Tender: Leigh Academies Trust – Cleaning Services Contract for 31 Academies (01/08/2027–31/07/2030, option to 31/07/2032)

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Leigh Academies Trust is seeking a supplier for excellent cleaning services at 31 academies (across 35 sites) of its 33 academies across Kent, Medway and South East London. The contract is for three years from 01/08/2027 to 31/07/2030 with an option to extend for up to two further years to 31/07/2032, and is tendered in three geographical lots: Lot 1 East Kent (8 primary, 4 secondary, 2 SEN sites), Lot 2 North Kent/London (4 primary, 7 secondary sites) and Lot 3 Mid Kent (4 primary, 4 secondary, 1 SEN and 1 nursery site). Bidders may express interest in any combination of 1, 2 or all 3 lots and will be invited to complete a Procurement Specific Questionnaire (stage 1) as part of the Competitive Flexible Procedure; at least five (and up to ten) candidates meeting a minimum 60% PSQ score will progress to stage 2 (ITT), where evaluation is 40% price and 60% quality. The Trust expects providers to deliver core term-time cleaning and periodic deep cleaning, propose enhancements and innovative ideas, manage and develop cleaning staff so they integrate with each academy, and submit fixed-price monthly-invoiced contracts. Contract value figures for the current contracts are provided per lot (Lot 1 annual cost - £1,493,075; Lot 2 annual cost - £1,972,342; Lot 3 annual cost - £1,403,716) and total a maximum £24,345,665 over a five-year period; additional requirements include minimum employers' liability and public liability insurance of £10 million, a minimum annual turnover of £5 million for each lot applied for, incumbent cleaning staff currently within the Local Government Pension Scheme, payment of a RIVA tender fee by the successful tenderer, and the Trust's option to add academies during the contract or not to appoint.