Cleaning services: UK Tenders, Buyers & Competition
CPV 90910000·Services · class·in Cleaning & Environmental Services
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Tenders you can still bid for.
Notices at tender stage whose deadline has not passed, counted the way the search counts them: a notice shows under every code and region it names.
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Notices published in the last 12 months.
Counted per tender, not per lot, against the 12 months before where shown.
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How many companies usually bid for a lot here.
The middle value of the bid counts that award notices publish, one per lot. Only real competitions count: direct awards and framework places are left out.
Based on 586 lots from 476 competitions run by 423 buyers, last 36 months. A buyer with many similar contests counts only up to a limit. 338 lots are from Procurement Act 2023 notices (bids assessed, middle 5) and 248 from older notices (bids received, middle 5).
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What a contract here is usually worth.
Middle value of published award values, VAT excluded. Framework ceilings are left out because they are not real contract values.
Based on 652 awards with a usable value, last 36 months.
Published values, not actual spend.
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How long buyers here take to decide after bids close.
Middle value in days from the bid deadline to the award date, on competitions that published both.
Based on 282 decided competitions, last 36 months.
Only decided tenders count, so slow ones still waiting are not in.
Newest open tenders
3 of 53 open for bids now · newest first
| Notice | Authority | Deadline | Days left | Published value |
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| ID730 - Communal Cleaning and Window Cleaning — Stage 1 - Procurement Specific Questionnaire (PSQ) - ID730 | TRENT & DOVE HOUSING LIMITED | 11 Dec 2026 | 36d | £1,820,000 |
| Cleaning Services Contract for Orbital South Colleges: East Surrey College and John Ruskin College | East Surrey College | 27 Nov 2026 | 22d | £2,000,000 |
| Provision of Window Cleaning Services | Fife Council | 2 Dec 2026 | 27d | £280,000 ceiling |
Codes and neighbouring classes
The 8-digit CPV codes notices in this class actually use, and the other classes of the same division
90919300 School cleaning services905 notices · 38%90910000 Cleaning services873 notices · 36%90911200 Building-cleaning services406 notices · 17%90911000 Accommodation, building and window cleaning services289 notices · 12%90919200 Office cleaning services187 notices · 8%90911300 Window-cleaning services180 notices · 8%90911100 Accommodation cleaning services148 notices · 6%- Refuse and waste related services 312 · 12m
- Environmental management 261 · 12m
- Refuse disposal and treatment 196 · 12m
- Environmental services 157 · 12m
- Asbestos removal services 90 · 12m
- Facility related sanitation services 84 · 12m
- Radioactive-, toxic-, medical- and hazardous waste services 79 · 12m
- Pollution tracking and monitoring and rehabilitation 73 · 12m
- Environmental protection 49 · 12m
- Cleaning and sanitation services 47 · 12m
- All of Cleaning & Environmental Services →
Who buysi
Which buyers publish the most notices here.
Buyers ranked by the number of notices, duplicate names merged.
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Which buyers publish the most notices here.
Buyers ranked by the number of notices, duplicate names merged.
All notices carrying this code · official UK_CA_TYPE where published (NHS bodies are central government authorities), else derived from the authority name
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What kinds of public bodies buy here.
Notices by the buyer’s type as published, otherwise by its name.
Education & universities34%(785 notices)
785 of 2,332 notices are Education & universities (34%).Other public bodies19%(447 notices)
447 of 2,332 notices are Other public bodies (19%).Local authorities17%(407 notices)
407 of 2,332 notices are Local authorities (17%).Central government8%(198 notices)
198 of 2,332 notices are Central government (8%).Housing associations4%(92 notices)
92 of 2,332 notices are Housing associations (4%).Not classified17%(403 notices)
403 of 2,332 notices are Not classified (17%).
| Contracting authority | Type | Notices | Last 12 months | Open now |
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| Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office | Central government | 29 | 12 | 0 |
| Educo | Other public bodies | 16 | 4 | 0 |
| RED BOX CONSULTANCY SERVICES LIMITED | not classified | 15 | 0 | 0 |
| University of the West of England | Education & universities | 10 | 3 | 0 |
| Ormiston Academies Trust (OAT) | Education & universities | 9 | 4 | 0 |
| RPJ3 Group | Other public bodies | 9 | 4 | 0 |
| The Challenge Academy Trust | Other public bodies | 9 | 0 | 0 |
| ACE Advice Limited | not classified | 8 | 0 | 0 |
| HARRIS FEDERATION | Other public bodies | 8 | 0 | 0 |
| NEUPC Ltd | Other public bodies | 8 | 5 | 0 |
1,581 distinct authorities in total · the ten most active shown.
Where the work is deliveredi
Where the work on these notices is delivered.
Delivery regions published on the notices. A notice with several regions counts in each.
Where the work is, not where the buyer is based.
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Where the work on these notices is delivered.
Delivery regions published on the notices. A notice with several regions counts in each.
Where the work is, not where the buyer is based.
Delivery regions (ITL1) published on 2,065 of 2,398 notices · a notice covering several regions counts in each · competition columns: contracts awarded in the last 36 months, lots delivered in the region
| Region | Notices | Bids / lot | SME wins | Local wins |
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| South East England | 5 | 66% | 50% | |
| Greater London | 6 | 52% | 33% | |
| East of England | 6 | 57% | 31% | |
| West Midlands | 6 | 69% | 18% | |
| South West England | 5 | 70% | 28% | |
| North West England | 5 | 63% | 36% | |
| East Midlands | 7 | 74% | 26% | |
| Yorkshire and the Humber | 5 | 63% | 28% | |
| Scotland | 6 | 89% | 92% | |
| North East England | 6 | 63% | 11% | |
| Wales (Cymru) | 4 | 65% | 56% | |
| Northern Ireland | 4 | 8% | — |
Local wins = the winner’s registered region is the delivery region. Dashes: fewer than ten observations.
How it is boughti
How work here is packaged.
Notices by commercial tool: a single contract, a framework, or a dynamic purchasing system.
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How work here is packaged.
Notices by commercial tool: a single contract, a framework, or a dynamic purchasing system.
Commercial tool, procedure route and threshold as published on the notice, not a legal-regime claim
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How work here is packaged.
Notices by commercial tool: a single contract, a framework, or a dynamic purchasing system.
Contract89%(2,140 notices)
2,140 of 2,398 notices are Contract (89%).Framework7%(163 notices)
163 of 2,398 notices are Framework (7%).Dynamic purchasing system4%(95 notices)
95 of 2,398 notices are Dynamic purchasing system (4%).
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Which procedures buyers here use.
Notices by the procedure they declare: open, selective, limited or direct. Open and selective are competitions; limited and direct are not.
Open47%(1,118 notices)
1,118 of 2,398 notices are Open (47%).Selective37%(895 notices)
895 of 2,398 notices are Selective (37%).Route not published9%(206 notices)
206 of 2,398 notices are Route not published (9%).Limited / restricted5%(109 notices)
109 of 2,398 notices are Limited / restricted (5%).Direct award3%(70 notices)
70 of 2,398 notices are Direct award (3%).
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How much of this market is above the legal threshold.
Notices by whether the buyer marked them above or below the threshold that triggers the full rules.
Above threshold85%(525 notices)
525 of 620 notices are Above threshold (85%).Below threshold15%(95 notices)
95 of 620 notices are Below threshold (15%).
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How long bidders get to respond.
Middle value in days from the tender notice to its deadline.
Competition
Contracts published in the last 36 months (1,149) · bid counts per lot from award notices · values are net contract awards, framework and DPS ceilings excluded · SME and local status as declared
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How many bids past lots received.
Each colour is a bid-count range. Only competed lots with a published count are included.
Past bids do not predict this tender.
1 bid8%(48)
48 of 586 lots fall in 1 bid (8%).2–314%(80)
80 of 586 lots fall in 2–3 (14%).4–649%(285)
285 of 586 lots fall in 4–6 (49%).7 or more30%(173)
173 of 586 lots fall in 7 or more (30%).
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The usual range of contract values here.
The middle half of published award values, VAT excluded, with the middle value marked. Framework ceilings are left out.
Published values, not actual spend.
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How many companies usually bid for a lot here.
The middle value of the bid counts that award notices publish, one per lot. Only real competitions count: direct awards and framework places are left out.
Based on 586 lots from 476 competitions run by 423 buyers, last 36 months. A buyer with many similar contests counts only up to a limit. 338 lots are from Procurement Act 2023 notices (bids assessed, middle 5) and 248 from older notices (bids received, middle 5).
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How much of this market is actually put out to competition.
Notices run as an open or selective procedure, out of all notices that say which procedure was used. Direct awards count as not competed.
952 of 1,110 notices that state a procedure, last 36 months. 39 more are call-offs or give no procedure and are left out.
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What share of bids come from small and medium firms.
SME bids divided by all bids, on lots where the buyer published the split.
2,127 SME bids out of 2,969, on 483 lots where the buyer published the split.
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What share of contracts go to small and medium firms.
Awards to a single supplier that declared its size. SME divided by all.
283 of 477 awards where the winner declared its size.
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How much work here goes to companies based in the region.
Contract awards where the winner’s registered address is in this region, out of awards where the address is known.
Registered address, so a national firm with a local branch counts as outside.
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Do winners come in above or below the buyer’s estimate.
For each lot we compare the published estimate with the award, like for like. Below means the winner was paid less than estimated, above means more.
Based on 341 lots with both an estimate and an award, last 36 months.
A past pattern, not a price to bid.
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How often a tender ends with no award.
Notices cancelled, withdrawn or marked unsuccessful, plus terminated ones that never got an award.
42 of 1,149 notices, last 36 months.
Only what buyers published. Tenders that quietly went nowhere are not counted.
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How many companies apply to get onto a framework or DPS here.
Middle value per lot, frameworks and dynamic markets only. Getting onto a panel is not the same as winning work, so it is kept separate.
Based on 138 lots from 86 framework and DPS notices, last 36 months.
Who winsi
Which suppliers win the most here.
Suppliers ranked by the number of tenders won, not by money. A supplier on one big framework with many call-offs does not outrank one that won many separate competitions.
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Which suppliers win the most here.
Suppliers ranked by the number of tenders won, not by money. A supplier on one big framework with many call-offs does not outrank one that won many separate competitions.
Ranked by distinct procedures won on notices carrying this code, then award records · 1,776 awards to 632 suppliers · the five most frequent winners hold 11% of contract awards in the last 36 months
| Supplier | Procedures | Awards | Last 12 months | Buyers |
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| Cleantec Services Limited | 50 | 53 | 7 | 46 |
| Churchill Contract Services Limited | 43 | 46 | 12 | 40 |
| Purgo Supply Services Limited | 36 | 37 | 7 | 36 |
| Bulloughs Cleaning Services Ltd | 27 | 29 | 5 | 27 |
| Atlas FM Limited | 25 | 29 | 14 | 20 |
| aAFD Services | 23 | 36 | 6 | 15 |
| Solo Service Group Limited | 23 | 25 | 4 | 20 |
| Birkin Cleaning Services Ltd | 23 | 23 | 7 | 22 |
Where to submiti
Where bids for this work are submitted.
Notices by the portal in their submission link, where one is published.
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Where bids for this work are submitted.
Notices by the portal in their submission link, where one is published.
E-sourcing portals named in the submission address · 1,088 of 2,398 notices name one · each portal page explains registration
Open tenders in cleaning services
53 open for bids now · soonest deadline first
About this data
- Source. Official UK public procurement notices (Find a Tender), reused under the Open Government Licence v3.0. New notices arrive through the day; the figures are rebuilt nightly. Contracts Finder contracts appear on the Retender Radar, not yet in these figures.
- What counts here. Every notice with a CPV code starting 9091. A notice with several codes counts in each sector it names. Notices from 2021 to 4 Nov 2026.
- Competition. Bids and winners cover the last three years and count each lot as its own contest; frameworks and dynamic purchasing systems are shown apart from ordinary contracts.
- Why no total spend. Notice estimates often repeat a framework’s ceiling, so adding them up would overstate the market. Typical contract values are shown instead.
- Every figure shows what it rests on. Not every notice publishes a bid count, a value or a delivery region, so each figure carries the number of records behind it, and one built on few records is marked as such. The on a figure explains it; the counting rules are in the methodology. Spotted something wrong? Tell us.