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Weald of Kent Grammar School ~ Cleaning Tender

Weald of Kent Grammar School ~ Cleaning Tender · Tender notice on Find a Tender

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Opportunity overview

Weald of Kent Grammar School is a large sized selective grammar school, with academy status for girls aged 11–18 and co-educational sixth form for students aged 16–18. The school operates across two campuses located in Tonbridge and Sevenoaks, Kent and boasts state of the art facilities. 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 approximate 600 students at our Sevenoaks campus and 1500 in Tonbridge, with 200 teaching and support staff who work across both. The contract being tendered is for three years in duration from August 2025 and will operate as a Guaranteed Performance Contract. 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, which currently includes: Sevenoaks Campus -3 Floor building which includes DT, Science, Food and general classrooms, dance studio, sports hall, main hall, dining hall and office space. Approx. Square Metres: 6507 Tonbridge Campus -The school has six, multi-storey stand-alone buildings (named as Main Building, Maths, Humanities, New Science, Sports Hall and 6th Form Hub). These buildings house educational, dining, sport and office facilities. Approx. Square Metres: -Eng/Hums: 3149 -Main Build: 5325 -Maths: 1113 -Sports Hall: 1837 -New Science 720 -New classrooms 224 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: Tonbridge Contract Cost: £156,588.41 Sevenoaks Contract Cost: £58,745.83 Total Contract Value = £646,000.00 Weald of Kent 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 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. See SQ Document for more information To view this notice, please click here: https://litmustms.co.uk/delta/viewNotice.html?noticeId=967686506

Awarded to

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Kent Gurkha Company Ltd

Matched by exact name
Published award value
£646k
Awarded
8 Jul 2025
Award ID
1
Status
active
Location
Maidstone, UKJ45, ME14 1BQ, United Kingdom

Classification

  • CPV90919300 — School cleaning services

Lots

  • Lot 1£646k

Documents and notices

Published notice details

Additional information from the published procurement release. Fields appear only when supplied by the source; check the original notice and tender documents before acting.

Scope, procedure and submissions

Id
ocds-h6vhtk-050f91
Status
complete
Above Threshold
Yes
Procurement Method
open
Main Procurement Category
services
Procurement Method Details
Open procedure

Covered By

GPA
CPTPP

Legal basis

Id
2023/54
Scheme
UKPGA

Expected award period

Ends
8 Jul 2025, 00:59

Tender Period

Ends
3 Jun 2025, 13:00

Enquiry period

Ends
2 Jun 2025, 13:00

Submission terms

Electronic Submission Policy
allowed

Languages

en

Lots and requirements

Entry 1
Id
1
Status
complete

Value

Amount
646,000
Currency
GBP
Including VAT
646,000

Suitability

Sme
Yes

Award criteria

Criteria

Criterion 1
Name
Cost
Type
cost
Description
Long criteria description

Numbers

Entry 1
Number
30
Weight
percentageExact
Criterion 2
Name
Quality
Type
quality
Description
Long criteria description

Numbers

Entry 1
Number
70
Weight
percentageExact

Contract period

Ends
1 Sept 2028, 00:59
Starts
1 Aug 2025, 01:00

Items and delivery

Item 1
Id
1
Related Lot
1

Delivery locations

Entry 1
Region
UKJ4
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom

Additional Classifications

Entry 1
Id
90919300
Scheme
CPV
Description
School cleaning services

Published documents

Entry 1
Id
conflictOfInterest
Description
Not published
Document Type
conflictOfInterest
Entry 2
Id
020008-2025
Format
text/html
Notice Type
UK4
Description
Tender notice on Find a Tender
Document Type
tenderNotice
Published
9 May 2025, 11:46

Buyer, suppliers and contacts

Organisation 1
Id
GB-PPON-PZHV-9866-JTZV
Name
Weald of Kent Grammar School ~ Cleaning Tender

Roles

buyer

Address

Region
UKJ46
Country
GB
Locality
Kent
Postal Code
TN9 2JP
Country Name
United Kingdom
Street Address
Tudeley Lane, Tonbridge

Details

Classifications

Entry 1
Id
publicAuthoritySubCentralGovernment
Scheme
UK_CA_TYPE
Description
Public authority - sub-central government

Identifier

Id
PZHV-9866-JTZV
Scheme
GB-PPON

Contact

Telephone
01276 673896
Organisation 2
Id
GB-FTS-155294
Name
Kent Gurkha Company Ltd

Roles

supplier

Address

Region
UKJ45
Country
GB
Locality
Maidstone
Postal Code
ME14 1BQ
Country Name
United Kingdom
Street Address
7 Clarendon Place, King Street

Details

Vcse
No
Scale
sme

Contact

Award information

Award 1
Id
1
Date
9 Jul 2025, 00:00
Status
active
Above Threshold
No
Main Procurement Category
services
Assessment Summaries Date Sent
9 Jul 2025, 00:00

Items

Item 1
Id
1
Related Lot
1

Delivery locations

Entry 1
Region
UKJ4
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom

Additional Classifications

Entry 1
Id
90919300
Scheme
CPV
Description
School cleaning services

Value

Amount
646,000
Currency
GBP
Including VAT
646,000

Documents

Entry 1
Id
042005-2025
Format
text/html
Notice Type
UK6
Description
Contract award notice on Find a Tender
Document Type
awardNotice
Published
22 Jul 2025, 13:22

Suppliers

Supplier 1
Id
GB-FTS-155294
Name
Kent Gurkha Company Ltd

Milestones

Entry 1
Id
1
Type
futureSignatureDate
Status
scheduled
Due
28 Jul 2025, 23:59

Related lots

1

Contract period

Ends
31 Aug 2028, 23:59
Starts
1 Aug 2025, 00:00

Recorded locations

  • Buyer location · Kent · UKJ46 · TN9 2JP · United Kingdom
  • Delivery location · UKJ4 · United Kingdom

Notice and amendment history

1 published notice version reviewed by ProcuraAxis.

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  1. ocds-h6vhtk-050f91-2025-07-22T13:22:47+01:00Tender notice on Find a Tender ·