--- title: "Redruth School ~ Cleaning Tender" ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-04dd7a" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-h6vhtk-04dd7a" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-04dd7a.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-04dd7a.json" source: "Find A Tender Service" current_stage: "Tender" buyer: "REDRUTH SCHOOL" published: "2025-02-10" --- # Redruth School ~ Cleaning Tender Buyer: REDRUTH SCHOOL Current stage: Tender OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-04dd7a [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-h6vhtk-04dd7a) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-04dd7a.json) ## Summary Redruth School, a body governed by public law located in Redruth, Cornwall, is currently in the tender stage of its procurement process for a comprehensive school cleaning service. This procurement, titled "Redruth School ~ Cleaning Tender," falls under the industry category of School Cleaning Services (CPV code: 90919300). The selected supplier will be responsible for daily and non-term time periodic cleaning from 1st September 2025 for an initial period of three years, potentially extendable by two additional 12-month periods. The tender submission deadline is 21st March 2025, and the procurement method is a restricted procedure with the second stage involving invitations being sent out by 14th April 2025. This tender offers substantial opportunities for businesses, particularly those experienced in the education sector, preferably within secondary school establishments. Small and medium enterprises (SMEs) with a strong operational base in the South West region are well-suited to compete, providing the necessary regional support and flexibility. The contract is valued at £1,155,000 over its initial duration, ensuring steady work and a reliable partnership with Redruth School. The requirement for financial prudence and environmental sensitivity within the contract scope also provides room for innovation, making it an excellent opportunity for businesses aiming to expand their operational footprint and showcase their proficiency in delivering high-quality, cost-effective cleaning services. ## Notice The successful Supplier will be required to provide a comprehensive cleaning service, including daily term time and non-term time periodic cleaning, Redruth School. ### Lot Information Lot 1 The successful Supplier will be required to provide a comprehensive cleaning service, including daily term time and non-term time periodic cleaning, Redruth School: Redruth School, Tolgus Vean, Redruth, Cornwall, TR15 1TA Website: https://www.redruth.cornwall.sch.uk/ The School is seeking a suitably experienced contractor who has current experience of working within the education sector, preferably within Secondary School establishments, to demonstrate the knowledge and understanding of contracts of a similar scope. Ideally the successful contractor will have a strong operational base with the South West region, or be looking to actively expand into this region, thus allowing for both adequate contract support and operational flexibility that is to be delivered to support the contract as and when needed moving forwards into this contract term. The scope of the contract covers all of the cleaning provision within the School. This includes term time daily cleaning, plus a number of weeks for holiday and periodic cleaning during non-term time to provide a deeper clean of the School and its buildings to ensure they are suitably prepared for the beginning of each academic term. The requirement of the School is that the successful contractor provides a clean and functioning premises, as per the specification, that is fit for purpose at all times through delivering the guaranteed level of input hours. As part of that requirement, the successful contractor is to be proactive in the management of the contract, with regular site visits to the School, with open lines of communication. That communication must include frequent and proactively provided management information, as well as operating an open book policy. TUPE is expected to apply and it is anticipated that some employees may be members of the Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS) and therefore the successful contractor would be expected to gain Admitted Body Status (ABS) in order to continue contributing to the scheme. A robust level of management support must be provided by the successful contractor to ensure that the detailed specification is delivered within the contract on a consistent basis within the contract period. The Contractor may be asked to undertake works not included in this Specification. Aside from the cost of materials, where possible additional works should be delivered within the hours of the existing cleaning operatives or, where necessary, provided by additional staff paid for on an agreed hourly basis or by a quoted fixed price. The successful Supplier will be expected to deliver a concise and detailed method of management reporting at the end of each month, thus updating the senior management team within Redruth School on the contract performance. The successful contractor will be expected to put forwards both innovation and their proposals for making this contract more environmentally sensitive and carbon neutral moving into this contract term both by way of contract delivery, and also within the successful contractor's organisation. The contract will commence on 01 September 2025 for an initial contract period of three years, with the option to extend the contract for a further two 12-month periods. This extension will be granted by mutual consent and on the same terms and conditions as the original contract. The contract will be fixed price in nature with the successful Supplier also guaranteeing the number of input hours to the contract as well as the quality of the cleaning provision. Financial constraints affecting all schools mean that a robust and cost-effective solution must be provided. The estimated contract value is PS231,000.00 per annum. ## Key Details | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication source | Find A Tender Service | | Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/004454-2025 | | Notice type | Tender Notice | | Procurement type | Standard | | Procurement category | Services | | Procurement method | Selective | | Procurement method details | Restricted procedure | | Tender suitability | Not specified | | Awardee scale | Not specified | | All stages | Tender | ## Dates | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication date | 10 Feb 2025 | | Submission deadline | 21 Mar 2025 | | Future notice date | Not specified | | Award date | Not specified | | Contract period | 31 Aug 2025 - 31 Aug 2030 | | Recurrence | Not specified | ## Values | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender value | £1,155,000 | | Lots value | £1,155,000 | | Awards value | Not specified | | Contracts value | Not specified | ## Status | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender status | Active | | Lots status | Active | | Awards status | Not specified | | Contracts status | Not specified | ## Buyer | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Main buyer | REDRUTH SCHOOL | | Locality | CORNWALL | | Post town | Truro | | Postcode | TR15 1TA | | Country | England | | ITL 1 | TLK South West (England) | | ITL 2 | TLK3 Cornwall and Isles of Scilly | | ITL 3 | TLK30 Cornwall and Isles of Scilly | | Local authority | Cornwall | | Electoral ward | Redruth North | | Westminster constituency | Camborne and Redruth | | Delivery location | TLK3 Cornwall and Isles of Scilly | ## CPV Codes ### Divisions - 90 - Sewage, refuse, cleaning and environmental services ### Codes - 90919300 - School cleaning services ## Release History - 10 Feb 2025 at 19:05 - Tender - Tender Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/004454-2025 ## Notice URLs - https://litmustms.co.uk/respond/SM99J4HHSK - https://litmustms.co.uk/tenders/UK-UK-Cornwall:-School-cleaning-services./SM99J4HHSK - https://www.redruth.cornwall.sch.uk/ ## Provenance This Markdown file is an alternate public rendering of the D3 Tenders contract record. 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