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Published 1 Apr 2026, 14:31 BST

Official UK procurement notice

South West Essex Community Education Trust ~ Cleaning Tender

Official notice

Authority: South West Essex Community Education Trust (Public body)

ServicesCompetitive flexible procedureAbove thresholdSME suitable
Published estimate£3,000,000≈ £1.0m / year · £3,000,000 inc. VAT
Submissions closed 1 May 2026awarded 10 Jun 2026
Award (standstill) to Trunk Logistics Limited
Contract term 3 yrsends 31 Jul 2029 · up to 31 Jul 2031 with extensions · starts 1 Aug 2026

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Please note that this PSQ is running concurrently alongside the ITT. You will need to register separately for both the PSQ and the ITT. If you have any questions around the PSQ or the ITT please use the message centre feature in the ITT section of LTMS.

The successful Supplier will be required to provide cleaning services for South West Essex Community Education Trust.

This procurement is being conducted under a concurrent competitive flexible procedure in accordance with the Procurement Act 2023. Suppliers must meet the minimum conditions of participation in order to progress to having their tenders scored.

Contract value is likely to be around £615,000 per annum

SWECET formed in 2015 when a group of like-minded schools came together to form the South West Essex Community Education Trust. They were united in the belief that every young person needs and deserves an education that will maximise their future life chances and that this could be better achieved together.

The founding schools and those schools that have joined since are all united by shared values and beliefs, but this is where the similarities end. We encourage each other to remain unique places of learning. We believe our schools’ differences are an asset, allowing for creative thinking and sharing of best practice, raising standards across the Trust and providing exciting opportunities for our students.

In scope for this project the 6 of the Trust’s schools – three primaries and three secondary schools;

Deneholm Primary School

Stifford Clays Primary School

Chadwell St Mary Primary School

Marshalls Park Academy

Orsett Heath Academy

William Edwards School.

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£3,000,000
Contract period: 1 Aug 2026 – 31 Jul 2029 (3 yrs) · up to 31 Jul 2031 with extensionsValue: £3,000,000 exc. VAT · £3,000,000 inc. VAT
Delivery: East of EnglandEligibility: SME eligible
Extensions: 1+1 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
1 Apr 2026, 14:31 BST
Last source update
2 Jul 2026, 14:46 BST
Award evaluation window
Submission end – 15 Jun 2026
FTS notice number
2026/S 000-030407
Latest notice
Contract award notice (UK6)
Classification (CPV)
School cleaning services
Delivery area
East of England (UKH3)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-067ad5 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
1 May 2026, 12:00 BST
Clarification deadline
1 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

1 Apr 2026 → 1 Aug 2026 · 8 dates
  1. Tender notice published210 days ago
    1 Apr 2026, 14:31 BST
  2. Clarification questions by180 days ago
    1 May 2026, 12:00 BST
  3. Submission deadline180 days ago
    1 May 2026, 12:00 BST
  4. Assessment summaries sent141 days ago
    10 Jun 2026, 00:00 BST
  5. Award decision expected by135 days ago
    15 Jun 2026, 23:59 BST
  6. Latest notice published118 days ago
    2 Jul 2026, 14:46 BST
  7. Standstill ends106 days ago
    14 Jul 2026, 23:59 BST
  8. Contract starts89 days ago
    1 Aug 2026, 00:00 BST

Notice history

4 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 1 Apr 2026
  1. Tender notice published
    1 Apr 2026, 14:31 BST
    UK4
  2. Contract award notice published
    2 Jul 2026, 14:46 BST
    UK6
  3. Status changed to complete
    2 Jul 2026, 14:46 BST
  4. Contract signature expected
    14 Jul 2026, 23:59 BST
    scheduled

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value (inc. VAT) £3,000,0001 award inc. VAT; no net value published
Bids received 104 from SMEs
Awarded toValueDateStatus
Trunk Logistics Limited1 Aug 2026 – 31 Jul 2029 · up to 31 Jul 2031Extensions: 1+1 Please see PSQ Document for more information.£3,000,000 inc. VAT10 Jun 2026standstill to 14 Jul 2026Standstill

Bid statistics published by the authority

BidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
10final-stage tenders40—

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

South West Essex Community Education Trust

Contracting authorityPublic authority - sub-central government GB-PPON: PJRP-8452-BNTY SWECET Offices, Oakfield, Long Lane, Essex, East of England, RM16 2QHContact name, email, phone

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice
  • Trunk Logistics LimitedAwarded supplierGB-COH: 11964263 57 Southend Road, Grays, East of England, RM17 5NLContact name, 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