Notice Information
Notice Title
Invitation to Tender for Cleaning Services at Changing Lives Learning Trust (Secondaries only)
Notice Description
Changing Lives Learning Trust have decided to tender their school cleaning services at their two Secondary Schools. Due to the split locations of these sites, the contracts are being tendered as two lots. Lot 1- Queen Elizabeth Grammar School, Penrith, 6,162.68 sqm Lot 2- West Lakes Academy, Egremont, 6,714.32sqm Tender Schedule Issue of Invitation to Tender -12th December 2025 Bidding Companies to Visit Sites -17th December 2025 Clarification Return Deadline - 31st December 2025 Deadline for return of Tender Responses -31st December 2025 Presentation by shortlisted bidders -9th January 2026 from 11am, West Lakes Academy Contract Awarded by - 9th January 2026 10 Day standstill period - 9th - 19th January 2026 Mobilisation Meeting- 19th January 2026 9.30am (Remote) Mobilisation Meeting - 26th January 2026 9.30am (Remote) Contract Commencement- 4th February 2026 The contract will be a three year initial term, with 2 x 1 year optional extensions.
Lot Information
Cleaning Services at Queen Elizabeth Grammar School, Penrith
Provision of daily cleaning services (Mon- Fri) at a Secondary School, term time plus 4 weeks. The overall footprint to be cleaned is 6,162.68 sqm, however, not all this space will require daily cleaning. Services include daily cleaning of classrooms, corridors, sports halls, conveniences and other public learning spaces. Deep cleaning is required whilst school is closed and will include internal glass/windows, carpet shampooing, hard floor varnishing & resurfacing. Works schedule to be agreed in advance with school, annually. Full specification available in the ITT documents.
Renewal: 2x 1 year optional extensions, if agreed by both parties
Cleaning Services for West Lakes Academy, EgremontProvision of daily cleaning services (Mon- Fri) at a Secondary School, term time plus 4 weeks. The overall footprint to be cleaned is 6,714.32sqm however, not all this space will require daily cleaning. Services include daily cleaning of classrooms, corridors, sports halls, conveniences and other public learning spaces. Deep cleaning is required whilst school is closed and will include internal glass/windows, carpet shampooing, hard floor varnishing & resurfacing. Works schedule to be agreed in advance with school, annually. Full specification available in the ITT documents.
Renewal: 2x 1 year optional extensions, if agreed by both parties
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-05f472
- Publication Source
- Find A Tender Service
- Latest Notice
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/082290-2025
- 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
- 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
- £1,200,000 £1M-£10M
- Lots Value
- £1,200,000 £1M-£10M
- Awards Value
- Not specified
- Contracts Value
- Not specified
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 12 Dec 20252 weeks ago
- Submission Deadline
- 31 Dec 20252 days to go
- Future Notice Date
- Not specified
- Award Date
- Not specified
- Contract Period
- 4 Feb 2026 - 3 Feb 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
- CHANGING LIVES LEARNING TRUST
- Additional Buyers
- Contact Name
- Not specified
- Contact Email
- admin@redboxcs.com, contactus@changinglives.education
- Contact Phone
- Not specified
Buyer Location
- Locality
- EGREMONT
- Postcode
- CA22 2DQ
- Post Town
- Carlisle
- Country
- England
-
- Major Region (ITL 1)
- TLE Yorkshire and The Humber
- Basic Region (ITL 2)
- TLE2 North Yorkshire
- Small Region (ITL 3)
- TLE22 North Yorkshire
- Delivery Location
- TLD11 West Cumbria, TLD12 East Cumbria
-
- Local Authority
- North Yorkshire
- Electoral Ward
- Stray, Woodlands & Hookstone
- Westminster Constituency
- Harrogate and Knaresborough
Further Information
Notice Documents
-
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/082290-2025
12th December 2025 - Tender notice on Find a Tender
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