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
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. 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 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.
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 YorkshireNicholas 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 (All Saints , Thirsk) 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: 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.
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/049839-2026
- Current Stage
- Tender
- All Stages
- Tender
Procurement Classification
- Notice Type
- UK4 - Tender Notice
- Procurement Type
- Standard
- Procurement Category
- Services
- Procurement Method
- Selective
- 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
- £2,445,000 £1M-£10M
- Lots Value
- £2,445,000 £1M-£10M
- Awards Value
- Not specified
- Contracts Value
- Not specified
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 27 May 20261 weeks ago
- Submission Deadline
- 10 Jun 20265 days to go
- Future Notice Date
- Not specified
- Award Date
- Not specified
- Contract Period
- 31 Oct 2026 - 30 Oct 2029 3-4 years
- Recurrence
- 2028-05-27
Notice Status
- Tender Status
- Active
- Lots Status
- Active
- Awards Status
- Not Specified
- Contracts Status
- Not Specified
Buyer & Supplier
Contracting Authority (Buyer)
- Main Buyer
- NICHOLAS POSTGATE CATHOLIC ACADEMY TRUST
- 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
- MIDDLESBROUGH
- Postcode
- TS4 3JP
- Post Town
- Cleveland
- Country
- England
-
- Major Region (ITL 1)
- TLJ South East (England)
- Basic Region (ITL 2)
- TLJ3 Hampshire and Isle of Wight
- Small Region (ITL 3)
- TLJ37 North Hampshire
- Delivery Location
- TLE2 North Yorkshire
-
- Local Authority
- Basingstoke and Deane
- Electoral Ward
- Norden
- Westminster Constituency
- Basingstoke
Further Information
Notice Documents
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https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/049839-2026
27th May 2026 - Tender notice on Find a Tender -
https://in-tendhost.co.uk/minervapcs/aspx/Home
All documents are being provided on publication of this Tender Notice. They will be hosted, and are freely available, on the In-tend portal for Minerva Procurement Consultancy Services Limited.
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