AWARD OUTCOME
What happened
Middlesex University awarded its Hendon Campus cleaning and associated services contract to COMPASS CONTRACT SERVICES (U.K.) LIMITED. The contract was signed on 1 September 2026 and runs to 31 August 2029, with up to two further one-year extensions permitted.
Published outcomeOne active award, covering lot 1, is recorded for COMPASS CONTRACT SERVICES (U.K.) LIMITED.
Market significanceThe disclosed core contract value is £1.54m excluding VAT (£1.85m including VAT) for a university cleaning-services requirement, with a potential maximum term to 31 August 2030.
AWARDED SUPPLIERS AND LOTS
1 supplier record analysed
COMPASS CONTRACT SERVICES (U.K.) LIMITED
99% confidenceAward 1 · Lots 1 · £1.54m excluding VAT; £1.85m including VAT GBP · Active award and contract
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Verified company number 02114954 matches the supplier identifier. Award 1 names the supplier and contract 1, linked to award 1, gives the contract value.
LIFECYCLE
Award or contract stage
Procurement status
99% confidenceComplete
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The tender and lot 1 are marked "complete" in the supplied contract details.
Award status
99% confidenceActive
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Award 1 is recorded with status "active".
Contract status
99% confidenceActive
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Contract 1 is recorded with status "active".
Contract signature
99% confidenceSigned on 1 September 2026
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Contract 1 states dateSigned: 2026-09-01 and includes a document typed "contractSigned" titled "Redacted Contract".
VALUES
Published values explained
Contract value excluding VAT
99% confidence£1,540,000
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Contract 1 value.amount is 1540000 GBP.
Contract value including VAT
99% confidence£1,850,000
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Contract 1 value.amountGross is 1850000 GBP.
Value allocation
96% confidenceValue is stated for the single disclosed contract linked to award 1 and lot 1.
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Contract 1 links to awardID 1; award 1 relates to lot 1.
TIMELINE
Procurement timeline
Tender notice release
98% confidence15 January 2026
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Release history lists tender notice release 003333-2026 dated 2026-01-15.
Award notice release
98% confidence30 June 2026
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Release history lists contract award notice release 061167-2026 dated 2026-06-30.
Award date
99% confidence30 June 2026
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Award 1 has award_date 2026-06-30.
Contract start
99% confidence1 September 2026
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Contract 1 period.startDate is 2026-09-01.
Initial contract end
99% confidence31 August 2029
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Contract 1 period.endDate is 2029-08-31.
Maximum possible end
99% confidence31 August 2030
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Contract 1 period.maxExtentDate is 2030-08-31.
Contract details notice publication
99% confidence12 October 2026
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Contract document 095962-2026 has datePublished 2026-10-12.
SCOPE
What was awarded
Requirement
99% confidenceCleaning and associated services for Middlesex University's Hendon Campus.
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The procurement title is "Cleaning & Associated Services" and description specifies the Hendon Campus.
Lot structure
99% confidenceOne disclosed lot (lot 1).
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Tender data contains only lot 1; award 1 and contract 1 link to that lot.
Service classifications
99% confidenceCleaning and sanitation, cleaning, building/window cleaning, office cleaning, school cleaning, and refuse disposal and treatment.
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Award item 1 lists CPV classifications 90510000, 90900000, 90910000, 90911000, 90919200 and 90919300.
PROCEDURE
Procedure and competition
Procurement method
99% confidenceSelective
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Tender procurementMethod is "selective".
Procedure detail
99% confidenceCompetitive flexible procedure
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Tender procurementMethodDetails states "Competitive flexible procedure".
Competition information
99% confidenceNumber of bidders and evaluation results are unknown.
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No bidder-count, scoring or evaluation information is supplied.
CONTRACT TERMS
Published contract terms
Initial term
99% confidence3 years
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The period from 1 September 2026 to 31 August 2029 is stated in contract 1.
Extension provision
99% confidenceUp to two further one-year extensions.
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Contract renewal description states "2 further 1 year extensions permitted".
Maximum term
99% confidenceUp to 4 years
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The stated maxExtentDate is 31 August 2030, one year after the initial end date.
Performance management
97% confidenceCritical, operational, and sustainability/transparency KPIs are to be observed every 12 months.
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Contract 1 lists three agreed metrics, each with a 12-month observation frequency.
COMMERCIAL VIEW
Commercial observations
Commercial structure
98% confidenceA single disclosed supplier and single lot simplify attribution: the published contract value is linked to award 1 and lot 1.
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There is one award, one supplier, one contract and one related lot in the supplied data.
Service priorities
96% confidenceThe KPI descriptions indicate emphasis on health and safety, student experience, operational continuity, monthly compliance, continuous improvement, environmental management, recycling and transparency.
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These themes are explicitly stated in the three agreed KPI descriptions.
DATA QUALITY
Gaps and source limitations
Supplier-name difference resolved
99% confidenceThe source supplier wording differs from the verified legal name. This analysis uses COMPASS CONTRACT SERVICES (U.K.) LIMITED because the supplied company-number verification matches 02114954.
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supplier_name_mismatch is true; verified_company_name and verified_company_number are supplied with match_method "company_number".
Unpublished commercial detail
99% confidenceInformation not supplied in the published notice: tender deadline, bidder count, bid prices, evaluation scores, award rationale, detailed pricing and individual service volumes.
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These fields or details are absent from the supplied record.
Lot detail
99% confidenceLot 1 has no published title, description or separate lot value.
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The supplied lot record has null title, description and value fields.
SOURCE DATA LIMITATIONS
Information not supplied in the published notice
- The published record does not provide bidder numbers, bids, evaluation scores, award rationale or detailed pricing.
- Lot 1 has no published title, description or standalone value.
- The source supplier wording differs from the verified legal company name; the legal name used here is supported by the supplied company-number verification.
- The notice permits extensions but does not state whether either extension will be exercised.
MARKET THEMES
Relevant award themes
Middlesex University cleaning contractCOMPASS CONTRACT SERVICES (U.K.) LIMITEDHendon Campus cleaning servicesuniversity cleaning services contractChartwellsFind a Tender cleaning contract
COMMON QUESTIONS
About this award
Who won Middlesex University's cleaning and associated services contract?
COMPASS CONTRACT SERVICES (U.K.) LIMITED won award 1. The source party wording also refers to the company trading as Chartwells.
What is the value of the Middlesex University cleaning contract?
The published contract value is £1.54m excluding VAT and £1.85m including VAT.
When does the contract run?
It starts on 1 September 2026 and initially ends on 31 August 2029. Up to two further one-year extensions are permitted, with a stated maximum end date of 31 August 2030.
Was the contract signed?
Yes. The supplied contract data gives a signature date of 1 September 2026 and identifies a redacted contract document as a contract-signed document.
ProcuraAxis award analysis supplements, but does not replace, the official award notice, contract data or procurement documents. “Awarded” does not by itself prove that a contract has been signed.