Tender

Sapientia Education Trust ~ Cleaning Tender

SAPIENTIA EDUCATION TRUST

This public procurement record has 1 release in its history.

Tender

16 Dec 2025 at 16:06

UK4 - Tender Notice
Summary of the contracting process

The Sapientia Education Trust has initiated a tender for comprehensive cleaning services across ten schools located in East Norfolk and Northern Suffolk. This process, titled "Cleaning Tender," falls under the services category and is part of the education sector, specifically targeting school cleaning services. The Trust aims to consolidate existing contracts into a single service provider for enhanced quality and consistency. The procurement method follows a competitive flexible procedure, allowing suitable bidders to present competitive bids. Interested parties should note the critical submission deadline on 26th March 2026. The enquiry period concludes on 23rd January 2026, with the award period ending on 27th April 2026.

This tender represents substantial growth potential for businesses specialising in cleaning services, particularly those experienced in educational settings. With an estimated contract value of £5,500,000 for the initial period, the opportunity is designed to attract SMEs that can deliver high-quality standards and fair value. Businesses with expertise in providing tailored cleaning solutions and those capable of demonstrating a commitment to ongoing staff development and service assurance are well-suited to compete. The Sapientia Education Trust looks to create lasting partnerships and requires bidders to focus on quality and value, providing significant potential for long-term collaboration and commercial growth in the educational cleaning sector.

Find more tenders on our Open Data Platform.
How relevant is this notice?

D3 Tenders Premium

Win More Public Sector Contracts

AI-powered tender discovery, pipeline management, and market intelligence — everything you need to grow your public sector business.

Start Free Trial Book a Demo
All Features Pricing

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. For more information about this opportunity, please visit the Delta eSourcing portal at: https://litmustms.co.uk/tenders/UK-UK-Norfolk:-School-cleaning-services./YC643YU428 To respond to this opportunity, please click here: https://litmustms.co.uk/respond/YC643YU428

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/083512-2025
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
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
£5,500,000 £1M-£10M
Lots Value
£5,500,000 £1M-£10M
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
16 Dec 20252 months ago
Submission Deadline
26 Mar 20262 months to go
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
Not specified
Contract Period
31 Jul 2026 - 31 Jul 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
SAPIENTIA EDUCATION TRUST
Contact Name
Not specified
Contact Email
tenders@litmuspartnership.co.uk
Contact Phone
01276 673896

Buyer Location

Locality
NORFOLK
Postcode
NR18 9SZ
Post Town
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

Further Information

Notice Documents

Open Contracting Data Standard (OCDS)

View full OCDS Record for this contracting process

Download

The Open Contracting Data Standard (OCDS) is a framework designed to increase transparency and access to public procurement data in the public sector. It is widely used by governments and organisations worldwide to report on procurement processes and contracts. 

{
    "tag": [
        "compiled"
    ],
    "id": "ocds-h6vhtk-05f712-2025-12-16T16:06:22Z",
    "date": "2025-12-16T16:06:22Z",
    "ocid": "ocds-h6vhtk-05f712",
    "initiationType": "tender",
    "parties": [
        {
            "id": "GB-PPON-PRCL-6932-LTDD",
            "name": "Sapientia Education Trust",
            "identifier": {
                "scheme": "GB-PPON",
                "id": "PRCL-6932-LTDD"
            },
            "address": {
                "streetAddress": "Sapientia Education Trust, Wymondham College, Wymondham",
                "locality": "Norfolk",
                "postalCode": "NR18 9SZ",
                "country": "GB",
                "countryName": "United Kingdom",
                "region": "UKH17"
            },
            "contactPoint": {
                "email": "tenders@litmuspartnership.co.uk",
                "telephone": "01276 673896"
            },
            "roles": [
                "buyer"
            ],
            "details": {
                "classifications": [
                    {
                        "id": "publicAuthoritySubCentralGovernment",
                        "scheme": "UK_CA_TYPE",
                        "description": "Public authority - sub-central government"
                    }
                ]
            }
        }
    ],
    "buyer": {
        "id": "GB-PPON-PRCL-6932-LTDD",
        "name": "Sapientia Education Trust"
    },
    "tender": {
        "id": "ocds-h6vhtk-05f712",
        "legalBasis": {
            "id": "2023/54",
            "scheme": "UKPGA",
            "uri": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/54/contents"
        },
        "title": "Sapientia Education Trust ~ Cleaning Tender",
        "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. For more information about this opportunity, please visit the Delta eSourcing portal at: https://litmustms.co.uk/tenders/UK-UK-Norfolk:-School-cleaning-services./YC643YU428 To respond to this opportunity, please click here: https://litmustms.co.uk/respond/YC643YU428",
        "status": "active",
        "items": [
            {
                "id": "1",
                "additionalClassifications": [
                    {
                        "scheme": "CPV",
                        "id": "90919300",
                        "description": "School cleaning services"
                    }
                ],
                "deliveryAddresses": [
                    {
                        "region": "UKH16",
                        "country": "GB",
                        "countryName": "United Kingdom"
                    }
                ],
                "relatedLot": "1"
            }
        ],
        "value": {
            "amountGross": 5500000,
            "currency": "GBP"
        },
        "procurementMethod": "open",
        "procurementMethodDetails": "Competitive flexible procedure",
        "procedure": {
            "features": "Please see PSQ document for more information."
        },
        "mainProcurementCategory": "services",
        "aboveThreshold": true,
        "coveredBy": [
            "GPA"
        ],
        "submissionMethodDetails": "https://litmustms.co.uk/respond/YC643YU428",
        "submissionTerms": {
            "electronicSubmissionPolicy": "notAllowed",
            "languages": [
                "en"
            ]
        },
        "tenderPeriod": {
            "endDate": "2026-03-26T12:00:00+00:00"
        },
        "enquiryPeriod": {
            "endDate": "2026-01-23T12:00:00+00:00"
        },
        "awardPeriod": {
            "endDate": "2026-04-27T23:59:59+01:00"
        },
        "lots": [
            {
                "id": "1",
                "status": "active",
                "value": {
                    "amountGross": 5500000,
                    "currency": "GBP"
                },
                "awardCriteria": {
                    "criteria": [
                        {
                            "type": "quality",
                            "name": "Criterion 1",
                            "numbers": [
                                {
                                    "number": 70,
                                    "weight": "percentageExact"
                                }
                            ]
                        },
                        {
                            "type": "cost",
                            "name": "Criterion 2",
                            "numbers": [
                                {
                                    "number": 30,
                                    "weight": "percentageExact"
                                }
                            ]
                        }
                    ]
                },
                "suitability": {
                    "sme": true
                },
                "contractPeriod": {
                    "startDate": "2026-08-01T00:00:00+01:00",
                    "endDate": "2029-07-31T23:59:59+01:00",
                    "maxExtentDate": "2031-07-31T23:59:59+01:00"
                },
                "hasRenewal": true,
                "renewal": {
                    "description": "1+1 Please see PSQ Document for more information."
                }
            }
        ],
        "documents": [
            {
                "id": "conflictOfInterest",
                "documentType": "conflictOfInterest",
                "description": "Not published"
            },
            {
                "id": "083512-2025",
                "documentType": "tenderNotice",
                "noticeType": "UK4",
                "description": "Tender notice on Find a Tender",
                "url": "https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/083512-2025",
                "datePublished": "2025-12-16T16:06:22Z",
                "format": "text/html"
            }
        ]
    },
    "language": "en"
}