The Litmus Partnership: Broad Horizons Education Trust ~ Cleaning Tender

Contracting authority

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

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.
For more information about this opportunity, please visit the Delta eSourcing portal at:
https://litmustms.co.uk/tenders/UK-UK-Norwich:-School-cleaning-services./VHJG3DJ93P

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

Total value (estimated):

GBP 1,500,000 including VAT

Description

Description:

Not provided

Suitable for SMEs:

Yes

Suitable for VCSEs:

No

Contract dates (estimated):

01/08/2026 to 31/07/2029

CPV classifications:

90919300 - School cleaning services.

Contract can be extended:

Yes

Extension date:

31/07/2031

Delivery regions:

UKH15 - Norwich and East Norfolk

Award criteria:

Name: Criterion 1 / Weighting: 70

Name: Criterion 2 / Weighting: 30

Documents

Associated tender documents:

Not provided

Technical specifications:

Not provided

Submission

Enquiry deadline:

27/03/2026 Time: 12:00

Tender submission deadline:

29/05/2026 Time: 12:00

Submission address and any special instructions:

https://litmustms.co.uk/respond/VHJG3DJ93P

An electronic auction will be used:

No

Languages that may be used for submission:

English

Award decision date (estimated):

22/06/2026

Other information

Legal and financial capacity conditions of participation:

Not provided

Technical ability conditions of participation:

Not provided

Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP):

No

Government Procurement Agreement (GPA):

Yes

A conflicts assessment has been prepared and revised:

Yes

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