Publication Date: 02/03/2026

Deadline Date: 27/03/2026

Reference: TKR-20260302-FTS-34984625

Value of Contact: £1,500,000

Estimated Annual Value: £500,000

Type of Procedure: Services Contract

Nature of Procurement: Invitation to Tender (Contract 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.
Contract value is approx £300k per annum.
II.1.7) Total value of the procurement
Value (including VAT)
1,800,000
Value (excluding VAT)
1,500,000
Currency
GBP
II.2) Description
II.2.1) Title
Contract/Lot No
1
II.2.2) CPV codes
Main CPV code
90919300
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code
UKI3 – Inner London — West
II.2.5) Award Criteria
Quality
Name:Quality
Weighting:70
Cost
Name:Cost
Weighting:30
II.2.6) Estimated Value
Value (excluding VAT)
1,500,000
Currency
GBP
II.2.7) Contract dates (estimated)
Start
2026-09-01 00:00
End
2029-08-31 23:59
Duration
3 years
Possible extension
2031-08-31 23:59
Extended duration
5 years
This contract is subject to renewal
Yes
Description of renewals
Option to extend for a further two periods of 12 months.
II.2.9) Information about the limits on the number of candidates to be invited
Maximum number
5

III)Legal, economic, financial and technical information
III.1) Conditions for participation

III.1.7) Main financing conditions and payment arrangements and/or reference to the relevant provisions governing them
Payment Terms must comply with UK Government requirements.

IV)Procedure
IV.1) Description
IV.1.1) Type of procedure
Competitive flexible procedure
IV.1.10) Identification of the national rules applicable to the procedure
Information about national procedures is available at
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.
IV.2) Administrative information
IV.2.1) Tender period dates
Estimated award decision date
2026-06-29 23:59
IV.2.4) Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted
English
Deadline for requests to participate
2026-03-27 12:00

VI)Complementary information
Link to source/bidding documents
https://www.dropbox.com/scl/fo/g6a17w4x1yeezhxcahcbg/AEtJ7-uzVtlQzdG9kt-bjls?rlkey=2opjtc9mgvtbizgigomiquamj&st=aq3jhe9s&dl=0
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/018438-2026
Conflicts assessment prepared/revised
Yes
Risk details
Contract performance is managed via KPIs and these can be negotiated further post award.
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
2026-03-02 13:18

Awarding Authority:

La Retraite Roman Catholic Girls’ School Postal address: 1-4 Atkins Road Town: Clapham Park, LONDON Region: UKI45 Postal code: SW12 0AB Country: United Kingdom Email: [email protected]