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title: "Sapientia Education Trust ~ Cleaning Tender"
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# Sapientia Education Trust ~ Cleaning Tender

Buyer: SAPIENTIA EDUCATION TRUST  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-05f712

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## Summary

The procurement process initiated by Sapientia Education Trust titled "Sapientia Education Trust ~ Cleaning Tender" involves a comprehensive service contract for cleaning services across ten schools within the trust, located in East Norfolk and Northern Suffolk. The trust aims for a consistent, high-quality service by consolidating services under a single provider. The competitive flexible procedure under the open procurement method culminated in April 2026, with Churchill Contract Services Ltd being the selected supplier. The procurement process is in the award stage, with a planned contract period from August 2026 to July 2029, and options for renewal up to 2031. This contract, valued at approximately £5.5 million, primarily falls under the "School cleaning services" category, delivering services in the UKH16 region.

This tender presents a strategic business growth opportunity, particularly for companies within the cleaning and facilities management industry. With a focus on maintaining high standards and enhanced service assurance, the tender aligns with businesses that value quality and can meet or exceed the defined output specifications. Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) that specialise in educational sector cleaning solutions will find this contract particularly well-suited, thanks to the flexible procedure which encourages innovative and competitive bids. Companies looking to expand their service offerings or enter the Norfolk and Suffolk educational market can leverage this tender to establish or strengthen their presence in the region.

## Notice

The successful Supplier will be required to provide Cleaning services for ten schools within the trust, six secondary schools and four primaries situated in East Norfolk, centered around Norwich and Northern Suffolk. The Sapientia Education Trust (SET) was established in 2016 with the purpose of bringing like-minded schools together to work in partnership to deliver a world class education to pupils in Norfolk and Suffolk. The term Sapientia comes from the motto of the founding school, Wymondham College, and means wisdom. 'Our work is cross-phase and involves a strong commitment to staff development and on-going training for all staff in our schools. We believe that collaboration and partnership work helps raise standards and we work with a range of schools within and beyond our Trust.' Current catering service annual turnover for the nine schools in scope is estimated to be in excess of PS1.1million per annum The principal aim of this process will be to realise the benefits of a single specialist service provider. This is a key strategic project that will bring the trust from three existing service providers and two schools that self -deliver into one bundled contract, with an output specification defined that should attract in-form education sector caterers to make confident and commercially attractive bids. The intention of the process is to bring the majority of the trust's cleaning services under one service provider - with the objective to achieve a higher consistent level of quality in each school, primary or secondary, than is currently being achieved by the mix of service providers and in-house operation. A further aim is for better communication and more evidence of service assurance at both school and at trust level. The ITT process will focus bidders questions to assure that the process has the right mix and weightings of qualitative measurements to demonstrate the Trust's desire for enduring quality alongside fair and competitive value; which will allow the best fit contractor to succeed. Please see PSQ Document for more information.

### Lot Information

Lot 1

Renewal: 1+1 Please see PSQ Document for more information.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/044540-2026 |
| 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 | SME |
| All stages | Tender, Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 14 May 2026 |
| Submission deadline | 26 Mar 2026 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 29 Apr 2026 |
| Contract period | 31 Jul 2026 - 31 Jul 2029 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £5,500,000 |
| Lots value | £5,500,000 |
| Awards value | £5,500,000 |
| 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 | SAPIENTIA EDUCATION TRUST |
| Locality | NORFOLK |
| Post town | Norwich |
| Postcode | NR18 9SZ |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLH East (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLH5 Norfolk |
| ITL 3 | TLH53 Breckland and South Norfolk |
| Local authority | South Norfolk |
| Electoral ward | Wicklewood |
| Westminster constituency | Mid Norfolk |
| Delivery location | TLH16 North and West Norfolk |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | CHURCHILL CONTRACT SERVICES |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 90 - Sewage, refuse, cleaning and environmental services

### Codes

- 90919300 - School cleaning services

## Release History

- 14 May 2026 at 15:13 - Award - UK6 - Contract Award Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/044540-2026
- 16 Dec 2025 at 16:06 - Tender - UK4 - Tender Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/083512-2025

## Documents

- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/044540-2026
  14th May 2026 - Contract award notice on Find a Tender
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/083512-2025
  16th December 2025 - Tender notice on Find a Tender

## Notice URLs

- https://litmustms.co.uk/respond/YC643YU428
- https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/54/contents

## Provenance

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