Official UK procurement notice
Southport Learning Trust ~ Cleaning Tender
Authority: Southport Learning Trust (Public body)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThe successful Supplier will be required to provide Cleaning services for Southport Learning Trust for the following schools:
Birkdale High School
Greenbank High School
Maghull High School
Meols Cop High School
Bedford Primary School
Stanley High School
Formby High School (non Trust school) (to join 28.5.26)
Kew Woods Primary
Merefield School
Range High School will join the contract April 2028 upon expiry of existing contract.
The contract will be for three years commencing January 2026 with the option to extend for a further two years
Contract value = £6.1 million (five years) excluding Range High School
See SQ Document for more information.
- How the procedure runs: Please see SQ Timetable for details of the process for this tender.
CPV: School cleaning services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1AwardedPublished value£6,100,000
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)
- Criterion 2: 70%
- Criterion 1: 30%
Published award criteria (2)
- Criterion 1
- Criterion 2
- 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
- 15 May 2025, 14:05 BST
- Last source update
- 16 Mar 2026, 14:31 GMT
- Award evaluation window
- Submission end – 20 Nov 2025
- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-021773- Latest notice
- Contract award notice (UK6)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-05148dFind a Tender
- How it runs
Please see SQ Timetable for details of the process for this tender.
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 29 Aug 2025, 13:00 BST
- Clarification deadline
- 9 Jun 2025, 13:00 BST
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
- Accepted languages
- en
Timeline
15 May 2025 → 26 Mar 2026 · 8 dates- Tender notice published15 May 2025, 14:05 BST
- Clarification questions by9 Jun 2025, 13:00 BST
- Submission deadline29 Aug 2025, 13:00 BST
- Assessment summaries sent377 days ago15 Oct 2025, 00:00 BST
- Award decision expected by340 days ago20 Nov 2025, 23:59 GMT
- Contract starts299 days ago1 Jan 2026
- Latest notice published225 days ago16 Mar 2026, 14:31 GMT
- Standstill ends214 days ago26 Mar 2026, 23:59 GMT
Notice history
5 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 15 May 2025- Tender notice published15 May 2025, 14:05 BSTUK4
- Tender notice published3 Jun 2025, 14:05 BSTUK4
- Contract award notice published16 Mar 2026, 14:31 GMTUK6
- Status changed to complete16 Mar 2026, 14:31 GMT
- Contract signature expected27 Mar 2026, 23:59 GMTscheduled
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bulloughs Cleaning Services Ltd30 Mar 2026 – 31 Dec 2031 | £6,100,000 | 15 Oct 2025standstill to 26 Mar 2026 | Standstill |
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1final-stage tenders · 6 at stage one | 1 | 0 | — |
Who bid
- wonBulloughs Cleaning Services Ltd · Yorkshire and the Humber
Bidders as named on the Procurement Act 2023 award notice. “Won” means the bidder holds an award on this notice.
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- Bulloughs Cleaning Services LtdAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (3)
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
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender