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St James and Blessed Dominic Cleaning Tender

St James' Catholic High School · Contract details notice on Find a Tender

Tender information last checkedLast checked 27 Sept 2026, 06:52.

Opportunity overview

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 £800,000 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.

Awarded to

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Contract value
£862.8k
Awarded
Not supplied
Contract signed
29 Jun 2026
Including VAT
£1m
Award ID
1
Status
active
Identifier
GB-COH 01057375
Location
Grays, UKH32, RM20 4DR, United Kingdom

Classification

No classification was supplied.

Lots

  • Lot 1Value not stated

Documents and notices

Published notice details

Additional information from the published procurement release. Fields appear only when supplied by the source; check the original notice and tender documents before acting.

Scope, procedure and submissions

Id
ocds-h6vhtk-05f9c7
Status
complete
Procurement Method
selective
Procurement Method Details
Competitive flexible procedure

Legal basis

Id
2023/54
Scheme
UKPGA

Lots and requirements

Entry 1
Id
1
Status
complete

Published documents

Entry 1
Id
conflictOfInterest
Document Type
conflictOfInterest
Description
Not published

Buyer, suppliers and contacts

Organisation 1
Name
St James' Catholic High School
Id
GB-UKPRN-101364

Identifier

Scheme
GB-UKPRN
Id
101364

Address

Street Address
Great Strand
Locality
London
Postal Code
NW9 5PE
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Region
UKI71

Contact

Name
Cohesion Procurement Team
Telephone
+441892251001

Roles

buyer

Details

Classifications

Entry 1
Scheme
UK_CA_TYPE
Id
publicAuthoritySubCentralGovernment
Description
Public authority - sub-central government
Organisation 2
Name
Cohesion Consulting Ltd
Id
GB-COH-13682273
Role Details
Procurement and management consultancy for this tender

Identifier

Scheme
GB-COH
Id
13682273

Address

Street Address
16 Mount Pleasant, Tunbridge Wells
Locality
Kent
Postal Code
TN1 1QU
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Region
UKJ46

Contact

Name
Team Procurement Cohesion
Telephone
+441892251001

Roles

procuringEntity
processContactPoint

Details

Organisation 3
Name
Birkin Cleaning Services Ltd
Id
GB-COH-01057375

Identifier

Scheme
GB-COH
Id
01057375

Address

Street Address
11 Magnet Road, West Thurrock
Locality
Grays
Postal Code
RM20 4DR
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Region
UKH32

Contact

Roles

supplier

Details

Scale
large
Vcse
No
Public Service Mission Organization
No
Sheltered Workshop
No

Award information

Award 1
Id
1
Status
active
Main Procurement Category
services

Items

Item 1
Id
1
Related Lot
1

Additional Classifications

Entry 1
Scheme
CPV
Id
90919300
Description
School cleaning services

Delivery locations

Entry 1
Region
UKI7
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom

Suppliers

Supplier 1
Id
GB-COH-01057375
Name
Birkin Cleaning Services Ltd

Related lots

1

Contracts and changes

Entry 1
Id
1
Award ID
1
Title
St James and Blessed Dominic Cleaning Tender
Status
active
Has Renewal
Yes
Above Threshold
Yes
Date Signed
30 Jun 2026, 00:00

Period

Starts
1 Aug 2026, 00:00
Ends
31 Jul 2029, 23:59
Max Extent Date
30 Jul 2031, 23:59

Renewal

Description
Option for both parties to extend the contract for a further two years, (3+1+1) beyond this date by mutual agreement. Any contract extension will be subject to the Schools’ satisfaction and agreement on budgets and service levels.

Value

Including VAT
1,035,415.2
Amount
862,846
Currency
GBP

Documents

Entry 1
Id
063092-2026
Document Type
contractNotice
Notice Type
UK7
Description
Contract details notice on Find a Tender
Published
6 Jul 2026, 09:55
Format
text/html

Recorded locations

  • Buyer location · London · UKI71 · NW9 5PE · United Kingdom

Notice and amendment history

2 published notice versions reviewed by ProcuraAxis.

2 VERSIONS
  1. 061568-2026Contract award notice on Find a Tender ·
  2. 063092-2026Contract details notice on Find a Tender ·