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The Litmus Partnership: Highsted Grammar School ~ Cleaning Tender

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Notice Summary
Title: Highsted Grammar School ~ Cleaning Tender
Notice type: UK6: Contract award notice
Authority: The Litmus Partnership
Nature of contract: Services
Procedure: Above threshold - Competitive flexible procedure
Short Description: Highsted Grammar School is an 11-18 selective girls’ school in Sittingbourne, Kent. Currently the school is four form entry school with a PAN of 120. In 2010 the school converted to Academy status. The school’s most recent Ofsted report confirms that the school is outstanding in all areas; outcomes for children are excellent and the school seeks to be outstanding all that it endeavours. Consequently, the environment that pupils and staff work within needs to reflect the ambitious values of the school and be in-keeping with the high expectations for an effective, high performing environment. The school seeks to ensure that it achieves best value from all engaged in the pursuit of delivering quality outcomes for children. The tender project is seeking to appoint a contractor whose initiative and innovation will be welcomed for the provision of service – cleaning - within the existing facilities for the 799 pupils and 96 teaching and support staff, to ensure that the cleanliness of the accommodation meets health and safety regulations in addition to supporting the delivery of quality education and upholding staff/pupil well-being. The contract being tendered is for three years in duration from 1st September 2026 and will operate as a Guaranteed Performance Contract, with the successful contractor offering the school a guaranteed return /cost per annum for the provision of cleaning services. The school year is based on a calendar of 195 days. Five days are to be used for staff professional development which means that the school will be open to receive pupils for the legal minimum of 190 days. Please see PSQ document for more information.
Published: 22/05/2026 11:10
UK6: Contract award notice Published 22/05/2026

Highsted Grammar School ~ Cleaning Tender


Contracting Authorities




Contracting authority:

Highsted Grammar School


Public Procurement Organisation Number:

PMJD-6245-ZLWZ


Address:


Highsted Road, Sittingbourne
Kent
ME10 4PT
UK


Contact name:

Not provided


Email:

tenders@litmuspartnership.co.uk


Telephone:

01276 673896


Website:

https://www.highsted.kent.sch.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:

Highsted Grammar School ~ Cleaning Tender


Reference number:

Not provided


Main procurement category:

SERVICES


Description:

Highsted Grammar School is an 11-18 selective girls’ school in Sittingbourne, Kent. Currently the school is four form entry school with a PAN of 120. In 2010 the school converted to Academy status.
The school’s most recent Ofsted report confirms that the school is outstanding in all areas; outcomes for children are excellent and the school seeks to be outstanding all that it endeavours. Consequently, the environment that pupils and staff work within needs to reflect the ambitious values of the school and be in-keeping with the high expectations for an effective, high performing environment. The school seeks to ensure that it achieves best value from all engaged in the pursuit of delivering quality outcomes for children.
The tender project is seeking to appoint a contractor whose initiative and innovation will be welcomed for the provision of service – cleaning - within the existing facilities for the 799 pupils and 96 teaching and support staff, to ensure that the cleanliness of the accommodation meets health and safety regulations in addition to supporting the delivery of quality education and upholding staff/pupil well-being.
The contract being tendered is for three years in duration from 1st September 2026 and will operate as a Guaranteed Performance Contract, with the successful contractor offering the school a guaranteed return /cost per annum for the provision of cleaning services.
The school year is based on a calendar of 195 days. Five days are to be used for staff professional development which means that the school will be open to receive pupils for the legal minimum of 190 days.

Please see PSQ document for more information.
To view this notice, please click here:
https://litmustms.co.uk/delta/viewNotice.html?noticeId=1038234361

To respond to this opportunity, please click here:
https://litmustms.co.uk/respond/77998MXY95





Total value (estimated):


GBP 345,324 including VAT






Contract value:

GBP 345,324 including VAT



Contract Details



Contract 1


Title:

Not provided


Reference number:

Not provided


Contract value:

GBP 345,324 including VAT


Below the relevant threshold:

No


Award decision date:

11/05/2026


Earliest date the contract will be signed:

03/06/2026


Contract dates (estimated):

01/09/2026 to 31/08/2029


Main procurement category:

SERVICES


CPV classifications:


90919300 - School cleaning services.



Delivery regions:


UKJ4 - Kent



Assessment summaries sent:

11/05/2026



Supplier




Supplier:

Purgo Supply Services Limited


Companies House:

08665358


Address:


Unit 7, 125 Mortlake High Street, Mortlake
London
SW14 8SN
UK


Email:

tenders@litmuspartnership.co.uk


Telephone:

01276673880


Small or medium-sized enterprise (SME):

Yes


Voluntary, community or social enterprise (VCSE):

No


Supported employment provider:

No


Public service mutual:

No





Other organisations


Not provided