Official UK procurement notice
St James and Blessed Dominic Cleaning Tender
Authority: St James' Catholic High School (Education)·On behalf of: Cohesion Consulting Ltd
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionSt 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.
- How the procedure runs: The School is running this procurement as a Competitive Flexible, Two Stage, Open Tender Process.
CPV: School cleaning services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1AwardedRenewalPublished value£800,000
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).
- Simple description: Award criteria are in the PSQ and ITT documents
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
- 18 Dec 2025, 19:42 GMT
- Last source update
- 6 Jul 2026, 09:55 BST
- Award evaluation window
- Submission end – 30 Apr 2026
- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-084658- Latest notice
- Contract details notice (UK7)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-05f9c7Find a Tender- Contract terms summary
30 days from invoice
- How it runs
The School is running this procurement as a Competitive Flexible, Two Stage, Open Tender Process.
- Risks
None
How it was run
Official notice- Requests to participate (first stage)
- 5 Feb 2026, 13:00 GMT
- Submission deadline
- 5 Feb 2026, 13:00 GMT
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
- Accepted languages
- en
Timeline
18 Dec 2025 → 1 Aug 2026 · 7 dates- Tender notice published308 days ago18 Dec 2025, 19:42 GMT
- Submission deadline259 days ago5 Feb 2026, 13:00 GMT
- Assessment summaries sent177 days ago29 Apr 2026, 00:00 BST
- Award decision expected by175 days ago30 Apr 2026, 23:59 BST
- Latest notice published108 days ago6 Jul 2026, 09:55 BST
- Standstill ends104 days ago10 Jul 2026, 23:59 BST
- Contract starts83 days ago1 Aug 2026, 00:00 BST
Notice history
7 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 18 Dec 2025- Tender notice published18 Dec 2025, 19:42 GMTUK4
- Contract award notice published1 Jul 2026, 10:40 BSTUK6
- Status changed to complete1 Jul 2026, 10:40 BST
- Procurement method changed1 Jul 2026, 10:40 BST
- Contract details notice published6 Jul 2026, 09:55 BSTUK7
- Procurement method changed6 Jul 2026, 09:55 BST
- Contract signature expected10 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 30 Jul 2031Extensions: Option for both parties to extend the contract for a further two years, (3+1+1) beyond this date by mutual agreement. Any contract extension will be subject to the Schools’ satisfaction and agreement on budgets and service levels. | £862,846 | 29 Apr 2026 | Awarded |
Contracts
St James and Blessed Dominic Cleaning Tender · Birkin Cleaning Services LtdSME
- Signed
- 30 Jun 2026
- Value
- £862,846
- Period
- 1 Aug 2026 – 31 Jul 2029 · up to 30 Jul 2031 with extensions
- Status
- active
- Extensions
- Option for both parties to extend the contract for a further two years, (3+1+1) beyond this date by mutual agreement. Any contract extension will be subject to the Schools’ satisfaction and agreement on budgets and service levels.
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3final-stage tenders | 3 | 0 | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
2 public bodies on the noticeOther public bodies
- Cohesion Consulting LtdProcess contact pointProcuring entityProcurement and management consultancy for this tender
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- Birkin Cleaning Services LtdAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (3)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Contract details notice Contract details notice on Find a Tender
- Contract award notice Contract award notice on Find a Tender
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender