Contract

EPT-68555 - Lot 2 - Hope Wood Academy (Ascent Academies Trust) - Lot 2 -Cleaning and Caretaking Case: 4548

  • Ascent Academies Trust

F03: Contract award notice

Notice identifier: 2025/S 000-060736

Procurement identifier (OCID): ocds-h6vhtk-05a494

Published 30 September 2025, 9:39am



Section one: Contracting authority

one.1) Name and addresses

Ascent Academies Trust

Defenders Court

Sunderland

Contact

Damon Orton

Email

dorton@ascenttrust.org

Country

United Kingdom

Region code

UKC1 - Tees Valley and Durham

Internet address(es)

Main address

https://ascenttrust.org/hope-wood/#

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

EPT-68555 - Lot 2 - Hope Wood Academy (Ascent Academies Trust) - Lot 2 -Cleaning and Caretaking Case: 4548

Reference number

DN777027

two.1.2) Main CPV code

  • 90000000 - Sewage, refuse, cleaning and environmental services

two.1.3) Type of contract

Services

two.1.4) Short description

This procurement is for Cleaning Services to be provided to Hope Wood Academy which is based in Easington Colliery & Horden, County Durham. This procurement is for this school only split over 2 locations. The schools have a capacity of Easington Colliery – 210 and Horden - 60 pupils with an age range from 2 years to 19 years.

two.1.6) Information about lots

This contract is divided into lots: No

two.1.7) Total value of the procurement (excluding VAT)

Value excluding VAT: £631,767

two.2) Description

two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)

  • 90900000 - Cleaning and sanitation services
  • 55500000 - Canteen and catering services
  • 55300000 - Restaurant and food-serving services
  • 34926000 - Car park control equipment
  • 45452000 - Exterior cleaning work for buildings
  • 79993000 - Building and facilities management services
  • 79715000 - Patrol services
  • 79992000 - Reception services
  • 90511000 - Refuse collection services
  • 98351000 - Car park management services
  • 35125300 - Security cameras
  • 90524100 - Clinical-waste collection services
  • 90524200 - Clinical-waste disposal services

two.2.3) Place of performance

NUTS codes
  • UK - United Kingdom

two.2.4) Description of the procurement

This procurement is for Cleaning Services to be provided to Hope Wood Academy which is based in Easington Colliery & Horden, County Durham. This procurement is for this school only split over 2 locations. The schools have a capacity of Easington Colliery – 210 and Horden - 60 pupils with an age range from 2 years to 19 years.

two.2.5) Award criteria

Quality criterion - Name: Qulaity / Weighting: 40

Price - Weighting: 60

two.2.11) Information about options

Options: Yes

Description of options

Option to extend for a further [2] x 12 months

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 four. Procedure

four.1) Description

four.1.1) Type of procedure

Award of a contract without prior publication of a call for competition in the cases listed below

  • The procurement falls outside the scope of application of the regulations

Explanation:

This is an award notice following a further competition under an established DPS. This opportunity is now closed.

four.1.8) Information about the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)

The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement: Yes


Section five. Award of contract

Contract No

EPT-68555 Case Number 4548

A contract/lot is awarded: Yes

five.2) Award of contract

five.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract

29 September 2025

five.2.2) Information about tenders

Number of tenders received: 3

Number of tenders received from SMEs: 2

The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators: No

five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor

Bulloughs Cleaning Services Ltd

Skipton

Country

United Kingdom

NUTS code
  • UKE - Yorkshire and the Humber
The contractor is an SME

Yes

five.2.4) Information on value of contract/lot (excluding VAT)

Total value of the contract/lot: £631,767


Section six. Complementary information

six.4) Procedures for review

six.4.1) Review body

High Court of Justice

London

Country

United Kingdom

six.4.2) Body responsible for mediation procedures

Ascent Academies Trust

Sunderland

Country

United Kingdom