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Published 20 Apr 2026, 14:15 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Colmers School & Sixth Form College ~ Cleaning Tender

Official notice

Authority: Colmers School & Sixth Form College (Education)

ServicesCompetitive flexible procedureAbove thresholdSME suitable
Published estimate£810,000≈ £270k / year · £810,000 inc. VAT
Submissions closed 22 May 2026awarded 23 Oct 2026
Award (standstill) to Genie Cleaning Services Ltd
Contract term 3 yrsends 1 Apr 2030 · up to 31 Mar 2032 with extensions · starts 1 Apr 2027

What is being bought

Published requirement description

The successful Supplier will be required to provide cleaning services for Colmers School & Sixth Form College.

The value of the current contract is approximately £162K per annum.

Colmers School & Sixth Form College is a large secondary school within Birmingham and is situated on the Rubery / Longbridge border. The current pupil roll is currently stable at capacity and is anticipated to continue to be so.

Customer engagement will be fundamental to the continuous improvement in the service provision and within your tender response your methodology to this will need to be detailed along with examples of where this has been undertaken within similar contracts recently.

The contract will commence on 1 April 2027 for an initial period of three years, with the opportunity to extend for a further period of two years at the discretion of the governing body. The successful Supplier will invoice the client for one-twelfth of the annual cost monthly, also guaranteeing both the number of input hours to the contract and the quality of cleaning provision. Any variations to the contract that are requested by the Client should be invoiced at the agreed rate and should be calculated on an hourly rate per employee needed to carry out the variation to the satisfaction of the contract supervising officer. The Client’s requirement shall be for 190 academic days, 5 inset days and 20 days periodic cleaning per annum.

Whilst the monthly charge will represent one-twelfth of the contract cost, a reconciliation will take place to reconcile the actual hours worked within the contract. If the hours worked are less than those budgeted for then a credit will be required by the Client. The Client requires that the tendered number of hours are always worked, and the successful Supplier is expected to have a system in place to cover for both planned and unplanned leave.

Please see PSQ Document for more information.

  • How the procedure runs: Please see PSQ Document for more information.

CPV: School cleaning services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published
Lot #1AwardedRenewal 3 yrsSMEPublished value£810,000
Contract period: 1 Apr 2027 – 1 Apr 2030 (3 yrs) · up to 31 Mar 2032 with extensionsValue: £810,000 exc. VAT · £810,000 inc. VAT
Delivery: West MidlandsEligibility: SME eligible
Extensions: 3+2 Please see PSQ Document for more information.

What it takes to win
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How this buyer will score bids.

The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).

Evaluation split and conditions of participation as published; the tender pack may add more
How bids were scored
Quality: 70%Price: 30%
Published sub-criteria (2)
  • Criterion 1: 70%
  • Criterion 2: 30%
Published award criteria (2)
  • Criterion 1
  • Criterion 2
What this means for your bid
  • Price carries 30 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 3 points. The method statement decides this lot, not the discount.

Price arithmetic assumes straight proportional scoring; the tender pack may use another formula.

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record
Procedure method
Competitive flexible procedure
Legal basis
UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
Procurement category
Services
Notice status
Awarded
Procurement threshold
Above threshold (FTS publication)
Regulatory regime
Standard
Commercial structure
Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type
Competitive procedure
GPA / WTO covered
Yes (GPA)
Recurring procurement
Unspecified in notice
First published
20 Apr 2026, 14:15 BST
Last source update
26 Oct 2026, 12:31 GMT
Award evaluation window
Submission end – 26 Oct 2026
FTS notice number
2026/S 000-035667
Latest notice
Contract award notice (UK6)
Classification (CPV)
School cleaning services
Delivery area
West Midlands (UKG31)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-068666 Find a Tender
How it runs

Please see PSQ Document for more information.

How it was run

Official notice
Run through: Litmus TMS
Supplier login requiredElectronic submission allowedLanguage: EN
Access & registration note: Free
Submission deadline
22 May 2026, 12:00 BST
Clarification deadline
22 May 2026, 12:00 BST
Submission channel
Official e-sourcing portal
Electronic submission
Allowed
Accepted languages
en
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Timeline

20 Apr 2026 → 1 Apr 2027 · 8 dates
  1. Tender notice published191 days ago
    20 Apr 2026, 14:15 BST
  2. Clarification questions by159 days ago
    22 May 2026, 12:00 BST
  3. Submission deadline159 days ago
    22 May 2026, 12:00 BST
  4. Assessment summaries sent5 days ago
    23 Oct 2026, 00:00 BST
  5. Latest notice published2 days ago
    26 Oct 2026, 12:31 GMT
  6. Award decision expected by37h ago
    26 Oct 2026, 23:59 GMT
  7. Today
    28 Oct 2026
  8. Standstill endsin 7 days
    4 Nov 2026, 23:59 GMT
  9. Contract startsin 154 days
    1 Apr 2027, 00:00 BST

Notice history

4 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 20 Apr 2026
  1. Tender notice published
    20 Apr 2026, 14:15 BST
    UK4
  2. Contract award notice published
    26 Oct 2026, 12:31 GMT
    UK6
  3. Status changed to complete
    26 Oct 2026, 12:31 GMT
  4. Contract signature expected
    6 Nov 2026, 23:59 GMT
    scheduled

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1some still in standstill
Awarded value (inc. VAT) £810,0001 award inc. VAT; no net value published
Bids received 54 from SMEs
Awarded toValueDateStatus
Genie Cleaning Services LtdSME1 Apr 2027 – 1 Apr 2030 · up to 31 Mar 2032Extensions: 3+2 Please see PSQ Document for more information.£810,000 inc. VAT23 Oct 2026standstill to 4 Nov 2026Standstill

Bid statistics published by the authority

BidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
5final-stage tenders40—

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Colmers School & Sixth Form College

Contracting authorityPublic authority - sub-central government GB-PPON: PGVN-9141-QWXX Colmers School & Sixth Form College, Bristol Road South, Rednal, Birmingham, West Midlands, B45 9NYContact name, email, phone

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice
  • Genie Cleaning services LtdAwarded supplierGB-COH: 05302167 Suite D, Astor House, 282 Lichfield Road, Sutton Coldfield, West Midlands, B74 2UGContact email, phone

Official documents & specifications (2)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure

  • Contract award notice awardContract award noticeUK6Contract award notice on Find a Tender
  • Tender notice tenderTender noticeUK4Tender notice on Find a Tender