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# Provision of a cleaning and caretaking service for Orwell Multi Academy Trust

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/provision-of-a-cleaning-and-caretaking-service-for-orwell-multi-academy-trust-ocds-h6vhtk-02fbbe). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** Suffolk County Council: "Provision of a cleaning and caretaking service for Orwell Multi Academy Trust". Published status: active. Published Value: £900,000. 1 published lot. Recorded submission deadline: 5 Jan 2022, 12:00 GMT. Published submission portal: www.suffolksourcing.uk.

## Key Information
- **Status:** ACTIVE (the published submission deadline has passed)
- **Buyer:** [Suffolk County Council](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/suffolk-county-council-ons-e10000029)
- **Published Value:** £900,000 (GBP)
- **Submission Deadline:** 5 January 2022 at 12:00 GMT
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Open procedure
- **Main Category:** services
- **Classifications (CPV):** School cleaning services
- **Delivery Location:** UKH14
- **Legal Basis:** CELEX 32014L0024
- **Official Documents:** 2 published documents & notices ([view on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/provision-of-a-cleaning-and-caretaking-service-for-orwell-multi-academy-trust-ocds-h6vhtk-02fbbe#documents))
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-02fbbe`

## Before you bid
Deciding whether to bid? The Tenderline page for this tender carries the competition and buyer analysis this notice does not:

- **Expected competition:** how many bids lots like this attract, from past awards in the same market.
- **Who could compete:** suppliers who have won similar work, and who holds the current contract.
- **Buyer track record:** earlier work for this buyer, its unexpired awards, and how its awards compared with its estimates.
- **Price forecast:** the commercial price range for each lot, with the middle 50% of comparable awards.

- **What it takes to win:** selection and award criteria, lot by lot.
- **Contract history:** what this tender replaces, and every notice in the procedure.

[Open the competition and buyer analysis](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/provision-of-a-cleaning-and-caretaking-service-for-orwell-multi-academy-trust-ocds-h6vhtk-02fbbe#tl-md)

## Submission
- **Submission Platform:** [suffolksourcing.uk](/out?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.suffolksourcing.uk)
- **How to bid:** https://tenderline.uk/tenders/provision-of-a-cleaning-and-caretaking-service-for-orwell-multi-academy-trust-ocds-h6vhtk-02fbbe#participate

## Description
Orwell Multi Academy Trust (OMAT) is an established multi-academy trust of six schools serving the community of Ipswich and the surrounding areas; Brooklands Primary School, Grange Primary School, Halifax Primary School (plus an on-site office bungalow), Handford Hall Primary School, Springfield Infants and Willows Primary School. An additional new build school, Grace Cook Primary School is due to open 1st September 2022.Currently there are two cleaning contractors and one in-house arrangement who are responsible for the internal cleaning of these schools. OMAT now wish to award the business to one suitably qualified and experienced sole contractor to provide cleaning and caretaking services for all these sites.The contract will be initially for three years with the provision to extend it for a further two years.The contract will commence on 1st April 2022

## Lots (1)
### Lot 1: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** active
- **CPV codes:** 90919300
- **Delivery regions:** UKH

- **Estimated Value:** £900,000
- **Description:** Orwell Multi Academy Trust Cleaning & Caretaking Services Orwell Multi Academy Trust (OMAT) is an established multi-academy trust of six schools serving the community of Ipswich and the surrounding areas; Brooklands Primary School, Grange Primary Sch...
- **Contract Period:** 31/03/2022 to 31/03/2025
- **Renewal published:** yes

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F029771-2021)
- **Last Source Update:** 2021-12-01T09:40:38.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-29T09:34:14.756Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-02fbbe