AWARD OUTCOME
What happened
Bangor University awarded specialist cleaning services to CADNANT GROUP LTD for work alongside its in-house provision. The published contract record states that it was signed on 29 September 2026 and runs from 1 October 2026 to 30 September 2029, with potential extensions of up to two years.
Published outcomeOne active award and contract are recorded for CADNANT GROUP LTD under lot 1.
Market significanceThe contract covers a broad range of reactive, specialist and industrial cleaning requirements across Bangor University service locations in North Wales.
AWARDED SUPPLIERS AND LOTS
1 supplier record analysed
CADNANT GROUP LTD
99% confidenceAward 1 · Lots 1 · 168000 GBP · Active
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Verified supplier identity is CADNANT GROUP LTD (company number 15369046); award 1 names Cadnant Group Ltd as its sole supplier and records a value of GBP 168,000.
LIFECYCLE
Award or contract stage
Award status
99% confidenceActive
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Award 1 is marked active in the published contract data.
Contract status
99% confidenceActive
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Contract 1 is marked active in the published contract data.
Contract signed
99% confidence29 September 2026
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Contract 1 records dateSigned as 2026-09-29.
Contract start
99% confidence1 October 2026
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Contract period startDate is 2026-10-01.
Contract end
99% confidence30 September 2029
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Contract period endDate is 2029-09-30.
VALUES
Published values explained
Contract value excluding VAT
99% confidenceGBP 168,000
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Contract 1 value.amount is 168000 GBP.
Contract value including VAT
99% confidenceGBP 201,600
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Contract 1 value.amountGross is 201600 GBP.
TIMELINE
Procurement timeline
Award date
99% confidence13 August 2026
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Award 1 records award_date as 2026-08-13.
First published release
99% confidence4 September 2026
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Release history records release 083721-2026 on 2026-09-04 as a contract award notice.
Contract signed
99% confidence29 September 2026
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Contract 1 records dateSigned as 2026-09-29.
Contract start
99% confidence1 October 2026
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Contract period startDate is 2026-10-01.
Contract details notice published
99% confidence20 October 2026
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Document 098824-2026 and release history record publication on 2026-10-20.
Base contract end
99% confidence30 September 2029
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Contract period endDate is 2029-09-30.
Maximum possible end date
99% confidence30 September 2031
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Contract period maxExtentDate is 2031-09-30.
SCOPE
What was awarded
Service requirement
99% confidenceSpecialist and industrial cleaning services to work alongside Bangor University's in-house provision.
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Tender description states that specialist cleaning services are to work alongside in-house provision.
Indicative activities
99% confidenceCarpet and upholstery cleaning; reactive deep and specialist cleaning; high-level cleaning; post-maintenance cleaning; biohazard cleaning; window cleaning; ducting, fittings and kitchen deep cleaning; and flood and fire damage restoration.
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Tender description lists these activities as non-exhaustive core cleaning activities.
Procurement category
99% confidenceServices — cleaning and sanitation services (CPV 90900000).
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Award item has CPV 90900000, Cleaning and sanitation services.
Delivery regions
98% confidenceUKL11 and UKL12, Wales.
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Award item delivery addresses specify regions UKL11 and UKL12.
Lot
99% confidenceLot 1
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Award 1 is related to lot 1; no lot title or separate lot description is supplied.
PROCEDURE
Procedure and competition
Procurement method
99% confidenceLimited
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Tender procurementMethod is recorded as limited.
Procedure detail
99% confidenceBelow threshold — limited competition
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Tender procurementMethodDetails states 'Below threshold - limited competition'.
Above-threshold status
99% confidenceNo
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Contract 1 records aboveThreshold as false.
Competition information
99% confidenceBidder count, bidder identities and evaluation results are unknown.
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Information not supplied in the published notice data.
CONTRACT TERMS
Published contract terms
Base term
99% confidence3 years
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The published period runs from 1 October 2026 to 30 September 2029.
Extension option
99% confidenceUp to 2 x 12 months, or parts thereof
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Contract renewal description states '2 x 12 months or parts thereof'.
Maximum term
99% confidenceUp to 5 years
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The maximum end date of 30 September 2031 is two years after the stated base end date.
Pricing detail
99% confidenceOnly total net and gross contract values are published.
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The contract supplies amount and amountGross but no rate card, unit prices or pricing schedule.
COMMERCIAL VIEW
Commercial observations
Service model
91% confidenceThe requirement complements in-house cleaning provision, indicating a specialist or surge-capacity service role rather than a stated full outsourcing arrangement.
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Tender description says services are to work alongside in-house provision and lists reactive and specialist activities.
Demand profile
96% confidenceThe scope includes reactive cleaning and incident-led restoration activities, alongside planned specialist cleaning tasks.
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Published activities include reactive/ad-hoc deep cleaning, biohazard cleaning, and flood and fire damage restoration.
Contract structure
99% confidenceA single supplier is published for the single recorded lot and award.
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Award 1 names one supplier and is related to lot 1.
DATA QUALITY
Gaps and source limitations
Publication basis
99% confidenceAnalysis is based on a Find a Tender contract details notice and associated award data.
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The source identifies notice 098824-2026 as a Contract details notice on Find a Tender.
Supplier identity quality
99% confidenceVerified
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Supplier verification reports an exact-name match for CADNANT GROUP LTD to company number 15369046.
Lot detail
99% confidenceLot 1 has no published title, description or individual lot value.
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The lot record contains no title, description or value.
Competition and evaluation detail
99% confidenceInformation not supplied in the published notice.
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No bid count, evaluation scores, award rationale or unsuccessful supplier information is present.
Value interpretation
98% confidenceThe published GBP 168,000 net and GBP 201,600 gross values are recorded at contract level; only one award and supplier are recorded, but no annual or activity-level allocation is published.
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Contract 1 contains total amount and amountGross values without a pricing breakdown.
SOURCE DATA LIMITATIONS
Information not supplied in the published notice
- No submission deadline, tender issue date or bidder count is published.
- No evaluation methodology, scores, award rationale, unsuccessful suppliers or savings information is published.
- Lot 1 has no published title, description, separate value or pricing allocation.
- No rate card, unit pricing, spend profile or annual value breakdown is published.
- The extension option is published, but the timing or conditions for exercising it are not provided beyond '2 x 12 months or parts thereof'.
MARKET THEMES
Relevant award themes
Bangor University specialist cleaning servicesCADNANT GROUP LTD contractBangor cleaning services tenderspecialist cleaning contract WalesBU022026
COMMON QUESTIONS
About this award
Who won Bangor University's specialist cleaning services contract?
CADNANT GROUP LTD, verified as company number 15369046, is the sole supplier recorded for award 1.
What is the value of the Bangor University specialist cleaning contract?
The published contract value is GBP 168,000 excluding VAT and GBP 201,600 including VAT.
When does the specialist cleaning contract run?
The published base period runs from 1 October 2026 to 30 September 2029. The contract includes extensions of up to two further years, with a maximum stated end date of 30 September 2031.
What services are included?
The non-exhaustive scope includes specialist, reactive and industrial cleaning activities, such as high-level, biohazard, window, kitchen, ducting, restoration, carpet and upholstery cleaning.
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