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Cleaning Services

The Charter Schools Educational Trust

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14 Oct 2026 at 16:43

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Summary of the contracting process

The Charter Schools Educational Trust bought cleaning services for its schools. The requirement covered two groups: cleaning at two schools and cleaning at five schools. The procurement describes the work as school cleaning, without further detail on tasks or service standards. The delivery areas are recorded only as broad English regions, so specific school locations cannot be identified from the available place names. This is a facilities-services requirement for suppliers able to provide cleaning across multiple school sites. The buyer is an education trust based in London.

The procurement is complete and contracts were signed on 31 July 2026. The Trust used a limited procedure without a separately published call for competition, sourcing the requirement through a dynamic purchasing system. Two lots were marked cancelled, but two active awards and contracts are recorded: Nu Look was awarded one contract valued at £700,000, and Town & Country was awarded another valued at £3,600,000. The award date is not stated. The tender data says price accounted for 60% of the award criteria for each lot; the other 40% is not described. The records report 12 bids for each lot. No contract period is recorded, so the duration cannot be established from these details.

This outcome shows that the Trust buys school cleaning through its dynamic purchasing system and divides its requirement into groups of schools, with two suppliers receiving active contracts. A credible competitor for similar work would need to demonstrate the operational capacity to clean multiple school sites and deliver consistent service across a group of locations. The awards to two suppliers, both identified as small and medium-sized enterprises, show that smaller cleaning businesses can be represented among the selected providers; they do not establish a formal size restriction. Price carried substantial weight in evaluation, so suppliers would need a competitive, sustainable pricing approach alongside reliable delivery. The requirement concerns school cleaning specifically, rather than general facilities services, and relevant experience in managing cleaning across education premises would help a supplier make its case.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Cleaning Services

Notice Description

Cleaning of schools

Lot Information

Lot 1

Cleaning of 2 schools

Lot 2

Cleaning of 5 schools

Procurement Information

Contract tendered through DPS

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-0787f7
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/097202-2026
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
Award Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Limited
Procurement Method Details
Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
Tender Suitability
Not specified
Awardee Scale
SME

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

90 - Sewage, refuse, cleaning and environmental services

CPV Codes

90910000 - Cleaning services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
Not specified
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
£4,300,000 £1M-£10M

Notice Dates

Publication Date
14 Oct 20261 weeks ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
Not specified
Contract Period
Not specified - Not specified
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Complete
Lots Status
Cancelled
Awards Status
Active
Contracts Status
Active

Buyer & Supplier

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
The Charter Schools Educational Trust
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
LONDON
Postcode
SE24 9JH
Postcode Area
South East London
Country
England
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLI London
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLI4 Inner London - East
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLI44 Lewisham and Southwark
Delivery Location
TLC North East (England), TLD North West (England), TLE Yorkshire and The Humber, TLF East Midlands (England), TLG West Midlands (England), TLH East (England), TLI London, TLJ South East (England), TLK South West (England)
Local Authority
Southwark
Electoral Ward
Champion Hill
Westminster Constituency
Dulwich and West Norwood

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
2
Supplier Names

NU-LOOK LTD

Town & Country

Further Information

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