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ID 5067401 - DoF - The Provision of Cleaning Services to the Northern Ireland Civil Service and Participating Bodies

Cleaning services
Office cleaning services
Northern Ireland (UKN)
Published value
Not published
Submission deadline Not published
Lots published3
Procurement Intelligence
Published evidence · v1
Prepared 7 Sept 2026, 18:01 BST
A pre-calculated analytical view of official UK procurement facts, competition benchmarks and decision timelines.
Bid readiness
Review notice
Submission deadline not published
Check official notice for submission route
Scope structure
3lots
3 lots · 3 published items
1 published CPV family
Decision Velocity
~52 days
Typical sector award window after deadline
Sector median: 52 days
Contract lifecycle
Not published
No future linked contract end in retained records
No published extension signal
Pricing & Budget Savings
£70,000,000
Contract/award value: £70,000,000
1 award supplier linked
Bidding Competition
4 bids
0 SME bids · 4 electronic
No bid spread metrics published
Sector Market Benchmark (CPV 90)
Based on 116 published procedures
Median Winning Discount
22.5%
Award reduction below published budget
Typical Bids Received
6.5 bidders
Median competitive participation in sector
Typical Evaluation Window
52 days
Median time between deadline and award
Top Contenders in this Sector (CPV 90)
Active commercial suppliers winning public contracts in this field
SupplierAwards won in sectorTotal awarded valueAvg. winning discount
Caledonian Maintenance Services Ltd
22 contracts£35,716,068-50.6% below budget
BIFFA WASTE SERVICES LIMITEDCRN: 00946107
17 contracts£744,431,840At ceiling / not disclosed
Enviraz (Scotland) Limited
12 contracts£128,016,705At ceiling / not disclosed
SUEZ Recycling and Recovery UK LtdCRN: 02291198
11 contracts£1,238,691,050At ceiling / not disclosed
R. HEATRICK LTD
11 contracts£49,945,442At ceiling / not disclosed
Bulloughs Cleaning Services Ltd
11 contracts£16,732,229At ceiling / not disclosed
Cireco (Scotland) LLP
10 contracts£1,493,807,292At ceiling / not disclosed
THE MOUNT CHARLES GROUP LTD
10 contracts£104,632,943At ceiling / not disclosed
Kindred
10 contracts£25,270,475At ceiling / not disclosed
CAS Contract Cleaning Ltd
10 contracts£18,126,228At ceiling / not disclosed
Evidence coverage
7/12 core inputs published
Standard procedure facts
Comparable published opportunities
Historic records ranked from matching published evidence. They are research comparables, not expected competitors or a price forecast.
Published procedurePublished valueMatching evidence
T130 - Disposal and/or Recycling of Water Treatment Works ResidualsNorthern Ireland Water Limited · 18 Aug 2026, 12:55 BST
£8,640,000
same CPV family
same region
Offsite biodiversity gains and climate contributionsNATIONAL GRID UK LIMITED · 24 Aug 2026, 16:34 BST
Value not published
same CPV family
same region
APX041 - Cleaning & Waste Management ServicesApex Housing Association · 3 Sept 2026, 08:55 BST
£1,000,000
same CPV family
Tapestry Learning Partnership - Cleaning Services TenderTapestry Learning Partnership · 10 Aug 2026, 12:54 BST
£3,677,760
same CPV family
Estate Cleaning ServicesNorthamptonshire Partnership Homes · 2 Sept 2026, 10:11 BST
£9,600,000
same CPV family
Method: tender-intelligence-v1. Values and dates are retained OCDS facts; missing source data remains unknown.
Procurement Executive Summary
AI & Search Synopsis
Generated from official OCDS record
Tenderline Synopsis: The Department of Finance: "ID 5067401 - DoF - The Provision of Cleaning Services to the Northern Ireland Civil Service and Participating Bodies". Published status: complete. Published value: Value not published. 3 published lots. Submission deadline not published. See the official notice for participation instructions.
Contracting AuthorityThe Department of FinanceScope & CategoriesNot publishedSubmission Window
complete
No deadline published
Submission GatewayDirect notice routeLegal Basis & RegimeStandard procurementEstimated Value (exc. VAT)Not published
Bidder Intelligence · Authority Profile: The Department of Finance
Market Analytics
View Authority Profile →
Derived from OCDS awards & bid statistics
Published history for The Department of Finance. These figures describe retained records, not a forecast of bids or a measure of buyer bias.
Published-to-award variance
Not availableInsufficient comparable data
Requires at least 5 comparable procedures
Competition Density
4Bids / Report (median)
0% of reports have one bid · Mean: 4.5 bids
Supplier ConcentrationHigh Concentration
ARAMARK IRELAND HOLDINGS LTDTop vendor: 96.2% of attributable value
Payment Terms
Check noticePublished terms
Payment obligations depend on the applicable regime and contract. Consult the official documents.
Coverage: 10 active published awards; 10 bid reports (which may be per lot). Supplier values exclude multi-supplier awards, frameworks and DPS, and use GBP only. They are published award values, not payments. Published-to-award variance compares single-lot, single-award, single-supplier GBP procedures with explicitly non-framework/non-DPS status; increases remain in the average. Unpublished data stays unknown. Awarded suppliers are winners, not all bidders.
Historical Awarded Suppliers in this Category (CPV 90):
Supplier NameHistoric AwardsAttributable ValueAvg. Price Discount
ARAMARK IRELAND HOLDINGS LTD3 wins£70,000,000—
RiverRidge Recycling Portadown Ltd1 win£1,750,000—
TES-AMM UK Ltd1 win£250,000—
Vyta Secure Ltd1 win£250,000—
Sonet Communications1 win£250,000—
Procedure terms
Contracting AuthorityThe Department of Finance
Procedure methodNot published
Procurement categoryNot published
Statuscomplete
Framework / DPSNot published
CompetitionNot published
Above thresholdNot published
Legal basisNot published
Tender period startsNot published
Clarification deadlineNot published
Electronic submissionNot published
Submission languagesNot published
Published26 Feb 2025, 10:22 GMT
Last source update26 Feb 2025, 10:22 GMT
Recurring procurementNot published
ClassificationCleaning services, Office cleaning services
Delivery area
Northern Ireland (UKN)
OCIDocds-h6vhtk-04b4ac
What is being bought
Construction and Procurement Delivery (CPD), on behalf of the participating bodies listed within the contract documents is seeking to establish a Contract for the provision of cleaning services at public sector sites throughout Northern Ireland. Please see the cft documents for further details.
What changed
From the official release history
  1. tender value changed
    26 Feb 2025, 10:22 GMT
  2. Status changed to complete
    26 Feb 2025, 10:22 GMT
  3. Official notice release published
    26 Feb 2025, 10:22 GMT
  4. Submission deadline changed to published date
    26 Feb 2025, 10:22 GMT
  5. Published value updated to £70,000,000
    7 Nov 2024, 13:04 GMT
  6. Status changed to active
    7 Nov 2024, 13:04 GMT
  7. Official notice release published
    7 Nov 2024, 13:04 GMT
  8. Submission deadline changed to 12 Dec 2024, 15:00 GMT
    7 Nov 2024, 13:04 GMT
  9. Buyer information updated
    7 Nov 2024, 13:04 GMT
Lots and requirements (3)
Published by the contracting authority
  • Lot 1 · #1
    Lot 1
    cancelled
    Published valueNot published
    Construction and Procurement Delivery (CPD), on behalf of the participating bodies listed within the contract documents is seeking to establish a Contract for the provision of cleaning services at public sector sites throughout Northern Ireland. Please see the cft documents for further details.
    Contract periodNot published
    EligibilityNot published
    Options / renewalNot published
  • Lot 2 · #2
    Lot 2
    cancelled
    Published valueNot published
    Construction and Procurement Delivery (CPD), on behalf of the participating bodies listed within the contract documents is seeking to establish a Contract for the provision of cleaning services at public sector sites throughout Northern Ireland. Please see the cft documents for further details.
    Contract periodNot published
    EligibilityNot published
    Options / renewalNot published
  • Lot 3 · #3
    Lot 3
    cancelled
    Published valueNot published
    Construction and Procurement Delivery (CPD), on behalf of the participating bodies listed within the contract documents is seeking to establish a Contract for the provision of cleaning services at public sector sites throughout Northern Ireland. Please see the cft documents for further details.
    Contract periodNot published
    EligibilityNot published
    Options / renewalNot published
Timeline
  1. Procedure published
    26 Feb 2025, 10:22 GMT
  2. Award active
    Not published · Not published
  3. Award active
    Not published · Not published
  4. Award active
    Not published · Not published
  5. Contract active
    Signed 4 Feb 2025, 00:00 GMT · £31,500,000
  6. Contract active
    Signed 4 Feb 2025, 00:00 GMT · £24,500,000
  7. Contract active
    Signed 4 Feb 2025, 00:00 GMT · £14,000,000
Commercial outcome and competition
Awards
ARAMARK IRELAND HOLDINGS LTD
Not published · Not published · active
ARAMARK IRELAND HOLDINGS LTD
Not published · Not published · active
ARAMARK IRELAND HOLDINGS LTD
Not published · Not published · active
Contracts
Lot 1
£31,500,000 · signed 4 Feb 2025, 00:00 GMT · active
Lot 2
£24,500,000 · signed 4 Feb 2025, 00:00 GMT · active
Lot 3
£14,000,000 · signed 4 Feb 2025, 00:00 GMT · active
Bid statistics
bids: 4 (lot 1)
electronicBids: 4 (lot 1)
foreignBidsFromEU: 1 (lot 1)
foreignBidsFromNonEU: 0 (lot 1)
smeBids: 0 (lot 1)
bids: 4 (lot 2)
electronicBids: 4 (lot 2)
foreignBidsFromEU: 1 (lot 2)
foreignBidsFromNonEU: 0 (lot 2)
smeBids: 0 (lot 2)
bids: 4 (lot 3)
electronicBids: 4 (lot 3)
foreignBidsFromEU: 1 (lot 3)
foreignBidsFromNonEU: 0 (lot 3)
smeBids: 0 (lot 3)
Buyer and organisations in this procedure

The Department of Finance

Contracting authority GB-FTS-94129
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  • The Department of Finance
    buyer
    centralPurchasingBody

    303 Airport Road West, BELFAST, UK, BT3 9ED
    SSDAdmin.CPD@finance-ni.gov.uk

  • ARAMARK IRELAND HOLDINGS LTD
    supplier

    NORTHERN CROSS, DUBLIN, IE, D17AY61
    tenders@aramark.ie

  • The UK does not have any such bodies with responsibility for appeal/mediation procedures. Instead; any challenges are dealt with by the High Court, Commercial Division, to which proceedings may be issued regarding alleged breaches of the PCR 2015 as amended.
    reviewBody

    N/A
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