Maidstone Grammar School - Cleaning Tender

MAIDSTONE GRAMMAR SCHOOL

This public procurement record has 2 releases in its history.

Award

14 May 2026 at 09:49

Tender

28 Nov 2025 at 16:05

Summary of the contracting process

In a recent public procurement process, Maidstone Grammar School in the United Kingdom, acting as the buying organisation, successfully completed the award stage for their cleaning services contract. The procurement was conducted using an open procedure under the Competitive Flexible Procedure, culminating in the award of the contract on 14th May 2026. The primary industry category is school cleaning services, with the services to be based in Maidstone, located in the UK South East region. The term of the contract is three years, from 1st August 2026 to 31st July 2029, with potential extensions till 31st July 2031. The procurement includes core cleaning during term times and deep cleaning periodically throughout the year, with an estimated contract value of £998,800. The winning supplier for this tender was Atlas Facilities Management UK Ltd, a large-scale company.

This tender represents a significant opportunity for businesses in the facilities management and cleaning sector to showcase innovative and high-quality service delivery. With a contract value of nearly £1 million and a demanding scope for excellence, companies that possess a robust management infrastructure, a workforce skilled in delivering high productivity, and innovative service improvement ideas will find this opportunity particularly advantageous. Businesses with the capacity to support National Living Wage commitments and with substantial turnover, upwards of £900,000 annually, are well-positioned to engage in such contracts. The procurement process favours those who propose creative enhancements and maintain a strong working relationship with educational institutions to ensure the best value and service quality are delivered.

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Notice Title

Maidstone Grammar School - Cleaning Tender

Notice Description

Maidstone Grammar School: MGS is not just a school; it is a way of life. We have an excellent reputation for academic success and for providing a broad and varied co-curricular programme in which every Maidstonian has the opportunity to develop leadership skills and give service to the School. The School's ethos, values and belief in academic rigour all combine to produce the all-round student. Further information regarding the School can be obtained here: https://mgs.kent.sch.uk/ Tender information: The successful tenderer will be required to provide excellent cleaning services at Maidstone Grammar School, which has 1442 pupils and 143 teaching and support staff. The contract term being tendered for 3 years, from 01/08/2026 - 31/07/2029. There is an option for a further extension period for up to two additional years to 31/07/2031. The contract offers an excellent opportunity to review and propose enhancements to the current cleaning services at the schools. This includes both core term time cleaning and periodic deep cleaning throughout the year. The school is keen to secure a high-quality cleaning service whereby its students are able to enjoy excellence in education, supported by excellently kept facilities. The school expects both a tightly managed service and high levels of productivity to be delivered by the cleaning staff at all times, and the school expects a management style delivered by the successful contractor that supports, encourages and develops the cleaning staff. Transparent, accurate and timely management information is also expected as is an excellent working relationship with the school. The school is not obliged to accept the lowest price submitted for this tender, rather the school is keen to secure best value from this contract and to deliver best value to its students. Innovative and creative ideas as to how the cleaning services can be developed and improved, will be welcomed. The school seeks a contractor that is keen to work in partnership and who will deliver to its highest abilities, at all times. Value of contract: The annual value of the current contract is PS199,760 per annum. This does not include any additional requests for ad hoc or bespoke cleaning outside of the standard contract. Therefore the value of this contract is PS998,800. The contract shall be a fixed price contract with invoices raised monthly to the school. The tender process will be run under a two stage Competitive Flexible procedure. Additional requirements and information: *The school has a minimum requirement for a contractor's employers' liability and public liability insurances of PS5 million *The minimum annual turnover that your company must have achieved to be considered for this opportunity is PS900,000 *This is a National Living Wage contract *There are no incumbent cleaning staff currently within the Local Government Pension Scheme The cleaning services are currently contracted to Steadfast Cleaning Co Ltd.

Lot Information

Lot 1

Renewal: There is an option for a further extension period for up to two additional years to 31/07/2031.

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-05eb55
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/044273-2026
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Tender, Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
UK6 - Contract Award Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Open
Procurement Method Details
Competitive flexible procedure
Tender Suitability
SME, VCSE
Awardee Scale
Large

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

90 - Sewage, refuse, cleaning and environmental services


CPV Codes

90919300 - School cleaning services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
£998,800 £500K-£1M
Lots Value
£998,800 £500K-£1M
Awards Value
£1,069,597 £1M-£10M
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
14 May 20261 months ago
Submission Deadline
9 Jan 2026Expired
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
13 May 20261 months ago
Contract Period
31 Jul 2026 - 31 Jul 2029 3-4 years
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Complete
Lots Status
Complete
Awards Status
Pending
Contracts Status
Not Specified

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
MAIDSTONE GRAMMAR SCHOOL
Additional Buyers

RIVA PARTNERSHIP LTD

Contact Name
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Contact Email
Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
Contact Phone
Available with D3 Tenders Premium →

Buyer Location

Locality
MAIDSTONE
Postcode
ME15 7BT
Post Town
Rochester
Country
England

Major Region (ITL 1)
TLJ South East (England)
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLJ2 Surrey, East and West Sussex
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLJ25 West Surrey
Delivery Location
TLJ4 Kent

Local Authority
Waverley
Electoral Ward
Farnham Moor Park
Westminster Constituency
Farnham and Bordon

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

ATLAS FACILITIES MANAGEMENT

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