Star Academies - Building Cleaning Services - The Valley Leadership Academy

What the buyer is asking for

The Trust (Star) is looking to appoint a single Supplier for the supply of building cleaning services at The Valley Leadership Academy. Star’s objective is to create a clean and professional learning environment to support our pupils’ education provision through both day-to-day cleaning, and deep cleaning provision throughout school holidays. The supplier selected will be able to provide building cleaning services (excluding external window cleaning) as detailed in Schedule 1 - Specification, for a maximum of 4 years. Whilst the tender will be used as a basis for future works and pricing, the Trust are looking to engage a supplier who will work collaboratively and tailor their approach, so that they are able to meet the specific needs of the Trust and driving cost savings on an ongoing basis. More detailed specification requirements are outlined in Schedule 1 - Specification. Currently this provision is managed by an outsourced provider. This Procurement is being conducted in accordance with the Act using the Open Procedure. This document describes how the Procurement will be conducted, including details of the associated Procurement timetable, participation and award criteria and how to respond to this opportunity. Suppliers are strongly encouraged to read this document before preparing their submission. The objective of this tender is to identify the Most Advantageous Tender (MAT). The award criteria by which this tender will be evaluated is detailed within The Evaluation Process and Award Criteria in this document.

How this is scored

Published by the buyer. A winning response is written to these weightings, not to the question.

• qualityPSQFailure of any mandatory exclusions will result in no further evaluation, and the tender will be rejected.
• priceSchedule 3 - Pricing ScheduleTotal Price over Initial 2 years - 50%
• qualitySchedule 4 - Quality ScheduleMethod Statement Questions - Total 50% - Standards and guidance 10% - Staff recruitment, vetting and cover 10% - Management and supervision 10% - Service mobilisation and TUPE 10% - Cost saving and cost protection methodology 5% - Relevant experience and contract examples 5%

How contested is this?

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Timeline

4 published dates · Europe/London

1. Tender notice publishedyesterday

   2 Oct 2026, 14:14 BST
2. Clarification questions byin 23 days

   26 Oct 2026, 12:00 GMT
3. Submission deadlinein 30 days

   2 Nov 2026, 12:00 GMT
4. Award decision expected byin 62 days

   3 Dec 2026, 23:59 GMT

Commercial outcome and contract awards

Nothing awarded yet

Notice history

1 event · 1 release on Find a Tender

1. Tender notice2 Oct 2026, 14:14 BST093393-2026

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