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title: "Castle School Education Trust & The Priory Learning Trust ~ Cleaning Tender"
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# Castle School Education Trust & The Priory Learning Trust ~ Cleaning Tender

Buyer: CASTLE SCHOOL EDUCATION TRUST  
Current stage: Tender  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-060f8d

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## Summary

The Castle School Education Trust, in collaboration with The Priory Learning Trust, is undertaking a public procurement process for a cleaning services contract, titled "Castle School Education Trust & The Priory Learning Trust ~ Cleaning Tender." This contract is classified under the industry category of school cleaning services, with procurement taking place through an open, competitive flexible procedure. The services will be provided across locations in Bristol and Weston-super-Mare within the UK, specifically targeting the UKK12 region. The procurement stage is focused on the tender phase with a tender period ending on 10th July 2026. Initial contracts are set to commence on 1st January 2027 for Castle School Education Trust and 1st April 2027 for The Priory Learning Trust, each lasting three years with potential extensions up to two additional years. Enquiries for participation are accepted until 20th March 2026, with contract awards anticipated by the end of 2026.

This tender presents substantial business growth opportunities, especially for companies experienced in providing services to the educational sector. The prospective contract value sits at approximately £11.5 million, projected over the course of its duration. Businesses that have a strong operational base in primary and secondary school environments, and can demonstrate adaptiveness to strategic sustainability and social value objectives, will find this tender particularly suitable. The requirement for comprehensive cleaning and caretaking services across potentially expanding school trusts highlights the potential scope for further work, providing companies with a robust opportunity to showcase their service delivery excellence and management capabilities. Interested suppliers should be capable of maintaining high-quality services while meeting the rigorous demands of the educational setting.

## Notice

The successful Supplier will be required to provide cleaning services for Castle School Education Trust (CSET) & The Priory Learning Trust ( TPLT). The two separate contracts and 'lots' cover the scope for the provision of all cleaning & some caretaking services within the TPLT Primary Schools. Contract value for the schools is circa PS1.1m per annum at CSET and PS1.2m per annum at TPLT. Whilst both Trusts are currently independently operated, they have strategic intent to join at some stage during the period of the tender project or subsequent cleaning contract, consequently both organisations intend to award this cleaning contract to the same contractor, as two separate lots. The Castle School Education Trust and The Priory Learning Trust are expected to grow, with a number of additional schools becoming part of the Trust/s during this contract period and the provision of cleaning services, and caretaking where detailed, at these schools when they have joined the Trust/s will fall under the scope of these contracts. Similarly, any Trust Schools with alternative cleaning provisions currently in place could fall into scope of this contract as their current cleaning arrangements end. The successful Supplier will be expected to provide this service at these additional schools using the same costing model applied to the successful tender submission. The duration of contract for these schools will not be increased, and they will join the contract for the remaining contract period that exists at the point of entry into the Trust/s. Due to the scale of the contract, and to enable an effective mobilisation period, it has been decided to stagger the mobilisation dates with each Trust commencing at a slightly different time. Contractors are required to bid for both Lots, and the contract award shall be made at the same time. The contracts are being awarded based on an initial three year, with the opportunity to extend by a further period of up to two years at the discretion of the governing body. * The CSET contract shall commence on 01.01.27 until 31.12.30. *The TPLT contract shall commence on 01.04.27 until 31.03.30. This contract will be fixed price in nature with the successful Supplier guaranteeing both the number of input hours to the contract and the quality of cleaning provision. The contracts will be for an initial period of three years, with the opportunity to extend for a further period of up to two years at the discretion of the relevant governing body. We are seeking a suitably experienced Supplier who has current experience of working within the primary and secondary school marketplace, ideally with a strong operational base relevant to the Schools, thus allowing for both adequate contract support and operational flexibility that is to be delivered to support the contract. The Trusts have Strategic Objectives regarding both Sustainability and Social Value. It is expected that the successful supplier shall evidence how the delivery of services shall compliment the achievement of these objectives. The scope of the contract covers all cleaning provision within all school buildings. The caretaking service shall be delivered where indicated in the cleaning & caretaking specification. 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 Trust and School senior management teams on the contract performance. Please see PSQ document for more information. For more information about this opportunity, please visit the Delta eSourcing portal at: https://litmustms.co.uk/tenders/UK-UK-Bristol:-School-cleaning-services./TR276KV796 To respond to this opportunity, please click here: https://litmustms.co.uk/respond/TR276KV796

### Lot Information

Lot 1

Renewal: +2 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/007045-2026 |
| Notice type | UK4 - Tender Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Open |
| Procurement method details | Competitive flexible procedure |
| Tender suitability | SME |
| Awardee scale | Not specified |
| All stages | Tender |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 27 Jan 2026 |
| Submission deadline | 10 Jul 2026 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | Not specified |
| Contract period | 1 Jan 2027 - 31 Dec 2030 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £11,500,000 |
| Lots value | £11,500,000 |
| 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 | CASTLE SCHOOL EDUCATION TRUST |
| Additional buyers | THE PRIORY LEARNING TRUST |
| Locality | BRISTOL |
| Post town | Bristol |
| Postcode | BS16 9LH |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLK South West (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLK6 North Somerset, Somerset and Dorset |
| ITL 3 | TLK61 North Somerset |
| Local authority | North Somerset |
| Electoral ward | Weston-super-Mare South Worle |
| Westminster constituency | Weston-super-Mare |
| Delivery location | TLK1 Gloucestershire, Wiltshire and Bristol/Bath area |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 90 - Sewage, refuse, cleaning and environmental services

### Codes

- 90919300 - School cleaning services

## Release History

- 27 Jan 2026 at 12:05 - Tender - UK4 - Tender Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/007045-2026

## Documents

- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/007045-2026
  27th January 2026 - Tender notice on Find a Tender

## Notice URLs

- https://litmustms.co.uk/respond/TR276KV796
- https://litmustms.co.uk/tenders/UK-UK-Bristol:-School-cleaning-services./TR276KV796
- https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/54/contents

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