AWARD OUTCOME
What happened
Mosaic Partnership Trust has announced an award for school cleaning services to DIRECT CLEANING SERVICES SW LIMITED. The award covers lot 1 and is scheduled to run from 1 January 2027 to 31 December 2029, with up to two optional one-year extensions.
Published outcomeAward announced to DIRECT CLEANING SERVICES SW LIMITED; the record is active, but a future signature milestone means the supplied data does not confirm that a contract has been signed.
Market significanceThe published award value is £443,321.35 excluding VAT (£531,985.62 including VAT) for a school-cleaning requirement in the UKK1 region.
AWARDED SUPPLIERS AND LOTS
1 supplier record analysed
DIRECT CLEANING SERVICES SW LIMITED
99% confidenceAward 1 · Lots 1 · 443321.35 GBP · Awarded
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Award 1 names DIRECT CLEANING SERVICES SW LIMITED as supplier, relates to lot 1, and states a value amount of GBP 443,321.35. Supplier identity is verified by Companies House number 09889191.
LIFECYCLE
Award or contract stage
Procurement status
94% confidenceComplete / award record active
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Tender status is "complete"; award 1 status is "active".
Award decision date
98% confidence15 October 2026
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Award 1 date: 2026-10-15.
Award notice publication
99% confidence20 October 2026
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Award notice 099221-2026 datePublished: 2026-10-20T18:15:01+01:00.
Signature status
98% confidenceNot confirmed; signature was scheduled for 1 December 2026
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Award milestone type "futureSignatureDate" has dueDate 2026-12-01 and status "scheduled".
VALUES
Published values explained
Award value excluding VAT
99% confidence£443,321.35
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Award 1 value.amount: 443321.35 GBP; value.amountGross is separately supplied.
Award value including VAT
99% confidence£531,985.62
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Award 1 value.amountGross: 531985.62 GBP.
Tender maximum value
85% confidence£550,000
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Process value_max is 550000 GBP; no basis or VAT treatment is supplied for this figure.
TIMELINE
Procurement timeline
Tender notice published
98% confidence14 August 2026
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Process published_at: 2026-08-14T13:22:31+01:00; release history identifies this as the tender notice.
Tender submission deadline
98% confidence18 September 2026, 15:00 BST
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Process submission_deadline: 2026-09-18T15:00:00+01:00.
Award decision
98% confidence15 October 2026
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Award 1 date: 2026-10-15.
Scheduled contract start
98% confidence1 January 2027
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Award 1 contractPeriod.startDate: 2027-01-01.
Scheduled initial end
98% confidence31 December 2029
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Award 1 contractPeriod.endDate: 2029-12-31.
Maximum possible end
98% confidence31 December 2031
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Award 1 contractPeriod.maxExtentDate: 2031-12-31; tender description states two possible one-year extensions.
SCOPE
What was awarded
Requirement
99% confidenceSchool cleaning services
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Award item additional classification CPV 90919300: School cleaning services.
Lot structure
98% confidenceOne published lot (lot 1)
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Tender lots contains lot 1; award 1 is related to lot 1.
Delivery region
92% confidenceUKK1, United Kingdom
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Award item deliveryAddresses specifies region UKK1.
Service model
93% confidenceOpen-book agreement intended to be auditable
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Tender description states that the financial structure is intended to have an open-book agreement that is easily auditable.
PROCEDURE
Procedure and competition
Procedure
99% confidenceOpen procedure
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Tender procurementMethod is "open" and procurementMethodDetails is "Open procedure".
Legal basis
96% confidenceProcurement Act 2023
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Tender legalBasis id is 2023/54 under UKPGA.
Bidder count and evaluation results
99% confidenceUnknown
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Information not supplied in the published notice data.
CONTRACT TERMS
Published contract terms
Initial term
99% confidenceThree years: 1 January 2027 to 31 December 2029
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Award contractPeriod start and end dates; tender description also states a three-year duration.
Extension options
99% confidenceUp to two one-year extensions
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Award renewal description and tender description explicitly state two additional one-year extensions.
Maximum term
98% confidenceUp to five years, ending 31 December 2031 if all options are used
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Award maxExtentDate is 2031-12-31 and the notice describes two optional annual extensions.
COMMERCIAL VIEW
Commercial observations
Value interpretation
98% confidenceThe published award has both net and gross values; £443,321.35 is the stated amount and £531,985.62 is the stated gross amount.
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Award value provides amount 443321.35 and amountGross 531985.62 GBP.
Contract management feature
92% confidenceThe buyer describes an auditable open-book financial arrangement linked to delivery.
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Tender description says the financial structure is designed to reward the contractor fairly based on contract delivery and to use an easily auditable open-book agreement.
DATA QUALITY
Gaps and source limitations
Contract conclusion
98% confidenceAward announcement does not evidence a signed contract
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The award is active, but the source records a future signature date of 1 December 2026 with scheduled status.
Lot detail
99% confidenceLot 1 has no published title, description or individual lot value
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Published lot record contains only id and status; title, description and value are null.
Competition and assessment detail
99% confidenceInformation not supplied in the published notice
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No bid count, scores, ranking, evaluation narrative or award rationale is provided in the supplied data.
SOURCE DATA LIMITATIONS
Information not supplied in the published notice
- The supplied data does not confirm that the contract has been signed or commenced; it only records a scheduled future signature date and a scheduled contract period.
- Information on bids received, tender evaluation, award rationale, pricing schedule and performance measures was not supplied.
- Lot 1 has no published title, description or standalone value.
- The £550,000 process maximum value has no supplied VAT or value-basis explanation, so it should not be directly compared with the award values without caution.
MARKET THEMES
Relevant award themes
Mosaic Partnership TrustDIRECT CLEANING SERVICES SW LIMITEDschool cleaning servicescleaning contract awardUK public procurementProcurement Act 2023
COMMON QUESTIONS
About this award
Who was awarded the Mosaic Partnership Trust cleaning contract?
DIRECT CLEANING SERVICES SW LIMITED was named as the supplier for award 1 and lot 1.
What is the published value of the award?
The published value is £443,321.35 excluding VAT, with a gross value of £531,985.62.
When is the service scheduled to start?
The published contract period is scheduled to start on 1 January 2027.
Is the contract confirmed as signed?
No. The supplied record shows a future signature date scheduled for 1 December 2026, rather than confirmation of signature.
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.