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Highsted Grammar School ~ Cleaning Tender

Highsted Grammar School · Contract award notice on Find a Tender

Tender information last checkedLast checked 1 Oct 2026, 17:31.

Opportunity overview

Highsted Grammar School is an 11-18 selective girls’ school in Sittingbourne, Kent. Currently the school is four form entry school with a PAN of 120. In 2010 the school converted to Academy status. The school’s most recent Ofsted report confirms that the school is outstanding in all areas; outcomes for children are excellent and the school seeks to be outstanding all that it endeavours. Consequently, the environment that pupils and staff work within needs to reflect the ambitious values of the school and be in-keeping with the high expectations for an effective, high performing environment. The school seeks to ensure that it achieves best value from all engaged in the pursuit of delivering quality outcomes for children. The tender project is seeking to appoint a contractor whose initiative and innovation will be welcomed for the provision of service – cleaning - within the existing facilities for the 799 pupils and 96 teaching and support staff, to ensure that the cleanliness of the accommodation meets health and safety regulations in addition to supporting the delivery of quality education and upholding staff/pupil well-being. The contract being tendered is for three years in duration from 1st September 2026 and will operate as a Guaranteed Performance Contract, with the successful contractor offering the school a guaranteed return /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 the school will be open to receive pupils for the legal minimum of 190 days. Please see PSQ document for more information.

Awarded to

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Published award value
£345.3k
Awarded
10 May 2026
Award ID
1
Status
pending
Identifier
GB-COH 08665358
Location
London, UKI75, SW14 8SN, United Kingdom

Classification

No classification was supplied.

Lots

  • Lot 1Value not stated

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-05e9bd
Status
complete
Procurement Method
open
Procurement Method Details
Competitive flexible procedure

Legal basis

Id
2023/54
Scheme
UKPGA

Lots and requirements

Entry 1
Id
1
Status
complete

Buyer, suppliers and contacts

Organisation 1
Name
Highsted Grammar School
Id
GB-PPON-PMJD-6245-ZLWZ

Identifier

Scheme
GB-PPON
Id
PMJD-6245-ZLWZ

Address

Street Address
Highsted Road, Sittingbourne
Locality
Kent
Postal Code
ME10 4PT
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Region
UKJ43

Contact

Telephone
01276 673896

Roles

buyer

Details

Classifications

Entry 1
Scheme
UK_CA_TYPE
Id
publicAuthoritySubCentralGovernment
Description
Public authority - sub-central government
Organisation 2
Name
Purgo Supply Services Limited
Id
GB-COH-08665358

Identifier

Scheme
GB-COH
Id
08665358

Address

Street Address
Unit 7, 125 Mortlake High Street, Mortlake
Locality
London
Postal Code
SW14 8SN
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Region
UKI75

Contact

Name
Mike Yarnold
Telephone
01276673880

Roles

supplier

Details

Scale
sme
Vcse
No
Public Service Mission Organization
No
Sheltered Workshop
No

Award information

Award 1
Id
1
Status
pending
Date
11 May 2026, 00:00
Main Procurement Category
services
Above Threshold
Yes
Assessment Summaries Date Sent
11 May 2026, 00:00

Items

Item 1
Id
1
Related Lot
1

Additional Classifications

Entry 1
Scheme
CPV
Id
90919300
Description
School cleaning services

Delivery locations

Entry 1
Region
UKJ4
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom

Value

Including VAT
345,324
Currency
GBP

Suppliers

Supplier 1
Id
GB-COH-08665358
Name
Purgo Supply Services Limited

Standstill Period

Ends
3 Jun 2026, 23:59

Contract period

Starts
1 Sept 2026, 00:00
Ends
31 Aug 2029, 23:59

Related lots

1

Documents

Entry 1
Id
047658-2026
Document Type
awardNotice
Notice Type
UK6
Description
Contract award notice on Find a Tender
Published
22 May 2026, 11:10
Format
text/html

Milestones

Entry 1
Id
1
Type
futureSignatureDate
Due
3 Jun 2026, 23:59
Status
scheduled

Recorded locations

  • Buyer location · Kent · UKJ43 · ME10 4PT · United Kingdom

Notice and amendment history

1 published notice version reviewed by ProcuraAxis.

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