The supply of cleaning services to Saffron Academy Trust's Alec Hunter Academy

• How the procedure runs: The procurement will be conducted using a competitive flexible procedure, structured to ensure proportionality, transparency, and alignment with the nature of the requirement. Given that the cleaning services being procured are routine and well defined within the facilities management market, no pre-market engagement was undertaken. The specifications, service standards, and performance expectations are considered standard across the sector, and there is a sufficiently mature and competitive supplier base capable of responding without prior consultation. The procedure is designed as a staged evaluation process. At the initial stage, Tenderers will submit a written response to the quality questions, including social value, alongside their pricing submission. These elements will be evaluated against the following weighted criteria: • Quality - Response to Tender, including social value: 40% • Pricing: 40% Following this initial assessment, the highest-ranking Tenderer or Tenderers, with a minimum of 1 and a maximum of 4, will be invited to proceed to the presentation stage. This stage carries a weighting of 20% and is intended to validate and further assess the Tenderers’ proposed delivery model, mobilisation approach, and alignment with the Contracting Authority’s objectives. The final contract award will be made to the most advantageous tender achieving the highest combined score across all evaluated stages, expressed as a total out of 100%. The Contracting Authority retains discretion throughout the process. This includes the right to: • Reject tenders deemed to be abnormally high or low in price • Seek clarifications or hold meetings with Tenderers where necessary • Award the contract in whole or in part • Decline to award to the lowest priced or any tender The detailed scoring mechanism and evaluation methodology are set out in the document SIT-9199337-Scoring-Methodology (V1.0)(Jun 26) within the ITT tender pack, which governs how scores are applied consistently across all tender submissions.

CPV: School cleaning services

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

10 Jun 2026, 16:00 BST

Last source update

27 Aug 2026, 13:07 BST

Award evaluation window

Submission end – 2 Sept 2026

Authority reference

SIT-9199337

FTS notice number

2026/S 000-054877

Latest notice

Contract award notice (UK6)

Classification (CPV)

School cleaning services

Delivery area

East of England (UKH3)

Official registry OCID

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How it runs

The procurement will be conducted using a competitive flexible procedure, structured to ensure proportionality, transparency, and alignment with the nature of the requirement.

Given that the cleaning services being procured are routine and well defined within the facilities management market, no pre-market engagement was undertaken. The specifications, service standards, and performance expectations are considered standard across the sector, and there is a sufficiently mature and competitive supplier base capable of responding without prior consultation.

The procedure is designed as a staged evaluation process. At the initial stage, Tenderers will submit a written response to the quality questions, including social value, alongside their pricing submission. These elements will be evaluated against the following weighted criteria:

• Quality - Response to Tender, including social value: 40%
• Pricing: 40%

Following this initial assessment, the highest-ranking Tenderer or Tenderers, with a minimum of 1 and a maximum of 4, will be invited to proceed to the presentation stage. This stage carries a weighting of 20% and is intended to validate and further assess the Tenderers’ proposed delivery model, mobilisation approach, and alignment with the Contracting Authority’s objectives.

The final contract award will be made to the most advantageous tender achieving the highest combined score across all evaluated stages, expressed as a total out of 100%.

The Contracting Authority retains discretion throughout the process. This includes the right to:

• Reject tenders deemed to be abnormally high or low in price
• Seek clarifications or hold meetings with Tenderers where necessary
• Award the contract in whole or in part
• Decline to award to the lowest priced or any tender

The detailed scoring mechanism and evaluation methodology are set out in the document SIT-9199337-Scoring-Methodology (V1.0)(Jun 26) within the ITT tender pack, which governs how scores are applied consistently across all tender submissions.

Submission deadline

10 Jul 2026, 12:00 BST

Clarification deadline

26 Jun 2026, 23:59 BST

Submission channel

Official e-sourcing portal

Electronic submission

Allowed

Accepted languages

en

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