Official UK procurement notice
Aston University STEM Education Trust Tender for Cleaning Services
Authority: ASTON UNIVERSITY STEM EDUCATION ACADEMY TRUST (Education)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionAston University STEM Education Trust (AUSEAT) is a multi-academy trust sponsored by Aston University. They are seeking a contractor to provide cleaning services at their three specialist institutions split across two sites at 1 & 2 Lister Street, Birmingham: Aston University Engineering Academy (AUEA); Aston University Mathematics School (AUMS); Aston University Goldsmiths Institute (AUGI). Cleaning of a regular and routine nature is required, together with more specific periodical cleaning outside of the term-time operation.
- How the procedure runs: STAGE ONE Advertisement published By Friday 4th September 2026 PSQ made available to Potential Providers By Friday 4th September 2026 STAGE TWO Deadline for return of PSQ to the Client 10am, Monday 5th October 2026 Unsuccessful and successful PSQ notices issued By Friday 16th October 2026 STAGE THREE Notify tenderers of shortlist to be invited to tender By Friday 16th October 2026 ITT issued to shortlisted Potential Providers By Friday 16th October 2026 Date for Site Visits Thursday 22nd October 2026 Details of tenderers attendees to site visit required by: Monday 19th October 2026 STAGE FOUR ITT clarification period closes Friday 6th November 2026 Deadline for return of ITT 10am, Monday 16th November 2026 STAGE FIVE Contract Clarification/Presentation meeting Friday 11th December 2026 STAGE SIX Notification of contract award by By 8th January 2027 End of standstill period and contract award 21st January 2027 (tbc) Service commencement 1st April 2027
CPV: School cleaning services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1RenewalPublished value£562,422
What it takes to wini
How this buyer will score bids.
The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).
Evaluation split and conditions of participation as published; the tender pack may add morei
How this buyer will score bids.
The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).
Published sub-criteria (6)
- Analysis of Staffing: 20%
- Added Value: 5%
- Service Delivery: 20%
- Clarification Meeting: 10%
- Customer Care: 10%
- Price: 35%
Published award criteria (6)
- Analysis of Staffing
- Added Value
- Service Delivery
- Price
- Clarification Meeting
- Customer Care
- Price carries 35 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 3.5 points. The method statement decides this lot, not the discount.
Price arithmetic assumes straight proportional scoring; the tender pack may use another formula.
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Competitive flexible procedure
- Legal basis
- UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Closed
- Procurement threshold
- Above threshold (FTS publication)
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 4 Sept 2026, 12:03 BST
- Last source update
- 4 Sept 2026, 12:03 BST
- Award evaluation window
- Submission end – 1 Apr 2027
- Authority reference
CA18419- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-083849- Latest notice
- Tender notice (UK4)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-06f221Find a Tender
- How it runs
STAGE ONE
Advertisement published By Friday 4th September 2026
PSQ made available to Potential Providers By Friday 4th September 2026
STAGE TWO
Deadline for return of PSQ to the Client 10am, Monday 5th October 2026
Unsuccessful and successful PSQ notices issued By Friday 16th October 2026
STAGE THREE
Notify tenderers of shortlist to be invited to tender By Friday 16th October 2026
ITT issued to shortlisted Potential Providers By Friday 16th October 2026
Date for Site Visits Thursday 22nd October 2026
Details of tenderers attendees to site visit required by: Monday 19th October 2026
STAGE FOUR
ITT clarification period closes Friday 6th November 2026
Deadline for return of ITT 10am, Monday 16th November 2026
STAGE FIVE
Contract Clarification/Presentation meeting Friday 11th December 2026
STAGE SIX
Notification of contract award by By 8th January 2027
End of standstill period and contract award 21st January 2027 (tbc)
Service commencement 1st April 2027
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 5 Oct 2026, 10:00 BST
- Clarification deadline
- 28 Sept 2026, 12:00 BST
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
- Accepted languages
- en
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Timeline
4 Sept 2026 → 1 Apr 2027 · 5 dates- Tender notice published47 days ago4 Sept 2026, 12:03 BST
- Clarification questions by23 days ago28 Sept 2026, 12:00 BST
- Submission deadline16 days ago5 Oct 2026, 10:00 BST
- Today21 Oct 2026
- Contract startsin 161 days1 Apr 2027, 00:00 BST
- Award decision expected byin 162 days1 Apr 2027, 23:59 BST
Notice history
1 event · 1 release on Find a Tender- Tender notice published4 Sept 2026, 12:03 BSTUK4
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Official documents & specifications (1)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender