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Sapientia Education Trust ~ Cleaning Tender

Sapientia Education Trust

This public procurement record has 2 releases in its history.

Award

14 May 2026 at 16:13

UK6 - Contract Award Notice
Tender

16 Dec 2025 at 16:06

UK4 - Tender Notice
Summary of the contracting process

The procurement process initiated by Sapientia Education Trust titled "Sapientia Education Trust ~ Cleaning Tender" involves a comprehensive service contract for cleaning services across ten schools within the trust, located in East Norfolk and Northern Suffolk. The trust aims for a consistent, high-quality service by consolidating services under a single provider. The competitive flexible procedure under the open procurement method culminated in April 2026, with Churchill Contract Services Ltd being the selected supplier. The procurement process is in the award stage, with a planned contract period from August 2026 to July 2029, and options for renewal up to 2031. This contract, valued at approximately £5.5 million, primarily falls under the "School cleaning services" category, delivering services in the UKH16 region.

This tender presents a strategic business growth opportunity, particularly for companies within the cleaning and facilities management industry. With a focus on maintaining high standards and enhanced service assurance, the tender aligns with businesses that value quality and can meet or exceed the defined output specifications. Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) that specialise in educational sector cleaning solutions will find this contract particularly well-suited, thanks to the flexible procedure which encourages innovative and competitive bids. Companies looking to expand their service offerings or enter the Norfolk and Suffolk educational market can leverage this tender to establish or strengthen their presence in the region.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Sapientia Education Trust ~ Cleaning Tender

Notice Description

The successful Supplier will be required to provide Cleaning services for ten schools within the trust, six secondary schools and four primaries situated in East Norfolk, centered around Norwich and Northern Suffolk. The Sapientia Education Trust (SET) was established in 2016 with the purpose of bringing like-minded schools together to work in partnership to deliver a world class education to pupils in Norfolk and Suffolk. The term Sapientia comes from the motto of the founding school, Wymondham College, and means wisdom. 'Our work is cross-phase and involves a strong commitment to staff development and on-going training for all staff in our schools. We believe that collaboration and partnership work helps raise standards and we work with a range of schools within and beyond our Trust.' Current catering service annual turnover for the nine schools in scope is estimated to be in excess of PS1.1million per annum The principal aim of this process will be to realise the benefits of a single specialist service provider. This is a key strategic project that will bring the trust from three existing service providers and two schools that self -deliver into one bundled contract, with an output specification defined that should attract in-form education sector caterers to make confident and commercially attractive bids. The intention of the process is to bring the majority of the trust's cleaning services under one service provider - with the objective to achieve a higher consistent level of quality in each school, primary or secondary, than is currently being achieved by the mix of service providers and in-house operation. A further aim is for better communication and more evidence of service assurance at both school and at trust level. The ITT process will focus bidders questions to assure that the process has the right mix and weightings of qualitative measurements to demonstrate the Trust's desire for enduring quality alongside fair and competitive value; which will allow the best fit contractor to succeed. Please see PSQ Document for more information.

Lot Information

Lot 1

Renewal: 1+1 Please see PSQ Document for more information.

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-05f712
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/044540-2026
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
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
£5,500,000 £1M-£10M
Lots Value
£5,500,000 £1M-£10M
Awards Value
£5,500,000 £1M-£10M
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
14 May 20263 months ago
Submission Deadline
26 Mar 2026Expired
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
30 Apr 20263 months ago
Contract Period
1 Aug 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

Buyer & Supplier

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
Sapientia Education Trust
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
NORFOLK
Postcode
NR18 9SZ
Postcode Area
Norwich
Country
England
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLH East (England)
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLH5 Norfolk
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLH53 Breckland and South Norfolk
Delivery Location
TLH16 North and West Norfolk
Local Authority
South Norfolk
Electoral Ward
Wicklewood
Westminster Constituency
Mid Norfolk

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

Churchill Contract Services Ltd

Further Information

Notice Documents

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