Official UK procurement notice
Bishop Vesey’s Grammar School ~ Cleaning Tender
Authority: Bishop Vesey's Grammar School (Education)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThe successful Supplier will be required to provide cleaning services for Bishop Vesey’s Grammar School.
The contract being tendered is for three years in duration from 1 April 2026 until 31 March 2029, with the option to extend for a further term of three years on the same terms and conditions excluding the right to further extend. The contract will be fixed price in nature, with the Contractor invoicing the Client for one-twelfth of the annual cost monthly.
Whilst the monthly charge will represent one-twelfth of the contract cost, a reconciliation will take place monthly to reconcile the actual hours worked within the contract. If the hours worked are less than those budgeted for a credit will be required by the schools. This credit will be calculated by dividing the annual contract cost (fixed cost) by the number of annual input hours to arrive at a contractual cost per hour, this will then be multiplied by the number of hours due to arrive at the fiscal credit.
The School requires that the tendered number of hours are always worked, and the successful contractor is expected to have a system in place to cover for both planned and unplanned leave.
The basis and rationale that the Client requires is for the successful contractor to operate to always is being able to provide a clean School that is fit for purpose and that the Contractor is proactive in the management of the contract, thus ensuring that all output specifications are achieved and that the required frequency of cleans is delivered.
The tender project is seeking to appoint a Contractor whose initiative and innovation will be welcomed for the provision of services. The high-quality service levels proposed, should maintain excellent standards throughout, resulting in a clean and pleasant environment for students, staff, and visitors within the school consistently.
It should be noted that the successful contractor will be expected to bring to the contract: innovation; new equipment; and cleaning methods, with BIC’S standards being achieved, as a minimum, thus ensuring that the highest levels of cleanliness are maintained in all areas at all times and also ensuring that the productivity of the cleaning operatives is enhanced moving forward into the new contract term.
The successful contractor will be expected to put forwards both innovation and their proposals for making this contract more environmentally sensitive and carbon neutral moving into this contract term both by way of contract delivery, and within the successful contractor’s organisation, thus working to deliver the Bishop Vesey’s Grammar School’s environmental polices
The terms and conditions of employment and recognition offered to the cleaning operatives should be both progressive and forward thinking ensuring that the staffing establishment is complete at all times and staff turnover is kept to a minimum.
The current annual value of the contract is approximately £205,000.00 plus VAT per annum.
Please see PSQ Document for further information.
- How the procedure runs: Please see PSQ Document for further information.
CPV: School cleaning services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1AwardedPublished value£1,230,000
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: 80%
- Cost: 20%
Published award criteria (2)
- Cost
- Quality
- Price carries 20 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 2 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
- Awarded
- Procurement threshold
- Above threshold (FTS publication)
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Yes (GPA)
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 7 Jul 2025, 12:06 BST
- Last source update
- 31 Jul 2026, 11:06 BST
- Award evaluation window
- Submission end – 2 Feb 2026
- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-037720- Latest notice
- Contract award notice (UK6)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-0559d1Find a Tender
- How it runs
Please see PSQ Document for further information.
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 12 Dec 2025, 12:00 GMT
- Clarification deadline
- 15 Aug 2025, 12:00 BST
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
- Accepted languages
- en
Timeline
7 Jul 2025 → 12 Aug 2026 · 8 dates- Tender notice published7 Jul 2025, 12:06 BST
- Clarification questions by15 Aug 2025, 12:00 BST
- Submission deadline319 days ago12 Dec 2025, 12:00 GMT
- Award decision expected by267 days ago2 Feb 2026, 23:59 GMT
- Assessment summaries sent247 days ago23 Feb 2026
- Contract starts210 days ago1 Apr 2026, 00:00 BST
- Latest notice published89 days ago31 Jul 2026, 11:06 BST
- Standstill ends76 days ago12 Aug 2026, 23:59 BST
Notice history
4 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 7 Jul 2025- Tender notice published7 Jul 2025, 12:06 BSTUK4
- Contract award notice published31 Jul 2026, 11:06 BSTUK6
- Status changed to complete31 Jul 2026, 11:06 BST
- Contract signature expected13 Aug 2026, 23:59 BSTscheduled
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| GSO LtdSME14 Aug 2026 – 31 Mar 2029 · up to 31 Mar 2032Extensions: The contract is for an initial 3-year term with a commencement date of 01 April 2026 with the option to extend the contract for a further three years, excluding the right to extend beyond this time. | £1,230,000 | 23 Feb 2026standstill to 12 Aug 2026 | Standstill |
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 5final-stage tenders | 3 | 0 | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- GSO Ltd t/a Reef Cleaning SolutionsAwarded 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