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The Astley Cooper School - Cleaning Tender

The Astley Cooper School · Tender notice on Find a Tender

Tender information last checkedLast checked 26 Sept 2026, 17:27.

Opportunity overview

The Astley Cooper School: We are proud to welcome you to The Astley Cooper School, an 11-18 secondary school on the outskirts of Hemel Hempstead in Hertfordshire. Our vision is to ensure that when students leave, they have become successful, well rounded and confident individuals prepared to succeed in the modern world. Our school is one that is inclusive and ambitious for all our students. Our students are friendly and respectful, and our staff are hard-working and committed to providing the best opportunities for all students. We encourage personal growth, academic excellence and character development. We embrace diversity and support one another to create an inclusive environment that builds resilience and empowers every individual to reach their full potential to become responsible and respectful members of society. Further information regarding the School can be obtained here: https://www.astleycooper.herts.sch.uk/ Tender information: The successful tenderer will be required to provide excellent cleaning services at The Astley Cooper School, which has 991 pupils and 131 teaching and support staff. The contract term being tendered is for three years, 1st April 2027 – 31st March 2030. There is an option for a further extension period for up to two additional years to 31st March 2032. The contract offers an excellent opportunity to review and propose enhancements to the current cleaning services at the schools. This includes both core term time cleaning and periodic deep cleaning throughout the year. The school is keen to secure a high quality cleaning service whereby its students are able to enjoy excellence in education, supported by excellently kept facilities. The school expects both a tightly managed service and high levels of productivity to be delivered by the cleaning staff at all times, and the school expects a management style delivered by the successful contractor that supports, encourages and develops the cleaning staff. There must be full transparency of contract administration to ensure clear reporting of delivered hours. The school is not obliged to accept the lowest price submitted for this tender, rather the school is keen to secure best value from this contract and to deliver best value to its students. Innovative and creative ideas as to how the cleaning services can be developed and improved, will be welcomed. The school seeks a contractor that is keen to work in partnership and who will deliver to its highest abilities, at all times. Competitive Flexible Procedure This procurement will be run under the Competitive Flexible Procedure. This will follow a two stage approach, with stage 1 being the Procurement Specific Questionnaire (PSQ). Here a minimum of 5 candidates (or less, in the event less than 5 meet the minimum criteria) and a maximum of 10 candidates, will progress to stage 2. Any selection of tenderers will be based solely on the criteria set out for the procurement and a minimum score of 60% must be achieved. Selected tenderers will then be invited to stage 2, the Invitation To Tender (ITT). Here, the evaluation of tender response will be set as 35% price and 65% quality. Value of contract: The annual value of the current contract is £227,709 Therefore the potential value of this contract for the 5 years is £1,138,545 The contract shall be a fixed price contract with invoices raised monthly to the school. The tender process will be run under a two stage Competitive Flexible procedure. Additional requirements and information: •The school has a minimum requirement for a contractor’s employers' liability and public liability insurances of £5 million •The minimum annual turnover that your company must have achieved to be considered for this opportunity is £750,000 •There are not any incumbent cleaning staff currently within the Local Government Pension Scheme •The cleaning services are currently contracted to Kindred •The client reserves the right not to appoint in conclusion of this project. •The contract will be monitored during the whole term by RIVA Partnership where an information management template will be provided by RIVA and must be completed monthly by the contractor. This mandatory reporting is required to support monthly invoices, without which these cannot be paid. For more information about this opportunity, please visit the eSourcing portal at: https://www.delta-esourcing.com/tenders/UK-UK-Herts:-School-cleaning-services./9UE3R6RMMB To respond to this opportunity, please click here: https://www.delta-esourcing.com/respond/9UE3R6RMMB

Classification

  • CPV90919300 — School cleaning services

Lots

  • Lot 1£1.1m

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-06d329
Status
active
Procurement Method
open
Procurement Method Details
Competitive flexible procedure
Main Procurement Category
services
Above Threshold
Yes
Expression Of Interest Deadline
28 Aug 2026, 12:00

Legal basis

Id
2023/54
Scheme
UKPGA

Procedure

Features
This procurement will be run under the Competitive Flexible Procedure. This will follow a two stage approach, with stage 1 being the Procurement Specific Questionnaire (PSQ). Here a minimum of 5 candidates (or less, in the event less than 5 meet the minimum criteria) and a maximum of 10 candidates, will progress to stage 2. Any selection of tenderers will be based solely on the criteria set out for the procurement and a minimum score of 60% must be achieved. Selected tenderers will then be invited to stage 2, the Invitation To Tender (ITT). Here, the evaluation of tender response will be set as 35% price and 65% quality.

Covered By

GPA
CPTPP

Submission terms

Electronic Submission Policy
allowed

Languages

en

Enquiry period

Ends
28 Aug 2026, 12:00

Expected award period

Ends
1 Feb 2027, 23:59

Lots and requirements

Entry 1
Id
1
Status
active
Has Renewal
Yes

Value

Including VAT
1,366,254
Amount
1,138,545
Currency
GBP

Award criteria

Criteria

Criterion 1
Type
quality
Name
Quality

Numbers

Entry 1
Number
65
Weight
percentageExact
Criterion 2
Type
price
Name
Price

Numbers

Entry 1
Number
35
Weight
percentageExact

Suitability

Sme
Yes
Vcse
Yes

Contract period

Starts
1 Apr 2027, 00:00
Ends
1 Apr 2030, 00:59
Max Extent Date
31 Mar 2032, 23:59

Renewal

Description
There is an option for a further extension period for up to two additional years to 31st March 2032.

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
UKH23
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom

Published documents

Entry 1
Id
conflictOfInterest
Document Type
conflictOfInterest
Description
Not published
Entry 2
Id
070257-2026
Document Type
tenderNotice
Notice Type
UK4
Description
Tender notice on Find a Tender
Published
24 Jul 2026, 12:39
Format
text/html

Buyer, suppliers and contacts

Organisation 1
Name
The Astley Cooper School
Id
GB-PPON-PDZP-6286-CDRN

Identifier

Scheme
GB-PPON
Id
PDZP-6286-CDRN

Address

Street Address
St Agnells Lane, Hemel Hempstead
Locality
Herts
Postal Code
HP2 7HL
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Region
UKH23

Contact

Name
Rachel OGrady
Telephone
+44 1252 977017

Roles

buyer

Details

Classifications

Entry 1
Scheme
UK_CA_TYPE
Id
publicAuthoritySubCentralGovernment
Description
Public authority - sub-central government
Organisation 2
Name
RIVA Partnership Ltd
Id
GB-PPON-PPWL-9222-MYRJ
Role Details
Procurement Consultancy supporting the Contracting Authority

Identifier

Scheme
GB-PPON
Id
PPWL-9222-MYRJ

Address

Street Address
Hones Business Park, 1 Waverley Lane
Locality
Farnham
Postal Code
GU9 8BB
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Region
UKJ25

Contact

Name
Rachel OGrady
Telephone
+44 1252 977017

Roles

procuringEntity

Recorded locations

  • Buyer location · Herts · UKH23 · HP2 7HL · United Kingdom
  • Delivery location · UKH23 · United Kingdom

Notice and amendment history

1 published notice version reviewed by ProcuraAxis.

1 VERSION
  1. 070257-2026Tender notice on Find a Tender ·