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Castle School Education Trust & The Priory Learning Trust ~ Cleaning Tender

Castle School Education Trust · Tender notice on Find a Tender

Tender information last checkedLast checked 5 Oct 2026, 03:08.

Opportunity overview

The successful Supplier will be required to provide cleaning services for Castle School Education Trust (CSET) & The Priory Learning Trust ( TPLT). The two separate contracts and ‘lots’ cover the scope for the provision of all cleaning & some caretaking services within the TPLT Primary Schools. Contract value for the schools is circa £1.1m per annum at CSET and £1.2m per annum at TPLT. Whilst both Trusts are currently independently operated, they have strategic intent to join at some stage during the period of the tender project or subsequent cleaning contract, consequently both organisations intend to award this cleaning contract to the same contractor, as two separate lots. The Castle School Education Trust and The Priory Learning Trust are expected to grow, with a number of additional schools becoming part of the Trust/s during this contract period and the provision of cleaning services, and caretaking where detailed, at these schools when they have joined the Trust/s will fall under the scope of these contracts. Similarly, any Trust Schools with alternative cleaning provisions currently in place could fall into scope of this contract as their current cleaning arrangements end. The successful Supplier will be expected to provide this service at these additional schools using the same costing model applied to the successful tender submission. The duration of contract for these schools will not be increased, and they will join the contract for the remaining contract period that exists at the point of entry into the Trust/s. Due to the scale of the contract, and to enable an effective mobilisation period, it has been decided to stagger the mobilisation dates with each Trust commencing at a slightly different time. Contractors are required to bid for both Lots, and the contract award shall be made at the same time. The contracts are being awarded based on an initial three year, with the opportunity to extend by a further period of up to two years at the discretion of the governing body. • The CSET contract shall commence on 01.01.27 until 31.12.30. •The TPLT contract shall commence on 01.04.27 until 31.03.30. This contract will be fixed price in nature with the successful Supplier guaranteeing both the number of input hours to the contract and the quality of cleaning provision. The contracts will be for an initial period of three years, with the opportunity to extend for a further period of up to two years at the discretion of the relevant governing body. We are seeking a suitably experienced Supplier who has current experience of working within the primary and secondary school marketplace, ideally with a strong operational base relevant to the Schools, thus allowing for both adequate contract support and operational flexibility that is to be delivered to support the contract. The Trusts have Strategic Objectives regarding both Sustainability and Social Value. It is expected that the successful supplier shall evidence how the delivery of services shall compliment the achievement of these objectives. The scope of the contract covers all cleaning provision within all school buildings. The caretaking service shall be delivered where indicated in the cleaning & caretaking specification. The successful Supplier will be expected to deliver a concise and detailed method of management reporting at the end of each month, thus updating the Trust and School senior management teams on the contract performance. Please see PSQ document for more information. For more information about this opportunity, please visit the Delta eSourcing portal at: https://litmustms.co.uk/tenders/UK-UK-Bristol:-School-cleaning-services./TR276KV796 To respond to this opportunity, please click here: https://litmustms.co.uk/respond/TR276KV796

Classification

  • CPV90919300 — School cleaning services

Lots

  • Lot 1£11.5m · Including VAT

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-060f8d
Status
active
Procurement Method
open
Procurement Method Details
Competitive flexible procedure
Main Procurement Category
services
Above Threshold
Yes

Legal basis

Id
2023/54
Scheme
UKPGA

Procedure

Features
Please see PSQ document for more information.

Covered By

GPA

Submission terms

Electronic Submission Policy
allowed

Languages

en

Tender Period

Ends
10 Jul 2026, 12:00

Enquiry period

Ends
20 Mar 2026, 12:00

Expected award period

Ends
12 Oct 2026, 23:59

Lots and requirements

Entry 1
Id
1
Status
active
Has Renewal
Yes

Value

Including VAT
11,500,000
Currency
GBP

Award criteria

Criteria

Criterion 1
Type
quality
Name
Criterion 1

Numbers

Entry 1
Number
70
Weight
percentageExact
Criterion 2
Type
price
Name
Criterion 2

Numbers

Entry 1
Number
30
Weight
percentageExact

Suitability

Sme
Yes

Contract period

Starts
1 Jan 2027, 00:00
Ends
31 Dec 2030, 23:59
Max Extent Date
31 Dec 2032, 23:59

Renewal

Description
+2 Please see PSQ Document for more information.

Items and delivery

Item 1
Id
1
Related Lot
1

Additional Classifications

Entry 1
Scheme
CPV
Id
90919300
Description
School cleaning services

Delivery locations

Entry 1
Region
UKK1
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom

Published documents

Entry 1
Id
conflictOfInterest
Document Type
conflictOfInterest
Description
Not published
Entry 2
Id
007045-2026
Document Type
tenderNotice
Notice Type
UK4
Description
Tender notice on Find a Tender
Published
27 Jan 2026, 12:05
Format
text/html

Buyer, suppliers and contacts

Organisation 1
Name
Castle School Education Trust
Id
GB-PPON-PJBP-5124-DMWL

Identifier

Scheme
GB-PPON
Id
PJBP-5124-DMWL

Address

Street Address
CSET, Mangotsfield School, Rodway Hill
Locality
Bristol
Postal Code
BS16 9LH
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Region
UKK12

Contact

Name
Neil Cook
Telephone
01276 673896

Roles

buyer

Details

Classifications

Entry 1
Scheme
UK_CA_TYPE
Id
publicAuthoritySubCentralGovernment
Description
Public authority - sub-central government
Organisation 2
Name
The Priory Learning Trust
Id
GB-PPON-PRZP-8337-PBTJ

Identifier

Scheme
GB-PPON
Id
PRZP-8337-PBTJ

Address

Street Address
The Priory Learning Trust, Redwing Drive, Worle
Locality
Weston-super-MarE
Postal Code
BS22 8XX
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Region
UKK12

Contact

Telephone
01276673880

Roles

buyer

Details

Classifications

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

Recorded locations

  • Buyer location · Bristol · UKK12 · BS16 9LH · United Kingdom
  • Delivery location · UKK1 · United Kingdom

Notice and amendment history

1 published notice version reviewed by ProcuraAxis.

1 VERSION
  1. 007045-2026Tender notice on Find a Tender ·