Official UK procurement notice
Award Notification - Tender for the provision of Cleaning Services at Bishop Stopford School
Authority: BISHOP STOPFORD SCHOOL (Education)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThe key aims of the tender are to:
- Provide a high standard of cleaning.
- Deliver the cleaning services with consistency - good quality assurance systems in place.
- Good communication at local and Operations Manager level with the school - two-way communication
- Daily interaction with the School Business Manager
- Develop an effective method of handing over any special needs and comments on a daily basis.
- Cleaners to work the hours that best suit the needs of the site and maximise the work completed.
- Training and development of the teams.
This does not imply that this is not happening now - these are the aims of the contract.
CPV: School cleaning services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1AwardedRenewalPublished value£930,000
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 (2)
- Quality: 50%
- Cost: 50%
Published award criteria (2)
- Cost
- Quality
- Price carries 50 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 5 points. This one is won on the number: sharpen the price before polishing the prose.
Price arithmetic assumes straight proportional scoring; the tender pack may use another formula.
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Open procedure
- Legal basis
- UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Awarded
- 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
- 2 Oct 2025, 15:39 BST
- Last source update
- 16 Dec 2025, 12:54 GMT
- Award evaluation window
- Submission end – 16 Dec 2025
- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-061849- Latest notice
- Contract award notice (UK6)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-05a726Find a Tender
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 28 Nov 2025, 23:59 GMT
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
- Accepted languages
- en
All submissions should be made via the Red Box Portal at www.redboxportal.com ↗. This is accessible by the client. Maximum file size is 4.5MB. Any files larger than this should be resaved with lower resolution. Portal administrators and clients are unable to access the bids until the deadline has passed.
No attachments with be opened or downloaded until after the tender response deadline. Contractors should receive a confirmation email once files are accessed.
No, We Transfer files will be accepted.
Please complete your intention to bid on the opportunity via the Red Box portal - www.redboxportal.com ↗.
Timeline
2 Oct 2025 → 1 Apr 2026 · 6 dates- Tender notice published383 days ago2 Oct 2025, 15:39 BST
- Submission deadline326 days ago28 Nov 2025, 23:59 GMT
- Assessment summaries sent313 days ago12 Dec 2025
- Latest notice published308 days ago16 Dec 2025, 12:54 GMT
- Award decision expected by308 days ago16 Dec 2025, 23:59 GMT
- Contract starts203 days ago1 Apr 2026, 00:00 BST
Notice history
4 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 2 Oct 2025- Tender notice published2 Oct 2025, 15:39 BSTUK4
- Contract award notice published16 Dec 2025, 12:54 GMTUK6
- Status changed to complete16 Dec 2025, 12:54 GMT
- Contract signature expected1 Feb 2026, 23:59 GMTscheduled
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| OCS UK&I LIMITEDSME1 Apr 2026 – 31 Mar 2029 · up to 31 Mar 2031Extensions: The contract will be awarded for a three-year duration with the option of two additional, one-year extensions. | £930,000 | 12 Dec 2025 | Awarded |
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8final-stage tenders | 8 | 0 | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- OCS UK&I LIMITEDAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (2)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Contract award notice Contract award notice on Find a Tender
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender