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title: "Borden Grammar School - Cleaning Tender"
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# Borden Grammar School - Cleaning Tender

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/borden-grammar-school-cleaning-tender-ocds-h6vhtk-052434). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** Borden Grammar School: "Borden Grammar School - Cleaning Tender". Published status: cancelled. Published Value: £603,500. 1 published lot. Recorded submission deadline: 20 Jun 2025, 13:00 BST. Published submission portal: www.delta-esourcing.com.

## Key Information
- **Status:** CANCELLED (the published submission deadline has passed)
- **Buyer:** [Borden Grammar School](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/borden-grammar-school-urn-137800)
- **Published Value:** £603,500 (GBP)
- **Submission Deadline:** 20 June 2025 at 13:00 BST
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Competitive flexible procedure
- **Main Category:** services
- **Classifications (CPV):** School cleaning services
- **Delivery Location:** UKJ4
- **Legal Basis:** UKPGA 2023/54
- **Official Documents:** 3 published documents & notices ([view on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/borden-grammar-school-cleaning-tender-ocds-h6vhtk-052434#documents))
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-052434`

## Before you bid
Deciding whether to bid? The Tenderline page for this tender carries the competition and buyer analysis this notice does not:

- **Expected competition:** how many bids lots like this attract, from past awards in the same market.
- **Who could compete:** suppliers who have won similar work, and who holds the current contract.
- **Buyer track record:** earlier work for this buyer, its unexpired awards, and how its awards compared with its estimates.
- **Price forecast:** the commercial price range for each lot, with the middle 50% of comparable awards.

- **What it takes to win:** selection and award criteria, lot by lot.
- **Contract history:** what this tender replaces, and every notice in the procedure.

[Open the competition and buyer analysis](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/borden-grammar-school-cleaning-tender-ocds-h6vhtk-052434#tl-md)

## Submission
- **Submission Platform:** [delta-esourcing.com](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.delta-esourcing.com%2Frespond%2FUT8FHFC9MM)
- **How to bid:** https://tenderline.uk/tenders/borden-grammar-school-cleaning-tender-ocds-h6vhtk-052434#participate

## Description
We are a small and personal community school with approximately 970 students. We are committed to supporting and inspiring our young people to achieve their potential in a modern world. This means creating successful young people who understand that their future matters and so always try their best. However, the goal is not just a personal one. We genuinely want all our students to leave us with a fully developed ‘moral compass’ able to navigate the world and driven to make it a better place.
Further information regarding the School can be obtained here: https://www.bordengrammar.kent.sch.uk/ 
Tender information:
The successful tenderer will be required to provide excellent cleaning services at Borden Grammar School. Cleaning services here are currently delivered in house.
The contract term being tendered is for just under 3 years, from 20/10/2025 – 31/07/2028. There is an option for a further extension period for up to two additional years to 31/07/2030. The initial term of the contract is set such that this aligns with the end of the Summer term in 2028. 
The contract offers an excellent opportunity to review and propose enhancements to the current cleaning services at the schools. This includes both core term time cleaning and periodic deep cleaning throughout the year.
The school is keen to secure a high quality cleaning service whereby its students are able to enjoy excellence in education, supported by excellently kept facilities. 
The school has a keen focus on ensuring a smooth TUPE transfer process for the current in house staff. The school expects both a tightly managed service and high levels of productivity to be delivered by the cleaning staff at all times, and the school expects a management style delivered by the successful contractor that supports, encourages and develops the cleaning staff. 
The school is not obliged to accept the lowest price submitted for this tender, rather the school is keen to secure best value from this contract and to deliver best value to its students. Innovative and creative ideas as to how the cleaning services can be developed and improved, will be welcomed. The school seeks a contractor that is keen to work in partnership and who will deliver to its highest abilities, at all times. 
The contract shall be a fixed price contract with invoices raised monthly to the school. The tender process will be run under a two stage Competitive Flexible procedure. 
Additional requirements and information:
•The Trust has a minimum requirement for a contractor’s employers' liability and public liability insurances of £5 million 
•The minimum annual turnover that your company must have achieved to be considered for this opportunity is £500,000
•There are incumbent cleaning staff currently within the Local Government Pension Scheme.
•The cleaning services are currently run in house.
For more information about this opportunity, please visit the Delta eSourcing portal at: 
https://www.delta-esourcing.com/tenders/UK-UK-KEN...
> [Read full procurement scope and specification on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/borden-grammar-school-cleaning-tender-ocds-h6vhtk-052434)

## Lots (1)
### Lot 1: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** cancelled
- **CPV codes:** 90919300
- **Delivery regions:** UKJ
- **Delivery countries in notice:** GB
- **Estimated Value:** £603,500

- **Contract Period:** 20/10/2025 to 31/07/2028
- **Renewal published:** yes

## Awards & Winning Suppliers (1)
- **Award:** 1 (cancelled)

  - Supplier(s): **Not published**

  - Date: 17/03/2026

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F026859-2025)
- **Last Source Update:** 2026-03-17T14:21:11.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-28T08:51:14.019Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-052434