Official UK procurement notice
Cleaning services for the Oak Partnership Trust
Authority: THE OAK PARTNERSHIP TRUST (Public body)
What is being bought2 lots · detail below
Published requirement descriptionThe Oak Partnership Trust is a family of schools that cater for children and young people from 2 - 19 years old. Our Trust consists of eight sites. The Trust requires a supplier to carry out, manage and maintain cleanliness and hygiene across the following schools:
LOT 1
- Ruishton Primary School
o Including Woodlands Nursery
o Excluding food servery adjacent to main hall
o Approximate floor area 1140m²
- West Monkton Primary Schools
o Including Little Herons Nursery
o Excluding catering Kitchen areas and BACH (community hall)
o Approximate floor area 2300m²
- Selworthy Special School, comprising
o Oakhill Campus (specialist provision for primary aged learners)
Excluding Block B (swimming pool) and food servery adjacent to main hall
Approximate floor area 800m²
o Hazelbrook Campus (specialist provision for secondary aged learners)
Including 6th form and Hydrotherapy Pool.
Excluding Cadet Hut and food servery adjacent main hall.
Approximate floor area 3800m²
o The Cove, Wellington (specialist provision attached to Courtfield Secondary school)
Approximate floor area 250m²
LOT 2
- Hill View School, Martock (SEMH provision)
o Excluding catering kitchen
o Floor area 3154m²
We will require the following support from the supplier:
Regular cleaning
To be responsible for the complete cleaning of each site at end of each school day. Including emptying bins, replenishment of dispensers, and the like, for 39 weeks per year, according to academic calendar.
Deep cleaning
To be responsible for a high standard of deep cleaning three times per year, including high-level clean, external windows.
Materials
To be responsible for ordering and supply of all materials needed to undertake the contract.
Consumables
To be responsible for ordering and supply of all consumable items in dispensers, and replenishing of those dispensers.
Discrete towel disposal
Provide adequate hygienic and discrete towel disposal service.
Health and Safety
To be responsible for staff health and safety and have regard for health and safety of other users of the site. To work with sites in regard of COSHH regulations and providing datasheets and assessments for all hazardous substances.
Equipment
To provide all equipment needed to undertake the contract, with any electrical equipment maintained correctly with proof of testing.
Quality management
To provide regular QA reports
Communication
To provide a communication book at each site and liaise with site representatives as necessary to fulfil contract.
Security
To be responsible for locking of site at end of shift. Checking external doors, windows, and setting alarm. To be responsible for keys
Storage
Storage will be provided on site. Supplier to work with sites to use efficiently and effectively.
- How the procedure runs: The procedure will include: 1. Issuing notice to seek requests to participate (stage 1) 2. Review and evaluation of requests. 3. Inviting successful suppliers to submit tender (stage 2) 4. Review and evaluation of bids 5. Appointment of successful supplier
CPV: School cleaning services
Lots and requirements (2)Procurement structure
2 lots · all with a published value (£1,350,000 together) · same evaluation weights on every lotLot #1Sites in Taunton areaAwardedPublished value£1,000,000
Cleaning services to:
- Ruishton Primary School
o Including Woodlands Nursery
o Excluding food servery adjacent to main hall
o Approximate floor area 1140m²
- West Monkton Primary Schools
o Including Little Herons Nursery
o Excluding catering Kitchen areas and BACH (community hall)
o Approximate floor area 2300m²
- Selworthy Special School, comprising
o Oakhill Campus (specialist provision for primary aged learners)
Excluding Block B (swimming pool) and food servery adjacent to main hall
Approximate floor area 800m²
o Hazelbrook Campus (specialist provision for secondary aged learners)
Including 6th form and Hydrotherapy Pool.
Excluding Cadet Hut and food servery adjacent main hall.
Approximate floor area 3800m²
o The Cove, Wellington (specialist provision attached to Courtfield Secondary school)
Approximate floor area 250m²
- Condition of participationshortlisting
Suppliers to respond to questions which will be graded.
Lot #2Hill View SchoolAwardedPublished value£350,000
- Hill View School, Martock (SEMH provision)
o Excluding catering kitchen
o Floor area 3154m²
Regular cleaning
To be responsible for the complete cleaning of each site at end of each school day. Including emptying bins, replenishment of dispensers, and the like, for 39 weeks per year, according to academic calendar.
Deep cleaning
To be responsible for a high standard of deep cleaning three times per year, including high-level clean, external windows.
Materials
To be responsible for ordering and supply of all materials needed to undertake the contract.
Consumables
To be responsible for ordering and supply of all consumable items in dispensers, and replenishing of those dispensers.
Discrete towel disposal
Provide adequate hygienic and discrete towel disposal service.
Health and Safety
To be responsible for staff health and safety and have regard for health and safety of other users of the site. To work with sites in regard of COSHH regulations and providing datasheets and assessments for all hazardous substances.
Equipment
To provide all equipment needed to undertake the contract, with any electrical equipment maintained correctly with proof of testing.
Quality management
To provide regular QA reports
Communication
To provide a communication book at each site and liaise with site representatives as necessary to fulfil contract.
Security
To be responsible for locking of site at end of shift. Checking external doors, windows, and setting alarm. To be responsible for keys
Storage
Storage will be provided on site. Supplier to work with sites to use efficiently and effectively.
- Condition of participationshortlisting
Suppliers will submit answers which will be graded.
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: 45%
- Cost: 55%
Published award criteria (2)
- Cost
- Quality
- Price carries 55 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 5.5 points. This one is won on the number: sharpen the price before polishing the prose.
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
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 18 Jul 2025, 15:40 BST
- Last source update
- 24 Sept 2025, 11:43 BST
- Award evaluation window
- Submission end – 15 Sept 2025
- Authority reference
OPT25/1- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-041391- Latest notice
- Contract award notice (UK6)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-05624dFind a Tender
- How it runs
The procedure will include:
- Issuing notice to seek requests to participate (stage 1)
- Review and evaluation of requests.
- Inviting successful suppliers to submit tender (stage 2)
- Review and evaluation of bids
- Appointment of successful supplier
How it was run
Official notice- Requests to participate (first stage)
- 8 Aug 2025, 12:00 BST
- Submission deadline
- 8 Aug 2025, 12:00 BST
- Clarification deadline
- 1 Aug 2025, 12:00 BST
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
- Accepted languages
- en
Submission by email as described in the PSQ.
Contact details on oak.education ↗
Timeline
18 Jul 2025 → 3 Oct 2025 · 8 dates- Tender notice published18 Jul 2025, 15:40 BST
- Clarification questions by1 Aug 2025, 12:00 BST
- Submission deadline8 Aug 2025, 12:00 BST
- Assessment summaries sent15 Sept 2025, 00:00 BST
- Award decision expected by15 Sept 2025, 23:59 BST
- Latest notice published398 days ago24 Sept 2025, 11:43 BST
- Contract starts392 days ago1 Oct 2025, 00:00 BST
- Standstill ends389 days ago3 Oct 2025, 23:59 BST
Notice history
5 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 18 Jul 2025- Tender notice published18 Jul 2025, 15:40 BSTUK4
- Contract award notice published24 Sept 2025, 11:43 BSTUK6
- Status changed to complete24 Sept 2025, 11:43 BST
- Procurement method changed24 Sept 2025, 11:43 BST
- Contract signature expected13 Oct 2025, 23:59 BSTscheduled
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Across several lots1 award | |||
| Sansum Solutions Group Limited1 Nov 2025 – 31 Aug 2028 | £702,919 | 15 Sept 2025standstill to 3 Oct 2025 | Standstill |
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Lot | Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 · Sites in Taunton area | 4final-stage tenders | 3 | 0 | — |
| 2 · Hill View School | 3final-stage tenders | 1 | 0 | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- SANSUM SOLUTIONS GROUP LIMITEDAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (3)
Official links; attachments are not copiedTender pack and attachments
Notices published for this procedure
- Contract award notice Contract award notice on Find a Tender
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender