Official UK procurement notice
Winchmore School Cleaning Tender 2026
Authority: Winchmore School (Education)·On behalf of: Cohesion Consulting Limited
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionWinchmore School is a successful, dynamic Secondary school in the London Borough of Enfield.
The School is tendering its 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. A key objective of this tender is to achieve improved value for money through cost efficiency, innovation and service optimisation.
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 Purgo Supply Services has reached the maximum tenure.
The School is 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 five-year contract is expected to be circa £1.1 million.
The School is running this procurement as a Competitive Flexible, Two Stage Regime, Open Tender Process.
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Once registered, please declare interest in the opportunity to access and download the full document set. In short, the School needs to be convinced that bidders can deliver their commitments in full, achieve high standards and implement service enhancements as promised. If the School is 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: All details are in the tender documents. This will be a 2 stage process with a PSQ and ITT stage.
CPV: School cleaning services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1AwardedRenewalPublished value£1,100,000
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 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
- 23 Jan 2026, 17:27 GMT
- Last source update
- 9 Jul 2026, 12:12 BST
- Award evaluation window
- Submission end – 18 Jun 2026
- Authority reference
CCL_128- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-006383- Latest notice
- Contract details notice (UK7)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-060dcfFind a Tender- Contract terms summary
30 days from invoice.
- How it runs
All details are in the tender documents. This will be a 2 stage process with a PSQ and ITT stage.
How it was run
Official notice- Requests to participate (first stage)
- 11 Mar 2026, 13:00 GMT
- Submission deadline
- 11 Mar 2026, 13:00 GMT
- Clarification deadline
- 11 Mar 2026, 13:00 GMT
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
- Accepted languages
- en
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Timeline
23 Jan 2026 → 1 Aug 2026 · 8 dates- Tender notice published270 days ago23 Jan 2026, 17:27 GMT
- Clarification questions by223 days ago11 Mar 2026, 13:00 GMT
- Submission deadline223 days ago11 Mar 2026, 13:00 GMT
- Assessment summaries sent132 days ago11 Jun 2026, 00:00 BST
- Award decision expected by124 days ago18 Jun 2026, 23:59 BST
- Standstill ends119 days ago23 Jun 2026, 23:59 BST
- Latest notice published103 days ago9 Jul 2026, 12:12 BST
- Contract starts81 days ago1 Aug 2026, 00:00 BST
Notice history
7 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 23 Jan 2026- Tender notice published23 Jan 2026, 17:27 GMTUK4
- Contract award notice published11 Jun 2026, 11:42 BSTUK6
- Status changed to complete11 Jun 2026, 11:42 BST
- Procurement method changed11 Jun 2026, 11:42 BST
- Contract details notice published9 Jul 2026, 12:12 BSTUK7
- Procurement method changed9 Jul 2026, 12:12 BST
- Contract signature expected11 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: There will be an option to extend for up to two further years (1+1) by mutual agreement, based on qualitative and financial performance. | £976,631 | 11 Jun 2026 | Awarded |
Contracts
Winchmore School Cleaning Tender 2026 · Birkin Cleaning Services LtdSME
- Signed
- 9 Jul 2026
- Value
- £976,631
- Period
- 1 Aug 2026 – 31 Jul 2029 · up to 31 Jul 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3final-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 School
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