The Dean Trust Tender for Cleaning Services

What the buyer is asking for

The Dean Trust is a multi-academy trust established in 2012 and comprises schools located across, Manchester, Trafford, Knowsley and Wigan; across four local authorities. The Trust are seeking a contractor to provide cleaning of a regular and routine nature, together with more specific periodical cleaning outside of the term-time operation across 11 of its schools. The contract will be awarded for a period of 3 years commencing 1st September 2027.

How this is scored

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

• 5%qualityAdded Value
• 10%qualityCustomer Care
• 35%costPrice
• 20%qualityAnalysis of Staffing
• 10%qualityClarification Meeting
• 20%qualityService Delivery

How contested is this?

Buyers publish how many bids they received. Across 89 comparable procurements we can tell you the typical field size, how often one of these goes uncontested, and whether the buyer awards on price or on quality.

Timeline

4 published dates · Europe/London

1. Tender notice published16 days ago

   21 Oct 2026, 13:03 BST
2. Clarification questions byin 17 days

   23 Nov 2026, 12:00 GMT
3. Submission deadlinein 28 days

   4 Dec 2026, 10:00 GMT
4. Award decision expected byin 299 days

   1 Sept 2027, 23:59 BST

Commercial outcome and contract awards

Nothing awarded yet

Notice history

1 event · 1 release on Find a Tender

1. Tender notice21 Oct 2026, 13:03 BST099465-2026

Documents

• Tender notice on Find a Tender