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Weydon Multi Academy Trust ~ Cleaning tender

Official notice

Authority: Weydon Multi Academy Trust (Public body)

ServicesCompetitive flexible procedureAbove thresholdSME suitable
Published estimate£5,908,660≈ £2.0m / year · £5,908,660 inc. VAT
Submissions closed 24 Jul 2026
Contract term 3 yrsends 31 Oct 2029 · up to 31 Oct 2031 with extensions · starts 1 Nov 2026

What is being bought

Published requirement description

WMAT is a multi-academy trust currently comprising 18 schools/college in the Surrey and North Hampshire area. The Trust was formed in 2017 and currently includes a Sixth Form college, 7 secondary schools, 5 special needs schools and 5 primary schools. The Trust has recently expanded following the merger with The Prospect Trust on 1st April 2026. It is our intention that as existing contracts come to an end, any new schools will join one of the two Trust contract with an aligned contract end date.

A key element of WMAT’s vision for our schools, is the provision of exceptional learning environments. Creating inspiring classrooms in which to learn, teach and spaces for students / children and staff to work and relax sits as one of our core values. We describe this as our drive to create and maintain ‘exceptional learning environments’. Our cleaning partner will be a key driver in the maintenance of exceptional environments; both from an aesthetic and environmental sustainability perspective. We are looking to build a relationship which further enhances our school environments, utilising technology and resource efficiencies to create financial efficiencies and sparkly clean schools.

Importantly, we value developing ‘partnerships’ with specialist providers across a range of specialities. Working together we will develop KPIs to sit alongside regular qualitative feedback from our Business / Operations / Premises leads; ‘Stronger Together’. Our cleaning partner will mirror our passion to be innovative and to initiate different ways of doing things – we are open to suggestions from the successful contractor to review our current services / ways of working and make recommendations for improvement. ‘Restlessness in the pursuit of better’. The successful contractor will also develop excellent relationships formally and informally with key colleagues including Business / Operations Leads, Estates Managers and Headteachers / Principals.

The contract offered includes all cleaning services whilst schools are in session, and periodic / deep cleans. The contract is being tendered on a 3 + 1 + 1 year basis and will operate as a Guaranteed Performance Contract, with the successful contractor offering the Trust a guaranteed return / cost per annum for the provision of cleaning services. The main contract start date will be 1.11.26, with any additional schools joining as their contracts end.

Please see PSQ Document for more information.

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  • How the procedure runs: Please see PSQ Document for more information.

CPV: School cleaning services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published
Lot #1Renewal 3 yrsSMEPublished value£5,908,660
Contract period: 1 Nov 2026 – 31 Oct 2029 (3 yrs) · up to 31 Oct 2031 with extensionsValue: £5,908,660 exc. VAT · £5,908,660 inc. VAT
Delivery: South EastEligibility: SME eligible
Extensions: 3+1+1 Please see PSQ Document for more information.

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 1: 70%
  • Criterion 2: 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
Closed
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
15 Apr 2026, 08:46 BST
Last source update
15 Apr 2026, 08:46 BST
Award evaluation window
Submission end – 21 Sept 2026
FTS notice number
2026/S 000-033982
Latest notice
Tender notice (UK4)
Classification (CPV)
School cleaning services
Delivery area
South East (UKJ2)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-068271 Find a Tender
How it runs

Please see PSQ Document for more information.

How it was run

Official notice
Run through: Litmus TMS
Supplier login requiredElectronic submission allowedLanguage: EN
Access & registration note: Free
Submission deadline
24 Jul 2026, 12:00 BST
Clarification deadline
15 May 2026, 12:00 BST
Submission channel
Official e-sourcing portal
Electronic submission
Allowed
Accepted languages
en
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Timeline

15 Apr 2026 → 1 Nov 2026 · 5 dates
  1. Tender notice published189 days ago
    15 Apr 2026, 08:46 BST
  2. Clarification questions by159 days ago
    15 May 2026, 12:00 BST
  3. Submission deadline89 days ago
    24 Jul 2026, 12:00 BST
  4. Award decision expected by30 days ago
    21 Sept 2026, 23:59 BST
  5. Today
    21 Oct 2026
  6. Contract startsin 11 days
    1 Nov 2026

Notice history

1 event · 1 release on Find a Tender
  1. Tender notice published
    15 Apr 2026, 08:46 BST
    UK4

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Weydon Multi Academy Trust

Contracting authorityPublic authority - sub-central government GB-PPON: PRTC-7836-VZDL Weydon Ln, Wrecclesham, 7 Doman Road, Farnham, South East, GU9 8UGContact email, phone

Official documents & specifications (1)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure

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