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Star Academies - Building Cleaning Services - Rainbow Primary Leadership Academy

STAR ACADEMIES

This public procurement record has 2 releases in its history.

Award

29 Jul 2026 at 16:42

UK6 - Contract Award Notice
Tender

04 Jun 2026 at 17:44

UK4 - Tender Notice
Summary of the contracting process

Star Academies procured building cleaning services for Rainbow Primary Leadership Academy. The requirement covers internal building, school and office cleaning, excluding external window cleaning, and is intended to meet the Trust’s specific operational needs through a collaborative, tailored service. The work is for the academy in Blackburn, Lancashire. The service was previously managed by an outsourced provider. This is a school cleaning services opportunity within the wider cleaning and sanitation sector, suited to businesses that can deliver reliable day-to-day cleaning in an education setting and work with the Trust on service mobilisation, management and ongoing delivery.

The procurement is complete and was run as an above-threshold open procedure under the Procurement Act 2023. Ten bids reached the final stage, including ten from SMEs. AEFM Limited was selected, subject to the standstill period, with an award dated 29 July 2026 valued at £245,185.87 excluding VAT (£294,223.05 including VAT). The contract is due to run from 1 October 2026 to 30 September 2028, with the possibility of two further 12-month extensions, making a maximum term of four years, subject to satisfactory performance and both parties’ agreement. Evaluation weighted quality at 70% and price at 30%. Quality covered standards and guidance, staff recruitment and vetting, management, supervision, mobilisation and TUPE, relevant experience and contract examples.

This award demonstrates established demand from Star Academies for a managed school-cleaning service delivered at academy level. A credible competitor for a similar requirement would need the operational capacity to recruit, vet and provide cover for cleaning staff, manage supervisors and maintain consistent service standards. It would also need a practical mobilisation plan, including the ability to handle TUPE arrangements where relevant, and evidence from comparable cleaning contracts. The evaluation placed substantially more weight on quality than price, so businesses should be able to explain their standards, guidance, management controls and approach to tailoring delivery to a school’s specific needs. The ten final-stage bids, all from SMEs, indicate that smaller specialist providers can compete.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Star Academies - Building Cleaning Services - Rainbow Primary Leadership Academy

Notice Description

The supplier selected will be able to provide building cleaning services (excluding external window cleaning) as detailed in Schedule 1 - Specification, for a maximum of 4 years. Whilst the tender will be used as a basis for future works and pricing, the Trust are looking to engage a supplier who will work collaboratively and tailor their approach, so that they are able to meet the specific needs of the Trust. More detailed specification requirements are outlined in Schedule 1 - Specification. Currently this provision is managed by an outsourced provider. This Procurement is being conducted in accordance with the Act using the Open Procedure. This document describes how the Procurement will be conducted, including details of the associated Procurement timetable, participation and award criteria and how to respond to this opportunity. Suppliers are strongly encouraged to read this document before preparing their submission. The objective of this tender is to identify the Most Advantageous Tender (MAT). The award criteria by which this tender will be evaluated is detailed within The Evaluation Process and Award Criteria in the Tender Document.

Lot Information

Lot 1

Renewal: Consideration will be given to extending the contract for a further possible two 12-month extensions (max 4 years in total), subject to satisfactory performance and the agreement of both parties. Regular reviews of the agreement will take place.

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-06ae20
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/071883-2026
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
Open procedure
Tender Suitability
Not specified
Awardee Scale
SME

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

90 - Sewage, refuse, cleaning and environmental services

CPV Codes

90900000 - Cleaning and sanitation services

90910000 - Cleaning services

90911200 - Building-cleaning services

90919000 - Office, school and office equipment cleaning services

90919200 - Office cleaning services

90919300 - School cleaning services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
£220,800 £100K-£500K
Lots Value
£220,800 £100K-£500K
Awards Value
£245,185 £100K-£500K
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
29 Jul 20263 weeks ago
Submission Deadline
9 Jul 2026Expired
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
29 Jul 20264 weeks ago
Contract Period
1 Oct 2026 - 30 Sep 2028 2-3 years
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

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

Buyer & Supplier

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
STAR ACADEMIES
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
BLACKBURN
Postcode
BB1 2HT
Postcode Area
Blackburn
Country
England
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLD North West (England)
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLD4 Lancashire
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLD41 Blackburn with Darwen
Delivery Location
Not specified
Local Authority
Blackburn with Darwen
Electoral Ward
Blackburn South East
Westminster Constituency
Blackburn

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

AEFM Limited

Further Information

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