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Queen Elizabeth's Boys School, Barnet

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Deadline
126 days left
July 31, 2026
Contract Details
Category
Restricted Procedure
Reference
013941-2026
Value
£1,500,000
Location
Inner London - East, United Kingdom
Published
March 20, 2026
CPV Code
Project Timeline

Tender Published

February 16, 2026

Deadline for Questions

July 24, 2026

Submission Deadline

July 31, 2026

Contract Start Date

July 31, 2026

Budget
£1,500,000
Duration
36 months
Location
Inner London - East
Type
Restricted Procedure
52
Quality Score/100
Fair

Original Tender Description

The school is seeking to appoint a suitably qualified cleaning contractor to provide cleaning services. These services include: - Daily Cleaning - Deep Cleaning - Window Cleaning The school requires the cleaning contractor to provide a cleaning regime for the school swimming pool.

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Requirements & Qualifications

9 requirements across 4 categories

Submission (3)
Compliance (1)
Technical (4)
Financial (1)
SUBMISSION REQUIREMENTS3
--Access full tender documents by emailing julie.james@ace-advice.co.uk.
--Access full tender documents via the Bidiful Team Portal.
--Submit the bid by 2026-08-01T00:00:00+01:00.
ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS1
--Be a suitably qualified cleaning contractor.
TECHNICAL CAPABILITY REQUIREMENTS4
--Provide daily cleaning services.
--Provide deep cleaning services.
--Provide window cleaning services.
FINANCIAL REQUIREMENTS1
--Demonstrate an annual turnover of at least £12 million.

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Documents

5 documents available with AI summaries

Lot L-1HTM
L-1.html

This document provides instructions for accessing the full tender documents for school cleaning services via the Bidiful Team Portal after emailing julie.james@ace-advice.co.uk.

OCDS RecordDOC
013941-2026_ocds_record.json

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OCDS Release PackageDOC
013941-2026_ocds_release.json

This OCDS Release Package provides structured data detailing the tender for cleaning services, including daily, deep, window, and swimming pool cleaning, sought by QUEEN ELIZABETH'S SCHOOL BARNET.

Official PDF VersionPDF
013941-2026_official.pdf

This tender notice outlines the requirements and qualifications for cleaning contractors, including daily, deep, window, and swimming pool cleaning, with a financial capacity requirement of at least £12 million annual turnover.

Tender NoticeHTM
013941-2026.html

Queen Elizabeth's School Barnet seeks a qualified contractor for daily, deep, and window cleaning services, including a swimming pool regime, requiring bidders to demonstrate an annual turnover of at least £12 million.

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52
Fair

Tender Quality Score

This tender exhibits significant flaws, particularly concerning fairness due to a disproportionately high financial requirement and critical inconsistencies in key dates, despite clear service descriptions.

Score Breakdown

Legal Compliance65/100

The tender has a disproportionate financial requirement (£12M turnover for a £1.5M contract), which raises serious concerns about proportionality and fair competition under procurement law. The procedure type is vaguely defined ('Competitive flexible procedure') with missing codes, and evaluation criteria are absent. However, CPV/NUTS codes are correct, and there's ample preparation time.

Disproportionate financial requirement
Vaguely defined procedure type with missing codes
Clarity60/100

The description of required cleaning services is clear. However, eligibility requirements are vague ('suitably qualified cleaning contractor'), and crucially, evaluation criteria are not specified, making it difficult for bidders to understand how their proposals will be assessed.

Missing evaluation criteria
Vague eligibility requirements
Completeness65/100

Basic information such as title, reference, organization, value, and duration are present. However, critical elements like detailed evaluation criteria, specific eligibility requirements, and the 'Liable Person' are missing. One of the listed documents also failed to download.

Missing evaluation criteria
Missing 'Liable Person' information
Fairness30/100

The financial requirement of an annual turnover of at least £12 million for a 3-year contract valued at £1.5 million is highly disproportionate and strongly suggests tailoring to a very large company, potentially excluding many qualified SMEs. The absence of objective and transparent evaluation criteria further compromises fairness.

Disproportionate financial requirement (suggests tailoring)
Missing objective evaluation criteria
Practicality50/100

The contract start date is listed as identical to the submission deadline, which is a fundamental practical error and illogical. The automated check indicates no electronic submission, which reduces practicality for bidders. Document access requires emailing or using a portal, rather than a direct URL.

Contract start date identical to submission deadline
No electronic submission (as per automated check)
Data Consistency40/100

There is a critical inconsistency where the contract start date is identical to the submission deadline, which is logically impossible. A minor discrepancy also exists between the main submission deadline and the one listed in submission requirements. The 'Liable Person' and procedure codes are missing.

Contract start date identical to submission deadline
Minor discrepancy in submission deadline times
Sustainability20/100

The tender does not include any specific requirements or considerations related to green procurement, social aspects, or innovation, as confirmed by automated checks.

No green procurement criteria
No social criteria

Strengths

Clear description of required cleaning services
Estimated value and contract duration are clearly specified
CPV and NUTS codes are correctly assigned
Ample time provided for bid preparation (from today's date)
Basic tender information (title, reference, organization) is present

Concerns

Disproportionate financial requirement (£12M turnover for £1.5M contract) suggesting tailoring
Missing detailed evaluation criteria, impacting transparency and objectivity
Contract start date is illogically identical to the submission deadline
Vague eligibility requirements ('suitably qualified cleaning contractor')
Lack of electronic submission (as per automated check)

Recommendations

1. Revise the financial requirement to be proportionate to the contract value to ensure fair competition.
2. Clearly define and publish detailed evaluation criteria to enhance transparency and objectivity.
3. Correct the contract start date to reflect a realistic timeline after bid submission and evaluation.

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