Star Academies - Building Cleaning Services - The Valley Leadership Academy
Open
Closes in 17 days
Key facts
- Closing date
- Monday 2 November 2026, 12:00 (UK time) Closes in 17 days
- Buyer's estimated value
- £800,000 (excl. VAT) The buyer's own estimate, not income to you.
- Clarification questions deadline
- 26 October 2026, 12:00
- Contract period
- 1 Jan 2027 to 31 Dec 2028
- Procedure
- Open procedure
- Notice type
- Tender notice (UK4)
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
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- PSQ : Failure of any mandatory exclusions will result in no further evaluation, and the tender will be rejected.
- Schedule 3 - Pricing Schedule : Total Price over Initial 2 years - 50%
- Schedule 4 - Quality Schedule : Method Statement Questions - Total 50% - Standards and guidance 10% - Staff recruitment, vetting and cover 10% - Management and supervision 10% - Service mobilisation and TUPE 10% - Cost saving and cost protection metho…
- Conditions of participation (what you must show)
- None published in the notice. They may be in the tender documents.
- Contract length and extensions
- 1 Jan 2027 to 31 Dec 2028. Extensions: Consideration will be given to extending the contract for a further possible two 12-month extensions (max 4 years in total), subject to satisfactory performance and the agreement of both parties. Regular reviews of the agreement will take place
- How to submit
- Electronic Tender Returns (Submission of Tender) via In-Tend Education e-Tendering In-Tend Portal - https://www.in-tendhost.co.uk/educationportal/aspx/Home Open www.in-tendhost.co.uk ↗ Electronic submission: allowed.
- Tender documents
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- UK4 and other notice codes
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Description
The Trust (Star) is looking to appoint a single Supplier for the supply of building cleaning services at The Valley Leadership Academy.
Star’s objective is to create a clean and professional learning environment to support our pupils’ education provision through both day-to-day cleaning, and deep cleaning provision throughout school holidays.
The supplier selected will be able to provide building cleaning services (excluding external window cleaning) as detailed in Schedule 1 - Specification, for a maximum of 4 years. Whilst the tender will be used as a basis for future works and pricing, the Trust are looking to engage a supplier who will work collaboratively and tailor their approach, so that they are able to meet the specific needs of the Trust and driving cost savings on an ongoing basis. More detailed specification requirements are outlined in Schedule 1 - Specification.
Currently this provision is managed by an outsourced provider.
This Procurement is being conducted in accordance with the Act using the Open Procedure. This document describes how the Procurement will be conducted, including details of the associated Procurement timetable, participation and award criteria and how to respond to this opportunity. Suppliers are strongly encouraged to read this document before preparing their submission.
The objective of this tender is to identify the Most Advantageous Tender (MAT). The award criteria by which this tender will be evaluated is detailed within The Evaluation Process and Award Criteria in this document.