Open tender · Notice 090772-2026
Cleaning Services - Shipston High School
Shipston High School
- Value
- £958k
- Closes
- 26 Oct 2026 (29 days)
- Where
- North East, North West, Yorkshire and the Humber, East Midlands, West Midlands, East of England, London, South East, South West
- Lots
- 1
- Suitable for SMEs
- Yes, says the buyer
- Contract
- 11 Dec 2026 – 10 Dec 2029
In plain English
Shipston High School wants a fully managed cleaning service for its secondary school site (about 4,315 m² across three blocks) plus a new 1,175 m² sports hall, covering routine, holiday, deep and high-level cleaning with on-site supervision, equipment and materials. The contract runs three years from 11 December 2026 to 10 December 2029, with an estimated value of £958,333.
Good fit for: Established commercial cleaning contractors with experience of school sites and staff transfers.
Watch out: Eight staff are expected to transfer under TUPE from two employers, including one in the Local Government Pension Scheme at an 18.4% employer contribution; No site access at weekends or bank holidays, so work must fit term-time and holiday patterns; Specialist care needed for 616.6 m² of timber and sprung timber floors, including a sports floor; Washroom consumables must be priced two ways: school-supplied and contractor-supplied
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What the buyer says
The site. A single secondary school of approximately 4,315 m² of printed in-scope floor area across three blocks, together with a sports hall building of approximately 1,175 m² delivered under a 2025-26 expansion. A room-by-room schedule of floor surfaces, an out-of-scope list and a sanitary provision schedule are issued with the tender documents. The service. Fully managed: routine cleaning over a 40-week service year, periodic, holiday, deep and non-routine cleaning including high-level work, on-site supervision, labour, equipment, materials, quality assurance and reporting. Washroom consumables are to be priced both as a School-supplied and as a Contractor-supplied option. Points tenderers should note. Timber and sprung timber floors account for 616.6 m², 14.3 per cent of the in-scope area, across five areas including a sports floor and a floor in a food-consumption area. The estate contains 58 WCs, 56 wash basins and 20 showers. There is no site access at weekends or on bank holidays. The sports hall building is not expected to be available before the new year and is priced separately. Workforce. A TUPE service provision change is anticipated, involving eight employees across two transferors - seven employed by the outgoing contractor and one employed directly by the School. One employee is an active member of the Local Government Pension Scheme at an employer contribution rate of 18.4 per cent. Anonymised workforce information is issued with the tender documents, subject to the confidentiality terms of the Invitation to Tender. Approach to award. The School is procuring a properly resourced service that is correctly priced. Evaluation weights quality, staffing model, supervision and mobilisation alongside price.
Procedure: Competitive flexible procedure. Published 24 Sep 2026.
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