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Barnes Primary School Cleaning

Published 26 Feb 2026
26 Feb 2026


Reference: CCL_126
Barnes Primary School is a successful split site primary school located in Barnes, London. They are a thriving, two-form entry primary school with a nursery. They currently have approximately 490 pupils across the two sites, including 60 in the nursery, as well as approximately 70 teaching and support staff onsite. The School is tendering its 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 with Birkin has reached the maximum contract tenure. The School is 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 five-year contract is expected to be circa £245,00 (excluding VAT). 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 The School is running this procurement as a Competitive Flexible, Two Stage, Tender Process. In short, the School needs to be convinced that bidders can deliver their commitments in full, achieve high standards and implement service enhancements as promised. If the School is not convinced of this, it reserves the right to consider an insourced solution or make no award.

Full CPV breakdown

  • 90919300 — School cleaning services (primary)

Notice details

Buyer type
Local authority
Competition
Restricted / competitive (suppliers are shortlisted first)
Contract type
Services
Procurement method
Competitive flexible procedure
Main category
Services
Above threshold
Yes
Legal basis
UKPGA 2023/54
Notice status
Active
Renewal
There will be an option to extend for up to two further years (1+1) by mutual agreement, based on qualitative and financial performance.
Submission method
All returns are submitted electronically. https://in-tendhost.co.uk/cohesionconsulting/aspx/Home
Award decision expected
15 Apr 2026
Covered by GPA
Yes
Language
EN
Published
26 Feb 2026 17:27
OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-065d9d
Notice ID
CCL_126

Organisations on this notice

Cohesion Consulting Ltd
Procuring Entity, Process Contact Point

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Organisations

Party 1 › Name Barnes Primary School
Party 1 › Address › Street Cross Street
Party 1 › Address › Town / city London
Party 1 › Address › Postcode SW13 0QQ
Party 1 › Address › Country GB
Party 1 › Address › Country United Kingdom
Party 1 › Address › Region (NUTS) UKI75
Party 1 › Role buyer
Party 1 › Link http://www.barnesprimaryschool.co.uk
Party 1 › Classification › Description Public authority - sub-central government
Party 2 › Name Cohesion Consulting Ltd
Party 2 › Address › Street 16 Mount Pleasant, Tunbridge Wells
Party 2 › Address › Town / city Kent
Party 2 › Address › Postcode TN1 1QU
Party 2 › Address › Country GB
Party 2 › Address › Country United Kingdom
Party 2 › Address › Region (NUTS) UKJ46
Party 2 › Role › Role 1 Procuring entity
Party 2 › Role › Role 2 Process contact point
Party 2 › Role Details Procurement and management consultancy for this tender
Party 2 › Link http://www.cohesionconsulting.co.uk

Buyer

Name Barnes Primary School

Tender

Title Barnes Primary School Cleaning
Status active
Item › CPV › Description School cleaning services
Value › Value incl. VAT £294,000
Value › Value £245,000
Value › Currency GBP
Procedure type selective
Procedure Competitive flexible procedure
Procedure › Features The School is running this procurement as a Competitive Flexible, Two Stage, Tender Process.
Category services
Above threshold Yes
Covered by GPA
How to submit All returns are submitted electronically. https://in-tendhost.co.uk/cohesionconsulting/aspx/Home
Submission Terms › Electronic submission allowed
Submission Terms › Languages en
Expression Of Interest Deadline 26 Mar 2026
Award decision period › End 15 Apr 2026
Lot › Status active
Lot › Value › Value incl. VAT £294,000
Lot › Value › Value £245,000
Lot › Value › Currency AED
Lot › Award criteria › Weighting Description Award criteria are in the ITT documents
Lot › Award criteria › Criterion › Type price
Lot › Award criteria › Criterion › Name Simple description
Lot › Award criteria › Criterion › Description Award criteria are in the ITT documents
Lot › Contract period › Start 1 Aug 2026
Lot › Contract period › End 31 Jul 2029
Lot › Contract period › Can be extended to 30 Jul 2031
Lot › Can be renewed Yes
Lot › Renewal › Description There will be an option to extend for up to two further years (1+1) by mutual agreement, based on qualitative and financial performance.
Document › Document 1 › Document type Conflict of interest
Document › Document 1 › Description Not published
Document › Document 2 › Document type Tender notice
Document › Document 2 › Description Tender notice on Find a Tender
Document › Document 2 › Link https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/017602-2026
Document › Document 2 › Published 26 Feb 2026
Contract Terms › Financial Terms 30 days from invoice
Risk Details None
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