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Published 16 Sept 2026, 13:20 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Steel River Academy Cleaning Contract

Name: Procurement Process ocds-h6vhtk-06fb20
Creator: STEEL RIVER ACADEMY TRUST
Published: 2026-09-16T12:20:10.000Z
License: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/

Authority: STEEL RIVER ACADEMY TRUST (Education)

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

Awarded value £1,244,394published contract · exc. VAT

Awarded 24 Aug 2026no call for competition

Awarded to United Cleaning Solutions Ltd

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Procurement of cleaning services across the Trust

CPV: School cleaning services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published

Lot #1Procurement of cleaning services across the TrustAwarded

Delivery: North East, North West, Yorkshire & Humber, East Midlands, West Midlands, East of England, London, South East, South West

Related open tenders

Bidding windows open now · matched by shared authority or category — not a similarity score

Notice	Matched by	Deadline	Days left	Published value
ACE Contract Cleaning ServicesFramework	same category	21 Sept 2026	2d	£2,180,085 ceiling
Secure Waste Management	same category	21 Sept 2026	2d	£100,000

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: No (one-off requirement)
First published: 16 Sept 2026, 13:20 BST
Last source update: 16 Sept 2026, 13:20 BST
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
Official registry OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-06fb20

Why no open competition: The procurement falls outside the scope of application of the directive
Published justification: The procurement was conducted through a DPS

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics — not a forecast

Awards 1

Awarded value £1,244,3941 contract exc. VAT

Bids received 9

Contracts signed 1latest 24 Aug 2026

Awarded to	Value	Date	Status
United Cleaning Solutions Ltd	—	—	Awarded

Contracts

Contract 087755-2026-1 · United Cleaning Solutions Ltd
Signed
24 Aug 2026
Value
£1,244,394
Status
active

Bid statistics published by the authority

Bids	SME	VCSE	Valid bid range
9bids	—	—	—

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

STEEL RIVER ACADEMY TRUST

Contracting authorityEducationRegional or local agency/officeEducation GB-UKPRN: 17323 Grangetown Primary School, Middlesbrough, North East, TS67JA

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Dispute resolution & review bodies

The High CourtReview body London

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

United Cleaning Solutions LtdAwarded supplierGB-COH: SC390470 Glasgow, ScotlandView supplier profile →

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.