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Published 15 Jan 2025, 10:33 GMT

Official UK procurement notice

Great Learners Trust - contract for cleaning services

Official notice

Authority: Great Learners Trust (Public body)

ServicesRestricted procedure
Awarded value£760,078published contract · exc. VAT
Submissions closed 14 Feb 2025awarded 8 Jul 2025
Awarded to Atlas FM Limited

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Great Learners Trust are looking for a contractor to provide cleaning services for their four schools in Buckinghamshire.

CPV: School cleaning services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published
Lot #1Great Learners Trust is a trust of 11 primary schools across Buckinghamshire, they…Awarded

Great Learners Trust is a trust of 11 primary schools across Buckinghamshire, they believe that education transforms lives. This tender is for 4 of those schools. Since their formation in 2014, they have grown significantly, fostering innovative learning opportunities and establishing a culture of excellence, where their constantly strive to improve.?

As the Trust grows, they want to ensure that they are optimising contracts and maximising economies of scale. Initially, the contract is to include the schools detailed below but as other schools come out of contract or new schools join the Trust the scope of the contract will continue to be reviewed.

Elmhurst School, Dunsham Lane, Aylesbury HP20 2DB

Great Missenden CE Primary School, Church Street, Great Missenden HP16 0AZ

West Wycombe School, Church Lane, High Wycombe, HP14 3AH

Wooburn Green Primary School, School Road, Wooburn Green, High Wycombe, HP10 0HF

Delivery: South East · buckinghamshire
Extensions: 60 month(s) from the commencement date, with 36 initial month(s) and option to extend 2x12 month(s)Second stage: 5–8 candidates invited to tenderVariant bids: not allowed

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)
  • Analysis of staffing: 20%
  • Service Delivery: 20%
  • Customer Care: 10%
  • Added Value: 5%
  • Clarification Meeting: 10%
  • price: 35%
Published award criteria (6)
  • Analysis of staffing: 20.00%
  • Service Delivery: 20.00%
  • Customer Care: 10.00%
  • Added Value: 5.00%
  • Clarification Meeting: 10.00%
  • Price: 35.00%
Conditions of participation1
  • Suitability

    Tenderer must be established in the field and financially secure with a minimum of 3 years trading history and able to demonstrate suitable expertise in catering within the Education sector.

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
Restricted procedure
Legal basis
CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
Procurement category
Services
Notice status
Awarded
Procurement threshold
Unspecified in notice
Regulatory regime
Standard
Commercial structure
Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type
Competitive procedure
GPA / WTO covered
Yes (GPA)
Recurring procurement
No (one-off requirement)
First published
15 Jan 2025, 10:33 GMT
Last source update
8 Jul 2025, 09:36 BST
Authority reference
CA15173 -
FTS notice number
2025/S 000-038087
Classification (CPV)
School cleaning services
Delivery area
South East (UKJ13)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-04d022 Find a Tender
Contract terms
Performance terms

A statement of the tenderer's turnover and, where appropriate, of turnover in the area covered by the contract for a maximum of the last 3 years available, depending on the date on which the undertaking was set up or the economic operator started trading, as far as the information on these turnovers is available. Abbreviated audited accounts for previous 3 years trading will be required.

How it was run

Official notice
Run through: MultiQuote · Who buys & how to bid on MultiQuote
Supplier login requiredLanguage: EN
Access & registration note: Free
Submission deadline
14 Feb 2025, 12:00 GMT
Submission channel
{"electronicSubmission","written"}
Accepted languages
en
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Timeline

14 Feb 2025 → 8 Jul 2025 · 2 dates
  1. Submission deadline
    14 Feb 2025, 12:00 GMT
  2. Notice published
    8 Jul 2025, 09:36 BST

Notice history

1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender
  1. Status changed to complete
    8 Jul 2025, 09:36 BST

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value £760,0781 contract exc. VAT
Bids received 5
Contracts signed 1latest 8 Jul 2025
Awarded toValueDateStatus
Atlas FM Limited£760,078 †—Awarded

Contracts

  • Great Learners Trust - contract for cleaning services · Atlas FM Limited

    Signed
    8 Jul 2025
    Value
    £760,078
    Status
    active

Bid statistics published by the authority

BidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
5bids———

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Great Learners Trust

Contracting authorityPublic bodyBody governed by public lawEducation Church Street, Great Missenden, South East, HP16 0AZContact email, phone Published organisation website ↗

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice
  • Atlas FM LimitedAwarded supplier Riding Court House, Datchet, Datchet, UK, SL3 9JTContact email, phone

Official documents & specifications (2)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Tender pack and attachments

  • Economic and financial selection criteriatenderEconomic and financial selection criteria
  • Technical selection criteriatenderTechnical selection criteria