Find a TenderAwarded without competition
Published 18 Aug 2026, 15:34 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Provision of Cleaning Services for Harehills Primary School under ESPO framework 263_225

Official notice

Authority: Harehills Primary School (Education)

ServicesAward procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
Awarded value£588,557published contract · exc. VAT
Awarded 20 Jul 2026no call for competition
Awarded to Lark Cleaning Services T.A Betterclean

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Provision of a fully managed cleaning service for Harehills Primary School, including routine and periodic cleaning, staffing, supervision, equipment, materials, quality assurance and contract management. The contract was awarded following a further competition under ESPO Framework 263_25 - Total Cleaning Service Solutions.

CPV: School cleaning services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published
Lot #1The provision of a fully managed cleaning service for Harehills Primary School,…Awarded

The provision of a fully managed cleaning service for Harehills Primary School, including routine term-time cleaning, periodic and deep cleaning, staffing, supervision, management, equipment, materials and quality assurance. The contract was awarded following a further competition under ESPO Framework 263_25 - Total Cleaning Service Solutions. The initial contract period is three years, with the option to extend for up to a further two years. Additional information: The contract was awarded following a further competition under ESPO Framework 263_25 - Total Cleaning Service Solutions. The initial contract term is three years with the option to extend for up to a further two years.

Delivery: North East, North West, Yorkshire & Humber, East Midlands, West Midlands, East of England, London, South East, South West · Harehills Primary School, Darfield Road, Leeds LS8 5DQ
Extensions: 3 year contract with two 1 year extensions at the discretion of Harehills Primary School

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
18 Aug 2026, 15:34 BST
Last source update
18 Aug 2026, 15:34 BST
FTS notice number
2026/S 000-078640
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 moreSouth West (UKK)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-06e6c4 Find a Tender
Why no open competition
The procurement falls outside the scope of application of the directive
Published justification

The contract was awarded following a further competition under ESPO Framework 263_25 - Total Cleaning Service Solutions. The framework was established following a compliant procurement process and the call-off was conducted amongst suppliers appointed to the relevant framework lot in accordance with the framework terms and the Public Contracts Regulations 2015. Accordingly, no separate call for competition was required for this call-off contract.

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value £588,5571 contract exc. VAT
Bids received 5
Contracts signed 1latest 20 Jul 2026
Awarded toValueDateStatus
Lark Cleaning Services T.A BettercleanSME£588,557 †—Awarded

Contracts

Bid statistics published by the authority

BidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
5bids · 5 electronic0——

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Harehills Primary School

Contracting authorityEducationBody governed by public lawEducation Darfield Road, LEEDS, Yorkshire & Humber, LS85DQContact name, email, phone

Dispute resolution & review bodies

  • High Court of Justice Technology and Construction Court Royal Courts of Justice Strand London WC2A 2LL United KingdomReview body LONDON

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.