Official UK procurement notice
Stratford School Academy M&E Tender
Authority: STRATFORD SCHOOL ACADEMY (Education)·On behalf of: Cohesion Consulting Limited
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionStratford School Academy is a co-educational Secondary Academy located in the London Borough of Newham. The Academy serves up to 1500 students aged 11 to 16 and employs approximately 165 teaching and support staff across its two sites. Each site has its own kitchen and restaurant area.
The Academy is tendering its Mechanical and Electrical M&E services with a contract start date of 1st September 2026. The initial term will run for three years, ending on 31st August 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 with Ergro Technical Services has reached the maximum tenure.
The key priority for this contract is the safe, reliable and efficient operation of all mechanical and electrical systems across both sites, ensuring statutory compliance, uninterrupted Academy operations and a comfortable, sustainable learning environment for staff and students.
The projected turnover for the five-year contract is expected to be circa £380,000.
The Academy is running this procurement as a Competitive Flexible, Two Stage Tender Process.
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In short, the Academy needs to be convinced that bidders can deliver their promises in full, achieve their sales projections, and meet their service enhancements. If the Academy is not convinced of this, it reserves the right to consider an insourced solution or make no award.
- How the procedure runs: The Academy is running this procurement as a Competitive Flexible, Two Stage Tender Process. The procedure is detailed in the ITT documents.
CPV: Mechanical and electrical engineering services · Mechanical engineering services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1AwardedRenewalPublished value£380,000
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).
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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: All details of the award criteria are shown in the ITT Document.
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
- 3 Feb 2026, 14:32 GMT
- Last source update
- 16 Oct 2026, 12:02 BST
- Award evaluation window
- Submission end – 20 May 2026
- Authority reference
CCL_121- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-009510- Latest notice
- Contract details notice (UK7)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-06157eFind a Tender- Contract terms summary
As specified by Crown Commercial
- How it runs
The Academy is running this procurement as a Competitive Flexible, Two Stage Tender Process. The procedure is detailed in the ITT documents.
How it was run
Official notice- Requests to participate (first stage)
- 3 Mar 2026, 13:00 GMT
- Submission deadline
- 3 Mar 2026, 13:00 GMT
- Clarification deadline
- 3 Mar 2026, 13:00 GMT
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
- Accepted languages
- en
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Timeline
3 Feb 2026 → 16 Oct 2026 · 8 dates- Tender notice published265 days ago3 Feb 2026, 14:32 GMT
- Clarification questions by237 days ago3 Mar 2026, 13:00 GMT
- Submission deadline237 days ago3 Mar 2026, 13:00 GMT
- Award decision expected by159 days ago20 May 2026, 23:59 BST
- Assessment summaries sent127 days ago22 Jun 2026, 00:00 BST
- Standstill ends117 days ago1 Jul 2026, 23:59 BST
- Contract starts56 days ago1 Sept 2026, 00:00 BST
- Latest notice published10 days ago16 Oct 2026, 12:02 BST
Notice history
7 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 3 Feb 2026- Tender notice published3 Feb 2026, 14:32 GMTUK4
- Contract award notice published22 Jun 2026, 12:16 BSTUK6
- Status changed to complete22 Jun 2026, 12:16 BST
- Procurement method changed22 Jun 2026, 12:16 BST
- Contract signature expected22 Jul 2026, 23:59 BSTscheduled
- Contract details notice published16 Oct 2026, 12:02 BSTUK7
- Procurement method changed16 Oct 2026, 12:02 BST
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ergro Technical Services1 Sept 2026 – 31 Aug 2029 · up to 31 Aug 2031Extensions: There will be an option to extend for up to two further years (1+1) by mutual agreement, based on qualitative and financial performance. | £240,596 | 19 Jun 2026 | Awarded |
Contracts
Stratford School Academy M&E Tender · Ergro Technical Services
- Signed
- 31 Aug 2026
- Value
- £240,596
- Period
- 1 Sept 2026 – 31 Aug 2029 · up to 31 Aug 2031 with extensions
- Status
- active
- Extensions
- There will be an option to extend for up to two further years (1+1) by mutual agreement, based on qualitative and financial performance.
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1final-stage tenders | 0 | 0 | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
2 public bodies on the noticeOther public bodies
- Cohesion Consulting LimitedProcess contact pointProcuring entityCohesion are managing the tender process on behalf of the Academy
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- Ergro Technical Services LimitedAwarded 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