John Port School is an Academy for students aged from eleven to nineteen years and was opened as a community comprehensive school in 1965 following the reorganisation of secondary education in Derbyshire. It is one of the largest comprehensive schools in the country which currently has over 2000 students on roll, aged between eleven and eighteen years. The school is situated in the small village of Etwall in south-west Derbyshire in the Midlands.

John Port School is non-selective and takes students from a very large area varying from urban suburbs west Derby to semi-rural villages in the west, north and south. Each year group from year 7 to 11 has twelve forms of around 29 students each.

The tender project is seeking to appoint a Contractor whose initiative and innovation will be welcomed for the provision of cleaning services within the facilities for John Port School.

The high quality service levels proposed, should maintain excellent standards throughout, resulting in a pleasant environment for both the pupils and staff.

The basis and rationale that the Client requires the successful contractor to operate to at all times, is being able to provide a School that is fit for purpose and that the Contractor is proactive in the management of the contract, thus ensuring that all specifications are achieved and that the frequency of cleans is as detailed within the Tender Specification.

The contract being tendered is for three years in duration from 1.1.2017 until 31.12.2019 and will be fixed price in nature, with the Contractor invoicing the Client for one-twelfth of the annual cost on a monthly basis.