Notice Information
Notice Title
Portico Academy Trust _ Essex
Notice Description
Portico Academy Trust invites tenders from professional cleaning contractors for the provision of daily cleaning services across its five primary and nursery school sites in Essex. The successful partner must deliver consistent, high-quality standards and take pride in maintaining safe, hygienic environments for young learners and staff. Strong client relationship skills are essential - contractors must be responsive, be articulate, be communicative, and be committed to collaborative working within all of the schools. ? Scope: Daily cleaning across five primary and nursery school sites ? Contract Start Date: 28th March 2026 Suppliers will be assessed against the specific objectives of the new contract through the following stages: * Selection and Shortlisting * Invitation to Tender (ITT) and Shortlisting for Presentation * Presentation of Proposal to the Trust (Authority) * Reference Checking
Lot Information
Lot 1
Renewal: Maximum 2 extensions of 12 months per extension.
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-05ce71
- Publication Source
- Find A Tender Service
- Latest Notice
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/066110-2025
- 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
- Open procedure
- Tender Suitability
- SME, VCSE
- 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
- £800,000 £500K-£1M
- Lots Value
- £800,000 £500K-£1M
- Awards Value
- Not specified
- Contracts Value
- Not specified
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 17 Oct 20251 months ago
- Submission Deadline
- 5 Dec 2025Today
- Future Notice Date
- Not specified
- Award Date
- Not specified
- Contract Period
- 28 Mar 2026 - 27 Mar 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
- THE PORTICO ACADEMY TRUST
- Contact Name
- Not specified
- Contact Email
- financedirector@porticoacademytrust.co.uk
- Contact Phone
- 01702 987890
Buyer Location
- Locality
- LEIGH ON SEA
- Postcode
- SS9 2JB
- Post Town
- Southend-on-Sea
- Country
- England
-
- Major Region (ITL 1)
- TLH East (England)
- Basic Region (ITL 2)
- TLH3 Essex
- Small Region (ITL 3)
- TLH31 Southend-on-Sea
- Delivery Location
- Not specified
-
- Local Authority
- Southend-on-Sea
- Electoral Ward
- Leigh
- Westminster Constituency
- Southend West and Leigh
Further Information
Notice Documents
-
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/066110-2025
17th October 2025 - Tender notice on Find a Tender
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