Official UK procurement notice
Wilmslow High School Cleaning Tender 2026
Authority: RPJ3 Group (Public body)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionWilmslow High School are seeking to procure a provider for cleaning services.
The provision of the service must demonstrate the best value approach and be flexible in its delivery and operation to ensure that the needs and ethos of the individual schools are supported.
This tender process is targeted to have a cleaning contract in place to commence on 1st August 2026. Please note that this process covers all cleaning services within Wilmslow High School with full tender costings and proposals for a contract start in on 1st August 2026. These details will be further explained in the ITT documents. The tender process will be through a competitive flexible procedure commencing with a participation stage to create a select bidder list following analysis of a PSQ document (within which the scoring criteria will be included). The nature of the contract demands a good local infrastructure to provide and maintain the level and standard of cleaning service and support required by the school. Local labour resource/relief cover is very important. We have set a minimum Employer's (compulsory) liability insurance of 10,000,000 GBP). Following the analysis of PSQ’s the selected bidders will be invited to attend a site survey and tender briefing initially planned for March 2026. Tender response deadline is planned as mid April 2026 and it is envisaged that interviews will take place in late April 2026. The contract will be for a 3 +1 +1 period (5 years in total including the option to extend for 1 + 1years).
- How the procedure runs: The competitive flexible procedure will commence with a participation stage whereby a PSQ will be completed by interested suppliers. This will be scored, and successful suppliers will be invited to submit a full tender. The tender submissions will be analysed and scored and selected suppliers will be invited to final interview/presentation stage. The contracting Authority will then select the winning supplier and award the contract.
- No preliminary market engagement: Time constraints of the procurement process and to ensure a level playing field so no supplier has an unfair advantage or to distort competition.
CPV: School cleaning services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1RenewalPublished value£1,200,000
- Economic & financial standing
As per PSQ document
- Technical & professional ability
as per PSQ document
- Condition of participationshortlisting
A Procurement Specific Questionnaire is completed by suppliers with the highest scoring suppliers being invited to tender.
What it takes to wini
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 morei
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).
Published sub-criteria (2)
- Qulaitative: 45%
- Financial: 55%
Published award criteria (2)
- Financial: 6/7 financial schedules require completion, providing a fixed price annual cost
- Qulaitative: 9 qualitative schedules require responding to.
- Economic & financial standing
As per PSQ document
- Technical & professional ability
as per PSQ document
- Condition of participationshortlisting
A Procurement Specific Questionnaire is completed by suppliers with the highest scoring suppliers being invited to tender.
- Price carries 55 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 5.5 points. This one is won on the number: sharpen the price before polishing the prose.
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
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 27 Jan 2026, 14:49 GMT
- Last source update
- 27 Jan 2026, 14:49 GMT
- Award evaluation window
- Submission end – 28 Apr 2026
- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-007168- Latest notice
- Tender notice (UK4)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-060fd6Find a Tender
- How it runs
The competitive flexible procedure will commence with a participation stage whereby a PSQ will be completed by interested suppliers. This will be scored, and successful suppliers will be invited to submit a full tender. The tender submissions will be analysed and scored and selected suppliers will be invited to final interview/presentation stage. The contracting Authority will then select the winning supplier and award the contract.
How it was run
Official notice- Requests to participate (first stage)
- 23 Feb 2026, 12:00 GMT
- Submission deadline
- 23 Feb 2026, 12:00 GMT
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
- Accepted languages
- en
Timeline
27 Jan 2026 → 1 Aug 2026 · 4 dates- Tender notice published268 days ago27 Jan 2026, 14:49 GMT
- Submission deadline241 days ago23 Feb 2026, 12:00 GMT
- Award decision expected by177 days ago28 Apr 2026, 23:59 BST
- Contract starts83 days ago1 Aug 2026, 00:00 BST
Notice history
1 event · 1 release on Find a Tender- Tender notice published27 Jan 2026, 14:49 GMTUK4
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Official documents & specifications (2)
Official links; attachments are not copiedTender pack and attachments
- Bidding documents and specificationsAccess: Tender documents will be emailed out to each successful PSQ bidder
Notices published for this procedure
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender