9YF *Lympsham CofE Academy, Rectory Way, Lympsham, Weston-Super-Mare, BS24 0EW *Mark First CofE Academy, The Causeway, Mark, Highbridge, TA9 4QA *Sandford Primary School, 49 Greenhill Road, Sandford, Winscombe, BS25 5PA *Shipham CofE First School, Turnpike Road, Shipham, Winscombe, BS25 1TX *St Cuthbert's CofE Academy Infants, Keward Walk, Wells, Somerset, BA5 1TZ *St Cuthbert's CofE Junior School, Keward Avenue, Wells, Somerset, BA5 1TS *Stoke St Michael Primary School, Moonshill Road, Stoke St Michael, Radstock, BA3 5LG *Weare CofE First School, Notting Hill Way, Weare, Axbridge, BS26 2JS *Wedmore First School, Blackford Road, Wedmore, BS28 4BS *Winscombe Primary School, Moorham Road, Winscombe BS25 1HH Secondary Schools (3) *Crispin School, Church Road, Street, BA16 0AD *Kings Academy & Kings Sixth Form, Station Road, Cheddar, BS27 3AQ *Nailsea School, Mizzymead Road, Nailsea, Bristol, BS48 2HN The final list of schools to be included within the scope of the tender will be confirmed within the tender specification when issued to bidders. The contract being tendered is for three years in duration from 1st August 2026 until 31 July 2029, with the option to extend for a further three years on the same terms and conditions excluding the right to further extend. The contract will be a fixed price in nature, with the Contractor invoicing the Client for one-twelfth of the annual cost monthly. Whilst the monthly charge will represent one-twelfth of the contract cost, a reconciliation will take place monthly to reconcile the actual hours worked within the contract. If the hours worked are less than those budgeted a credit will be required by the schools. This credit will be calculated by dividing the annual contract cost (fixed cost) by the number of annual input hours to arrive at a contractual cost per hour, this will then be multiplied by the number of hours due to arrive at the fiscal credit. The Trust requires that the tendered number of hours are always worked, and the successful contractor is expected to have a system in place to cover for both planned and unplanned leave. The basis and rationale that the Client requires is for the successful contractor to operate to always being able to provide clean schools that are fit for purpose and that the Contractor is proactive in the management of the contract, thus ensuring that all output specifications are achieved and that the required frequency of cleans is delivered. The tender project is seeking to appoint a Contractor whose initiative and innovation will be welcomed for the provision of the services. The high-quality service levels proposed, should maintain excellent standards throughout, resulting in a clean and pleasant environment for students, staff and visitors within all the schools consistently. Please see PSQ Document for more information For more information about this opportunity, please visit the Delta eSourcing portal at: https://litmustms.co.uk/tenders/UK-UK-Somerset:-School-cleaning-services./SA246WBEDG To respond to this opportunity, please click here: https://litmustms.co.uk/respond/SA246WBEDG
Lot Information
Lot 1
Renewal: The contract being tendered is for three years in duration from 1st August 2026 until 31 July 2029, with the option to extend for a further three years on the same terms and conditions excluding the right to further extend.
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-05cc53
- Publication Source
- Find A Tender Service
- Latest Notice
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/065207-2025
- Current Stage
- Tender
- All Stages
- Tender
Procurement Classification
- Notice Type
- UK4 - Tender Notice
- Procurement Type
- Standard
- Procurement Category
- Services
- Procurement Method
- Open
- Procurement Method Details
- Competitive flexible procedure
- Tender Suitability
- SME
- Awardee Scale
- Not specified
Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)
- CPV Divisions
90 - Sewage, refuse, cleaning and environmental services
-
- CPV Codes
90919300 - School cleaning services
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- £6,300,000 £1M-£10M
- Lots Value
- £6,300,000 £1M-£10M
- Awards Value
- Not specified
- Contracts Value
- Not specified
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 14 Oct 20254 months ago
- Submission Deadline
- 6 Feb 2026Expired
- Future Notice Date
- Not specified
- Award Date
- Not specified
- Contract Period
- 31 Jul 2026 - 31 Jul 2029 3-4 years
- Recurrence
- Not specified
Notice Status
- Tender Status
- Active
- Lots Status
- Active
- Awards Status
- Not Specified
- Contracts Status
- Not Specified
Buyer & Supplier
Contracting Authority (Buyer)
- Main Buyer
- WESSEX LEARNING TRUST
- Contact Name
- Not specified
- Contact Email
- tenders@litmuspartnership.co.uk
- Contact Phone
- 01276 673896
Buyer Location
- Locality
- SOMERSET
- Postcode
- BS27 3AQ
- Post Town
- Bristol
- Country
- England
-
- Major Region (ITL 1)
- TLK South West (England)
- Basic Region (ITL 2)
- TLK6 North Somerset, Somerset and Dorset
- Small Region (ITL 3)
- TLK62 Somerset
- Delivery Location
- TLK12 Bath and North East Somerset, North Somerset and South Gloucestershire
-
- Local Authority
- Somerset
- Electoral Ward
- Cheddar
- Westminster Constituency
- Wells and Mendip Hills
Further Information
Notice Documents
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https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/065207-2025
14th October 2025 - Tender notice on Find a Tender
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