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Published 25 Sept 2025, 12:40 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Cardinal Hume Academies Trust Contract for Cleaning Services

Official notice

Authority: Cardinal Hume Academies Trust (Education)

ServicesOpen procedureAbove thresholdSME suitableVCSE suitable
Published estimate£1,737,832≈ £579k / year · £2,085,398 inc. VAT
Submissions closed 24 Oct 2025
Contract term 3 yrsends 31 Mar 2029 · up to 31 Mar 2031 with extensions · starts 1 Apr 2026

What is being bought

Published requirement description

The Cardinal Hume Academies Trust consists of three schools with sixth forms: Bishop Douglass in Barnet, St George’s in Westminster, and St Thomas More in Haringey. The Trust also shares a executive leadership team with Salvatorian College (11-16 boys) in Harrow. The Trust are seeking a contractor to provide cleaning services at these four schools. The contract will be awarded for a period of 3 years commencing 1st April 2026 with an option to extend for a further one plus one years, which will be measured on the achievement of agreed Key Performance Indicators (KPI’s), from Day One of the contract. The estimated value of the contract for three years is £1,737,831

CPV: School cleaning services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published
Lot #1Renewal 3 yrsSMEVCSEPublished value£1,737,832
Contract period: 1 Apr 2026 – 31 Mar 2029 (3 yrs) · up to 31 Mar 2031 with extensionsValue: £1,737,832 exc. VAT · £2,085,398 inc. VAT
Delivery: UKEligibility: SME eligibleVCSE eligible
Extensions: Maximum 2 extensions of 12 months per extension.

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: 65%Price: 35%
Published sub-criteria (6)
  • Service Delivery: 20%
  • Analysis of Staffing: 20%
  • Clarification Meeting: 10%
  • Customer Care: 10%
  • Added Value: 5%
  • Price: 35%
Published award criteria (6)
  • Service Delivery
  • Analysis of Staffing
  • Clarification Meeting
  • Customer Care
  • Price
  • Added Value
What this means for your bid
  • Price carries 35 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 3.5 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
Closed
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
25 Sept 2025, 12:40 BST
Last source update
25 Sept 2025, 12:40 BST
Award evaluation window
Submission end – 1 Apr 2026
Authority reference
CA16481
FTS notice number
2025/S 000-059658
Latest notice
Tender notice (UK4)
Classification (CPV)
School cleaning services
Delivery area
UK
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-05a200 Find a Tender

How it was run

Official notice
Run through: MultiQuote · Who buys & how to bid on MultiQuote
Supplier login requiredElectronic submission allowedLanguage: EN
Access & registration note: Free
Submission deadline
24 Oct 2025, 11:00 BST
Clarification deadline
17 Oct 2025, 13:00 BST
Submission channel
Official e-sourcing portal
Electronic submission
Allowed
Accepted languages
en
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

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Timeline

25 Sept 2025 → 1 Apr 2026 · 5 dates
  1. Tender notice published392 days ago
    25 Sept 2025, 12:40 BST
  2. Clarification questions by370 days ago
    17 Oct 2025, 13:00 BST
  3. Submission deadline363 days ago
    24 Oct 2025, 11:00 BST
  4. Contract starts204 days ago
    1 Apr 2026, 00:00 BST
  5. Award decision expected by203 days ago
    1 Apr 2026, 23:59 BST

Notice history

1 event · 1 release on Find a Tender
  1. Tender notice published
    25 Sept 2025, 12:40 BST
    UK4

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Cardinal Hume Academies Trust

Contracting authorityPublic undertaking GB-PPON: PZMG-7671-WMWT C/O St George's Catholic School, Lanark Road, London, London, W9 1RBContact name, email, phone

Official documents & specifications (1)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure

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