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The Archer Academy Cleaning

THE ARCHER ACADEMY

This public procurement record has 2 releases in its history.

Award

14 Jul 2026 at 17:39

UK6 - Contract Award Notice
Tender

26 Feb 2026 at 21:55

UK4 - Tender Notice
Summary of the contracting process

The Archer Academy, an esteemed secondary school located in the London Borough of Barnet, recently completed the procurement process for its cleaning services, facilitated by Cohesion Consulting Ltd. The tender, titled "The Archer Academy Cleaning", was conducted using a Competitive Flexible, Two Stage, Open Tender Process in the services industry category. The contract, awarded to Atlas FM Limited, is scheduled to commence on 1st September 2026 and will initially run for three years, with an annual turnover projection of approximately £470,000. The contract includes the possibility of a two-year extension, subject to performance reviews. This award phase followed an earlier tender stage that was initiated in February 2026, with all submissions evaluated electronically. The contract aims to achieve high cleaning standards, sustainability, and efficiency across the school’s two campuses in Finchley.

This tender opens a substantial opportunity for businesses specialising in school cleaning services to demonstrate their expertise and innovative practices, particularly those capable of high standards and sustainability measures. The Archer Academy seeks contractors with proven ability in maintaining robust staffing, supervision, and performance monitoring systems. Although the contract was awarded to Atlas FM Limited, businesses that can not only meet the specified key performance indicators but also align investments with the guidelines of the Department for Education may find themselves in a favourable position for future opportunities. Ideal candidates would include professional cleaning firms with a focus on continuous improvement and the capacity to deliver service enhancements effectively.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

The Archer Academy Cleaning

Notice Description

The Archer Academy is an outstanding Secondary School located across two campuses in Finchley in the London Borough of Barnet. The School is tendering its cleaning 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 Atlas FM 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 PS470,000. 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 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.

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-065daf
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/066486-2026
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Tender, Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
UK6 - Contract Award Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Open
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
£470,000 £100K-£500K
Lots Value
£470,000 £100K-£500K
Awards Value
£354,827 £100K-£500K
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

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

Notice Status

Tender Status
Complete
Lots Status
Complete
Awards Status
Pending
Contracts Status
Not Specified

Buyer & Supplier

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
THE ARCHER ACADEMY
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
LONDON
Postcode
N2 8GA
Postcode Area
North 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
East Finchley
Westminster Constituency
Finchley and Golders Green

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

Atlas FM Limited

Further Information

Notice Documents

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