Contract Award Notice UK Published 2 July 2026

UK-Norwich: School cleaning services.

The Litmus Partnership

Contracting Authorities




Contracting authority:

Broad Horizons Education Trust


Public Procurement Organisation Number:

PPRT-8615-TTLV


Address:


Broad Horizons Education Trust, Sewell Park Academy, St. Clements Hill
Norwich
NR3 4BX
UK


Contact name:

Howard Allen


Email:

tenders@litmuspartnership.co.uk


Telephone:

01276 673896


Website:

https://www.bhetrust.co.uk/


Organisation type:

REGIONAL_AUTHORITY


Devolved regulations that apply:

None




Procedure



Procedure type:


Competitive flexible procedure


Dynamic market OCID:

Not provided


Competitive flexible procedure description:

Please see PSQ Document for more information.



Preliminary market engagement conducted:

No


Dynamic market:

No


Tenders received:

0


Tenders assessed:

0


Tenders from SMEs:

0


Tenders from VCSEs:

0




Special regime:


None



Scope



Title:

Broad Horizons Education Trust ~ Cleaning Tender


Reference number:

Not provided


Main procurement category:

SERVICES


Description:

The successful Supplier will be required to provide cleaning services for Broad Horizons Education Trust.
This procurement is being conducted under a competitive flexible procedure in accordance with the Procurement Act 2023. Following the initial selection stage, the Contracting Authority intends to invite up to five suppliers to participate in the tender stage. Selection will be based on the criteria set out in the PSQ/tender documents and will be applied in a transparent and non-discriminatory manner. Suppliers must meet the minimum conditions of participation in order to progress to the tender stage.
Contract value initially will be circa £300,000 per annum for the initial three schools in scope.
‘At Broad Horizons Education Trust (BHET) our vision of improving life chances for all pupils is at the heart of our school sponsorship. It is the motivation of our Trust and our mission. It is what drives us to achieve and to succeed.
To achieve our vision it is essential that we continue to develop the BHET approach to raising standards and our underpinning values are:
Students at the heart of everything we do with an explicit understanding that happy students achieve.
•Community being at the core of our work, everyone plays their part to achieve the best outcomes for all pupils.
•Collaboration brings us success by enabling teams of teachers and BHET staff to share collective responsibility for leading, coordinating and delivering effective teaching and learning for our Academies.
•Valuing People - The most important asset that the trust has is its people.

Any success achieved by the Broad Horizons Education Trust or the Trust's Schools comes from the staff. We, therefore, believe that championing staff improvement is a key driver for school improvement. We also believe that giving staff opportunities to be successful and to enjoy their achievement is an important part of the workplace. In everything that we do, we will be open, honest, transparent and trusting.’
Initially, in scope for this project are 3 of the Trust’s schools;
Thorpe St Andrew School and Sixth Form
Hemblington Primary School
Hillside Avenue Primary and Nursery School
The schools in scope are currently outsourced and are all within a few miles of each other on the eastern perimeter of Norwich.
It is anticipated that across this next contract term, further schools within the trust will be added to the successful bidder’s scope and the tender process will include a methodology for pricing any new schools that reflects the spirit of the initial contract model. Adding all of the self-operated schools into scope would raise the annual contract value to just over £1m at current staffing levels.

Please see PSQ Document for more information.
To view this notice, please click here:
https://litmustms.co.uk/delta/viewNotice.html?noticeId=1047945273

To respond to this opportunity, please click here:
https://litmustms.co.uk/respond/VHJG3DJ93P





Total value (estimated):


GBP 1,500,000 including VAT






Contract value:

GBP 1,500,000 including VAT



Contract Details



Contract 1


Title:

Not provided


Reference number:

Not provided


Contract value:

GBP 1,500,000 including VAT


Below the relevant threshold:

No


Award decision date:

17/06/2026


Earliest date the contract will be signed:

14/07/2026


Contract dates (estimated):

01/08/2026 to 31/07/2029


Main procurement category:

SERVICES


CPV classifications:


90919300 - School cleaning services.



Delivery regions:


UKH15 - Norwich and East Norfolk



Assessment summaries sent:

17/06/2026



Supplier




Supplier:

Churchill Contract Services Ltd


Companies House:

03762020


Address:


First floor Cedar House, Parkland Square, 750a Capability Green
Luton
LU1 3LU
UK


Email:

tenders@litmuspartnership.co.uk


Telephone:

01276 673896


Small or medium-sized enterprise (SME):

No


Voluntary, community or social enterprise (VCSE):

No


Supported employment provider:

No


Public service mutual:

No





Other organisations


Not provided