Scope
Description
St James Catholic Secondary School and Blessed Dominic Catholic Primary School are successful schools that share the same site in Barnet, London.
The Schools are jointly tendering their cleaning services with a contract start date of 1st August 2026. The initial term will run for three years, ending on 31st July 2029, with a requirement for termly and annual reviews and a break clause to support both parties should the relationship not prosper.
There will be an option to extend for up to two further years (1+1) by mutual agreement, based on qualitative and financial performance. The current contract for both schools is with Purgo and is part of an over-arching FM contract.
The Schools are seeking a professional cleaning contractor who can consistently deliver high cleaning standards across all areas of the school, with robust staffing and supervision arrangements, clear KPIs and performance monitoring, innovative approaches to sustainability, efficiency and continuous improvement and proactive support to the School throughout the contract.
The projected turnover for the three-year contract is expected to be circa £800,000
The School is running this procurement as a Competitive Flexible, Two Stage, Open Tender Process.
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In short, the Schools need to be convinced that bidders can deliver their commitments in full, achieve high standards and implement service enhancements as promised. If the Schools are not convinced of this, it reserves the right to consider an insourced solution or make no award. Any investment proposals must align with DfE guidelines.
Total value (estimated)
- £800,000 excluding VAT
- £960,000 including VAT
Above the relevant threshold
Contract dates (estimated)
- 1 August 2026 to 31 July 2029
- Possible extension to 30 July 2031
- 4 years, 11 months, 30 days
Description of possible extension:
There will be an option to extend for up to two further years (1+1) by mutual agreement, based on qualitative and financial performance.
Main procurement category
Services
CPV classifications
- 90919300 - School cleaning services
Submission
Submission type
Requests to participate
Deadline for requests to participate
5 February 2026, 1:00pm
Submission address and any special instructions
Tenders may be submitted electronically
Yes
Languages that may be used for submission
English
Award decision date (estimated)
30 April 2026
Award criteria
| Name | Description | Type |
|---|---|---|
| Simple description | Award criteria are in the PSQ and ITT documents |
Price |
Weighting description
Award criteria are in the PSQ and ITT documents
Other information
Payment terms
30 days from invoice
Description of risks to contract performance
None
Conflicts assessment prepared/revised
Yes
Procedure
Procedure type
Competitive flexible procedure
Competitive flexible procedure description
The School is running this procurement as a Competitive Flexible, Two Stage, Open Tender Process.
Contracting authority
St James' Catholic High School
- UK Register of Learning Providers (UKPRN number): 101364
Great Strand
London
NW9 5PE
United Kingdom
Contact name: Cohesion Procurement Team
Telephone: +441892251001
Email: finance@st-james.barnet.sch.uk
Website: http://www.st-james.barnet.sch.uk
Region: UKI71 - Barnet
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.
Cohesion Consulting Ltd
Summary of their role in this procurement: Procurement and management consultancy for this tender
- Companies House: 13682273
16 Mount Pleasant, Tunbridge Wells
Kent
TN1 1QU
United Kingdom
Contact name: Procurement Team
Telephone: +441892251001
Email: info@cohesionconsulting.co.uk
Website: http://www.cohesionconsulting.co.uk
Region: UKJ46 - West Kent