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Award of School Cleaning Services Contract for La Retraite RC Girls' School

La Retraite Roman Catholic Girls' School

This public procurement record has 2 releases in its history.

Award

16 Jul 2026 at 14:32

UK6 - Contract Award Notice
Tender

02 Mar 2026 at 13:18

UK4 - Tender Notice
Summary of the contracting process

La Retraite Roman Catholic Girls' School is procuring outsourced cleaning services for its Catholic secondary school and sixth-form site in Clapham Park, London. The requirement is for a provider to manage and deliver flexible, value-focused cleaning across the school premises, with a proactive approach to service development and innovation. The service must maintain the high standards required throughout the contract. The procurement is led by La Retraite Roman Catholic Girls' School, with Panache Creative Limited supporting the tender process. This is a services opportunity for school-cleaning contractors able to operate across an educational site and manage delivery as a single outsourced service. The relevant classification is school cleaning services (CPV 90919300).

The procurement has been completed and the contract was awarded to Support Service Leaders Limited on 16 July 2026. The award value is £1,530,000 excluding VAT (£1,836,000 including VAT). The contract runs from 1 September 2026 to 31 August 2029, with possible extensions of two further 12-month periods, up to 31 August 2031. It was run as a selective, two-stage competitive flexible procedure: a Procurement Specific Questionnaire followed by an Invitation to Tender after shortlisting. Five candidates reached the final stage. Quality accounted for 70% of evaluation and cost for 30%; up to five candidates could be shortlisted. Expressions of interest were due by 27 March 2026, and the award decision period ended on 29 June 2026.

This procurement demonstrates established demand for a substantial, outsourced school-cleaning service from La Retraite Roman Catholic Girls' School. A credible future competitor would need the operational capacity to manage cleaning across a secondary school and sixth-form site, provide flexible day-to-day delivery, and maintain consistently high standards. The requirement also favours suppliers able to show a proactive approach to service development and practical innovation, rather than simply supplying routine cleaning labour. Performance is managed through key performance indicators, with scope for these to be negotiated after award, so bidders should be able to monitor service quality, report performance and respond to changing requirements. The competition also shows that smaller businesses can participate: four of the five final-stage bidders were SMEs, and the appointed supplier is an SME.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Award of School Cleaning Services Contract for La Retraite RC Girls' School

Notice Description

La Retraite Roman Catholic Girls' School is a Catholic secondary school and sixth form located in the Clapham Park area of the London Borough of Lambeth. The School's current cleaning contract is outsourced to one supplier and is coming to the end of the present contract term. The new contract will start on 1st September 2026 and will be awarded as a three-year contract, with the option to extend for two years (on a +1year, +1year basis). The School requires a cleaning services provider to manage and provide flexible and best value cleaning services throughout the School's site, with a proactive approach to service development and innovation to maintain the high standards required over the length of the contract.

Lot Information

Lot 1

Renewal: Option to extend for a further two periods of 12 months.

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-065f97
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/067314-2026
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Tender, Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
UK6 - Contract Award Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Selective
Procurement Method Details
Competitive flexible procedure
Tender Suitability
Not specified
Awardee Scale
SME

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

90 - Sewage, refuse, cleaning and environmental services

CPV Codes

90919300 - School cleaning services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
£1,500,000 £1M-£10M
Lots Value
£1,500,000 £1M-£10M
Awards Value
£1,530,000 £1M-£10M
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
16 Jul 20262 months ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
16 Jul 20262 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
Active
Contracts Status
Not Specified

Buyer & Supplier

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
La Retraite Roman Catholic Girls' School
Contact Name
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Contact Email
Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
Contact Phone
Available with D3 Tenders Premium →

Buyer Location

Locality
CLAPHAM PARK, LONDON
Postcode
SW12 0AB
Postcode Area
South West London
Country
England
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLI London
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLI4 Inner London - East
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLI45 Lambeth
Delivery Location
TLI3 Inner London - West
Local Authority
Lambeth
Electoral Ward
Clapham Park
Westminster Constituency
Clapham and Brixton Hill

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

Support Service Leaders

Further Information

Notice Documents

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