Scope
Description
St Angela's is a voluntary-aided secondary school for girls (11-16) in the London Borough of Newham. The school has six forms (equating to a pupil admission number of 192 students) on entry for the 11-16 girls' school with a mixed sixth form centre, predominantly of girls, of 400 students.
The school population serves the Catholic population of the borough and 90% of the school population are from ethnic minorities.
St Angela's is a focused, hardworking and friendly Catholic school, aiming to provide every opportunity for our students to achieve their very best and to leave our school confident and independent young women, well equipped for higher education and life beyond.
As a Leading Edge school we continue to push the frontiers of education in every direction and have embraced new teaching and learning initiatives, allowing our students to learn and achieve at impressively high rates. We carefully monitor individual progress and provide the highest standard of pastoral care and learning support.
Further information regarding the School can be obtained here:
https://www.stangelas-ursuline.co.uk/
Tender information:
The successful tenderer will be required to provide excellent cleaning services at St Angela's School, which has 1290 pupils and 120 teaching and support staff.
The contract term being tendered for 3 years, from 01/04/2026 - 31/03/2029. There is an option for a further extension period for up to two additional years to 31/03/2031.
The contract offers an excellent opportunity to review and propose enhancements to the current cleaning services at the schools. This includes both core term time cleaning and periodic deep cleaning throughout the year.
The school is keen to secure a high quality cleaning service whereby its students are able to enjoy excellence in education, supported by excellently kept facilities.
The school expects both a tightly managed service and high levels of productivity to be delivered by the cleaning staff at all times, and the school expects a management style delivered by the successful contractor that supports, encourages and develops the cleaning staff.
The school is not obliged to accept the lowest price submitted for this tender, rather the school is keen to secure best value from this contract and to deliver best value to its students. Innovative and creative ideas as to how the cleaning services can be developed and improved, will be welcomed. The school seeks a contractor that is keen to work in partnership and who will deliver to its highest abilities, at all times.
For more information about this opportunity, please visit the Delta eSourcing portal at:
https://www.delta-esourcing.com/tenders/UK-UK-London:-School-cleaning-services./4F98DYQVR3
To respond to this opportunity, please click here:
Total value (estimated)
- £1,134,700 excluding VAT
- £1,361,640 including VAT
Above the relevant threshold
Contract dates (estimated)
- 1 April 2026 to 31 March 2029
- Possible extension to 31 March 2031
- 5 years
Description of possible extension:
The contract may be extended from 31/03/2029 for up to a maximum of 2 years to 31/03/2031
Main procurement category
Services
CPV classifications
- 90919300 - School cleaning services
Contract locations
- UKI - London
Participation
Particular suitability
- Small and medium-sized enterprises (SME)
- Voluntary, community and social enterprises (VCSE)
Submission
Enquiry deadline
22 August 2025, 12:00pm
Submission type
Tenders
Deadline for requests to participate
22 August 2025, 12:00pm
Submission address and any special instructions
Tenders may be submitted electronically
Yes
Languages that may be used for submission
English
Award decision date (estimated)
28 January 2026
Award criteria
| Name | Type | Weighting |
|---|---|---|
| Quality | Quality | 65% |
| Price | Price | 35% |
Other information
Applicable trade agreements
- Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
- Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP)
Conflicts assessment prepared/revised
Yes
Procedure
Procedure type
Competitive flexible procedure
Competitive flexible procedure description
This procurement will be run under the Competitive Flexible Procedure. This will follow a two stage approach, with stage 1 being the Procurement Specific Questionnaire (PSQ). Here a minimum of 5 candidates (or less, in the event less than 5 meet the minimum criteria) and a maximum of 10 candidates, will progress to stage 2. Any selection of tenderers will be based solely on the criteria set out for the procurement and a minimum score of 60% must be achieved. Selected tenderers will then be invited to stage 2, the Invitation To Tender (ITT). Here, the evaluation of tender response will be set as 35% price and 65% quality.
Contracting authority
St Angela's Ursuline School
- Public Procurement Organisation Number: PMLD-8989-JNHQ
St George's Road, Forest Gate
London
E7 8HU
United Kingdom
Region: UKI41 - Hackney and Newham
Organisation type: Public authority - sub-central government
Other organisation
These organisations are carrying out the procurement, or part of it, on behalf of the contracting authorities.
RIVA Partnership Ltd
Summary of their role in this procurement: Procurement Consultancy supporting the Contracting Authority
- Public Procurement Organisation Number: PPWL-9222-MYRJ
Hones Business Park, 1 Waverley Lane
Farnham
GU9 8BB
United Kingdom
Region: UKJ25 - West Surrey