Star Academies - Building Cleaning Services - The Valley Leadership Academy
STAR ACADEMIESEstimated Value
Up to £800,000
Deadline
2 November 2026
23 days remaining
Published
2 October 2026
Type
Not specified
Overview
The Trust (Star) is looking to appoint a single Supplier for the supply of building cleaning services at The Valley Leadership Academy. Star’s objective is to create a clean and professional learning environment to support our pupils’ education provision through both day-to-day cleaning, and deep cleaning provision throughout school holidays.
The supplier selected will be able to provide building cleaning services (excluding external window cleaning) as detailed in Schedule 1 - Specification, for a maximum of 4 years. Whilst the tender will be used as a basis for future works and pricing, the Trust are looking to engage a supplier who will work collaboratively and tailor their approach, so that they are able to meet the specific needs of the Trust and driving cost savings on an ongoing basis.
More detailed specification requirements are outlined in Schedule 1 - Specification. Currently this provision is managed by an outsourced provider.
Additional details
This Procurement is being conducted in accordance with the Act using the Open Procedure. This document describes how the Procurement will be conducted, including details of the associated Procurement timetable, participation and award criteria and how to respond to this opportunity.
Suppliers are strongly encouraged to read this document before preparing their submission. The objective of this tender is to identify the Most Advantageous Tender (MAT). The award criteria by which this tender will be evaluated is detailed within The Evaluation Process and Award Criteria in this document.
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Likely incumbents
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- 1
AEFM Limited
£2m
total awarded
- 2
Greater Manchester Community Lettings
2 contracts wonlatest 5 May 2026ends 30 Apr 2029£500,000
total awarded
- 3
LYRECO UK LIMITED
£4m
total awarded
- 4
SJF Electrics
1 contract wonlatest 9 Sept 2026ends 31 Aug 2029£2m
total awarded
- 5
EFT Systems
1 contract wonlatest 9 Sept 2026ends 31 Aug 2029£2m
total awarded
AEFM Limited is the most likely incumbent based on recency and category match. To win, bidders typically need a clearly differentiated proposition or a price advantage.
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STAR ACADEMIESKey Dates
Published
2 October 2026
Submission deadline
2 November 2026
Notice type
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