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Published 29 Oct 2025, 14:05 GMT

Official UK procurement notice

Bohunt Education Trust ~ Cleaning Tender

Official notice

Authority: Bohunt Education Trust (Public body)

ServicesCompetitive flexible procedureAbove thresholdSME suitable
Published estimate£8,000,000≈ £2.7m / year · £8,000,000 inc. VAT
Submissions closed 27 Feb 2026awarded 28 Apr 2026
Award (standstill) to Purgo Supply Services Limited
Contract term 3 yrsends 31 Jul 2029 · up to 31 Jul 2031 with extensions · starts 1 Aug 2026

What is being bought

Published requirement description

The successful Supplier will be required to provide cleaning services to the Bohunt Education Trust. Nine schools are part of the tender, and we are seeking tender submissions for the whole contract.

The Bohunt Education Trust is a well-established Multi Academy Trust situated across, Berkshire, Hampshire and West Sussex, which includes currently the following 9 schools where the successful contractor will be required to deliver a service and meet the requirements of the specification from the contract commencement.

The schools which will be part of the tender are:

Secondary Schools (9)

•Bohunt School – Liphook, Longmoor Road, Liphook, Hampshire, GU30 7NY

•The Petersfield School, Cranford Road, Petersfield, Hampshire, GU23 3LU

•Bohunt Wokingham, Remount Drive, Arborfield, Reading, Berkshire RG2 9GB

•The Costello School, Crossborough Hill, Basingstoke, Hampshire RG21 4AL

•Bohunt Farnborough, Neville Duke Road, Farnborough, GU14 9BY

•Bohunt Horsham, Bailey Road, Horsham, RH12 6AP

•Bohunt School Worthing, 65a Broadwater Road, Worthing, West Sussex, BN14 8AH

•Priory Southsea, Fawcett Road, Southsea, Hampshire PO4 0DL

•Steyning Grammar School, Shooting Field, Steyning, West Sussex, BN44 3RX

The final list of schools to be included within the scope of the tender will be confirmed within the tender specification when issued to bidders.

The contract being tendered is for 3 years in duration from 1st August 2026 until 31 July 2029, with the option to extend for further terms of 1 + 1 years on the same terms and conditions excluding the right to further extend. The contract will be a fixed price in nature, with the Contractor invoicing the Client for one-twelfth of the annual cost monthly.

Please see PSQ Document for more information.

  • How the procedure runs: Please see PSQ Document for more information.

CPV: School cleaning services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published
Lot #1AwardedRenewal 3 yrsSMEPublished value£8,000,000
Contract period: 1 Aug 2026 – 31 Jul 2029 (3 yrs) · up to 31 Jul 2031 with extensionsValue: £8,000,000 exc. VAT · £8,000,000 inc. VAT
Delivery: South EastEligibility: SME eligible
Extensions: 1+1 Please see PSQ Document for more information.

What it takes to win
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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).

Evaluation split and conditions of participation as published; the tender pack may add more
How bids were scored
Quality: 70%Price: 30%
Published sub-criteria (2)
  • Criterion 1: 70%
  • Criterion 2: 30%
Published award criteria (2)
  • Criterion 1
  • Criterion 2
What this means for your bid
  • Price carries 30 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 3 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
29 Oct 2025, 14:05 GMT
Last source update
14 May 2026, 15:02 BST
Award evaluation window
Submission end – 27 Apr 2026
FTS notice number
2025/S 000-069405
Latest notice
Contract award notice (UK6)
Classification (CPV)
School cleaning services
Delivery area
South East (UKJ3)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-05d64d Find a Tender
How it runs

Please see PSQ Document for more information.

How it was run

Official notice
Run through: Litmus TMS
Supplier login requiredElectronic submission not allowedLanguage: EN
Access & registration note: Free
Submission deadline
27 Feb 2026, 12:00 GMT
Clarification deadline
5 Dec 2025, 12:00 GMT
Submission channel
Official e-sourcing portal
Electronic submission
Not allowed
Accepted languages
en
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Timeline

29 Oct 2025 → 1 Aug 2026 · 8 dates
  1. Tender notice published357 days ago
    29 Oct 2025, 14:05 GMT
  2. Clarification questions by320 days ago
    5 Dec 2025, 12:00 GMT
  3. Submission deadline236 days ago
    27 Feb 2026, 12:00 GMT
  4. Award decision expected by177 days ago
    27 Apr 2026, 23:59 BST
  5. Assessment summaries sent177 days ago
    28 Apr 2026, 00:00 BST
  6. Latest notice published160 days ago
    14 May 2026, 15:02 BST
  7. Standstill ends148 days ago
    26 May 2026, 23:59 BST
  8. Contract starts82 days ago
    1 Aug 2026, 00:00 BST

Notice history

4 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 29 Oct 2025
  1. Tender notice published
    29 Oct 2025, 14:05 GMT
    UK4
  2. Contract award notice published
    14 May 2026, 15:02 BST
    UK6
  3. Status changed to complete
    14 May 2026, 15:02 BST
  4. Contract signature expected
    26 May 2026, 23:59 BST
    scheduled

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value (inc. VAT) £8,000,0001 award inc. VAT; no net value published
Bids received 11 from SMEs
Named bidders 1published on the award notice
Awarded toValueDateStatus
Purgo Supply Services LimitedSME1 Aug 2026 – 31 Jul 2029 · up to 31 Jul 2031Extensions: 1+1 Please see PSQ Document for more information.£8,000,000 inc. VAT28 Apr 2026standstill to 26 May 2026Standstill

Bid statistics published by the authority

BidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
1final-stage tenders · 5 at stage one10—

Who bid

Bidders as named on the Procurement Act 2023 award notice. “Won” means the bidder holds an award on this notice.

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Bohunt Education Trust

Contracting authorityPublic authority - sub-central government GB-PPON: PLPY-5128-RYVY Longmoor Road, Liphook, Hampshire, South East, GU30 7NYContact name, email, phone

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice
  • Purgo Supply Services LimitedAwarded supplierGB-COH: 08665358 Unit 07 Tideway Yard, 125 Mortlake High Street, Barnes, London, London, SW14 8SNContact name, email, phone

Official documents & specifications (2)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure

  • Contract award notice awardContract award noticeUK6Contract award notice on Find a Tender
  • Tender notice tenderTender noticeUK4Tender notice on Find a Tender