Official UK procurement notice
Cleaning Contract for The London Oratory School
Authority: THE LONDON ORATORY SCHOOL (Education)·On behalf of: ACE Advice Limited
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThe School is seeking to engage a contract cleaning company to deliver cleaning services.
The school has approx. 1400 students in the school
- How the procedure runs: The procedure will consist of four distinct stages, allowing for an initial assessment of interested suppliers. Suppliers will be evaluated against the specific objectives of the new contract through the following stages: • Selection Stage and Shortlisting • Invitation to Tender (ITT) and Shortlisting for Presentation • Presentation of Proposal to the Authority • Reference Checking The evaluation of the shortlisting process will be based on the information submitted by the bidding companies. A shortlist of suppliers will be compiled, with the 4 highest-scoring submissions invited to progress to the subsequent stage of the procurement process. Only those companies that are selected and formally notified will be invited to submit a response during the ITT stage.
CPV: School cleaning services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1AwardedRenewalPublished value£1,000,000
What it takes to wini
How this buyer will score bids.
The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).
Evaluation split and conditions of participation as published; the tender pack may add morei
How this buyer will score bids.
The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).
Published award criteria (2)
- Quality
- Price
- Price carries 40 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 4 points. The method statement decides this lot, not the discount.
Price arithmetic assumes straight proportional scoring; the tender pack may use another formula.
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Competitive flexible procedure
- Legal basis
- UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Awarded
- Procurement threshold
- Above threshold (FTS publication)
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 14 Jan 2026, 09:33 GMT
- Last source update
- 5 May 2026, 17:19 BST
- Award evaluation window
- Submission end – 10 Mar 2026
- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-002934- Latest notice
- Contract award notice (UK6)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-06054cFind a Tender
- How it runs
The procedure will consist of four distinct stages, allowing for an initial assessment of interested suppliers. Suppliers will be evaluated against the specific objectives of the new contract through the following stages:
- Selection Stage and Shortlisting
- Invitation to Tender (ITT) and Shortlisting for Presentation
- Presentation of Proposal to the Authority
- Reference Checking
The evaluation of the shortlisting process will be based on the information submitted by the bidding companies. A shortlist of suppliers will be compiled, with the 4 highest-scoring submissions invited to progress to the subsequent stage of the procurement process.
Only those companies that are selected and formally notified will be invited to submit a response during the ITT stage.
How it was run
Official notice- Requests to participate (first stage)
- 23 Jan 2026, 12:00 GMT
- Submission deadline
- 23 Jan 2026, 12:00 GMT
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
- Accepted languages
- en
the documents will be submitted to ACE Advice via the Bidiful portal
Timeline
14 Jan 2026 → 5 May 2026 · 6 dates- Tender notice published281 days ago14 Jan 2026, 09:33 GMT
- Submission deadline272 days ago23 Jan 2026, 12:00 GMT
- Award decision expected by226 days ago10 Mar 2026, 23:59 GMT
- Contract starts205 days ago1 Apr 2026, 00:00 BST
- Assessment summaries sent189 days ago17 Apr 2026, 00:00 BST
- Latest notice published170 days ago5 May 2026, 17:19 BST
Notice history
4 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 14 Jan 2026- Tender notice published14 Jan 2026, 09:33 GMTUK4
- Contract award notice published5 May 2026, 17:19 BSTUK6
- Status changed to complete5 May 2026, 17:19 BST
- Contract signature expected25 May 2026, 23:59 BSTscheduled
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Julius Rutherfoord & Co Ltd25 May 2026 – 24 Apr 2029 · up to 24 Apr 2031Extensions: 2 x 12 month extensions will be available, subject to mutual agreement in writing | £1,462,410 inc. VAT | 17 Apr 2026 | Awarded |
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 6final-stage tenders | 5 | 0 | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
3 public bodies on the noticeOther public bodies
- ACE Advice LimitedBeneficiary authority
- ACE ADVICE LTDProcess contact pointProcuring entityProcurement SME
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- JULIUS RUTHERFOORD & CO. LTD.Awarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (3)
Official links; attachments are not copiedTender pack and attachments
- Bidding documents and specifications Tender documentation will be available upon application to: Julie James [email protected] 07799 193247
Notices published for this procedure
- Contract award notice Contract award notice on Find a Tender
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender