Official UK procurement notice
CORE Education Trust - FM Services Tender
Authority: CORE Education Trust (Public body)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionBased in Birmingham, CORE Education Trust are committed to delivering the best possible experiences across their Academy Schools. CORE exist to transform young people’s lives and build ambitious futures through Collaboration, Opportunity, Respect and Excellence.
CORE Education Trust believe in the power of education to inspire, to enable and to enrich every life.
CORE Education Trust are seeking FM service providers to tender for the provision of a full service during term time and periodic cleaning and maintenance services outside of term time.
The contract will be for three years in duration, with the option to extend for a further one period of up to two years and with a commencement date of 01st August 2026.
Full details will be included in the Invitation to Tender.
TUPE regulations apply to this contract, which involves the transfer of existing staff, of which some may members of the Local Government Pension Scheme, requiring arrangements to be made for 'Admitted Body' status with the relevant pension fund.
For more information about this opportunity, please visit the Delta eSourcing portal at:
invictus-inport.com/tenders/UK-UK-Birmin… ↗
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- How the procedure runs: This procurement will be a multi-stage tender process. The PSQ will be followed by an initial shortlisting, with successful suppliers invited to the next stage of the process. The ITT will follow, with a second shortlisting and the top scoring bidders will be invited to the presentation stage.
CPV: Building and facilities management services · School cleaning services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1CancelledRenewalPublished value£2,137,200
What it takes to wini
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 morei
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).
Published sub-criteria (2)
- Operational Response: 85%
- Financial Response: 15%
Published award criteria (2)
- Financial Response
- Operational Response
- Price carries 15 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 1.5 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
- Cancelled
- 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, CPTPP)
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 10 Oct 2025, 14:05 BST
- Last source update
- 27 Oct 2025, 12:05 GMT
- Award evaluation window
- Submission end – 27 Apr 2026
- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-064194- Latest notice
- Procurement termination notice (UK12)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-05acc8Find a Tender
- How it runs
This procurement will be a multi-stage tender process. The PSQ will be followed by an initial shortlisting, with successful suppliers invited to the next stage of the process. The ITT will follow, with a second shortlisting and the top scoring bidders will be invited to the presentation stage.
How it was run
Official notice- Requests to participate (first stage)
- 21 Nov 2025, 12:00 GMT
- Submission deadline
- 21 Nov 2025, 12:00 GMT
- Clarification deadline
- 21 Nov 2025, 12:00 GMT
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
- Accepted languages
- en
Timeline
10 Oct 2025 → 1 Aug 2026 · 6 dates- Tender notice published382 days ago10 Oct 2025, 14:05 BST
- Latest notice published365 days ago27 Oct 2025, 12:05 GMT
- Clarification questions by340 days ago21 Nov 2025, 12:00 GMT
- Submission deadline340 days ago21 Nov 2025, 12:00 GMT
- Award decision expected by182 days ago27 Apr 2026, 23:59 BST
- Contract starts87 days ago1 Aug 2026, 00:00 BST
Notice history
3 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 10 Oct 2025- Tender notice published10 Oct 2025, 14:05 BSTUK4
- Procurement termination notice published27 Oct 2025, 12:05 GMTUK12
- Status changed to cancelled27 Oct 2025, 12:05 GMT
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| supplier not published | — | 27 Oct 2025 | Cancelled |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
2 public bodies on the noticeOther public bodies
- Invictus Partnership LimitedProcuring entityProcurement Consultancy
Official documents & specifications (2)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Procurement termination notice Procurement termination notice on Find a Tender
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender