Tender

St James and Blessed Dominic Cleaning Tender

ST JAMES' CATHOLIC HIGH SCHOOL

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Tender

18 Dec 2025 at 19:42

Summary of the contracting process

St James' Catholic High School in London is currently undertaking a tender process for the joint cleaning services of both St James Catholic Secondary School and Blessed Dominic Catholic Primary School, as they share the same site. The schools are looking for a professional cleaning contractor to provide high-standard cleaning services under a contract set to commence on 1st August 2026, with an initial term of three years and potential extensions by mutual agreement. The procurement, identified under OCID code ocds-h6vhtk-05f9c7, is managed by Cohesion Consulting Ltd and involves a Competitive Flexible, Two Stage, Open Tender Process. Interested parties must declare their interest by 5th February 2026, with the tender's award period concluding by 30th April 2026. The tender fits within the industry category of School Cleaning Services, with a gross contract value of £960,000, covering Barnet, London, UK.

This tender represents a lucrative opportunity for businesses specialising in cleaning services, especially those with the ability to innovate in sustainability and operational efficiency. The projected turnover for a three-year period is approximately £800,000, making it attractive to companies with capabilities in delivering consistent, high-quality services and keen to engage in termly and annual performance reviews. Firms with a robust staffing system, a record of reliable service delivery, and a proactive support approach will find this tender particularly suited to their growth strategies. As the schools are part of the public sector’s sub-central government category, complying with DfE guidelines and demonstrating qualitative and financial performance could lead to extending the contract for up to an additional two years.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

St James and Blessed Dominic Cleaning Tender

Notice Description

St 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 PS800,000 The School is running this procurement as a Competitive Flexible, Two Stage, Open Tender Process. To declare your interest in the tender and download contract documents (available free of charge), please register on https://in-tendhost.co.uk/cohesionconsulting/aspx/Home. Once registered, please declare interest in the opportunity to access and download the full document set. 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.

Lot Information

Lot 1

Renewal: There will be an option to extend for up to two further years (1+1) by mutual agreement, based on qualitative and financial performance.

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-05f9c7
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/084658-2025
Current Stage
Tender
All Stages
Tender

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
UK4 - Tender Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Selective
Procurement Method Details
Competitive flexible procedure
Tender Suitability
Not specified
Awardee Scale
Not specified

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

90 - Sewage, refuse, cleaning and environmental services


CPV Codes

90919300 - School cleaning services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
£800,000 £500K-£1M
Lots Value
£800,000 £500K-£1M
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
18 Dec 20251 weeks ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
Not specified
Contract Period
31 Jul 2026 - 31 Jul 2029 3-4 years
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Active
Lots Status
Active
Awards Status
Not Specified
Contracts Status
Not Specified

Buyer & Supplier

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
ST JAMES' CATHOLIC HIGH SCHOOL
Additional Buyers

COHESION CONSULTING LTD

Contact Name
Cohesion Procurement Team, Procurement Team
Contact Email
finance@st-james.barnet.sch.uk, info@cohesionconsulting.co.uk
Contact Phone
+441892251001

Buyer Location

Locality
LONDON
Postcode
NW9 5PE
Post Town
North West London
Country
England

Major Region (ITL 1)
TLJ South East (England)
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLJ4 Kent
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLJ46 West Kent
Delivery Location
Not specified

Local Authority
Tunbridge Wells
Electoral Ward
Park
Westminster Constituency
Tunbridge Wells

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