Official UK procurement notice
EPT-62443 Northern Arch Learning Partnership Lot 2 - Cleaning and Caretaking Case: 004348
Authority: Northern Arch Learning Partnership
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionDFE are conducted this Further Competition on behalf Northern Arch Learning Partnership (“The Customer”).
This procurement is for Cleaning Services to be provided to Northern Arch Learning Partnership which is based in Darlington and made up of 3 schools.
This Further Competition is issued in relation to the YPO 000879 Building in Use Support Services, procured by YPO in compliance with the Public Contracts Regulations 2015. This Further Competition will involve inviting tenders from all suppliers who were successfully awarded onto the relevant lot(s).
The documents are issued by ‘Get Help Buying for Schools (GHBS). This is a free and impartial service, delivered by the Department for Education (DfE), to help schools buy goods and services.
CPV: Sewage, refuse, cleaning and environmental services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1Northern Arch Learning Partnership (the “Customer”) is a Multi Academy Trust bringing…Awarded
Northern Arch Learning Partnership (the “Customer”) is a Multi Academy Trust bringing together partners from early years, primary, secondary and post-16 sectors to deliver the vision for a happy, healthy and successful learning community.
The Customer is required to run a tender process to appoint one single Supplier for Cleaning Services for 3 academies to align with their current contracts ending November 2024 and will continue on a rolling basis until a new supplier has been appointed.
Cleaning services are currently provided by external suppliers.
This process is required to ensure:
- An open, collaborate partnership between the Customer and the Supplier.
- The Customer is regularly consulted on the service.
- Service quality monitoring is adequate, including reporting to appointed trust contact.
- Achieve a more consistent and sustainable approach to Cleaning across the Customer’s Sites.
- Ensure a consistently high level of service across all schools.
- Priority for ensuring each school has a high quality, reliable and feasible service for all students and staff members regardless of site visited.
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
- Legal basis
- CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Awarded without competition
- Procurement threshold
- Unspecified in notice
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Direct award (no call for competition)
- GPA / WTO covered
- Yes (GPA)
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 30 Jun 2025, 17:31 BST
- Last source update
- 30 Jun 2025, 17:31 BST
- Authority reference
DN766167- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-036255- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-05564dFind a Tender
- Why no open competition
- The procurement falls outside the scope of application of the directive
- Published justification
This is an award notice following a further competition under an established DPS. This opportunity is now closed.
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| North Yorkshire Council | £1,835,536 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Contract 036255-2025-EPT-62443 Case Reference 004348-1 · North Yorkshire Council
- Signed
- 23 Jun 2025
- Value
- £1,835,536
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3bids | — | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- High Court of JusticeReview body
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- North Yorkshire CouncilAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice.