Notice Information
Notice Title
Richard Hale School - Cleaning Tender
Notice Description
At Richard Hale, our mission is clear: to guide every student towards a future where they embody respect, ambition, and commitment. We instil in our students the values of 'Respect for Others', encouraging them to be individuals of character who not only respect the community, but also strive to contribute positively to society. We foster a culture of Aiming High, ensuring that every student reaches their full potential. Moreover, we nurture a sense of Commitment, urging students to engage actively in both personal growth and school life, enriching their experiences and those around them. We are a boys' school for students aged 11 to 18, with a mixed Sixth Form. Further information regarding the School can be obtained here: https://richardhale.herts.sch.uk/ Tender information: The successful tenderer will be required to provide excellent cleaning services at Richard Hale School, which has 1220 pupils and 130 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. The school particularly requires on visible, proactive, efficient and effective management of the contract, ensuring a clean school at all times whilst supporting, encouraging and developing the cleaning staff and supervisors. 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 PS159,000 Therefore the value of this contract is PS795,000 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 PS750,000 *There are not incumbent cleaning staff currently within the Local Government Pension Scheme *The cleaning services are currently contracted to Evergreen Facilities Services For more information about this opportunity, please visit the Delta eSourcing portal at: https://www.delta-esourcing.com/tenders/UK-UK-Hertford:-School-cleaning-services./J5W7Y68J5F To respond to this opportunity, please click here: https://www.delta-esourcing.com/respond/J5W7Y68J5F
Lot Information
Lot 1
Renewal: There is an option for a further extension period for up to two additional years to 31/07/2031.
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-065df9
- Publication Source
- Find A Tender Service
- Latest Notice
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/017757-2026
- 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, VCSE
- 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
- £795,000 £500K-£1M
- Lots Value
- £795,000 £500K-£1M
- Awards Value
- Not specified
- Contracts Value
- Not specified
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 27 Feb 20262 days ago
- Submission Deadline
- 31 Mar 20265 weeks 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
- RICHARD HALE SCHOOL
- Additional Buyers
- Contact Name
- Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
- Contact Email
- Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
- Contact Phone
- Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
Buyer Location
- Locality
- HERTFORD
- Postcode
- SG13 8EN
- Post Town
- Stevenage
- 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
- TLH23 Hertfordshire CC
-
- Local Authority
- Waverley
- Electoral Ward
- Farnham Moor Park
- Westminster Constituency
- Farnham and Bordon
Further Information
Notice Documents
-
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/017757-2026
27th February 2026 - Tender notice on Find a Tender
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