Tender

London Academy of Excellence - Cleaning Tender

LONDON ACADEMY OF EXCELLENCE

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Tender

10 Feb 2026 at 16:05

Summary of the contracting process

The London Academy of Excellence is inviting tenders for its school cleaning services under an active procurement process. This tender offers businesses the opportunity to provide cleaning services for the academy's new premises, a modern eight-floor building located in the vibrant East End of London. This procurement, managed by RIVA Partnership Ltd, follows a Competitive Flexible Procedure and is set in the services category, specifically school cleaning services. The tender process begins with a Procurement Specific Questionnaire, with an Invitation to Tender for selected candidates. The contract, valued at approximately £620,000, will commence on 1st September 2026 for an initial term of three years, with a possible extension to 2031. Interested parties must submit their expressions of interest by 20th March 2026.

This tender presents a significant business growth opportunity for capable cleaning service providers, especially those with a creative and partnership-oriented approach. Companies with a minimum annual turnover of £500,000 and strong insurance cover are encouraged to apply. The academy seeks a contractor capable of ensuring high-quality cleaning to maintain an environment conducive to excellence in education. With the academy's commitment to best value, this tender is well-suited for businesses able to offer innovative solutions and demonstrate high productivity. The move towards the London living wage and the academy’s flexibility in accepting tender offers provide further attractive elements for firms eager to expand their portfolio and demonstrate their prowess in service quality.

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Notice Title

London Academy of Excellence - Cleaning Tender

Notice Description

The London Academy of Excellence (LAE) is a sixth form for scholars of all backgrounds, cultures and experiences. LAE consistently delivers outstanding A level results for all students but has achieved particular success helping students from less-advantaged backgrounds win places at the best universities in the UK and around the world. The Academy mission is to promote social mobility for students from backgrounds considered disadvantaged. LAE is one of the highest-performing academic sixth forms in the United Kingdom. Our students have a strong sense of pride in belonging in the diverse, inclusive and friendly LAE community centred on London's dynamic East End. LAE is moving to a brand-new premises in July of 2026 (early occupancy) and will welcome its students back to the new building in September 2026. This is an exciting opportunity for the right cleaning provider to partner with LAE in keeping their standards high in all areas, including cleaning. The premises is an impressive and modern building which has been resourced with robust and resilient furnishings to withstand the education environment. The building is stretched across 8 floors with bright open spaces to compliment the Academy. Further information regarding the Academy can be obtained here: https://www.lae.ac.uk/ Tender information: The successful tenderer will be required to provide excellent cleaning services at LAE, which has 625 pupils and 80 teaching and support staff which will increase to 750 pupils and 90 teaching and support staff by September 2027. The contract term being tendered for 3 years, from 01/09/2026 - 31/08/2029. There is an option for a further extension period for up to two additional years to 31/08/2031. The contract offers an excellent opportunity to review and propose enhancements to the current cleaning services, for the new building. The contract includes both core term time cleaning and periodic deep cleaning throughout the year. The school is keen to secure a high quality cleaning service whereby its students are able to enjoy excellence in education, supported by excellently kept facilities. The Academy expects both a tightly managed service and high levels of productivity to be delivered by the cleaning staff at all times, and expects a management style delivered by the successful contractor that supports, encourages and develops the cleaning staff who are proud to contribute to LAE life. The Academy is not obliged to accept the lowest price submitted for this tender, rather the Academy is keen to secure best value from this contract and to deliver best value to its students. Innovative and creative ideas as to how the cleaning services can be developed and improved, will be welcomed. The Academy seeks a contractor that is keen to work in partnership and who will deliver to its highest abilities, at all times. Competitive Flexible Procedure This procurement will be run under the Competitive Flexible Procedure. This will follow a two stage approach, with stage 1 being the Procurement Specific Questionnaire (PSQ). Here a minimum of 5 candidates (or less, in the event less than 5 meet the minimum criteria) and a maximum of 10 candidates, will progress to stage 2. Any selection of tenderers will be based solely on the criteria set out for the procurement and a minimum score of 60% must be achieved. Selected tenderers will then be invited to stage 2, the Invitation To Tender (ITT). Here, the evaluation of tender response will be set as 35% price and 65% quality. Value of contract: The annual value of the current contract is PS62,000 however the new building will be almost twice the size so the estimated value is circa PS124,000 Therefore the value of this contract is PS620,000 The contract shall be a fixed price contract with invoices raised monthly to the Academy. Additional requirements and information: *The Academy has a minimum requirement for a contractor's employers' liability and public liability insurances of PS5 million *The minimum annual turnover that your company must have achieved to be considered for this opportunity is PS500,000 *The client aspires to move towards London living wage *There are not any incumbent cleaning staff currently within the Local Government Pension Scheme *The cleaning services are currently contracted to Birkin Group *Please note that the successful tenderer will be required to pay the RIVA tender fee for this project directly to RIVA, upon their contract award. *The client reserves the right not to appoint in conclusion of this project. For more information about this opportunity, please visit the Delta eSourcing portal at: https://www.delta-esourcing.com/tenders/UK-UK-London:-School-cleaning-services./582FMV3R77 To respond to this opportunity, please click here: https://www.delta-esourcing.com/respond/582FMV3R77

Lot Information

Lot 1

Renewal: There is an option for a further extension period for up to two additional years to 31/08/2031.

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-064d0e
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/012072-2026
Current Stage
Tender
All Stages
Tender

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
UK4 - Tender Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Open
Procurement Method Details
Competitive flexible procedure
Tender Suitability
SME, VCSE
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
£620,000 £500K-£1M
Lots Value
£620,000 £500K-£1M
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
10 Feb 20261 weeks ago
Submission Deadline
20 Mar 20264 weeks to go
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
Not specified
Contract Period
31 Aug 2026 - 31 Aug 2029 3-4 years
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

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

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
LONDON ACADEMY OF EXCELLENCE
Additional Buyers

RIVA PARTNERSHIP LTD

Contact Name
Rachel OGrady
Contact Email
tenders@rivapartnership.co.uk
Contact Phone
+44 1252 977017

Buyer Location

Locality
LONDON
Postcode
E15 1AJ
Post Town
East London
Country
England

Major Region (ITL 1)
TLJ South East (England)
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLJ2 Surrey, East and West Sussex
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLJ25 West Surrey
Delivery Location
TLI London

Local Authority
Waverley
Electoral Ward
Farnham Moor Park
Westminster Constituency
Farnham and Bordon

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