Official UK procurement notice
Queen Elizabeth's Boys School, Barnet
Authority: QUEEN ELIZABETH'S SCHOOL BARNET (Education)·On behalf of: ACE Advice Limited
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThe school is seek to appoint a suitably qualified cleaning contractor to provide cleaning services. These services include:
- Daily Cleaning
- Deep Cleaning
- Window Cleaning
The school requires the cleaning contractor to provide a cleaning regime for the school swimming pool
- 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 up to 6 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£1,250,000
- Economic & financial standing
The bidding companies must have sufficient financial resilience, and be able to demonstrate an annual turnover of at least £12m in their most recent published accounts.
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
- Economic & financial standing
The bidding companies must have sufficient financial resilience, and be able to demonstrate an annual turnover of at least £12m in their most recent published accounts.
- 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
- 16 Feb 2026, 15:21 GMT
- Last source update
- 16 Jun 2026, 09:12 BST
- Award evaluation window
- Submission end – 8 May 2026
- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-013941- Latest notice
- Contract award notice (UK6)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-065529Find 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 up to 6 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)
- 25 Feb 2026, 12:00 GMT
- Submission deadline
- 25 Feb 2026, 12:00 GMT
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
- Accepted languages
- en
Submissions are to be made via the Bidiful Portal
Timeline
16 Feb 2026 → 1 Aug 2026 · 6 dates- Tender notice published248 days ago16 Feb 2026, 15:21 GMT
- Submission deadline239 days ago25 Feb 2026, 12:00 GMT
- Award decision expected by167 days ago8 May 2026, 23:59 BST
- Assessment summaries sent129 days ago16 Jun 2026, 00:00 BST
- Latest notice published128 days ago16 Jun 2026, 09:12 BST
- Contract starts83 days ago1 Aug 2026, 00:00 BST
Notice history
4 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 16 Feb 2026- Tender notice published16 Feb 2026, 15:21 GMTUK4
- Contract award notice published16 Jun 2026, 09:12 BSTUK6
- Status changed to complete16 Jun 2026, 09:12 BST
- Contract signature expected16 Jul 2026, 23:59 BSTscheduled
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Birkin Cleaning Services LtdSME1 Aug 2026 – 31 Jul 2029 · up to 31 Jul 2031Extensions: 2 x 12 month extensions are available if all parties agree in writing | £1,815,000 inc. VAT | 11 Jun 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 support
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- BIRKIN CLEANING SERVICES LIMITEDAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (3)
Official links; attachments are not copiedTender pack and attachments
- Bidding documents and specifications Access to the tender documents is gained by emailing [email protected] Bidders will then be able to obtain the documents from https://bidiful-teamportal.app
Notices published for this procedure
- Contract award notice Contract award notice on Find a Tender
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender