Invitation to Tender for Cleaning Services at Changing Lives Learning Trust (Secondaries only)
Estimated value
£1.2m
Awarded value
—
Suppliers
0
Lots
2
Published
12 Dec 2025
Description
Changing Lives Learning Trust have decided to tender their school cleaning services at their two Secondary Schools. Due to the split locations of these sites, the contracts are being tendered as two lots. Lot 1- Queen Elizabeth Grammar School, Penrith, 6,162.68 sqm Lot 2- West Lakes Academy, Egremont, 6,714.32sqm Tender Schedule Issue of Invitation to Tender -12th December 2025 Bidding Companies to Visit Sites -17th December 2025 Clarification Return Deadline - 31st December 2025 Deadline for return of Tender Responses -31st December 2025 Presentation by shortlisted bidders -9th January 2026 from 11am, West Lakes Academy Contract Awarded by - 9th January 2026 10 Day standstill period - 9th - 19th January 2026 Mobilisation Meeting- 19th January 2026 9.30am (Remote) Mobilisation Meeting - 26th January 2026 9.30am (Remote) Contract Commencement- 4th February 2026 The contract will be a three year initial term, with 2 x 1 year optional extensions.
Scope
- Reference
- ocds-h6vhtk-05f472
- Total value
- £1,200,000 excluding VAT£1,440,000 including VATAbove the relevant threshold
- Commercial tool
- Standalone contract
- Contract dates
- 04 Feb 2026 to 03 Feb 2029Possible extension to 03 Feb 2031
2x 1 year optional extensions, if agreed by both parties
- Main category
- services
- CPV classifications
- 90919300
- Contract locations
- North West England, United KingdomNorth West England, United Kingdom
- Particular suitability
- Small and medium-sized enterprises (SME)
Award criteria
Criteria the buyer will use to evaluate bids.
| Name | Description | Type | Weighting |
|---|---|---|---|
| Commercial Response | — | price | — |
Submission & procedure
- Submission deadline
- 31 Dec 2025, 11:59 pm
- Submission address
- https://redboxportal.com/ ↗
- Electronic submission
- Yes
- Procedure
- Open procedure
Lots · 2 total
Divisions of the contract. Each lot can be awarded separately.
| Lot | Title | Est. value | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cleaning Services at Queen Elizabeth Grammar School, Penrith | £600k | active |
| 2 | Cleaning Services for West Lakes Academy, Egremont | £600k | active |