Official UK procurement notice
Award of School Cleaning Services Contract for La Retraite RC Girls' School
Authority: La Retraite Roman Catholic Girls' School (Education)·On behalf of: PANACHE CREATIVE LIMITED
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionLa 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.
- How the procedure runs: 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.
CPV: School cleaning services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1AwardedRenewalPublished value£1,500,000
- Condition of participationshortlisting
Scoring criteria listed in PSQ document.
What it takes to wini
How this buyer will score bids.
The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).
Evaluation split and conditions of participation as published; the tender pack may add morei
How this buyer will score bids.
The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).
Published sub-criteria (2)
- Quality: 70%
- Cost: 30%
Published award criteria (2)
- Quality
- Cost
- Condition of participationshortlisting
Scoring criteria listed in PSQ document.
- Price carries 30 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 3 points. The method statement decides this lot, not the discount.
Price arithmetic assumes straight proportional scoring; the tender pack may use another formula.
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Competitive flexible procedure
- Legal basis
- UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Awarded
- Procurement threshold
- Above threshold (FTS publication)
- Regulatory regime
- Concession
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 2 Mar 2026, 13:18 GMT
- Last source update
- 16 Jul 2026, 14:32 BST
- Award evaluation window
- Submission end – 29 Jun 2026
- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-018438- Latest notice
- Contract award notice (UK6)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-065f97Find a Tender- Contract terms summary
Payment Terms must comply with UK Government requirements.
- How it runs
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.
- Risks
Contract performance is managed via KPIs and these can be negotiated further post award.
How it was run
Official notice- Requests to participate (first stage)
- 27 Mar 2026, 12:00 GMT
- Submission deadline
- 27 Mar 2026, 12:00 GMT
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
- Accepted languages
- en
Submission instructions are included in the PSQ; all completed PSQ submissions are to be sent to gail@panacheconsultancy.co.uk by the deadline stipulated.
Timeline
2 Mar 2026 → 1 Sept 2026 · 6 dates- Tender notice published241 days ago2 Mar 2026, 13:18 GMT
- Submission deadline216 days ago27 Mar 2026, 12:00 GMT
- Award decision expected by121 days ago29 Jun 2026, 23:59 BST
- Assessment summaries sent105 days ago16 Jul 2026, 00:00 BST
- Latest notice published105 days ago16 Jul 2026, 14:32 BST
- Contract starts58 days ago1 Sept 2026, 00:00 BST
Notice history
4 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 2 Mar 2026- Tender notice published2 Mar 2026, 13:18 GMTUK4
- Contract award notice published16 Jul 2026, 14:32 BSTUK6
- Status changed to complete16 Jul 2026, 14:32 BST
- Contract signature expected31 Aug 2026, 23:59 BSTscheduled
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Support Service LeadersSME1 Sept 2026 – 31 Aug 2029 · up to 31 Aug 2031Extensions: Possible extension on a +1 year, +1 year basis. | £1,530,000 | 16 Jul 2026 | Awarded |
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 5final-stage tenders | 4 | 0 | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
2 public bodies on the noticeOther public bodies
- PANACHE CREATIVE LIMITEDProcess contact pointProcuring entityPanache Creative are assisting the School with the facilitation of this tender in a supporting role only.
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- SUPPORT SERVICE LEADERS LIMITEDAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (3)
Official links; attachments are not copiedTender pack and attachments
- Bidding documents and specifications 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@panacheconsultancy.co.uk
Notices published for this procedure
- Contract award notice Contract award notice on Find a Tender
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender