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St James and Blessed Dominic Cleaning Tender

St James' Catholic High School

This public procurement record has 3 releases in its history.

Award

06 Jul 2026 at 09:55

UK7 - Contract Details Notice
Award

01 Jul 2026 at 10:40

UK6 - Contract Award Notice
Tender

18 Dec 2025 at 19:42

UK4 - Tender Notice
Summary of the contracting process

The procurement process for the "St James and Blessed Dominic Cleaning Tender" was initiated by St James' Catholic High School, located in Barnet, London. The tender seeks cleaning services for St James Catholic Secondary School and Blessed Dominic Catholic Primary School, with the contract set to begin on 1st August 2026. The procurement stage is complete, having been conducted as a competitive flexible two-stage, open tender process. This opportunity falls under the "services" industry category with a primary focus on school cleaning services. The contract is expected to run until 31st July 2029, with an option to extend for up to two additional years based on performance evaluations.

This tender provides significant opportunities for professional cleaning service providers to expand their business in the educational sector by delivering high standards of cleanliness and innovative sustainability solutions. Companies with strong staffing, supervision, and performance monitoring capabilities are ideally suited to compete for this contract, given the requirement for consistent delivery of high cleaning standards, clear KPIs, and a proactive support approach. The awarded contract, valued at approximately £862,846, ultimately went to Birkin Cleaning Services Ltd, highlighting the competitive nature of this procurement and the potential for financial growth for the successful bidder.

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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/063092-2026
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Tender, Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
UK7 - Contract Details Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Selective
Procurement Method Details
Competitive flexible procedure
Tender Suitability
Not specified
Awardee Scale
Large

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
£862,846 £500K-£1M
Contracts Value
£862,846 £500K-£1M

Notice Dates

Publication Date
6 Jul 20261 months ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
29 Apr 20264 months ago
Contract Period
1 Aug 2026 - 31 Jul 2029 3-4 years
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Complete
Lots Status
Complete
Awards Status
Active
Contracts Status
Active

Buyer & Supplier

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
St James' Catholic High School
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
LONDON
Postcode
NW9 5PE
Postcode Area
North West London
Country
England
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLI London
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLI7 Outer London - West and North West
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLI71 Barnet
Delivery Location
Not specified
Local Authority
Barnet
Electoral Ward
Colindale North
Westminster Constituency
Hendon

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

Birkin Cleaning Services Ltd

Further Information

Notice Documents

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