Find a TenderAwarded without competition

Published 19 Oct 2026, 15:45 BST

Official UK procurement notice

FCDFE-95664 - The Children's Endeavour Trust - Cleaning Services - 006583

Official notice

Authority: THE CHILDREN'S ENDEAVOUR TRUST

ServicesAward procedure without prior publication of a call for competition

Sectors: Cleaning & Environmental Services (90) Delivery: North East (UKC)North West (UKD)Yorkshire & Humber (UKE)

+6 more

East Midlands (UKF)West Midlands (UKG)East of England (UKH)London (UKI)South East (UKJ)South West (UKK)

Awarded value£1,452,663published contract · exc. VAT

Awarded 1 Oct 2026no call for competition

Awarded to Norse Commercial Services Limited

What is being bought

Published requirement description

The Department for Education (DfE), through its Get Help Buying for Schools (GHBS) service, is conducting a further competition on behalf of The Children's Endeavour Trust for the provision of cleaning services across six primary schools in Suffolk:

Abbot's Hall Community Primary School

Bosmere Community Primary School

Broke Hall Primary School

Freeman Community Primary School

Springfield Junior School

Chilton Community Primary School

The procurement is being conducted under the YPO 000879 Building in Use Support Services framework agreement, with tenders invited from suppliers appointed to the relevant lot(s).

The contract is due to commence on 1 October 2026 and run until 1 October 2029, with the option to extend for a further three years, followed by two additional optional one-year extensions. Any extensions will be subject to annual review, including consideration of KPI performance.

CPV: School cleaning services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published

Lot #1Cleaning Services within 6 schoolsAwarded

Cleaning Services within 6 schools. Contract is for 3 years with two optional one year extensions.

Delivery: North East, North West, Yorkshire & Humber, East Midlands, West Midlands, East of England, London, South East, South West · Six Primary Schools within The Children's Endeavour Trust Abbot's Hall Community Primary School Bosmere Community Primary School Broke Hall Primary School Freeman Community Primary School Springfield Junior School Chilton Community Primary School There is also the potential for a further two schools within The Children's Endeavour Trust, to join the contract during the term of the agreement. • Combs Ford Primary School located in Stowmarket, Suffolk, with approximately 337 pupils. • Whitehouse Community Primary School, located in Ipswich, with approximately 650 pupils and 60 staff. If these establishments elect to join at any time during the contract period, it will form part of the Service and will be contracted on the basis of the same terms, conditions and common requirements agreed for the main Service. Please refer to the Specification for further details

Extensions: Contract is for 3 years with two optional one year extensions.

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record

Procedure method: Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
Legal basis: CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
Procurement category: Services
Notice status: Awarded without competition
Procurement threshold: Unspecified in notice
Regulatory regime: Standard
Commercial structure: Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type: Direct award (no call for competition)
GPA / WTO covered: Yes (GPA)
Recurring procurement: Unspecified in notice
First published: 19 Oct 2026, 15:45 BST
Last source update: 19 Oct 2026, 15:45 BST
Authority reference: FCDFE-95664
FTS notice number: 2026/S 000-098615
Classification (CPV): School cleaning services
Delivery area: North East (UKC)North West (UKD)Yorkshire & Humber (UKE)East Midlands (UKF)West Midlands (UKG)East of England (UKH)London (UKI)South East (UKJ)
+1 more
South West (UKK)
Official registry OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-078b0c Find a Tender

Why no open competition

The procurement falls outside the scope of application of the directive

Published justification

Award of a contract without prior publication of a call for competition in the cases listed below

The procurement falls outside the scope of application of the regulations

Explanation:

This is an award notice following a further competition under an established DPS. This

opportunity is closed

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast

Awards 1

Awarded value £1,452,6631 contract exc. VAT

Bids received 63 from SMEs

Contracts signed 1latest 1 Oct 2026

Awarded to	Value	Date	Status
Norse Commercial Services LimitedThe Children's Endeavour Trust - Cleaning Services - 006583 UNIQUE REFERENCE NUMBER: FCDFE-95664	£1,452,663 †	—	Awarded

Contracts

The Children's Endeavour Trust - Cleaning Services - 006583 UNIQUE REFERENCE NUMBER: FCDFE-95664 · Norse Commercial Services Limited
Signed
1 Oct 2026
Value
£1,452,663
Status
active

Bid statistics published by the authority

Bids	SME	VCSE	Valid bid range
6bids · 6 electronic	3	—	—

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

THE CHILDREN'S ENDEAVOUR TRUST

Contracting authorityBody governed by public lawEducation GB-COH: 11683082 Springfield Junior School, Ipswich, East of England, IP14DTContact name, email

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

Norse Commercial ServicesAwarded supplierGB-COH: 02888808 280 Fifers Lane, Norwich, Norfolk, United Kingdom, Norwich, UK, NR6 6EQContact email

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.