AwardedAwarded 7 August 2025

Dartmoor multi academy trust - provision of outsourced cleaning services

Dartmoor Multi Academy Trust (Secondary Acct: PHP Law) · Education

In brief

Dartmoor Multi Academy Trust (Secondary Acct: PHP Law) awarded cleaning work to Direct Cleaning Services on 7 August 2025.

It is split into 3 lots, so a supplier can bid for part of the work.

Built from the notice's own fields. Always check the official notice before you bid.

What the notice says

The contract will be for the provision of outsourced cleaning services to the Trust, including daily cleaning and out of term deep cleaning, for spaces including, but not limited to, teaching, office, circulation, and rest room spaces. The Provider shall establish effective management and operational level communication systems at all levels regarding the cleaning service. In addition, the Provider will also be responsible for all legal, and health and safety requirements in delivering the services.

Lots

LotTradeValue
Lot 3 - All Schools
What this lot covers

The contract will be for the provision of outsourced cleaning services to the Trust. The Tenderer shall establish effective management and operational level communication systems at all levels regarding the cleaning service. In addition, the Provider will also be responsible for all legal, and health and safety requirements in delivering the services. A daily cleaning service is required in each school in accordance with an output cleaning specification focusing on the desired results or outcomes of the cleaning process rather than the Trust detailing the exact methods to achieve those results. As the expert in the field, the Contractor is required to determine the best way to meet the performance standards set by the Trust. The Trust require the Contractor to work flexibly with the individual school’s calendar, to enable events and lettings to be operated in collaboration with the cleaning schedule. Sites included in Lot 3 - All Schools are as follows: Black Torrington Church of England Primary School Boasley Cross Community Primary School Bradford Primary School Bridestowe Primary School Bridgerule Church of England Primary School Chagford Church of England Primary School Exbourne Church of England Primary School Highampton Community Primary School Lydford Primary School Milton Abbot Primary School North Tawton Community Primary School and Nursery Northlew and Ashbury Parochial Church of England Primary School Okehampton Primary School and Foundation Unit South Tawton Primary School St James Church of England Primary and Nursery School Tavistock College Okehampton College Holsworthy Community College The Promise School

Cleaning—
Lot 1 - Primary Schools
What this lot covers

The contract will be for the provision of outsourced cleaning services to the Trust. The Tenderer shall establish effective management and operational level communication systems at all levels regarding the cleaning service. In addition, the Provider will also be responsible for all legal, and health and safety requirements in delivering the services. A daily cleaning service is required in each school in accordance with an output cleaning specification focusing on the desired results or outcomes of the cleaning process rather than the Trust detailing the exact methods to achieve those results. As the expert in the field, the Contractor is required to determine the best way to meet the performance standards set by the Trust. The Trust require the Contractor to work flexibly with the individual school’s calendar, to enable events and lettings to be operated in collaboration with the cleaning schedule. Lot 1 - Primary Schools is as follows: Black Torrington Church of England Primary School Boasley Cross Community Primary School Bradford Primary School Bridestowe Primary School Bridgerule Church of England Primary School Chagford Church of England Primary School Exbourne Church of England Primary School Highampton Community Primary School Lydford Primary School Milton Abbot Primary School North Tawton Community Primary School and Nursery Northlew and Ashbury Parochial Church of England Primary School Okehampton Primary School and Foundation Unit South Tawton Primary School St James Church of England Primary and Nursery School

Cleaning—
Lot 2 - Secondary Schools
What this lot covers

The contract will be for the provision of outsourced cleaning services to the Trust. The Tenderer shall establish effective management and operational level communication systems at all levels regarding the cleaning service. In addition, the Provider will also be responsible for all legal, and health and safety requirements in delivering the services. A daily cleaning service is required in each school in accordance with an output cleaning specification focusing on the desired results or outcomes of the cleaning process rather than the Trust detailing the exact methods to achieve those results. As the expert in the field, the Contractor is required to determine the best way to meet the performance standards set by the Trust. The Trust require the Contractor to work flexibly with the individual school’s calendar, to enable events and lettings to be operated in collaboration with the cleaning schedule. Sites included in Lot 2 - Secondary Schools is as follows: Tavistock College Okehampton College Holsworthy Community College The Promise School

Cleaning—

Who won

WinnerLotValueDates
Direct Cleaning Services (SME)
8 bids received
Lot 3 - All Schools£10,500,000

Values as the award notice gives them, excluding VAT where stated.

Timeline

  1. Contract award notice · notice 079092-2025

Last time this was bought

Dartmoor Multi Academy Trust - Provision of Waste Management Services

Awarded
31 August 2025
Value
Not stated, or split across lots
Bids
3

Matched on Dartmoor Multi Academy Trust (Secondary Acct: PHP Law), the type of work and the title; it may be a related contract rather than the same one. Check the notice to be sure.

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From notice 079092-2025 on Find a Tender, first published 2 December 2025. We last checked for changes on 28 September 2026.