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Published 20 Oct 2025, 10:05 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Tunbridge Wells Grammar School for Girls ~ Cleaning Tender

Official notice

Authority: Tunbridge Wells Grammar School for Girls (Education)

ServicesCompetitive flexible procedureAbove thresholdSME suitable
Published estimate£446,637≈ £149k / year · £446,637 inc. VAT
Submissions closed 23 Jan 2026awarded 2 Mar 2026
Award (standstill) to Kent Gurkha Company Ltd
Contract term 3 yrsends 31 Mar 2029 · starts 1 Apr 2026

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Tunbridge Wells Girls’ Grammar School (TWGGS) is a selective secondary school located in Tunbridge Wells in Kent.

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 1124 students on roll and 110 teaching and support staff.

The contract being tendered is for three years in duration from 1 April 2026 to 31 March 2029 and will operate as a Fixed Price Contract, with the successful Contractor offering the School a 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 cleaning services within the School. The summer deep clean is currently contracted separately, but will now be incorporated into this cleaning contract.

We have a total of nine separate buildings on our school site. A site map is provided.

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 (April 24 to March 25) - £138,712 + VAT

Summer 2025 deep clean - £10,166 + VAT

TWGGS 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.

As a school we 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 year fixed price basis.

  • How the procedure runs: Please PSQ Document

CPV: School cleaning services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published
Lot #1Awarded 3 yrsSMEPublished value£446,637
Contract period: 1 Apr 2026 – 31 Mar 2029 (3 yrs)Value: £446,637 exc. VAT · £446,637 inc. VAT
Delivery: South EastEligibility: 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)
  • Criterion 2: 70%
  • Criterion 1: 30%
Published award criteria (2)
  • Criterion 1
  • Criterion 2
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)
Recurring procurement
Unspecified in notice
First published
20 Oct 2025, 10:05 BST
Last source update
16 Apr 2026, 15:09 BST
Award evaluation window
Submission end – 9 Mar 2026
FTS notice number
2025/S 000-066584
Latest notice
Contract award notice (UK6)
Classification (CPV)
School cleaning services
Delivery area
South East (UKJ4)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-05cf76 Find a Tender
How it runs

Please PSQ Document

How it was run

Official notice
Run through: Litmus TMS
Supplier login requiredElectronic submission allowedLanguage: EN
Access & registration note: Free
Submission deadline
23 Jan 2026, 12:00 GMT
Clarification deadline
21 Nov 2025, 12:00 GMT
Submission channel
Official e-sourcing portal
Electronic submission
Allowed
Accepted languages
en
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Timeline

20 Oct 2025 → 27 Apr 2026 · 8 dates
  1. Tender notice published373 days ago
    20 Oct 2025, 10:05 BST
  2. Clarification questions by341 days ago
    21 Nov 2025, 12:00 GMT
  3. Submission deadline278 days ago
    23 Jan 2026, 12:00 GMT
  4. Assessment summaries sent241 days ago
    2 Mar 2026
  5. Award decision expected by233 days ago
    9 Mar 2026, 23:59 GMT
  6. Contract starts211 days ago
    1 Apr 2026, 00:00 BST
  7. Latest notice published195 days ago
    16 Apr 2026, 15:09 BST
  8. Standstill ends184 days ago
    27 Apr 2026, 23:59 BST

Notice history

4 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 20 Oct 2025
  1. Tender notice published
    20 Oct 2025, 10:05 BST
    UK4
  2. Contract award notice published
    16 Apr 2026, 15:09 BST
    UK6
  3. Status changed to complete
    16 Apr 2026, 15:09 BST
  4. Contract signature expected
    28 Apr 2026, 23:59 BST
    scheduled

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value (inc. VAT) £446,6371 award inc. VAT; no net value published
Bids received 52 from SMEs
Awarded toValueDateStatus
Kent Gurkha Company LtdSME29 Apr 2026 – 31 Mar 2029£446,637 inc. VAT2 Mar 2026standstill to 27 Apr 2026Standstill

Bid statistics published by the authority

BidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
5final-stage tenders20—

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Tunbridge Wells Grammar School for Girls

Contracting authorityPublic authority - sub-central government GB-PPON: PZNV-9296-LPYT Southfield Rd,, Tunbridge Wells, South East, TN4 9UJContact email, phone

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice
  • Kent Gurkha Company LtdAwarded supplierGB-COH: 05797901 7 Clarendon Place, King Street, Maidstone, South East, ME14 1BQContact 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