Buyer Name: ARCHWAY LEARNING TRUST
Buyer Address: ASPLEY LANE, Nottingham, UKF14, NG8 5GY, United Kingdom
Contact Email: tender@archwaytrust.co.uk
Buyer Name: ARCHWAY LEARNING TRUST
Buyer Address: ASPLEY LANE, Nottingham, UKF14, NG8 5GY, United Kingdom
Contact Email: tender@archwaytrust.co.uk
Archway Learning Trust is currently out to tender for the provision of a full daily cleaning service across 9 academies. The contract is being offered for three years with the option to extend for a further two periods of 12 months. The contract commencement date is 1st September 2026. Cleaning service at the Trust schools is currently a mix of in-house and outsourced provision. The contract is for a full daily cleaning service during term time and periodic cleaning outside of term time. TUPE is expected to apply. This procurement will be run under the Competitive Flexible Procedure. Suppliers are invited to submit a Procurement Specific Questionnaire (PSQ) response as the first stage of the procedure. Deadline for submission is 5th February 2026. Responses to be sent via email to these 2 email addresses: tender@archwaytrust.co.uk and gklein@archwaytrust.co.uk Suppliers with minimum 6 points will proceed to the Invitation to Tender Stage. Suppliers will be excluded from the tender if any of their response got FAILED or 0 score. Stage 2 Invitation to Tender with evaluation Suppliers shortlisted to the Invitation to Tender (ITT) stage will be required to submit their final tender and will be evaluated on the criteria detailed in the ITT documentation. Submission of completed tender documents to be sent via email by 13th March 2026 Envisaged shortlist of the three highest scoring bidders to be invited to: Stage 3 Provide responses to additional questions At this stage questions to be answered focusing on tailored needs of our academies.
External Link: https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/008081-2026
Link Description: Tender notice on Find a Tender
Lot 1 Status: active
Lot 1 Has Options: Yes
Lot 1 Options: The Trust needs flexibility to add further locations under the Contract to provide the same service for the new academies which will be joining the Trust, The Trust also requires the cleaning Supplier to replace any hours made available through employees of the Archway Learning Trust cleaning team leaving the business.
Lot 1 Value: GBP 4,000,000
Lot 1 Value (Gross): GBP 4,800,000
Lot 1 Contract Start: 2026-09-01T00:00:00+01:00
Lot 1 Contract End: 2029-08-31T23:59:59+01:00
Lot 1 Award Criterion (quality): Procurement Specific Questionnaire (PSQ)
Document Description: Not published
Document Description: Tender notice on Find a Tender
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