Official UK procurement notice
Contract Award - Cleaning Tender for the Services at Mosaic Partnership Trust
Authority: MOSAIC PARTNERSHIP TRUST (Public body)·On behalf of: RED BOX CONSULTANCY SERVICES LIMITED
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThe contract will be awarded for a three-year duration with the option of two additional, one-year extensions.
The financial structure of the contract is designed to reflect the schools' aims to reward the Contractor in a fair manner and based upon contract delivery and to have an open book agreement that is easily auditable.
Contract Dates: 1 January 2027 to 31 December 2029, Possible extension to 31 December 2031.
CPV: School cleaning services
How this framework works
From the published notice- Bids received
- 6 bids received · 1 suppliers appointed
- Framework period
- 3 yrs · up to 5 yrs from 1 Jan 2027
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1AwardedRenewalPublished value£550,000
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: 50%
- Cost: 50%
Published award criteria (2)
- Cost
- Quality
- Price carries 50 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 5 points. This one is won on the number: sharpen the price before polishing the prose.
- “Contract Award - Cleaning Tender for the Services at Mosaic…” is a framework: the contest is a place on its panel, not a single contract.
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
- Awarded
- Procurement threshold
- Above threshold (FTS publication)
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Framework agreement
- Who may use this agreement
- Not stated in the notice; call-off rights may be limited to the establishing authority
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 7 Aug 2026, 11:25 BST
- Last source update
- 20 Oct 2026, 18:15 BST
- Award evaluation window
- Submission end – 19 Oct 2026
- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-077685- Latest notice
- Contract award notice (UK6)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-06dee8Find a Tender
How it was run
Official notice- Appointment period ends
- 18 Sept 2026, 15:00 BST
- Clarification deadline
- 11 Sept 2026, 23:59 BST
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
- Accepted languages
- en
All submissions should be made via the Red Box Portal at www.redboxportal.com ↗. This is accessible by the client.
Maximum file size is 4.5MB.
Any files larger than this should be re-saved with lower resolution.
Portal administrators and clients are unable to access the bids until the deadline has passed.
No attachments with be opened or downloaded until after the tender response deadline. Contractors should receive a confirmation email once files are accessed.
No, We Transfer files will be accepted.
Please complete your intention to bid on the opportunity via the Red Box portal - www.redboxportal.com ↗.
Timeline
7 Aug 2026 → 1 Jan 2027 · 9 dates- Planning notice published75 days ago7 Aug 2026, 11:25 BST
- Tender notice published68 days ago14 Aug 2026, 13:22 BST
- Next notice expected67 days ago14 Aug 2026, 23:59 BST
- Clarification questions by39 days ago11 Sept 2026, 23:59 BST
- Admission / appointment period ends33 days ago · period end, not a bid countdown18 Sept 2026, 15:00 BST
- Assessment summaries sent6 days ago15 Oct 2026, 00:00 BST
- Award decision expected by1 day ago19 Oct 2026, 23:59 BST
- Latest notice published1 day ago20 Oct 2026, 18:15 BST
- Today21 Oct 2026
- Contract startsin 72 days1 Jan 2027
Notice history
9 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 7 Aug 2026- Pipeline notice published7 Aug 2026, 11:25 BSTUK1
- Tender notice published14 Aug 2026, 13:22 BSTUK4
- Published value published: £550,00014 Aug 2026, 13:22 BST
- Status changed to active14 Aug 2026, 13:22 BST
- Procurement method changed14 Aug 2026, 13:22 BST
- Deadline published: 18 Sept 2026, 15:00 BST14 Aug 2026, 13:22 BST
- Contract award notice published20 Oct 2026, 18:15 BSTUK6
- Status changed to complete20 Oct 2026, 18:15 BST
- Contract signature expected1 Dec 2026, 23:59 GMTscheduled
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Direct Cleaning Services (SW) LtdSME1 Jan 2027 – 31 Dec 2029 · up to 31 Dec 2031Extensions: Description of possible extension: The contract will be awarded for a three-year duration with the option of two additional, one-year extensions. The financial structure of the contract is designed to reflect the schools' aims to reward the Contractor in a fair manner and based upon contract delivery and to have an open book agreement that is easily auditable. | £443,321 | 15 Oct 2026 | Awarded |
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 6final-stage tenders · 17 at stage one | 6 | 0 | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
2 public bodies on the noticeOther public bodies
- RED BOX CONSULTANCY SERVICES LIMITEDProcess contact pointProcuring entityExternal Consultant Managing the Tender Process
Framework contractors & participating bidders
1 commercial party on the notice- DIRECT CLEANING SERVICES SW LIMITEDFramework contractor
Official documents & specifications (3)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Contract award notice Contract award notice on Find a Tender
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender
- Pipeline notice Pipeline notice on Find a Tender