Official UK procurement notice
Big Creative Academy - Tender for combined security and cleaning services
Authority: Big Creative Academy (Public body)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionBig Creative Academy are looking for a single supplier to provide combined security and cleaning services for a for 3 year contract commencing 1 August 2026. Option of 2 x 12-month contract extensions. This is for 1 site only and the contract is currently outsourced.
CPV: Building-cleaning services · Facilities management services · Security services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1AwardedRenewalPublished value£220,000
- Economic & financial standing
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- Technical & professional ability
In the first instance, candidates should register with multiquote.com and express an interest in the contract. Contract details can be found under the 'Opportunities’ section of the multiquote.com homepage. A Selection Questionnaire (SQ)must be completed and returned (via multiquote.com) as part of the request to participate process. Candidates will need to provide as part of the request to participate process evidence of business quality standards, accreditations, and relevant experience. Any candidate found to be guilty of serious misrepresentation in proving false or inaccurate information may be declared ineligible and not selected to continue with the process.
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).
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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 award criteria (2)
- Quality
- Price
- Economic & financial standing
In the first instance, candidates should register with multiquote.com and express an interest in the contract. Contract details can be found under the 'Opportunities’ section of the multiquote.com homepage. A Selection Questionnaire (SQ)must be completed and returned (via multiquote.com) as part of the request to participate process. Candidates will need to provide as part of the request to participate process evidence of business quality standards, accreditations, and relevant experience. Any candidate found to be guilty of serious misrepresentation in proving false or inaccurate information may be declared ineligible and not selected to continue with the process.
- Technical & professional ability
In the first instance, candidates should register with multiquote.com and express an interest in the contract. Contract details can be found under the 'Opportunities’ section of the multiquote.com homepage. A Selection Questionnaire (SQ)must be completed and returned (via multiquote.com) as part of the request to participate process. Candidates will need to provide as part of the request to participate process evidence of business quality standards, accreditations, and relevant experience. Any candidate found to be guilty of serious misrepresentation in proving false or inaccurate information may be declared ineligible and not selected to continue with the process.
- Price carries 40 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 4 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
- 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
- 20 Feb 2026, 14:34 GMT
- Last source update
- 24 Jun 2026, 10:39 BST
- Award evaluation window
- Submission end – 1 Aug 2026
- Authority reference
CA17179- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-015734- Latest notice
- Contract details notice (UK7)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-065966Find a Tender
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 20 Mar 2026, 17:00 GMT
- Clarification deadline
- 10 Mar 2026, 17:00 GMT
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
- Accepted languages
- en
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Timeline
20 Feb 2026 → 1 Aug 2026 · 8 dates- Tender notice published245 days ago20 Feb 2026, 14:34 GMT
- Clarification questions by226 days ago10 Mar 2026, 17:00 GMT
- Submission deadline216 days ago20 Mar 2026, 17:00 GMT
- Assessment summaries sent136 days ago9 Jun 2026, 00:00 BST
- Standstill ends125 days ago19 Jun 2026, 23:59 BST
- Latest notice published121 days ago24 Jun 2026, 10:39 BST
- Contract starts83 days ago1 Aug 2026, 00:00 BST
- Award decision expected by82 days ago1 Aug 2026, 23:59 BST
Notice history
5 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 20 Feb 2026- Tender notice published20 Feb 2026, 14:34 GMTUK4
- Contract award notice published9 Jun 2026, 09:54 BSTUK6
- Status changed to complete9 Jun 2026, 09:54 BST
- Contract details notice published24 Jun 2026, 10:39 BSTUK7
- Contract signature expected31 Jul 2026, 23:59 BSTscheduled
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| DRAXX SERVICES LTD1 Aug 2026 – 31 Jul 2029 · up to 31 Jul 2031Extensions: Extensions allowed: Yes (2 x 12 months) | £453,621 | 9 Jun 2026 | Awarded |
Contracts
Big Creative Academy - Tender for combined security and cleaning services · DRAXX SERVICES LTD
- Signed
- 24 Jun 2026
- Value
- £453,621
- Period
- 1 Aug 2026 – 31 Jul 2029 · up to 31 Jul 2031 with extensions
- Status
- active
- Extensions
- Extensions allowed: Yes (2 x 12 months)
No agreed KPIs: noAgreedMetricsRationale
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1final-stage tenders · 6 at stage one | 0 | 0 | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- DRAXX SERVICES LTDAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (3)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Contract details notice Contract details notice on Find a Tender
- Contract award notice Contract award notice on Find a Tender
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender