Notice Information
Notice Title
Cleaning Services Contract for Scholars' Education Trust
Notice Description
The Trust is seeking to appoint a single cleaning services provider to deliver school cleaning services across the whole Trust. It is anticipated other schools will join the Trust over the life of this contract, and they will be incorporated into the central agreement when previous terms allow.
Lot Information
Lot 1
Options: It is envisaged other schools may join the Trust over the life of this agreement. These schools will join the contract, when any pre-existing arrangements end.
Renewal: Two 12 month extensions will be available if agreed in writing by both parties
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-05d79d
- Publication Source
- Find A Tender Service
- Latest Notice
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/036385-2026
- Current Stage
- Award
- All Stages
- Tender, Award
Procurement Classification
- Notice Type
- UK6 - Contract Award Notice
- Procurement Type
- Standard
- Procurement Category
- Services
- Procurement Method
- Selective
- Procurement Method Details
- Competitive flexible procedure
- Tender Suitability
- SME
- Awardee Scale
- SME
Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)
- CPV Divisions
90 - Sewage, refuse, cleaning and environmental services
-
- CPV Codes
90919300 - School cleaning services
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- £2,000,000 £1M-£10M
- Lots Value
- £2,000,000 £1M-£10M
- Awards Value
- £5,855,200 £1M-£10M
- Contracts Value
- Not specified
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 22 Apr 20262 days ago
- Submission Deadline
- 10 Nov 2025Expired
- Future Notice Date
- Not specified
- Award Date
- 19 Feb 20262 months ago
- Contract Period
- 14 May 2026 - 31 Mar 2029 2-3 years
- Recurrence
- Not specified
Notice Status
- Tender Status
- Complete
- Lots Status
- Complete
- Awards Status
- Active
- Contracts Status
- Not Specified
Buyer & Supplier
Contracting Authority (Buyer)
- Main Buyer
- SCHOLARS' EDUCATION TRUST
- Additional Buyers
- Contact Name
- Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
- Contact Email
- Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
- Contact Phone
- Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
Buyer Location
- Locality
- ST ALBANS
- Postcode
- AL1 5AR
- Post Town
- St Albans
- Country
- England
-
- Major Region (ITL 1)
- TLI London
- Basic Region (ITL 2)
- TLI4 Inner London - East
- Small Region (ITL 3)
- TLI41 Hackney and Newham
- Delivery Location
- TLH23 Hertfordshire CC
-
- Local Authority
- Hackney
- Electoral Ward
- Hoxton West
- Westminster Constituency
- Hackney South and Shoreditch
Further Information
Notice Documents
-
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/036385-2026
22nd April 2026 - Contract award notice on Find a Tender -
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/069951-2025
31st October 2025 - Tender notice on Find a Tender -
https://bidiful-teamportal.app/p/aceadvice
Please contact Julie James for additional information: E: Julie.james@ace-advice.co.uk T: 07799 193247
Open Contracting Data Standard (OCDS)
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