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Robert May's School

Robert May's School ~ Cleaning Tender

Environment & WasteCPV 90919300
ValueValue not published
Deadline23 Oct 2026
Published3 Aug 2026
RegionNationwide
Timeline
Published 3 Aug 202680 days leftCloses 23 Oct 2026
Who to contact
Mike Yarnold
tenders@litmuspartnership.co.uk
01276 673896

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The brief

Robert May’s School is located in Odiham, Hampshire and in May 2012, the School became an Academy.

The school is proud of its heritage and has been serving the local community since 1694.There is a strong ethos of mutual respect and appreciation of hard work, characterised by an unfailing belief that all students can succeed in their chosen paths and are capable of achieving excellence every day in whatever they do.

The successful supplier will be required to provide cleaning services for Robert May’s School.

The school has 1350 students on roll and 175 teaching and support staff.

The contract being tendered is for three years in duration from 1 January 2027 to 31 December 2029.

The School year is based on a calendar of 195 days.

Five days are to be used for staff professional development which means that School will be open to receive students for the legal minimum of 190 days.

The contract offered covers the scope for the provision of all cleaning services within the School, which currently comprises 7 buildings over a fairly compact site – mainly classrooms and offices with a few specialist areas including a sports hall, gym, drama studio, dining hall and a main hall.

Contract cleaning areas of the school is 8747.62 sqm2.

Whilst the School prioritises value for money as a key objective of the Competitive Tender Process, the Governing body is not obliged to accept the lowest price.

The value of the current contract is: - 2025/26 £164,370.48 Robert May’s School expects the successful contractor to provide and maintain the level and standard of cleaning.

The nature of the contract demands a good local infrastructure to provide and maintain the level and standard of cleaning and support required by the Academy management team.

Labour resource and relief cover is very important for meeting the performance criteria of this contract.

The school expects the successful tenderer to evidence, through their bid, how they shall ensure staff resources and cleaning standards will be delivered.

Please see PSQ Document for more information.

For more information about this opportunity, please visit the eSourcing portal at: https://litmustms.co.uk/tenders/UK-UK-Odiham:-School-cleaning-services./2BQ9G3XEGF To respond to this opportunity, please click here: https://litmustms.co.uk/respond/2BQ9G3XEGF

Requirements

What the notice asks for

01

The school is proud of its heritage

The school is proud of its heritage and has been serving the local community since 1694.There is a strong ethos of mutual respect and appreciation of hard work, characterised by an unfailing belief that all students can succeed in their chosen paths and are capable of achieving excellence every day in whatever they do.

02

The successful supplier will be required

The successful supplier will be required to provide cleaning services for Robert May’s School.

03

The school has 1350 students on roll

The school has 1350 students on roll and 175 teaching and support staff.

04

Robert May’s School expects the successful contractor

Robert May’s School expects the successful contractor to provide and maintain the level and standard of cleaning.

05

The nature of the contract demands

The nature of the contract demands a good local infrastructure to provide and maintain the level and standard of cleaning and support required by the Academy management team.

Sentences from the notice that state an obligation, surfaced automatically and shown in the order they appear. Not an exhaustive list — always confirm against the tender documents.

What it takes to bid this

1022 daysof bid-team effort
£6.8k£15.1kat typical UK bid-team rates

Typical UK bid effort for the value not published — mid-band assumed band — an estimate, not a quote.

Qualify & bid/no-bid ~10% · SQ / PQQ ~20% · Written response ~55% · Review & presentation ~15%

Typical for this category — confirm against the ITT pack

  • Hold at bidWaste carrier licence / environmental permits
  • Hold at bidISO 14001 (environmental)
  • Plan for deliveryTUPE (incumbent staff often transfer)
  • Show at bidComparable references / case studies
  • Hold at bidFinancial standing (accounts, often ~2× contract value turnover)
  • Hold at bidInsurance cover (PL / EL, often PI)
  • Show at bidSocial value commitments

Hold at bid = pass/fail conditions of participation. Show at bid = scored in the quality response. Plan for delivery = contract obligations from day one.

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Source & provenance
OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-06d99b
Stage
tender · Open
Source
Find a Tender
Buyer ref
073020-2026
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