AwardedAwarded 1 September 2026
The Archer Academy Cleaning
The Archer Academy · Education
In brief
The Archer Academy awarded cleaning work to Atlas FM Ltd on 1 September 2026.
The notice gives a value of £470,000 excluding VAT.
The contract runs for 3 years, up to 5 years with extensions, starting 1 September 2026.
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What the notice says
The Archer Academy is an outstanding Secondary School located across two campuses in Finchley in the London Borough of Barnet. The School is tendering its cleaning services with a contract start date of 1st September 2026. The initial term will run for three years, ending on 31st August 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 Atlas FM has reached the maximum tenure. The School is seeking a professional cleaning contractor who can…Read the full description
The Archer Academy is an outstanding Secondary School located across two campuses in Finchley in the London Borough of Barnet.
The School is tendering its cleaning services with a contract start date of 1st September 2026. The initial term will run for three years, ending on 31st August 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 Atlas FM has reached the maximum 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 £470,000.
The School is running this procurement as a Competitive Flexible, Two Stage, Open Tender Process.
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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. Any investment proposals must align with DfE guidelines.
Who won
| Winner | Value | Dates |
|---|---|---|
| Atlas FM Ltd 3 bids received | £354,827 | Awarded 14 July 2026 1 September 2026 to 31 August 2029 |
Values as the award notice gives them, excluding VAT where stated.
Timeline
- Tender notice · UK4, notice 017630-2026
- Contract award notice · UK6, notice 066486-2026
- Contract details notice · UK7, notice 087361-2026
About the buyer
The Archer AcademyLast 12 months
Procurements
1Awards
1Suppliers it has used most for cleaning
- Atlas FM Ltd1 contract
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From notice 017630-2026 on Find a Tender, first published 26 February 2026, last updated 15 September 2026. We last checked for changes on 28 September 2026.