Cleaning services: UK Tenders, Buyers & Competition

CPV 90910000Services · classin Cleaning & Environmental Services

Codes and neighbouring classes

The 8-digit CPV codes notices in this class actually use, and the other classes of the same division

Who buys

All notices carrying this code · official UK_CA_TYPE where published (NHS bodies are central government authorities), else derived from the authority name

Buyer type
  • Education & universities 30% (785 notices)
  • Other public bodies 20% (524 notices)
  • Local authorities 18% (475 notices)
  • Central government 9% (237 notices)
  • Housing associations 4% (113 notices)
  • Not classified 18% (484 notices)
Contracting authorityTypeNoticesLast 12 monthsOpen now
Karbon HomesOther public bodies38100
Foreign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeCentral government2891
National Highways LimitedCentral government2421
EducoOther public bodies1672
RED BOX CONSULTANCY SERVICES LIMITEDnot classified1500
Fusion21 Members ConsortiumOther public bodies1120
The Minister for the Cabinet Office acting through Crown Commercial ServiceCentral government1022
Highlands and Islands Enterprisenot classified920
Ormiston Academies Trust (OAT)Education & universities940
RPJ3 GroupOther public bodies960

1,710 distinct authorities in total · the ten most active shown.

Where the work is delivered

Delivery regions (ITL1) published on 2,276 of 2,699 notices · a notice covering several regions counts in each · competition columns: contracts awarded in the last 36 months, lots delivered in the region

RegionNoticesBids / lotSME winsLocal wins
Greater London461 · 20%653%62%
South East England452 · 20%550%71%
East of England361 · 16%543%79%
West Midlands309 · 14%659%65%
South West England298 · 13%666%64%
North West England270 · 12%556%70%
Scotland231 · 10%589%96%
East Midlands228 · 10%756%75%
Yorkshire and the Humber223 · 10%553%74%
North East England156 · 7%759%84%
Wales (Cymru)123 · 5%458%54%
Northern Ireland97 · 4%444%64%

Local wins = the winner’s registered region is the delivery region. Dashes: fewer than ten observations.

How it is bought

Commercial tool, procedure route and threshold as published on the notice, not a legal-regime claim

Commercial tool
  • Contract 84% (2,270 notices)
  • Framework 11% (291 notices)
  • Dynamic purchasing system 5% (138 notices)
Procedure route
  • Open 49% (1,323 notices)
  • Selective 39% (1,046 notices)
  • Route not published 10% (262 notices)
  • Limited / restricted 2% (67 notices)
  • Direct award 0% (1 notices)
Threshold
  • Above threshold 85% (549 notices)
  • Below threshold 15% (96 notices)
Typical tender window32 daysrobust · n=802median, notice to deadline

Competition

Contracts published in the last 36 months (1,345) · bid counts per lot from award notices · values are net contract awards, framework and DPS ceilings excluded · SME and local status as declared

Bids per lot · n=759
  • 1 bid 7% (56)
  • 2–3 16% (124)
  • 4–6 48% (367)
  • 7 or more 28% (212)
Contract value, net
p25 £280,979median £730,666p75 £1,737,005
interquartile range of 726 awards · p90 £4,705,548
Typical bids per lot5robust · n=627middle half 4–7
Competed97%robust · n=1,345open or selective route, no direct-award transparency notice
Bids from SMEs69%robust · n=3,299of bids on lots publishing an SME split
Awards won by SMEs57%robust · n=516single-supplier awards with a declared scale
Won locally61%robust · n=610winner registered in the delivery region
Winning award vs estimateat the estimaterobust · n=32296 below · 134 above
Abandoned4%robust · n=1,345cancelled, unsuccessful or terminated without an award
Frameworks & DPS: bidders per lot7robust · n=138259 vehicle procedures · admission to a panel, not a contest

Who wins

Ranked by distinct procedures won on notices carrying this code, then award records · 2,410 awards to 888 suppliers · the five most frequent winners hold 11% of contract awards in the last 36 months

Where to submit

E-sourcing portals named in the submission address · 788 of 2,699 notices name one · each portal page explains registration

In-tend Electronic Procurement190 notices · 24% · 6 open
myTenders91 notices · 12% · 2 open
Proactis / ProContract91 notices · 12% · 1 open
Delta eSourcing83 notices · 11% · 4 open
Public Contracts Scotland (PCS)78 notices · 10% · 4 open
MultiQuote Sourcing Portal74 notices · 9% · 4 open
JAGGAER / BravoSolution49 notices · 6% · 4 open
EU-Supply Complete Tender Management46 notices · 6% · 1 open

Open tenders in cleaning services

50 live at the nightly build · soonest deadline first

NoticeAuthorityDeadlineDays leftPublished value
ACE Contract Cleaning ServicesFramework3 lotsUniversity Of Edinburgh21 Sept 20261d£2,180,085 ceiling
Darlington College - Provision of Building Cleaning ServicesDarlington College22 Sept 20262d£1,890,000
Cleaning ServicesWales & West Utilities Limited22 Sept 20262d£3,000,000
WHC - BLOCK CLEANING SERVICESWelwyn Hatfield Borough Council22 Sept 20262d£4,000,000
Cleaning Services South Area -YMCA St Paul’s GroupYMCA St Paul's Group24 Sept 20264d£2,400,000
Grounds Maintenance and Communal Cleaning - Stage 1: PSQ (ID656)CORNERSTONE HOUSING LIMITED25 Sept 20265d£650,000
Inner Moray Firth Housing & Property Maintenance Framework - 2026Framework2 lotsHighland Council28 Sept 20268d£64,698,055 ceiling
St Edmunds College Gutter Cleaning ServicesST EDMUND'S COLLEGE CAMBRIDGE28 Sept 20268d
Copy of The Provision of Window Cleaning and Associated Cleans for Caerphilly County Borough Council’s Corporate Properties5 lotsCaerphilly County Borough Council29 Sept 20269d£300,000
APX041 - Cleaning & Waste Management ServicesApex Housing Association29 Sept 20269d£1,000,000
Shared spaces cleaning works scheduled and responsive cleaning over 3 lots 3 lotsSouthdown Housing Association30 Sept 202610d£666,667
Tender for the Provision of Cleaning Services as St Oscar Romero Catholic Academy TrustFrameworkST OSCAR ROMERO CATHOLIC ACADEMY TRUST1 Oct 202611d£1,250,000 ceiling
Window CleaningTown and Country Housing2 Oct 202612d£150,000
Aston University STEM Education Trust Tender for Cleaning ServicesASTON UNIVERSITY STEM EDUCATION ACADEMY TRUST5 Oct 202615d£562,422
Parks, Green Spaces and Market Street Public Toilets Maintenance and Cleaning Contract for Kidderminster Town CouncilWest Mercia Police and Crime Commissioner5 Oct 202615d£1,392,000
OUTSOURCING OF COMMUNITY CLEANING SERVICESCardiff and Vale University Health Board5 Oct 202615d£900,000
Cleaning Services for Populo LivingPopulo Living Limited5 Oct 202615d£1,000,000
Provision of comprehensive cleaning and exhauster services to the British High Commission NairobiForeign, Commonwealth and Development Office5 Oct 202615d£480,000
Office for Students: Bristol Office CleaningOffice for Students7 Oct 202617d£333,333
Wanstead High School Cleaning TenderEduco7 Oct 202617d£1,365,000
COM26142 Temporary Accommodation and Hostel Cleaning2 lotsTorbay Council8 Oct 202618d£390,000
BUILDING CLEANING SERVICES FOR RUTLAND COUNTY COUNCILRutland County Council8 Oct 202618d£520,000
Rowan Gate Primary School - Cleaning ServicesRowan Gate Primary School13 Oct 202623d£725,000
Estate Cleaning ServicesNorthamptonshire Partnership Homes14 Oct 202624d£9,600,000
Hampton Academies Trust - Cleaning TenderEduco15 Oct 202625d£2,217,575

All 50 open notices with CPV 9091… →

Method

What the numbers on this page are and are not

Which notices count?

Every Find a Tender notice that carries a CPV code starting 9091. A notice with several codes counts in each sector it names. Earliest notice 2021; latest 18 Sept 2026.

Competition figures

From the 36-month lot-grain contest statistics: a lot counts where its own CPV codes (or, for single-class notices, the procedure’s) start 9091. Bids per lot come from the award notice’s bid statistics; “competed” means an open or selective route with no direct-award transparency notice; contract values are net, on single-supplier awards, with framework and DPS ceilings excluded. Frameworks and dynamic purchasing systems are reported separately because their “bids” are admissions to a panel.

Why no total value or month-by-month chart?

Sums of notice estimates repeat framework ceilings and mix net with gross. Monthly volumes per sector are not shown yet: the catalogue’s CPV coverage per notice changed in May 2026 (compiled records carry every lot’s codes), so a curve would show the catalogue, not the market.