Contract award notice
Results of the procurement procedure
Section I: Contracting
entity
I.1) Name and addresses
Acer Trust
Arnolds Way
Oxford
OX2 9JE
UK
Contact person: Ben Jones
Telephone: +44 1256467107
E-mail: tenders@minervapcs.com
NUTS: UKJ14
Internet address(es)
Main address: https://www.acertrust.org.uk/
I.4) Type of the contracting authority
Other: Education Institute
I.5) Main activity
Education
Section II: Object
II.1) Scope of the procurement
II.1.1) Title
Acer Trust (South Hub) - Cleaning Services (2025)
Reference number: MPN-10314
II.1.2) Main CPV code
90919300
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.1.4) Short description
Acer Trust (South Hub) is currently out to tender for the provision of a full daily cleaning service at Icknield Community College.The contract is being offered for three years with the option to extend for a further two periods of 12 months. The contract commencement date is 01 September 2025.The contract is for a full daily cleaning service during term time and periodic cleaning outside of term time.TUPE is expected to apply, details of which can be found in the tender documentation.
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.1.7) Total value of the procurement
Value excluding VAT:
793 132.40
GBP
II.2) Description
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
90919300
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKJ14
Main site or place of performance:
Icknield Community College, Love Lane, Watlington, OX49 5RB
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
Acer Trust (South Hub) is currently out to tender for the provision of a full daily cleaning service at Icknield Community College.The contract is being offered for three years with the option to extend for a further two periods of 12 months. The contract commencement date is 01 September 2025.The contract is for a full daily cleaning service during term time and periodic cleaning outside of term time.TUPE is expected to apply, details of which can be found in the tender documentation.
II.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion: All criteria are stated only in the procurement documents
/ Weighting: 70
Price
/ Weighting:
30
II.2.11) Information about options
Options:
Yes
Description of options:
The contract will be awarded for an initial period of three years with two possible extensions of 12 months meaning a maximum contract length of five years.
II.2.13) Information about European Union funds
The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds:
No
II.2.14) Additional information
The duration detailed above includes the initial term of three years as well as the two optional contract extension periods of 12 months each.
Section IV: Procedure
IV.1) Description
IV.1.1) Type of procedure
Restricted procedure
IV.1.8) Information about Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement:
Yes
IV.2) Administrative information
IV.2.1) Previous publication concerning this procedure
Notice number in the OJ S:
2025/S 000-001814
Section V: Award of contract
Contract No: Acer Trust
Title: Cleaning Services
A contract/lot is awarded:
Yes
V.2 Award of contract
V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
04/07/2025
V.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 4
Number of tenders received from SMEs: 3
Number of tenders received from tenderers from EU Member States: 0
Number of tenders received from tenderers from non-EU Member States: 0
Number of tenders received by electronic means: 4
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators:
No
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Accelerate Facilities Ltd
First Floor, Corn Exchange Business Centre, Market Place
Hadleigh
IP7 5DN
UK
NUTS: UKH14
Internet address(es)
URL: www.acceleratefacilities.com
The contractor is an SME:
Yes
V.2.4) Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Initial estimated total value of the contract/lot:
Total value of the contract/lot:
: 793 132.40
GBP
V.2.5) Information about subcontracting
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
High Court
Strand
London
WC2A 2LL
UK
VI.4.3) Review procedure
Precise information on deadline(s) for review procedures:
Acer Trust incorporated a standstill period at the point information on the award of the contract was communicated to tenderers. That notification provided full information on the award decision. The standstill period, which was for a minimum of 10 calendar days, provided time for unsuccessful tenderers to challenge the award decision before the contract was entered into. The Public Contracts Regulations 2015 provide for aggrieved parties who have been harmed or are at risk of harm by a breach of the rules to take action in the High Court (England, Wales and Northern Ireland).
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
15/07/2025