Construction Contract Leads
West Midlands
Category Services
Type
No. of Lots 1
Status Active
Published 16th Apr 2026
| Reference | ocds-h6vhtk-068018 |
| Common Procurement Vocabulary | School cleaning services |
| Procurement Method | Open procedure |
| Value | £2,750,000 |
West Midlands
Category Services
Type
No. of Lots 1
Status Active
Published 16th Apr 2026
| Reference | ocds-h6vhtk-068018 |
| Common Procurement Vocabulary | School cleaning services |
| Procurement Method | Open procedure |
| Value | £2,750,000 |
Changes to notice
This notice has been edited. The previous version is still available.
Bid Deadline- moved to 10am, Monday 11th May
Scope
Description
Washwood Heath Multi Academy Trust has decided to tender their cleaning services contract to investigate the financial and qualitative benefits they could be offered through this process.
The Trust is ideally looking for one service provider for all Schools, addresses of the Schools involved, and their size are listed below. The Trust will be growing in size next academic year, with a further large Primary School joining the Trust.
ï‚§ Brownmead Academy, B34 6SS. 2206m2
ï‚§ Firs Primary School, B36 8LL, 2762.69 m2
ï‚§ Gossey Lane Academy, B33 0DS, 1404 m2
ï‚§ Saltley Academy, B9 5RX, 7604 m2
ï‚§ Tile Cross Academy, B33 9UF, 2485 m2
ï‚§ Topcliffe School, B35 6BS, 2767 m2
ï‚§ Washwood Heath Academy, B8 2AS, 11290 m2 (Primary & Secondary site)
Total m2= 30,519
Plans for each school are available to download from the Red Box Portal.
This tender will establish a Framework Agreement which will allow the Trust to add additional schools to the contract throughout the tenure. Any joining schools will align with the same contract end date.
The services will be carried out Mon- Fri term time, across the academic year with 4 additional weeks of deep cleaning during non-term time.
Commercial tool
Establishes a framework
Total value (estimated)
- £2,750,000 excluding VAT
- £3,000,000 including VAT
Above the relevant threshold
Contract dates (estimated)
- 1 August 2026 to 31 July 2029
- Possible extension to 31 July 2031
- 5 years
Description of possible extension:
2x optional 12 month extensions
Main procurement category
Services
CPV classifications
- 90919300 - School cleaning services
Contract locations
- UKG31 - Birmingham
Framework
Maximum number of suppliers
Unlimited
Maximum percentage fee charged to suppliers
0%
Framework operation description
Internal Framework allowing new schools joining the Trust to join the existing contract with no competition required- for length
of initial contract term only- 5 years max.
Award method when using the framework
Without competition
Contracting authorities that may use the framework
Establishing party only
Participation
Particular suitability
- Small and medium-sized enterprises (SME)
- Voluntary, community and social enterprises (VCSE)
Submission
Enquiry deadline
4 May 2026, 4:00pm
Tender submission deadline
11 May 2026, 10:00am
Submission address and any special instructions
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If not yet registered on the Red Box tender portal, please email to request a log in. ls [at] redboxcs.com
Tenders may be submitted electronically
Yes
Languages that may be used for submission
English
Award decision date (estimated)
5 June 2026
Award criteria
| Name | Type | Weighting |
|---|---|---|
| Commercial | Price | 56% |
| Quality | Quality | 44% |
Other information
Conflicts assessment prepared/revised
Yes
Procedure
Procedure type
Open procedure
Justification for not publishing a preliminary market engagement notice
Directing bidders to our Red Box Portal following a Pipeline Notice, asking bidders to upload pre- qual docs and register intent to bid.
Documents
Associated tender documents
If not already registered on the Red Box Portal, please email to request a log in ls [at] redboxcs.com
Contracting authority
WASHWOOD HEATH MULTI ACADEMY TRUST
- Companies House: 08531479
- Public Procurement Organisation Number: PGQB-9445-RCDV
Washwood Heath Academy Burney Lane
Birmingham
B8 2AS
United Kingdom
Email: finance [at] whmat.academy
Region: UKG31 - Birmingham
Organisation type: Public authority - sub-central government
Other organisation
These organisations are carrying out the procurement, or part of it, on behalf of the contracting authorities.
RED BOX CONSULTANCY SERVICES LIMITED
Summary of their role in this procurement: Writing ITT, Evaluation Matrix and other supporting docs. Evaluating Bids, engaging with suppliers
- Companies House: 05126781
- Public Procurement Organisation Number: PDBY-5265-PHLM
1 Innisfree Close
North Yorkshire
HG2 8PL
United Kingdom
Email: admin [at] redboxcs.com
Region: UKE22 - North Yorkshire CC
Contact organisation
Contact RED BOX CONSULTANCY SERVICES LIMITED for any enquiries.
