Construction Contract Leads
London
Category Services
Type Tender
No. of Lots 1
Status Active
Published 2nd Mar 2026
| Reference | ocds-h6vhtk-065f97 |
| Common Procurement Vocabulary | School cleaning services |
| Procurement Method | Competitive flexible procedure |
| Value | £1,500,000 |
London
Category Services
Type Tender
No. of Lots 1
Status Active
Published 2nd Mar 2026
| Reference | ocds-h6vhtk-065f97 |
| Common Procurement Vocabulary | School cleaning services |
| Procurement Method | Competitive flexible procedure |
| Value | £1,500,000 |
Scope
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.
Contract value is approx 拢300k per annum.
Total value (estimated)
- 拢1,500,000 excluding VAT
- 拢1,800,000 including VAT
Above the relevant threshold
Contract dates (estimated)
- 1 September 2026 to 31 August 2029
- Possible extension to 31 August 2031
- 5 years
Description of possible extension:
Option to extend for a further two periods of 12 months.
Main procurement category
Services
CPV classifications
- 90919300 - School cleaning services
Contract locations
- UKI3 - Inner London - West
Submission
Submission type
Requests to participate
Deadline for requests to participate
27 March 2026, 12:00pm
Submission address and any special instructions
Submission instructions are included in the PSQ; all completed PSQ submissions are to be sent to gail [at] panacheconsultancy.co.uk by the deadline stipulated.
Tenders may be submitted electronically
Yes
Languages that may be used for submission
English
Suppliers to be invited to tender
Maximum 5 suppliers
Selection criteria:
Scoring criteria listed in PSQ document.
Award decision date (estimated)
29 June 2026
Award criteria
| Name | Type | Weighting |
|---|---|---|
| Quality | Quality | 70% |
| Cost | Cost | 30% |
Other information
Payment terms
Payment Terms must comply with UK Government requirements.
Description of risks to contract performance
Contract performance is managed via KPIs and these can be negotiated further post award.
Conflicts assessment prepared/revised
Yes
Procedure
Procedure type
Competitive flexible procedure
Competitive flexible procedure description
The procurement process follows a two stage 'Competitive Flexible' approach, beginning with a Procurement Specific Questionnaire (PSQ) stage followed by an Invitation to Tender (ITT) stage after shortlisting. All award criteria will be provided in the tender documents.
Documents
Associated tender documents
Interested parties are to complete a Procurement Specific Questionnaire, which can be accessed via the dropbox link provided. If you have any queries, please contact
gail [at] panacheconsultancy.co.uk
Contracting authority
La Retraite Roman Catholic Girls' School
- UK Register of Learning Providers (UKPRN number): 10003732
- Public Procurement Organisation Number: PJJX-6627-DRJG
1-4 Atkins Road
Clapham Park, LONDON
SW12 0AB
United Kingdom
Email: finance [at] laretraite.co.uk
Region: UKI45 - Lambeth
Organisation type: Public authority - sub-central government
Other organisation
These organisations are carrying out the procurement, or part of it, on behalf of the contracting authorities.
PANACHE CREATIVE LIMITED
Summary of their role in this procurement: Panache Consultancy, as Cleaning Services Consultants, are supporting the School with the facilitation of this tender exercise, as a supporting role only.
- Companies House: 07723278
- Public Procurement Organisation Number: PJBH-9519-QWJG
Midway House Herrick Way, Staverton Technology Park
Cheltenham
GL51 6TQ
United Kingdom
Email: gailheath [at] panacheconsultancy.co.uk
Website:
Region: UKK13 - Gloucestershire
Contact organisation
Contact PANACHE CREATIVE LIMITED for any enquiries.
