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title: "Little Heath School ~ Cleaning Tender"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-05620d"
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buyer: "LITTLE HEATH SCHOOL"
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# Little Heath School ~ Cleaning Tender

Buyer: LITTLE HEATH SCHOOL  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-05620d

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## Summary

Little Heath School, a voluntary aided co-educational secondary school located in Tilehurst, Berkshire, has concluded a competitive tender process for cleaning services, representing significant opportunities for public sector contracts. This award stage follows a previously issued tender on 18th July 2025, with bidding closing on 31st October 2025. The awarded contract, starting on 1st April 2026, is valued at £1,119,075 GBP and runs for three years, with the possibility of extension by two additional years. The procurement process was conducted using an open competitive flexible procedure under the legal basis of UKPGA 2023/54. The contract scope includes comprehensive school cleaning services across a 13,380 m² area and incorporates routine and deep cleaning during holidays.

This contract with Little Heath School can unlock substantial business growth opportunities for cleaning service providers especially those looking to establish themselves in the educational sector in the UK South East region. Large-scale providers like YBC Cleaning Services Limited, selected as the supplier, would be well-suited to meet the high demands of maintaining public school facilities. However, SMEs and businesses emphasising innovation, environmental impact reduction, and alignment with educational values as demonstrated in their proposals could give them competitive advantages for future bids. The contract contains elements that allow for additional services, such as annual window cleaning, enhancing opportunities for service diversification and expansion.

## Notice

Little Heath School is a voluntary aided co-educational Secondary School in Tilehurst, West Berkshire. The School was founded in 1963 and serves communities in West Berkshire and Reading unitary authorities. The School occupies a large site and has a range of buildings of different ages. The main school building was completed in 2021 and further phased development is envisaged. The tender project is seeking to appoint a Contractor whose initiative and innovation will be welcomed for the provision of service within the existing facilities for the 1671 students on roll and 176 teaching and support staff, The contract being tendered is for three years in duration from 1 April 2026 to 31 March 2029 and will operate as a Fixed Price Contract, with the successful Contractor offering the School a fixed cost per annum for the provision of cleaning services. There is the potential for a further two year extension of the contract. The School year is based on a calendar of 195 days. Five days are to be used for staff professional development which means that School will be open to receive students for the legal minimum of 190 days. The contract offered covers the scope for the provision of all cleaning services within the School, which currently includes routine cleaning (daily, weekly, monthly) of the school; and periodic cleaning to include a deep clean during the school summer holidays. Additional cleaning will be required in the holidays as some staff do year-round work and various activities take place on the school site during holiday periods such as exam revision sessions. The areas to be cleaned include, but are not limited to washrooms, changing rooms (x4) classrooms (including art and science), circulation areas, dining hall, main hall, sports hall, activity studio drama studio(x2) staff work rooms, medical room food technology rooms (x2) textiles room, technology work rooms (x2) The core term time cleaning shift will be required Monday to Friday 16:00 - 20:00. In addition to cleaning duties it will be a requirement of the Cleaning Supervisor to lock and secure any building still being cleaned after 18:00 on any weekday evening as well as locking the school gate if the cleaning team are the last personnel to leave the site. Suitable keyholder insurance will therefore need to be in place. If there should be a school event or an external letting taking place the School's site team will be responsible for the locking and securing of any buildings concerned, as well as the main school gate. A day time janitor is also required to work year-round Monday to Friday 8:30-16:00 excluding bank holidays and the period between Christmas and New Year. In School holidays they would be responsible for cleaning of any areas that have been in use. Any surplus time available in holiday periods should be spent on periodic cleaning tasks. The School would also like the Cleaning Contractor to provide a quotation for an annual window cleaning service for the site as a potential extra chargeable service. The total floor space for the school has been calculated at 13,380 m2 Whilst the School prioritises value for money as a key objective of the Competitive Tender Process, the Governing body is not obliged to accept the lowest price. The value of the current contract (2025/26) is: - PS223,315.00 Little Heath School expects the successful contractor to enable the continued development of cleaning services. The School expects the successful tenderer to evidence, through their bid, how they shall support and complement its values and support the principles of the school. The School seeks to reduce its impact on the environment, including improving rates of recycling and the successful bidder should demonstrate how they will do this. As a school who are continually seeking ways to improve and develop the ethos and environment for students and staff, to give them the facilities they deserve and need to meet the challenges of the 21st Century. Please be advised that this contract will be let on a 3 year fixed price basis with the opportunity to extend for two further years.

### Lot Information

Lot 1

Renewal: The contract being tendered is for three years in duration from 1 April 2026 to 31 March 2029 and will operate as a Fixed Price Contract, with the successful Contractor offering the School a fixed cost per annum for the provision of cleaning services. There is the potential for a further two year extension of the contract.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/023731-2026 |
| Notice type | UK6 - Contract Award Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Open |
| Procurement method details | Competitive flexible procedure |
| Tender suitability | SME |
| Awardee scale | Large |
| All stages | Tender, Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 16 Mar 2026 |
| Submission deadline | 31 Oct 2025 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 28 Jan 2026 |
| Contract period | 31 Mar 2026 - 31 Mar 2029 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £1,119,075 |
| Lots value | £1,119,075 |
| Awards value | £1,119,075 |
| Contracts value | Not specified |

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Complete |
| Lots status | Complete |
| Awards status | Pending |
| Contracts status | Not specified |

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | LITTLE HEATH SCHOOL |
| Locality | BERKSHIRE |
| Post town | Reading |
| Postcode | RG31 5TY |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLJ South East (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLJ1 Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire |
| ITL 3 | TLJ16 Berkshire West |
| Local authority | West Berkshire |
| Electoral ward | Tilehurst Birch Copse |
| Westminster constituency | Reading West and Mid Berkshire |
| Delivery location | TLJ11 Berkshire |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | YBC CLEANING SERVICES |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 90 - Sewage, refuse, cleaning and environmental services

### Codes

- 90919300 - School cleaning services

## Release History

- 16 Mar 2026 at 16:50 - Award - UK6 - Contract Award Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/023731-2026
- 18 Jul 2025 at 11:06 - Tender - UK4 - Tender Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/041259-2025

## Documents

- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/023731-2026
  16th March 2026 - Contract award notice on Find a Tender
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/041259-2025
  18th July 2025 - Tender notice on Find a Tender

## Notice URLs

- https://litmustms.co.uk/respond/5764B9U5D9
- https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/54/contents

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