Find a TenderAwarded without competition
Published 17 Sept 2026, 16:03 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Cleaning Services — UK public procurement notice

Authority: THE KEMNAL ACADEMIES TRUST (Education)

4 lotsServicesAward procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
Awarded value £2,475,8024 contracts · exc. VAT
Awarded 17 Jun 2026no call for competition
Awarded to Pacific Support Services, Pendergate Limited4 awards

What is being bought4 lots · detail below

Published requirement description

The Kemnal Academies Trust has awarded contracts for the supply of Cleaning Services under the YPO Dynamic Purchasing System 879 Building in Use - Support Services, Lot 2 Cleaning and Caretaking.

The procurement was split into four Lots; Lot 1 Smarden Primary School, Lot 2 Portfield Primary Academy, Lot 3 Debden Park High School and Lot 4 King Harold Business & Enterprise Academy.

The contract start dates are as follows:

Lot 1 - 1st July 2026

Lot 2 - 1st December 2026

Lot 3 - 14th August 2026

Lot 4 - 1st July 2026

All run to 30th June 2029 with the option to extend for a period of up to 2 years to 30th June 2031.

CPV: Cleaning services

Lots and requirements (4)Procurement structure

4 lots · no lot values published · same evaluation weights on every lot
Lot #1Cleaning Services for Smarden Primary SchoolCancelled
Supply of Cleaning Services for Smarden Primary School
Delivery: South East
Extensions
There is the option to extend for a period of up to 2 years to 30th June 2031 (subject to review, incorporating price negotiations and KPI performance.)
90910000 Cleaning services
Lot #2Cleaning Services for Portfield Primary AcademyCancelled
Supply of Cleaning Services for Portfield Primary Academy.
Delivery: South East
Extensions
There is the option to extend for a period of up to 2 years to 30th June 2031 (subject to review, incorporating price negotiations and KPI performance.)
90910000 Cleaning services
Lot #3Cleaning Services for Debden Park High SchoolCancelled
Supply of Cleaning Services for Debden Park High School.
Delivery: South East
Extensions
There is the option to extend for a period of up to 2 years to 30th June 2031 (subject to review, incorporating price negotiations and KPI performance.)
90910000 Cleaning services
Lot #4Cleaning Services for King Harold Business & Enterprise AcademyCancelled
Supply of Cleaning Services for King Harold Business & Enterprise Academy.
Delivery: South East
Extensions
There is the option to extend for a period of up to 2 years to 30th June 2031 (subject to review, incorporating price negotiations and KPI performance.)
90910000 Cleaning services

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record
Procedure method
Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
Legal basis
CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
Procurement category
Services
Notice status
Awarded without competition
Procurement threshold
Unspecified in notice
Regulatory regime
Standard
Commercial structure
Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type
Direct award — no call for competition
GPA / WTO covered
Yes (GPA)
Recurring procurement
No (one-off requirement)
First published
17 Sept 2026, 16:03 BST
Last source update
17 Sept 2026, 16:03 BST
Classification (CPV)
Cleaning services
Delivery area
South East (UKJ)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-0774bd
Why no open competition
The procurement falls outside the scope of application of the directive
Published justification
The award of the contract without prior publication in the Official Journal of the European Union (OJEU) or the Find a Tender Service (FTS) is lawful because it was conducted through a further competition under a Dynamic Purchasing System (DPS) that was established in full compliance with the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (PCR 2015).

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics — not a forecast
Awards 4
Awarded value £2,475,8024 contracts exc. VAT
Bids received 7
Contracts signed 4latest 17 Jun 2026
LotAwarded toValueDateStatus
Pacific Support ServicesSMEAwarded
Pacific Support ServicesSMEAwarded
Pendergate LimitedAwarded
Pendergate LimitedAwarded

Contracts

Bid statistics published by the authority

BidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
7bids

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

THE KEMNAL ACADEMIES TRUST

Contracting authorityEducationBody governed by public lawEducation GB-UKPRN: 10058343 The Atkins Centre Kemnal Technology College, Sidcup, UK, DA145AA
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Dispute resolution & review bodies

  • High CourtReview body London

Bidders & participating suppliers

2 commercial parties on the notice

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.