Oakwood Park Grammar School - Cleaning Tender

OAKWOOD PARK GRAMMAR SCHOOL

This public procurement record has 2 releases in its history.

Award

27 May 2026 at 09:11

Tender

19 Dec 2025 at 16:05

Summary of the contracting process

The procurement process for Oakwood Park Grammar School's Cleaning Tender is orchestrated by the school itself, situated in Maidstone, Kent. The tender, classified under the industry category of school cleaning services, reached the award stage on 27th May 2026, with contracts intended to commence on 1st August 2026 and extend through to 31st July 2029, with a potential two-year extension to 31st July 2031. Oakwood Park Grammar School is a boys’ grammar school with academy status serving pupils aged 11 to 16, including a co-educational sixth form. The Competitive Flexible Procedure was employed, featuring a two-stage selection process. Interested parties had a deadline for expression of interest by 23rd January 2026, with a projected contract value of £661,840 for the initial period.

This tender offers substantial opportunities for business growth, particularly for cleaning service providers aiming to enhance their footprint in the education sector. The requirement for high-quality cleaning services within a vibrant academic environment calls for businesses with a proven track record in delivering exemplary cleaning standards and the ability to innovate service delivery. Companies with annual turnovers exceeding £600,000 equipped with robust liability insurance policies are deemed eligible to vie for this contract. Suppliers bringing creative approaches and a collaborative mindset to improve service quality will find themselves well-suited to the objectives of Oakwood Park Grammar School, ensuring an excellently maintained learning environment for students and staff alike.

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Notice Title

Oakwood Park Grammar School - Cleaning Tender

Notice Description

Oakwood Park Grammar School (OPGS) is a boys' grammar school with academy status located in Maidstone, Kent, serving boy from ages 11 - 16 with a co-educational 6th form. At OPGS, we hold firm on our responsibility to deliver a broad and balanced curriculum, an exceptional standard of teaching and learning and a wider range of extra-curricular opportunities. We have high standards of behaviour and our pupils are 'polite and courteous,' contributing significantly to our consistently positive learning environment. Further information regarding the School can be obtained here: https://www.opgs.org/ Tender information: The successful tenderer will be required to provide excellent cleaning services at Oakwood Park Grammar School, which has 1086 pupils and 86 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. 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. Competitive Flexible Procedure This procurement will be run under the Competitive Flexible Procedure. This will follow a two stage approach, with stage 1 being the Procurement Specific Questionnaire (PSQ). Here a minimum of 5 candidates (or less, in the event less than 5 meet the minimum criteria) and a maximum of 10 candidates, will progress to stage 2. Any selection of tenderers will be based solely on the criteria set out for the procurement and a minimum score of 60% must be achieved. Selected tenderers will then be invited to stage 2, the Invitation To Tender (ITT). Here, the evaluation of tender response will be set as 35% price and 65% quality. Value of contract: The annual value of the current contract is PS132,368 Therefore the value of this contract is PS661,840 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 PS600,000 *There are not incumbent cleaning staff currently within the Local Government Pension Scheme *The cleaning services are currently contracted to Cleantec

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-05fac4
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/049419-2026
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
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
£661,840 £500K-£1M
Lots Value
£661,840 £500K-£1M
Awards Value
£736,160 £500K-£1M
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
27 May 20264 weeks ago
Submission Deadline
23 Jan 2026Expired
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
26 May 20264 weeks 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
OAKWOOD PARK GRAMMAR SCHOOL
Additional Buyers

RIVA PARTNERSHIP LTD

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

Buyer Location

Locality
MAIDSTONE
Postcode
ME16 8AH
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

BIRKIN CLEANING SERVICES

Further Information

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