Scope
Reference
CA16195
Description
Shaw Education Trust is a growing multi-academy trust sponsored by Shaw Trust, with schools spanning from Birmingham to Bury. The Trust are seeing a contractor to provide cleaning services to 11 of their schools in the Stoke-on-Trent area in the main. This a mixture of secondary and primary schools. The contract will be awarded for a period of 3 years commencing 16th February 2026 with an option to extend for a further one, plus one years. The Client values the personnel employed to deliver their services, and by tendering the cleaning contract are seeking to reset expectations for the cleaning provision, improving staff morale and consolidating consistent cleaning standards across the Client.
Total value (estimated)
- £3,547,638 excluding VAT
- £3,547,638 including VAT
Above the relevant threshold
Contract dates (estimated)
- 16 February 2026 to 15 February 2029
- Possible extension to 15 February 2031
- 5 years
Description of possible extension:
Description of extensions - Include the circumstances in which they could be used, and provide a breakdown if multiple extensions are possible.
Options
The right to additional purchases while the contract is valid.
Description of options - Include enough information to understand the scope of the options and the circumstances in which they could be used.
Main procurement category
Services
CPV classifications
- 90919300 - School cleaning services
Contract locations
- UK - United Kingdom
Participation
Particular suitability
- Small and medium-sized enterprises (SME)
- Voluntary, community and social enterprises (VCSE)
Submission
Enquiry deadline
28 August 2025, 1:00pm
Tender submission deadline
4 September 2025, 11:00am
Submission address and any special instructions
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Tenders may be submitted electronically
Yes
Languages that may be used for submission
English
Award decision date (estimated)
16 February 2026
Award criteria
Name | Description | Type | Weighting |
---|---|---|---|
Price | Price |
Price | 35.0% |
Analysis of Staffing | Analysis of Staffing |
Quality | 20.0% |
Service Delivery | Service Delivery |
Quality | 20.0% |
Clarification Meeting | Clarification Meeting |
Quality | 10.0% |
Customer Care | Customer Care |
Quality | 10.0% |
Added Value | Added Value |
Quality | 5.0% |
Other information
Conflicts assessment prepared/revised
Yes
Procedure
Procedure type
Open procedure
Documents
Associated tender documents
SET PSQ Cleaning Proforma.docx
SET PSQ Cleaning Proforma.docx
SET Cleaning Financial Workbook V2.xlsx
SET Cleaning Financial Workbook V2.xlsx
Contracting authority
Shaw Education Trust
- Public Procurement Organisation Number: PLLL-7168-JLWJ
Kidsgrove Secondary School, Gloucester Road
Stoke-on-Trent
ST7 4DL
United Kingdom
Region: UKG24 - Staffordshire CC
Organisation type: Public undertaking (commercial organisation subject to public authority oversight)