Official UK procurement notice
Marlow Education Trust ~ Grounds Maintenance Tender
Authority: Marlow Education Trust (Public body)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThe successful Supplier will be required to provide Grounds Maintenance Services for Marlow Education Trust at the following Schools:
- Sir William Borlase’s Grammar School, West Street, Marlow SL7 2BR
- Beechview Academy, Guinions Road, High Wycombe, HP13 7NT
- Great Marlow School Bobmore Lane, Marlow, SL7 1JE
Sir William Borlase’s Grammar School:
This school marked its 400th-anniversary last year and is a prestigious secondary grammar school with a long-standing legacy dating back to 1624. The school proudly occupies its original structures but has grown significantly over the years with the addition of supplementary buildings. The most recent addition to the school's impressive facilities is a state-of-the-art sports hall completed in 2021. Additionally, the main dining area and kitchens have been refurbished, and a new dining area has been constructed specifically for sixth-form students. With excellent facilities, the school offers high-quality teaching and learning across the curriculum, with a strong focus on extracurricular programs such as sports, dance, drama, and musical theatre.
The school is mixed gender with approximately 1100 students aged between 11 to 18. (Year 7 to sixth-form).
Beechview Academy:
Beechview is a small Junior school located in east High Wycombe primarily focusing on Key Stage 2 (Year 3 to Year 6). Since joining the Trust in 2016, it has had significant investment in transforming the facilities of the school. The school has approximately 172 pupils.
Great Marlow School:
Is a large secondary school in Marlow that continues to grow and is in a position to be an oversubscribed school of choice. Since 2023, and with the support of local authority funding, there has been an extensive building program. This includes new performing arts facilities, and a stunning two-storey block adjacent to the hall, which contains seven new classrooms and a revamped school entrance. At the same time, the size of the dining facilities has been doubled.
The school is mixed-gender, with approximately 1,450 students aged 11 to 18, of which 250 are sixth-formers.
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CPV: Grounds maintenance services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1AwardedPublished value£347,225
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How this buyer will score bids.
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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).
Published award criteria (2)
- Quality: Long criteria description
- Price: Long criteria description
- 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, CPTPP)
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 28 Apr 2025, 12:05 BST
- Last source update
- 22 Jul 2025, 12:05 BST
- Award evaluation window
- Submission end – 1 Jul 2025
- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-017272- Latest notice
- Contract award notice (UK6)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-050848Find a Tender
- How it runs
Please see SQ Timetable for details for process on this Tender
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 23 May 2025, 13:00 BST
- Clarification deadline
- 23 May 2025, 13:00 BST
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
- Accepted languages
- en
Timeline
28 Apr 2025 → 1 Sept 2025 · 7 dates- Tender notice published28 Apr 2025, 12:05 BST
- Clarification questions by23 May 2025, 13:00 BST
- Submission deadline23 May 2025, 13:00 BST
- Award decision expected by1 Jul 2025, 00:59 BST
- Assessment summaries sent8 Jul 2025, 00:00 BST
- Latest notice published22 Jul 2025, 12:05 BST
- Contract starts1 Sept 2025
Notice history
4 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 28 Apr 2025- Tender notice published28 Apr 2025, 12:05 BSTUK4
- Contract award notice published22 Jul 2025, 12:05 BSTUK6
- Status changed to complete22 Jul 2025, 12:05 BST
- Contract signature expected31 Jul 2025, 23:59 BSTscheduled
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oxford Direct Services Trading Limited1 Sept 2025 – 31 Aug 2030 | £347,225 | 8 Jul 2025 | Awarded |
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3final-stage tenders · 4 at stage one | 1 | 0 | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- Oxford Direct Services Trading LtdAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (2)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Contract award notice Contract award notice on Find a Tender
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender