Official UK procurement notice
Cleaning Services for Paradigm Trust
Authority: Paradigm Trust (Public body)·On behalf of: ACE Advice Limited
What is being bought2 lots · detail below
Published requirement descriptionThe Trust is seeking to appoint contract cleaners to provide cleaning services across the Trust.
The tender will be presented in two lots with Lot 1 in schools based around Ipswich and Lot 2 in schools based around Tower Hamlets in London.
Bidders will be invited to submit offers for each Lot and the Trust may award both Lots to one supplier.
- How the procedure runs: The procedure will consist of four distinct stages, allowing for an initial assessment of interested suppliers. Suppliers will be evaluated against the specific objectives of the new contract through the following stages: • Selection Stage and Shortlisting • Invitation to Tender (ITT) and Shortlisting for Presentation • Presentation of Proposal to the Authority • Reference Checking The evaluation of the shortlisting process will be based on the information submitted by the bidding companies. A shortlist of suppliers will be compiled, with the 6 highest-scoring submissions invited to progress to the subsequent stage of the procurement process. Only those companies that are selected and formally notified will be invited to submit a response during the ITT stage.
CPV: School cleaning services
Lots and requirements (2)Procurement structure
2 lots · all with a published value (£4,200,000 together) · same evaluation weights on every lotLot #1Ipswich SchoolsRenewal East of EnglandPublished value£2,554,230
4 schools in the Ipswich area,made up of 1 secondary school, 2 primary schools and 1 SEND school.
A new primary school is being built in the area and will join this lot in due course.
Lot #2Tower Hamlet SchoolsRenewal LondonPublished value£1,645,770
3 Large Primary Schools in Tower Hamlets
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 award criteria (2)
- Quality
- Price
- 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
- Competitive flexible 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
- 3 Aug 2026, 10:54 BST
- Last source update
- 3 Aug 2026, 10:54 BST
- Award evaluation window
- Submission end – 11 Jan 2027
- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-073061- Latest notice
- Tender notice (UK4)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-06d9aeFind a Tender
- How it runs
The procedure will consist of four distinct stages, allowing for an initial assessment of interested suppliers. Suppliers will be evaluated against the specific objectives of the new contract through the following stages:
- Selection Stage and Shortlisting
- Invitation to Tender (ITT) and Shortlisting for Presentation
- Presentation of Proposal to the Authority
- Reference Checking
The evaluation of the shortlisting process will be based on the information submitted by the bidding companies. A shortlist of suppliers will be compiled, with the 6 highest-scoring submissions invited to progress to the subsequent stage of the procurement process.
Only those companies that are selected and formally notified will be invited to submit a response during the ITT stage.
How it was run
Official notice- Requests to participate (first stage)
- 28 Aug 2026, 12:00 BST
- Submission deadline
- 28 Aug 2026, 12:00 BST
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
- Accepted languages
- en
All bids are to be submitted via the Bidiful App.
Timeline
3 Aug 2026 → 1 Apr 2027 · 4 dates- Tender notice published80 days ago3 Aug 2026, 10:54 BST
- Submission deadline55 days ago28 Aug 2026, 12:00 BST
- Today22 Oct 2026
- Award decision expected byin 81 days11 Jan 2027, 23:59 GMT
- Contract startsin 160 days1 Apr 2027, 00:00 BST
Notice history
1 event · 1 release on Find a Tender- Tender notice published3 Aug 2026, 10:54 BSTUK4
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
3 public bodies on the noticeOther public bodies
- ACE Advice LimitedBeneficiary authority
- ACE ADVICE LTDProcess contact pointProcuring entityProcurement Support
Official documents & specifications (2)
Official links; attachments are not copiedTender pack and attachments
- Bidding documents and specifications Documents will be available to bidders by contacting [email protected] Documents will be issued via the Bidiful App
Notices published for this procedure
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender