Invitation to Tender for the provision of Cleaning Services at Bishop Stopford School
Estimated value
£930k
Awarded value
—
Suppliers
0
Lots
1
Published
02 Oct 2025
Description
You are hereby invited to tender for the Cleaning contract at Bishop Stopford School. Please ensure that you are fully conversant with the Specification, Terms and Conditions of Contract. The key aims of the tender are to: * Provide a high standard of cleaning. * Deliver the cleaning services with consistency - good quality assurance systems in place. * Good communication at local and Operations Manager level with the school - two-way communication * Daily interaction with the School Business Manager * Develop an effective method of handing over any special needs and comments on a daily basis. * Cleaners to work the hours that best suit the needs of the site and maximise the work completed. * Training and development of the teams This does not imply that this is not happening now - these are the aims of the contract. Tender Timescale: Place Advert on Find a Tender and Red Box Portal - Late September 2025 Contractor to Visit Sites - w/c 27th October or 3rd November 2025 Clarification Deadline - Friday 14th November 2025 Clarification Return Deadline - Friday 21st November 2025 Deadline for return of Tender Responses - Friday 28th November 2025 Evaluation of Responses - (Red Box) - Monday 1st December 2025 Presentation by shortlisted bidders - Wednesday 10th December 2025 Contract Awarded by - Tuesday 16th December 2025 Mobilisation Meetings - During January 2026 Contract Commencement - 1st April 2026
Scope
- Reference
- ocds-h6vhtk-05a726
- Total value
- £930,000 excluding VAT£1,116,000 including VATAbove the relevant threshold
- Commercial tool
- Standalone contract
- Contract dates
- 31 Mar 2026 to 31 Mar 2029Possible extension to 31 Mar 2031
The contract will be awarded for a three-year duration with the option of two additional, one-year extensions. The financial structure of the contract is designed to reflect the schools' aims to reward the Contractor in a fair manner and based upon contract delivery and to have an open-book agreement that is easily auditable.
- Main category
- services
- CPV classifications
- 90919300
- Contract locations
- East Midlands, United Kingdom
- Particular suitability
- Small and medium-sized enterprises (SME)
Award criteria
Criteria the buyer will use to evaluate bids.
| Name | Description | Type | Weighting |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cost | — | cost | 50.00% |
| Quality | — | quality | 50.00% |
Submission & procedure
- Submission deadline
- 28 Nov 2025, 11:59 pm
- Submission address
- All submissions should be made via the Red Box Portal at www.redboxportal.com. This is accessible by the client. Maximum file size is 4.5MB. Any files larger than this should be resaved with lower resolution. Portal administrators and clients are unable to access the bids until the deadline has passed. No attachments with be opened or downloaded until after the tender response deadline. Contractors should receive a confirmation email once files are accessed. No, We Transfer files will be accepted. Please complete your intention to bid on the opportunity via the Red Box portal - https://www.redboxportal.com.
- Electronic submission
- Yes
- Procedure
- Open procedure