Tender: Cleaning Services for Six Collegiate Trust Schools in Croydon and Crawley – Two Lots (Start 20 Dec 2025)

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The Collegiate Trust is seeking a professional cleaning contractor to deliver year‑round cleaning services across six schools in Croydon, Crawley and surrounding areas, tendered as two lots of three schools each: Lot 1 — Riddlesdown Collegiate Secondary, Quest Secondary and Quest Primary (approx. turnover £570,000 per annum); Lot 2 — Woodcote Secondary, Courtwood Primary and Kenley Primary (approx. turnover £260,000 per annum). The contract start date is 20 December 2025 for an initial three‑year term ending 31 December 2028 with an option to extend for a further two years by mutual agreement based on qualitative and financial performance. The Trust requires termly and annual reviews, a break clause, and bidders must be able to secure certain LGPS pension arrangements including the ability to achieve admitted body status with Croydon Pensions. The accelerated competitive flexible process is being used due to the premature end of the previous contract with Purgo; projected turnover for the initial three‑year term across both lots is circa £2,490,000, and the Trust reserves the right to insource or make no award if not satisfied.