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Published 29 Jan 2026, 10:08 GMT

Official UK procurement notice

School Cleaning Services — UK public procurement notice

Official notice

Authority: UNITY SCHOOLS PARTNERSHIP (Education)

ServicesOpen procedureAbove thresholdConcessionSME suitable
Published estimate £120,000≈ £40k / year · £144,000 inc. VAT · 1 value update
Submissions closed 14 Jun 2025
Contract term 3 yrsstarts 1 Sept 2025

What is being bought

Published requirement description

The Academy schools have historically procured their own suppliers to carry out the cleaning activities. Some Unity schools also utilise either a mix of contractor and inhouse staff or are fully staffed with their own cleaners. The ambition of Unity is to have all schools under one contract, but it will be left to the Heads of each school to determine what's best for them. This contract will be for six schools with the option to add more at a later date.

  • The authority expects to re-tender this requirement around 20 May 2028, 23:59 BST.

CPV: School cleaning services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published
Lot #1Lot 1Awarded 3 yrsSMEPublished value£120,000
Contract period: 1 Sept 2025 — 31 Aug 2028 (3 yrs)Eligibility: SME eligibleDelivery: North East, North West, Yorkshire & Humber, East Midlands, West Midlands, East of England, London, South East, South West
Value
£120,000 exc. VAT · £144,000 inc. VAT
90919300 School cleaning services

What it takes to win

Evaluation split and conditions of participation as published — the tender pack may add more
How bids were scored
Quality: 60%Price: 40%

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
Cancelled
Procurement threshold
Above threshold (FTS publication)
Regulatory regime
Concession
Commercial structure
Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type
Competitive procedure
GPA / WTO covered
Unspecified in notice
Recurring procurement
Yes · next expected 20 May 2028
First published
29 Jan 2026, 10:08 GMT
Last source update
29 Jan 2026, 10:08 GMT
Award evaluation window
Submission end — 23 Jun 2025, 23:59 BST
Latest notice
Procurement termination notice (UK12)
Classification (CPV)
School cleaning services
Delivery area
North East (UKC)North West (UKD)Yorkshire & Humber (UKE)East Midlands (UKF)West Midlands (UKG)East of England (UKH)London (UKI)South East (UKJ)+1 more
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-05185f Find a Tender

How it was run

Official notice
Run through: portal not identified
Electronic submission allowedLanguage: EN
Submission deadline
14 Jun 2025, 23:59 BST
Submission channel
Official e-sourcing portal
Electronic submission
Allowed
Accepted languages
en
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release
Please request documents templates at [email protected] which will have all required instructions For information on USP please visit www.unitysp.co.uk

Timeline

5 published dates · Europe/London
  1. Tender notice published
    20 May 2025, 11:32 BST
  2. Submission deadline
    14 Jun 2025, 23:59 BST
  3. Award decision expected by
    23 Jun 2025, 23:59 BST
  4. Contract starts385 days ago
    1 Sept 2025, 00:00 BST
  5. Latest notice published235 days ago
    29 Jan 2026, 10:08 GMT

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics — not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded toValueDateStatus
supplier not published20 Jun 2025CancelledQuality and Pricing of responses were not up to the required standards. A new process to be run in 2026

Notice history

7 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 20 May 2025
  1. Procurement termination notice published
    29 Jan 2026, 10:08 GMTUK12
  2. Published value updated
    29 Jan 2026, 10:08 GMTwas £120,000
  3. Status changed to complete
    29 Jan 2026, 10:08 GMT
  4. Procurement method changed
    29 Jan 2026, 10:08 GMT
  5. Deadline withdrawn
    29 Jan 2026, 10:08 GMT
  6. Buyer details updated
    29 Jan 2026, 10:08 GMT
  7. Tender notice published
    20 May 2025, 11:32 BSTUK4

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

UNITY SCHOOLS PARTNERSHIP

Contracting authorityPublic authority - sub-central government GB-COH: 07400386 · GB-PPON: PQMM-6243-VZQT Unity Schools Partnership Offices Unit B, Haverhill, East of England, CB9 8QP

Official documents & specifications (3)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Tender pack and attachments

  • Conflict of interest declarationtenderConflict of interest declarationNot published

Notices published for this procedure

  • Procurement termination notice tenderProcurement termination noticeUK12Procurement termination notice on Find a Tender
  • Tender notice tenderTender noticeUK4Tender notice on Find a Tender