Notice Information
Notice Title
Cleaning 2026-29
Notice Description
Archway Learning Trust is currently out to tender for the provision of a full daily cleaning service across 9 academies. The contract is being offered for three years with the option to extend for a further two periods of 12 months. The contract commencement date is 1st September 2026. Cleaning service at the Trust schools is currently a mix of in-house and outsourced provision. The contract is for a full daily cleaning service during term time and periodic cleaning outside of term time. TUPE is expected to apply. This procurement will be run under the Competitive Flexible Procedure. Suppliers are invited to submit a Procurement Specific Questionnaire (PSQ) response as the first stage of the procedure. Deadline for submission is 5th February 2026. Responses to be sent via email to these 2 email addresses: tender@archwaytrust.co.uk and gklein@archwaytrust.co.uk Suppliers with minimum 6 points will proceed to the Invitation to Tender Stage. Suppliers will be excluded from the tender if any of their response got FAILED or 0 score. Stage 2 Invitation to Tender with evaluation Suppliers shortlisted to the Invitation to Tender (ITT) stage will be required to submit their final tender and will be evaluated on the criteria detailed in the ITT documentation. Submission of completed tender documents to be sent via email by 13th March 2026 Envisaged shortlist of the three highest scoring bidders to be invited to: Stage 3 Provide responses to additional questions At this stage questions to be answered focusing on tailored needs of our academies.
Lot Information
Lot 1
Options: The Trust needs flexibility to add further locations under the Contract to provide the same service for the new academies which will be joining the Trust, The Trust also requires the cleaning Supplier to replace any hours made available through employees of the Archway Learning Trust cleaning team leaving the business.
Renewal: The contract can be extended following satisfactory annual performance and with the agreement of both parties.
Planning Information
In support of the tender exercise, the Trust is offering the opportunity to meet with them on the 3rd December at 3 pm via MS Teams where they can run through the tender and service requirements. If you are interested in attending, please send a confirmation email to tender@archwaytrust.co.uk ALT is seeking supplier engagement to stimulate interest in this opportunity. Scope: General Cleaning The objectives for the event are; Generate interest around the contract opportunity and assess the supplier's ability to support the indicative timelines. Obtain feedback and answer any questions on the requirement as currently defined. Provide an opportunity for suppliers to raise any concerns they may have.
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-05dda9
- Publication Source
- Find A Tender Service
- Latest Notice
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/008081-2026
- Current Stage
- Tender
- All Stages
- Planning, Tender
Procurement Classification
- Notice Type
- UK4 - Tender Notice
- Procurement Type
- Standard
- Procurement Category
- Services
- Procurement Method
- Selective
- 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
- £4,000,000 £1M-£10M
- Lots Value
- £4,000,000 £1M-£10M
- Awards Value
- Not specified
- Contracts Value
- Not specified
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 29 Jan 20263 weeks ago
- Submission Deadline
- 2 Feb 2026Expired
- Future Notice Date
- 5 Jan 2026Expired
- Award Date
- Not specified
- Contract Period
- 31 Aug 2026 - 31 Aug 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
- ARCHWAY LEARNING TRUST
- Contact Name
- Not specified
- Contact Email
- tender@archwaytrust.co.uk
- Contact Phone
- Not specified
Buyer Location
- Locality
- NOTTINGHAM
- Postcode
- NG8 5GY
- Post Town
- Nottingham
- Country
- England
-
- Major Region (ITL 1)
- TLF East Midlands (England)
- Basic Region (ITL 2)
- TLF1 Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire
- Small Region (ITL 3)
- TLF14 Nottingham
- Delivery Location
- TLF1 Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire
-
- Local Authority
- Nottingham
- Electoral Ward
- Leen Valley
- Westminster Constituency
- Nottingham North and Kimberley
Further Information
Notice Documents
-
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/008081-2026
29th January 2026 - Tender notice on Find a Tender -
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/072393-2025
10th November 2025 - Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender
Open Contracting Data Standard (OCDS)
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