--- title: "The Priory Federation of Academies Trust ~ Cleaning Tender" ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-06f915" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-h6vhtk-06f915" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-06f915.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-06f915.json" source: "Find A Tender Service" current_stage: "Tender" buyer: "The Priory Federation of Academies Trust" published: "2026-09-14" --- # The Priory Federation of Academies Trust ~ Cleaning Tender Buyer: The Priory Federation of Academies Trust Current stage: Tender OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-06f915 [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-h6vhtk-06f915) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-06f915.json) ## Summary The Priory Federation of Academies Trust is seeking a supplier for cleaning services across its academies. The requirement is school cleaning, covering academies that differ in context, educational phase, setting, size, staffing profile and relationship with the Trust. The services support the Trust’s schools and its aim of improving pupils’ life chances. The buyer is The Priory Federation of Academies Trust, based in Lincoln. This is a service contract for a supplier able to provide consistent cleaning across a varied academy estate while adapting delivery to the circumstances of individual schools. The opportunity is relevant to commercial cleaning companies, school-cleaning specialists and facilities services providers with the operational resources to manage work across multiple academy settings. The process has reached tender: the buyer invited offers through an open competitive flexible procedure. Enquiries had to be submitted by 13 November 2026 at 12:00 noon, and offers are due by 5 March 2027 at 12:00 noon. The intended award period ends on 10 May 2027 at 23:59. The contract runs from 1 September 2027 to 31 August 2030, with three possible one-year extensions, giving a maximum end date of 31 August 2033. The published value is £6,000,000 gross in total, while the tender description states an annual contract value of £1,000,000. Quality carries 70% of the evaluation and price 30%. This opportunity suits small and medium-sized enterprises as well as established commercial cleaning and facilities management providers. Suppliers should be able to deliver school cleaning services across a group of academies with varied contexts, phases, settings, sizes and staffing profiles. The requirement favours organisations capable of adapting operational arrangements between individual schools while maintaining dependable service standards across the Trust. Providers with experience managing multi-site education cleaning, coordinating different staffing requirements and supporting academies at different stages of their relationship with a central trust are likely to be well placed. The scale also suits businesses with sufficient workforce, supervision and management capacity to serve a substantial academy estate over a multi-year contract. ## Notice The successful Supplier will be required to provide Cleaning Services for The Priory Federation of Academies Trust. Contract Value: PS1m annually. Contract Terms: Three {3} Years, with the option to extend on a 1+1+1 basis Contract start date: September 1st, 2027 Chair of the Trust - Mr H.D. Gee The Trust's mission is to improve the life chances of our pupils, so they become true citizens of the world. We, therefore, believe that our academies and our pupils should develop our core values: *Wisdom *Curiosity *Generosity *Courage *Passion The Trust recognises and welcomes the fact that each academy is very different. The academies work in different contexts, phases and settings. They are different sizes, have different staffing profiles and are at different stages in their relationship with the Trust. Please see PSQ Document for more information. For more information about this opportunity, please visit the eSourcing portal at: https://litmustms.co.uk/tenders/UK-UK-Lincolnshire:-School-cleaning-services./W565S95C8K To respond to this opportunity, please click here: https://litmustms.co.uk/respond/W565S95C8K ### Lot Information Lot 1 Renewal: 1+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/086846-2026 | | 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 | 14 Sep 2026 | | Submission deadline | 5 Mar 2027 | | Future notice date | Not specified | | Award date | Not specified | | Contract period | 1 Sep 2027 - 31 Aug 2030 | | Recurrence | Not specified | ## Values | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender value | £6,000,000 | | Lots value | £6,000,000 | | 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 | The Priory Federation of Academies Trust | | Locality | LINCOLNSHIRE | | Postcode area | Lincoln | | Postcode | LN5 8RE | | Country | England | | ITL 1 | TLF East Midlands (England) | | ITL 2 | TLF3 Lincolnshire | | ITL 3 | TLF30 Lincolnshire CC | | Local authority | Lincoln | | Electoral ward | Park | | Westminster constituency | Lincoln | | Delivery location | TLF3 Lincolnshire | ## CPV Codes ### Divisions - 90 - Sewage, refuse, cleaning and environmental services ### Codes - 90919300 - School cleaning services ## Release History - 14 Sep 2026 at 13:02 - Tender - UK4 - Tender Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/086846-2026 ## Documents - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/086846-2026 14th September 2026 - Tender notice on Find a Tender ## Notice URLs - https://litmustms.co.uk/respond/W565S95C8K - https://litmustms.co.uk/tenders/UK-UK-Lincolnshire:-School-cleaning-services./W565S95C8K - https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/54/contents ## Provenance This Markdown file is an alternate public rendering of the D3 Tenders contract record. 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