Contract

Award Notice for School Cleaning Services for St Thomas Catholic Academies Trust

  • ST THOMAS CATHOLIC ACADEMIES TRUST

F03: Contract award notice

Notice identifier: 2025/S 000-081719

Procurement identifier (OCID): ocds-h6vhtk-04d491 (view related notices)

Published 10 December 2025, 6:16pm



Section one: Contracting authority

one.1) Name and addresses

ST THOMAS CATHOLIC ACADEMIES TRUST

St Martin De Porres Catholic Primary School

Luton

LU40PF

Contact

Gail Heath

Email

gailheath@panacheconsultancy.co.uk

Country

United Kingdom

Region code

UKH21 - Luton

Companies House

09660515

Internet address(es)

Main address

https://www.stcat.co.uk

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

Award Notice for School Cleaning Services for St Thomas Catholic Academies Trust

two.1.2) Main CPV code

  • 90919300 - School cleaning services

two.1.3) Type of contract

Services

two.1.4) Short description

Working across the south of the Diocese of Northampton, St Thomas Catholic Academies Trust is proud to serve 17 school communities in Luton, Buckinghamshire, Slough and

Central Bedfordshire.

The Trust undertook this procurement exercise to source school cleaning contractor(s) for all the schools within the Trust, on a 3 year (plus possible extension on a +1year, +1year basis) starting from 1 September 2025.

The contract was tendered across four geographical Lots (Luton, Slough, Aylesbury and Bucks), and Bidders were invited to apply for one or more Lots.

The services required were for comprehensive daily school cleaning services during term time and periodic cleaning outside of term time as per each individual school's requirements.

two.1.6) Information about lots

This contract is divided into lots: Yes

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

Value excluding VAT: £4,168,400

two.2) Description

two.2.1) Title

STCAT Cleaning Services for Lot 1 - Luton Schools

Lot No

1

two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)

  • 90919300 - School cleaning services

two.2.3) Place of performance

NUTS codes
  • UKH2 - Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire

two.2.4) Description of the procurement

STCAT schools in Luton - 1 x secondary school plus 5 x primary schools.

two.2.5) Award criteria

Quality criterion - Name: Quality / Weighting: 70

Price - Weighting: 30

two.2.11) Information about options

Options: No

two.2) Description

two.2.1) Title

STCAT Cleaning Services for Lot 2 - Slough Schools

Lot No

2

two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)

  • 90919300 - School cleaning services

two.2.3) Place of performance

NUTS codes
  • UKJ1 - Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire

two.2.4) Description of the procurement

Cleaning services contract for STCAT schools in Slough - 1 x secondary school plus 3x primary schools.

two.2.5) Award criteria

Quality criterion - Name: Quality / Weighting: 70

Price - Weighting: 30

two.2.11) Information about options

Options: No

two.2) Description

two.2.1) Title

STCAT Cleaning Services for Lot 3 - Aylesbury Schools

Lot No

3

two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)

  • 90919300 - School cleaning services

two.2.3) Place of performance

NUTS codes
  • UKJ1 - Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire

two.2.4) Description of the procurement

School cleaning services for STCAT schools in Aylesbury - 1 x all through school (primary and secondary) plus 1 x

junior, 1 x infant and 1 x primary school.

two.2.5) Award criteria

Quality criterion - Name: Quality / Weighting: 70

Price - Weighting: 20

two.2.11) Information about options

Options: No

two.2) Description

two.2.1) Title

STCAT Cleaning Services for Lot 4 - Bucks Schools

Lot No

4

two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)

  • 90919300 - School cleaning services

two.2.3) Place of performance

NUTS codes
  • UKJ1 - Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire

two.2.4) Description of the procurement

School cleaning services for STCAT schools in Bucks - 1 x secondary school plus 3 x primary schools.

two.2.5) Award criteria

Quality criterion - Name: Quality / Weighting: 70

Price - Weighting: 30

two.2.11) Information about options

Options: No


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.2.1) Previous publication concerning this procedure

Notice number: 2025/S 000-001837


Section five. Award of contract

Lot No

All Lots (1-4)

A contract/lot is awarded: Yes

five.2) Award of contract

five.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract

31 August 2025

five.2.2) Information about tenders

Number of tenders received: 9

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

five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor

Hayward Services Limited

Slough

Country

United Kingdom

NUTS code
  • UKJ1 - Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire
Companies House

03090908

The contractor is an SME

No

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

Total value of the contract/lot: £4,168,400


Section six. Complementary information

six.4) Procedures for review

six.4.1) Review body

Public Procurement Review Service

London

Country

United Kingdom