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Nicholas Postgate Catholic Academy Trust - Cleaning Services

Nicholas Postgate Catholic Academy Trust

This public procurement record has 2 releases in its history.

Award

21 Sep 2026 at 17:07

UK6 - Contract Award Notice
Tender

27 May 2026 at 15:41

UK4 - Tender Notice
Summary of the contracting process

Nicholas Postgate Catholic Academy Trust procured full daily cleaning services for its schools, with cleaning during term time and periodic cleaning outside term time. The requirement covers All Saints, St Aelred’s, St George’s, St Wilfred’s and Our Lady Queen of Martyrs in York; St Benedicts in Ampleforth; St Josephs in Pickering; St Marys in Malton; and All Saints in Thirsk. The work is school cleaning services (CPV 90919300), delivered across York and North Yorkshire. The Trust is the buyer, with Minerva Procurement Consultancy Services Limited managing the procurement. The requirement was divided into two geographical lots: York and North Yorkshire. TUPE is expected to apply, and some existing cleaning staff are members of the Local Government Pension Scheme, with related details in the tender documents.

The procurement has been awarded, subject to the recorded standstill period, with Orian Solutions Limited selected for both lots. The award date was 18 September 2026. Lot 1, York, has an awarded value of £2,163,201.93 excluding VAT (£2,595,842.31 including VAT). Lot 2, North Yorkshire, has an awarded value of £555,020.78 excluding VAT (£666,024.94 including VAT). Each contract starts on 31 October 2026 and runs to 30 October 2029, with two optional 12-month extensions and a maximum end date of 30 October 2031. The procedure was a selective competitive flexible procedure. Four bids were received for each lot, and evaluation weighted quality at 70% and price at 30%. The contracts are expected to be signed by 30 October 2026.

This award demonstrates substantial, multi-site demand for outsourced cleaning across Catholic academy schools in York and North Yorkshire. A credible future competitor would need the operational capacity to deliver consistent daily term-time cleaning and planned periodic work outside term time across several schools, while coordinating geographically dispersed teams. Experience of managing school environments, safeguarding-sensitive operations, service quality and continuity would be commercially relevant. Suppliers would also need to understand TUPE transfer obligations and the implications of staff participation in the Local Government Pension Scheme, including workforce planning, consultation and ongoing employment administration. The evaluation outcome shows that quality was considerably more important than price, so strong mobilisation, supervision, staffing resilience, cleaning standards and evidence of dependable delivery would be central to competing effectively. The procurement was identified as suitable for SMEs, although delivery scale remains significant.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Nicholas Postgate Catholic Academy Trust - Cleaning Services

Notice Description

Nicholas Postgate Catholic Academy Trust is currently out to tender for the provision of a full daily cleaning service. The contract is being offered for three years with the option to extend for a further two periods of 12 months. The contract commencement date is 31 October 2026, one of the schools has an operational start date on 31 March 2027. The contract is for a full daily cleaning service during term time and periodic cleaning outside of term time for the below schools: All Saints, York St Aelred's, York St George's, York St Wilfred's, York Our Lady Queen of Martyrs, York St Benedicts, Ampleforth St Josephs, Pickering St Marys, Malton All Saints , Thirsk TUPE is expected to apply, details of which can be found in the tender documentation. Some members of the cleaning team are members of the Local Government Pension Scheme and all details are in the tender documentation.

Lot Information

Lot 1 - York

Options: The contract will be awarded for an initial period of 3 years with 2 possible extensions of 12 months meaning a maximum contract length of 5 years.

Renewal: The duration detailed above includes the initial term of 3 years as well as the 2 optional contract extension periods of 12 months each.

Lot 2 - North Yorkshire

Options: The contract will be awarded for an initial period of 3 years with 2 possible extensions of 12 months meaning a maximum contract length of 5 years.

Renewal: The duration detailed above includes the initial term of 3 years as well as the 2 optional contract extension periods of 12 months each.

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-06a6a9
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/089349-2026
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Tender, Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
UK6 - Contract Award Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Selective
Procurement Method Details
Competitive flexible procedure
Tender Suitability
SME
Awardee Scale
Large

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

90 - Sewage, refuse, cleaning and environmental services

CPV Codes

90919300 - School cleaning services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
£2,445,000 £1M-£10M
Lots Value
£2,445,000 £1M-£10M
Awards Value
£2,718,221 £1M-£10M
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
21 Sep 20262 weeks ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
18 Sep 20262 weeks ago
Contract Period
31 Oct 2026 - 30 Oct 2029 3-4 years
Recurrence
2028-05-27

Notice Status

Tender Status
Complete
Lots Status
Complete
Awards Status
Pending
Contracts Status
Not Specified

Buyer & Supplier

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
Nicholas Postgate Catholic Academy Trust
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
MIDDLESBROUGH
Postcode
TS4 3JP
Postcode Area
Cleveland
Country
England
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLC North East (England)
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLC3 Tees Valley
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLC32 South Teesside
Delivery Location
TLE2 North Yorkshire
Local Authority
Middlesbrough
Electoral Ward
Longlands & Beechwood
Westminster Constituency
Middlesbrough and Thornaby East

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

Orian Solutions Ltd

Further Information

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