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Published 14 May 2025, 12:05 BST

Official UK procurement notice

The Heathland School ~ Cleaning Tender

Official notice

Authority: The Heathland School (Education)

ServicesCompetitive flexible procedureAbove thresholdSME suitable
Sectors: Cleaning & Environmental Services (90) Delivery: Delivery location not published
Published estimate£1,198,185≈ £200k / year · £1,198,185 inc. VAT
Submissions closed 8 Aug 2025awarded 20 Oct 2025
Award (standstill) to Purgo Supply Services Limited
Contract term 6 yrsends 31 Dec 2031 · starts 1 Jan 2026

What is being bought

Published requirement description

The Heathland School is a Secondary School in Hounslow, Middlesex, which was founded in 1974. The school is an ‘Outstanding’ 11-18 Co-educational Community Comprehensive School committed to delivering exceptional academic success and providing an environment where individual learners thrive and become confident, independent and informed citizens of the future.

The tender project is seeking to appoint a Contractor whose initiative and innovation will be welcomed for the provision of service within the existing facilities for the 1850 students on roll and 220 teaching and support staff,

The contract being tendered is for three years in duration from 1st January 2026 to 31 December 2029 and will operate as a Fixed Price Contract, with the successful Contractor offering the School a guaranteed return / cost per annum for the provision of cleaning services.

The School year is based on a calendar of 195 days. Five days are to be used for staff professional development which means that School will be open to receive students for the legal minimum of 190 days.

The contract offered covers the scope for the provision of all cleaning services within the school.

Whilst the School prioritises value for money as a key objective of the Competitive Tender Process, the Governing body is not obliged to accept the lowest price.

The value of the current contract is: -

2024/25 £239,637

The Heathland School expects the successful contractor to enable the continued development of cleaning services. The School expects the successful tenderer to evidence, through their bid, how they shall support and complement its values and support the principles of the school.

The School believes that success should be celebrated and that pupils should enjoy their time at school; if lessons are stimulating and challenging then students will love learning. Much time therefore, is spent reviewing and planning schemes of work to ensure that they are differentiated to meet the needs of all students

As a school who are continually seeking ways to improve and develop the ethos and environment for students and staff, to give them the facilities they deserve and need to meet the challenges of the 21st Century.

Please be advised that this contract will be let on a 3 +2-year fixed price basis.

  • How the procedure runs: Please see SQ document & timetable for further information on this process.

CPV: School cleaning services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published
Lot #1Awarded 6 yrsSMEPublished value£1,198,185
Contract period: 1 Jan 2026 – 31 Dec 2031 (6 yrs)Value: £1,198,185 exc. VAT · £1,198,185 inc. VAT
Eligibility: SME eligible

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: 70%Price: 30%
Published sub-criteria (2)
  • Quality: 70%
  • Cost: 30%
Published award criteria (2)
  • Cost: Long criteria description
  • Quality: Long criteria description
What this means for your bid
  • Price carries 30 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 3 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
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
Yes (GPA, CPTPP)
Recurring procurement
Unspecified in notice
First published
14 May 2025, 12:05 BST
Last source update
28 May 2026, 14:02 BST
Award evaluation window
Submission end – 23 Sept 2025
FTS notice number
2025/S 000-021202
Latest notice
Contract award notice (UK6)
Classification (CPV)
School cleaning services
Delivery area
Not published
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-0512e8 Find a Tender
How it runs

Please see SQ document & timetable for further information on this process.

How it was run

Official notice
Run through: Litmus TMS
Supplier login requiredElectronic submission allowedLanguage: EN
Access & registration note: Free
Submission deadline
8 Aug 2025, 13:00 BST
Clarification deadline
6 Jun 2025, 13:00 BST
Submission channel
Official e-sourcing portal
Electronic submission
Allowed
Accepted languages
en
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Timeline

14 May 2025 → 8 Jun 2026 · 8 dates
  1. Tender notice published
    14 May 2025, 12:05 BST
  2. Clarification questions by
    6 Jun 2025, 13:00 BST
  3. Submission deadline
    8 Aug 2025, 13:00 BST
  4. Award decision expected by395 days ago
    23 Sept 2025, 00:59 BST
  5. Assessment summaries sent368 days ago
    20 Oct 2025, 00:00 BST
  6. Contract starts295 days ago
    1 Jan 2026
  7. Latest notice published147 days ago
    28 May 2026, 14:02 BST
  8. Standstill ends136 days ago
    8 Jun 2026, 23:59 BST

Notice history

4 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 14 May 2025
  1. Tender notice published
    14 May 2025, 12:05 BST
    UK4
  2. Contract award notice published
    28 May 2026, 14:02 BST
    UK6
  3. Status changed to complete
    28 May 2026, 14:02 BST
  4. Contract signature expected
    9 Jun 2026, 23:59 BST
    scheduled

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value £1,198,1851 award exc. VAT
Bids received 3
Awarded toValueDateStatus
Purgo Supply Services LimitedSME10 Jun 2026 – 31 Dec 2031£1,198,18520 Oct 2025standstill to 8 Jun 2026Standstill

Bid statistics published by the authority

BidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
3final-stage tenders00—

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

The Heathland School

Contracting authorityPublic authority - sub-central government GB-PPON: PJNV-8655-BTTY Wellington Road South, Hounslow, London, TW4 5JDContact email

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice
  • Purgo Supply Services LimitedAwarded supplierGB-COH: 08665358 Unit 07 Tideway Yard, 125 Mortlake High Street, Barnes, London, London, SW14 8SNContact name, email, phone

Official documents & specifications (2)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure

  • Contract award notice awardContract award noticeUK6Contract award notice on Find a Tender
  • Tender notice tenderTender noticeUK4Tender notice on Find a Tender