- 1. Bridge Schools Trust
- 2. Blisland Primary Academy
- 3. Brunel Primary & Nursery Academy
- 4. Copper Valley Infant & Nursery Academy
- 5. Copper Valley Junior Academy
- 6. Darite Primary Academy
- 7. Duloe C of E Primary Academy
- 8. Harrowbarrow Primary Academy
- 9. Lanlivery Primary Academy
- 10. Looe Primary Academy
- 11. Pelynt Primary Academy
- 12. Polperro Primary Academy
- 13. Polruan Primary Academy
- 14. St Cleer Primary Academy
- 15. Trenode C of E Primary Academy
- 16. Wadebridge Primary Aacdemy
Section one: Contracting authority
one.1) Name and addresses
Bridge Schools Trust
21 Callywith Gate, Launceston Road, Bodmin
Cornwall
PL31 2RQ
tenders@litmuspartnership.co.uk
Telephone
+44 1276673880
Country
United Kingdom
Region code
UKK3 - Cornwall and Isles of Scilly
Internet address(es)
Main address
https://www.bridgeschools.co.uk/
one.1) Name and addresses
Blisland Primary Academy
Waterloo, Blisland, Bodmin
Cornwall
PL30 4JX
tenders@litmuspartnership.co.uk
Telephone
+44 1276673880
Country
United Kingdom
Region code
UKK3 - Cornwall and Isles of Scilly
Internet address(es)
Main address
one.1) Name and addresses
Brunel Primary & Nursery Academy
Callington Road, Saltash
Cornwall
PL12 6DX
tenders@litmuspartnership.co.uk
Telephone
+44 1276673880
Country
United Kingdom
Region code
UKK3 - Cornwall and Isles of Scilly
Internet address(es)
Main address
https://www.brunelprimary.co.uk/
one.1) Name and addresses
Copper Valley Infant & Nursery Academy
Drakewalls, Gunnislake
Cornwall
PL18 9EN
tenders@litmuspartnership.co.uk
Telephone
+44 1276673880
Country
United Kingdom
Region code
UKK3 - Cornwall and Isles of Scilly
Internet address(es)
Main address
https://www.coppervalleyinfantandnurseryacademy.co.uk/
one.1) Name and addresses
Copper Valley Junior Academy
Chapel Street, Gunnislake
Cornwall
PL18 9NA
tenders@litmuspartnership.co.uk
Telephone
+44 1276673880
Country
United Kingdom
Region code
UKK3 - Cornwall and Isles of Scilly
Internet address(es)
Main address
https://www.coppervalleyinfantandnurseryacademy.co.uk/
one.1) Name and addresses
Darite Primary Academy
Darite, Liskeard
Cornwall
PL14 5JH
tenders@litmuspartnership.co.uk
Telephone
+44 1276673880
Country
United Kingdom
Region code
UKK3 - Cornwall and Isles of Scilly
Internet address(es)
Main address
https://www.dariteprimary.co.uk/
one.1) Name and addresses
Duloe C of E Primary Academy
The Green, Duloe, Liskeard
Cornwall
PL14 4PW
tenders@litmuspartnership.co.uk
Telephone
+44 1276673880
Country
United Kingdom
Region code
UKK3 - Cornwall and Isles of Scilly
Internet address(es)
Main address
https://www.duloeprimary.co.uk/
one.1) Name and addresses
Harrowbarrow Primary Academy
School Road, Harrowbarrow, Callington
Cornwall
PL17 8BQ
tenders@litmuspartnership.co.uk
Telephone
+44 1276673880
Country
United Kingdom
Region code
UKK3 - Cornwall and Isles of Scilly
Internet address(es)
Main address
https://www.harrowbarrowprimary.co.uk/
one.1) Name and addresses
Lanlivery Primary Academy
Lanlivery, Bodmin
Cornwall
PL30 5BT
tenders@litmuspartnership.co.uk
Telephone
+44 1276673880
Country
United Kingdom
Region code
UKK3 - Cornwall and Isles of Scilly
Internet address(es)
Main address
https://www.lanliveryprimary.co.uk/
one.1) Name and addresses
Looe Primary Academy
Hay Lane, East Looe, Looe
Cornwall
PL13 1JY
tenders@litmuspartnership.co.uk
Telephone
+44 1276673880
Country
United Kingdom
Region code
UKK3 - Cornwall and Isles of Scilly
Internet address(es)
Main address
https://www.looeprimary.co.uk/
one.1) Name and addresses
Pelynt Primary Academy
Summer Lane, Pelynt
Cornwall
PL13 2LG
tenders@litmuspartnership.co.uk
Telephone
+44 1276673880
Country
United Kingdom
Region code
UKK3 - Cornwall and Isles of Scilly
Internet address(es)
Main address
https://www.pelyntprimary.co.uk/
one.1) Name and addresses
Polperro Primary Academy
Brentfields, Looe
Cornwall
PL13 2JJ
tenders@litmuspartnership.co.uk
Telephone
+44 1276673880
Country
United Kingdom
Region code
UKK3 - Cornwall and Isles of Scilly
Internet address(es)
Main address
https://www.polperroprimary.co.uk/
one.1) Name and addresses
Polruan Primary Academy
St Saviour's Hill, Polruan
Cornwall
PL23 1PS
tenders@litmuspartnership.co.uk
Telephone
+44 1276673880
Country
United Kingdom
Region code
UKK3 - Cornwall and Isles of Scilly
Internet address(es)
Main address
https://www.polruanprimary.co.uk/
one.1) Name and addresses
St Cleer Primary Academy
Well Lane, St Cleer, Liskeard
Cornwall
PL14 5EA
tenders@litmuspartnership.co.uk
Telephone
+44 1276673880
Country
United Kingdom
Region code
UKK3 - Cornwall and Isles of Scilly
Internet address(es)
Main address
https://www.stcleerprimary.co.uk/
one.1) Name and addresses
Trenode C of E Primary Academy
Widegates, Looe
Cornwall
PL13 1QA
tenders@litmuspartnership.co.uk
Telephone
+44 1276673880
Country
United Kingdom
Region code
UKK3 - Cornwall and Isles of Scilly
Internet address(es)
Main address
https://www.trenodeprimary.co.uk/
one.1) Name and addresses
Wadebridge Primary Aacdemy
Gonvena Hill, Wadebridge
Cornwall
PL27 6BL
tenders@litmuspartnership.co.uk
Telephone
+44 1276673880
Country
United Kingdom
Region code
UKK3 - Cornwall and Isles of Scilly
Internet address(es)
Main address
https://www.wadebridgeprimary.co.uk/
one.2) Information about joint procurement
The contract involves joint procurement
one.3) Communication
The procurement documents are available for unrestricted and full direct access, free of charge, at
https://litmustms.co.uk/respond/3DU9E338N3
Additional information can be obtained from the above-mentioned address
Tenders or requests to participate must be submitted to the above-mentioned address
one.4) Type of the contracting authority
Body governed by public law
one.5) Main activity
Education
Section two: Object
two.1) Scope of the procurement
two.1.1) Title
Bridge Schools Trust ~ Cleaning Tender
two.1.2) Main CPV code
- 90919300 - School cleaning services
two.1.3) Type of contract
Services
two.1.4) Short description
The successful Supplier will be required to provide a comprehensive cleaning service, including daily term time and non-term time periodic cleaning, for 15 Primary Schools within the Bridge Schools Trust.
two.1.5) Estimated total value
Value excluding VAT: £8,705,085
two.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots: No
two.2) Description
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UKK3 - Cornwall and Isles of Scilly
Main site or place of performance
Cornwall and Isles of Scilly
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
The successful Supplier will be required to provide a comprehensive cleaning service, including daily term time and non-term time periodic cleaning, for 15 Primary Schools within the Bridge Schools Trust:
Blisland Primary AcademyWaterloo, Blisland, Bodmin, PL30 4JX
Brunel Primary & Nursery AcademyCallington Road, Saltash, PL12 6DX
Copper Valley Infant & Nursery AcademyDrakewalls, Gunnislake, PL18 9EN
Copper Valley Junior AcademyChapel Street, Gunnislake, PL18 9NA
Darite Primary AcademyDarite, Liskeard, PL14 5JH
Duloe C of E Primary AcademyThe Green, Duloe, Liskeard, PL14 4PW
Harrowbarrow Primary AcademySchool Road, Harrowbarrow, Callington, PL17 8BQ
Lanlivery Primary AcademyLanlivery, Bodmin, PL30 5BT
Looe Primary AcademyHay Lane, East Looe, Looe, PL13 1JY
Pelynt Primary AcademyPelynt, PL13 2LG
Polperro Primary AcademyBrentfields, Looe, PL13 2JJ
Polruan Primary AcademySt Saviour's Hill, Polruan, PL23 1PS
St Cleer Primary AcademyWell Lane, St Cleer, Liskeard, PL14 5EA
Trenode C of E Primary AcademyWidegates, Looe, PL13 1QA
Wadebridge Primary AacdemyGonvena Hill, Wadebridge, PL27 6BL
The Trust is seeking a suitably experienced contractor who has current experience of working within the education sector, preferably within Primary School establishments, to demonstrate the knowledge and understanding of contracts of a similar scope. Ideally the successful contractor will have a strong operational base with the South West region, or be looking to actively expand into this region, thus allowing for both adequate contract support and operational flexibility that is to be delivered to support the contract as and when needed moving forwards into this contract term.
The scope of the contract covers all of the cleaning provision within each of the Schools. This includes term time daily cleaning, plus a number of weeks for holiday and periodic cleaning during non-term time to provide a deeper clean of the Schools and their buildings to ensure they are suitably prepared for the beginning of each academic term.
The requirement of the Trust is that the successful contractor provides a clean and functioning premises, as per the specification, that is fit for purpose at all times through delivering the guaranteed level of input hours. As part of that requirement, the successful contractor is to be proactive in the management of the contract, with regular site visits to each School, with open lines of communication. That communication must include frequent and proactively provided management information, as well as operating an open book policy.
A robust level of management support must be provided by the successful contractor to ensure that the detailed specification is delivered within the contract on a consistent basis within the contract period.
Please see SQ Document for more information.
two.2.5) Award criteria
Price is not the only award criterion and all criteria are stated only in the procurement documents
two.2.6) Estimated value
Value excluding VAT: £8,705,085
two.2.7) Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
Start date
1 September 2025
End date
31 August 2030
This contract is subject to renewal
No
two.2.9) Information about the limits on the number of candidates to be invited
Envisaged minimum number: 5
Maximum number: 10
Objective criteria for choosing the limited number of candidates:
A minimum of 5 suppliers and a maximum of 10 suppliers will be taken forward to the tender stage of the process. Where less than 5 suppliers meet the minimum standards, only those that meet the minimum standards will be taken through to the tender stage. Where more than 5 suppliers meet the minimum standard, those suppliers with the highest scores will proceed to the tender stage.
two.2.10) Information about variants
Variants will be accepted: Yes
two.2.11) Information about options
Options: No
two.2.13) Information about European Union Funds
The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds: No
Section three. Legal, economic, financial and technical information
three.1) Conditions for participation
three.1.2) Economic and financial standing
Selection criteria as stated in the procurement documents
three.1.3) Technical and professional ability
Selection criteria as stated in the procurement documents
Section four. Procedure
four.1) Description
four.1.1) Type of procedure
Restricted procedure
four.1.8) Information about the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement: Yes
four.2) Administrative information
four.2.2) Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate
Date
21 March 2025
Local time
12:00pm
four.2.3) Estimated date of dispatch of invitations to tender or to participate to selected candidates
14 April 2025
four.2.4) Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted
English
Section six. Complementary information
six.1) Information about recurrence
This is a recurrent procurement: No
six.2) Information about electronic workflows
Electronic ordering will be used
Electronic invoicing will be accepted
Electronic payment will be used
six.3) Additional information
The contracting authority considers that this contract may be suitable for economic operators that are small or medium enterprises (SMEs). However, any selection of tenderers will be based solely on the criteria set out for the procurement.
It will be the supplier's responsibility to obtain any necessary documents in order to submit a response by the closing date and time.
The contracting authority reserves the right not to award any or part of the contract which is the subject of this contract notice and reserves the right to terminate the procurement process at any time.
The contracting authority will not be liable for any costs incurred by those expressing an interest in tendering for this contract opportunity.
The contracting authority will consider variant bids, evaluating them (so far as the variant or the evaluation of the variant is in the opinion of the contracting authority practicable) on the same basis as a conforming bid, but shall not be obliged to accept any such bid in preference to a conforming bid even if the variant bid scores more highly. No variant will be considered unless the bidder simultaneously submits a conforming bid.
For more information about this opportunity, please visit the Delta eSourcing portal at:
https://litmustms.co.uk/tenders/UK-UK-Cornwall:-School-cleaning-services./3DU9E338N3
To respond to this opportunity, please click here:
https://litmustms.co.uk/respond/3DU9E338N3
GO Reference: GO-2025213-PRO-29423153
six.4) Procedures for review
six.4.1) Review body
Bridge Schools Trust
21 Callywith Gate, Launceston Road, Bodmin
Cornwall
PL31 2RQ
tenders@litmuspartnership.co.uk
Telephone
+44 1276673880
Country
United Kingdom