Learners' Trust Cleaning Services Tender
Planned
Key facts
- Closing date
- Not stated by the buyer
- Buyer's estimated value
- £3,500,000 (excl. VAT) The buyer's own estimate, not income to you.
- Contract period
- 31 Mar 2027 to 1 Apr 2030
- Procedure
- Not stated
- Notice type
- Preliminary market engagement notice (UK2)
- Suitable for SMEs (per buyer)
- Yes
Decision brief
Taken from the buyer's published notice (shown as written, shortened where long). Tenderpatch has not added to or interpreted it. Always read the official documents before bidding.
- How bids will be scored
- Not stated in the notice.
- Conditions of participation (what you must show)
- None published in the notice. They may be in the tender documents.
- Contract length and extensions
- 31 Mar 2027 to 1 Apr 2030.
- How to submit
- Not stated in the notice.
- Tender documents
- No document links in the notice. Use the official notice link.
New to public tenders? Plain-English guide to this page
- Framework
- An agreement that sets terms for work the buyer may order later, often from several suppliers. The value shown usually covers the whole agreement, not one job.
- Open for bids / closing date
- You must submit by the closing date and time, normally through the buyer's own online portal. Late bids are normally refused.
- Clarification questions
- A deadline for asking the buyer questions about the tender. It is earlier than the closing date.
- Conditions of participation
- What the buyer asks suppliers to show before they can be considered, such as experience, insurance or accreditations.
- Bids are scored on
- How the buyer will compare bids, usually a split between price and quality. A 60/40 split in favour of quality means the cheapest bid will not necessarily win.
- Lots
- A tender can be split into parts. You can often bid for only the lots that suit you.
- Area (ITL)
- The buyer names an official statistical area for where the work is, not a street address. Check the tender documents for the actual sites.
- UK4 and other notice codes
- Official codes for the type of notice. A "tender notice" means bids are being invited.
General explanations written by Tenderpatch, not part of this notice.
Description
Learners' Trust is seeking to identify suitably experienced and capable cleaning service providers to potentially undertake the Trust's cleaning services contract.
This Expression of Interest ("EOI") represents Stage One of the Trust's proposed procurement process.
The procurement is anticipated to comprise four stages:
Stage One - Pre-Tender Expression of Interest: Initial assessment of prospective Contractors and shortlisting of up to three Contractors.
Stage Two - Full Tender Specification and Application: Detailed tender submission and evaluation by shortlisted Contractors.
Stage Three - Contractor Interviews / Presentations: Further assessment of the two highest-ranking suitable Contractors from Stage Two.
Stage Four - Contract Offer and Award: Identification of a preferred bidder and progression to contract award, subject to the applicable approvals and processes.
The Trust intends to invite up to three Contractors to participate in Stage Two.
Following detailed evaluation of the Stage Two tender submissions, the Trust intends to invite up to two Contractors to participate in Stage Three.
The purpose of this EOI is to establish which prospective Contractors demonstrate sufficient relevant experience, capability, operational capacity and general suitability to justify progressing to the full tender stage.
Stage One is intentionally proportionate and concise. Prospective Contractors are not required to submit a full service proposal or detailed tender response at this stage.