Official UK procurement notice
Loxford School Trust - Building Cleaning Services
Authority: Loxford Trust (Public body)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionLoxford School Trust requires one supplier to fulfil their Building Cleaning Services requirement.
- How the procedure runs: Stage 1: SQ Stage 2: Advertisement Stage 3: ITT Stage 4: Standstill Stage 5: Award
CPV: Building-cleaning services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1AwardedRenewalPublished value£1,547,110
- Economic & financial standing
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- Technical & professional ability
In the first instance, candidates should register with multiquote.com and express an interest in the contract. Contract details can be found under the 'Opportunities’ section of the multiquote.com homepage. A Selection Questionnaire (SQ)must be completed and returned (via multiquote.com) as part of the request to participate process. Candidates will need to provide as part of the request to participate process evidence of business quality standards, accreditations, and relevant experience. Any candidate found to be guilty of serious misrepresentation in proving false or inaccurate information may be declared ineligible and not selected to continue with the process.
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 (6)
- Quality Management: 10%
- Mobilisation: 5%
- Presentation: 15%
- Staffing: 15%
- Contract Financials: 50%
- Social and Added Value: 5%
Published award criteria (6)
- Quality Management
- Mobilisation
- Contract Financials
- Presentation
- Social and Added Value
- Staffing
- Economic & financial standing
In the first instance, candidates should register with multiquote.com and express an interest in the contract. Contract details can be found under the 'Opportunities’ section of the multiquote.com homepage. A Selection Questionnaire (SQ)must be completed and returned (via multiquote.com) as part of the request to participate process. Candidates will need to provide as part of the request to participate process evidence of business quality standards, accreditations, and relevant experience. Any candidate found to be guilty of serious misrepresentation in proving false or inaccurate information may be declared ineligible and not selected to continue with the process.
- Technical & professional ability
In the first instance, candidates should register with multiquote.com and express an interest in the contract. Contract details can be found under the 'Opportunities’ section of the multiquote.com homepage. A Selection Questionnaire (SQ)must be completed and returned (via multiquote.com) as part of the request to participate process. Candidates will need to provide as part of the request to participate process evidence of business quality standards, accreditations, and relevant experience. Any candidate found to be guilty of serious misrepresentation in proving false or inaccurate information may be declared ineligible and not selected to continue with the process.
- 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.
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
- 16 Mar 2026, 09:45 GMT
- Last source update
- 25 Sept 2026, 10:35 BST
- Award evaluation window
- Submission end – 1 Sept 2026
- Authority reference
CA17375- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-023317- Latest notice
- Contract award notice (UK6)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-066a95Find a Tender
- How it runs
Stage 1: SQ
Stage 2: Advertisement
Stage 3: ITT
Stage 4: Standstill
Stage 5: Award
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 16 Apr 2026, 11:00 BST
- Clarification deadline
- 6 Apr 2026, 13:00 BST
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
- Accepted languages
- en
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Timeline
16 Mar 2026 → 25 Sept 2026 · 7 dates- Tender notice published221 days ago16 Mar 2026, 09:45 GMT
- Clarification questions by200 days ago6 Apr 2026, 13:00 BST
- Submission deadline190 days ago16 Apr 2026, 11:00 BST
- Contract starts52 days ago1 Sept 2026, 00:00 BST
- Award decision expected by51 days ago1 Sept 2026, 23:59 BST
- Assessment summaries sent32 days ago21 Sept 2026, 00:00 BST
- Latest notice published28 days ago25 Sept 2026, 10:35 BST
Notice history
4 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 16 Mar 2026- Tender notice published16 Mar 2026, 09:45 GMTUK4
- Contract award notice published25 Sept 2026, 10:35 BSTUK6
- Status changed to complete25 Sept 2026, 10:35 BST
- Contract signature expected6 Oct 2026, 23:59 BSTscheduled
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Birkin Cleaning Services LtdSME1 Jan 2027 – 31 Dec 2029 · up to 31 Dec 2031Extensions: Extensions allowed: Yes (2 x 12 months) | £5,645,591 | 21 Sept 2026 | Awarded |
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10final-stage tenders | 4 | 0 | — |
Who bid
- did not winTown and Country Cleaners Ltd · South East England
- did not winACCELERATE CLEANING SOLUTIONS LTD · East of England
- did not winGuardianfm · Greater London
- did not winAtlas FM Limited · South East England
- did not winLEIGH ON SEA COMMERCIAL CLEANING LIMITED · East of England
- did not winAEFM Limited · South East England
- did not winBEE SERVICES UK LTD · East of England
- did not winCrystal Facilities Management Limited · Greater London
- wonBirkin Cleaning Services LimitedSME · East of England
- did not winEverbrite Cleaning Services · South East England
Bidders as named on the Procurement Act 2023 award notice. “Won” means the bidder holds an award on this notice.
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
10 commercial parties on the notice · 1 awarded- ACCELERATE CLEANING SOLUTIONS LTDBidder / tenderer
- AEFM LimitedBidder / tenderer
- Atlas FM LimitedBidder / tenderer
- BEE SERVICES UK LTDBidder / tenderer
- Birkin Cleaning Services LimitedAwarded supplier
- Crystal Facilities Management LimitedBidder / tenderer
- Everbrite Cleaning ServicesBidder / tenderer
- GuardianfmBidder / tenderer
- LEIGH ON SEA COMMERCIAL CLEANING LIMITEDBidder / tenderer
- Town and Country Cleaners LtdBidder / tenderer
Official documents & specifications (2)
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