North Northamptonshire Council cleaning contract awarded to INTER COUNTY SERVICE GROUP LTD

Tender information last checkedLast checked 13 Oct 2026, 11:51.

Opportunity overview

Continued provision for cleaning of Haylock House, Sheerness House, The Rushden Centre, CEC, CIH, ENBC, Grosvenor House and cover cleaning for Swanspool House. The contract commenced on 1 August 2026 and has a duration of 8 months. Due to delays in the contract drafting and execution process, the UK7 Contract Details Notice could not be published on the contract commencement date. The notice is therefore being published at the earliest available opportunity. In the interests of transparency, the written contract has now been signed by both the Council and the awarded supplier prior to publication of this notice. The Council acknowledges the delay in publication and is providing this explanation to maintain an open and transparent procurement record.

Awarded to

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INTER COUNTY SERVICE GROUP LTD

Matched by number

Published award value: £228k
Awarded: 28 Sept 2026
Award ID: 1
Status: active
Identifier: GB-COH 03687428
Location: Northamptonshire, UKF25, NN10 6EN, United Kingdom

Classification

No classification was supplied.

Lots

Lot 1Value not stated

Documents and notices

Contract details notice on Find a TenderOpen source ↗

Published notice details

Additional information from the published procurement release. Fields appear only when supplied by the source; check the original notice and tender documents before acting.

Scope, procedure and submissions

Id: ocds-h6vhtk-077c10
Status: complete
Procurement Method: direct
Procurement Method Details: Direct award
Why this procedure was chosen: This direct award is to maintain critical service delivery whilst a compliant procurement process is concluded. The cleaning contract supports the safe operation of a diverse portfolio of public-facing and operational buildings, many of which provide essential services to vulnerable residents and the wider community. Failure to maintain these services could present significant health, safety, operational and reputational risks to the Council.

Legal basis

Id: 2023/54
Scheme: UKPGA
Uri: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/54/contents ↗

Procedure reasons

Entry 1

Id: additionalRepeatExtensionPartialReplacement

Lots and requirements

Entry 1

Id: 1
Status: complete

Published documents

Entry 1

Id: conflictOfInterest
Document Type: conflictOfInterest
Description: Not published

Buyer, suppliers and contacts

Organisation 1

Name: North Northamptonshire Council
Id: GB-PPON-PQCM-5634-HGCN

Identifier

Scheme: GB-PPON
Id: PQCM-5634-HGCN

Address

Street Address: The Corby Cube, George Street
Locality: Corby
Postal Code: NN17 1QG
Country: GB
Country Name: United Kingdom
Region: UKF25

Contact

Email: procurement@northnorthants.gov.uk

Roles

buyer

Details

Url: https://www.northnorthants.gov.uk/ ↗

Classifications

Entry 1

Scheme: UK_CA_TYPE
Id: publicAuthoritySubCentralGovernment
Description: Public authority - sub-central government

Organisation 2

Name: INTER COUNTY SERVICE GROUP LTD
Id: GB-COH-03687428

Identifier

Scheme: GB-COH
Id: 03687428

Additional Identifiers

Entry 1

Scheme: GB-PPON
Id: PGHG-4866-ZNYV

Address

Street Address: Unit D Brindley Close
Locality: Northamptonshire
Postal Code: NN10 6EN
Country: GB
Country Name: United Kingdom
Region: UKF25

Contact

Email: alex@intercountyltd.co.uk

Roles

supplier

Details

Url: https://intercountyltd.co.uk/ ↗
Scale: sme
Vcse: No
Public Service Mission Organization: No
Sheltered Workshop: No

Award information

Award 1

Id: 1
Status: active
Main Procurement Category: services

Items

Item 1

Id: 1
Related Lot: 1

Additional Classifications

Entry 1

Scheme: CPV
Id: 90910000
Description: Cleaning services

Delivery locations

Entry 1

Region: UKF2
Country: GB
Country Name: United Kingdom

Suppliers

Supplier 1

Id: GB-COH-03687428
Name: INTER COUNTY SERVICE GROUP LTD

Related lots

Contracts and changes

Entry 1

Id: 1
Award ID: 1
Status: active
Above Threshold: Yes
Date Signed: 15 Sept 2026, 00:00

Period

Starts: 15 Sept 2026, 00:00
Ends: 31 Mar 2027, 23:59

Value

Including VAT: 273,585
Amount: 227,988
Currency: GBP

Agreed Metrics

Entry 1

Id: 1
Title: Cleaning Quality Compliance

Entry 2

Id: 2
Title: Service Delivery and Staffing

Entry 3

Id: 3
Title: Complaint Resolution

Documents

Entry 1

Id: 096407-2026
Document Type: contractNotice
Notice Type: UK7
Description: Contract details notice on Find a Tender
Url: https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/096407-2026 ↗
Published: 13 Oct 2026, 10:38
Format: text/html

Recorded locations

Buyer location · Corby · UKF25 · NN17 1QG · United Kingdom

Notice and amendment history

3 published notice versions reviewed by ProcuraAxis.

3 VERSIONS

091680-2026Transparency notice on Find a Tender · 29 Sept 2026, 10:06
091686-2026Contract award notice on Find a Tender · 29 Sept 2026, 10:14
096407-2026Contract details notice on Find a Tender · 13 Oct 2026, 10:38

PROCURAAXIS AWARD ANALYSIS

Award outcome intelligence

Evidence-bound analysis of the published award appears below the official tender and award information.

ANALYSIS PREVIEW

Award intelligence at a glance

North Northamptonshire Council directly awarded a short-term cleaning-services contract to INTER COUNTY SERVICE GROUP LTD for named council sites and cover cleaning at Swanspool House. The published contract record states that the written contract was signed by both parties on 15 September 2026.

Published outcome signals

Procurement statusComplete; direct awardEvidence: Tender status is "complete" and procurement method is recorded as "direct" / "Direct award".
Award statusActiveEvidence: Award 1 is recorded with status "active".
Contract statusActiveEvidence: Contract 1 is recorded with status "active".

94% approved-analysis confidence1 supplier record analysed4 source limitations

SOURCE AND FRESHNESS

Traceable procurement data

Source: Find a Tender
Notice reference: 096407-2026
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-077c10
First published: 29 Sept 2026
Last checked: 13 Oct 2026, 11:51
Notice versions reviewed: 3

View Find a Tender notice ↗

HOW THIS WAS PREPARED

Approved, evidence-bound analysis

ProcuraAxis structures information found in published procurement records, checks the result for consistency and publishes only approved analysis. Confidence describes the completeness and consistency of the available source information; it is not a guarantee of eligibility or contract award.

Analysis status: Approved for publication
Analysed: 13 Oct 2026

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AWARD OUTCOME

What happened

Published outcome

One active award and contract are recorded for INTER COUNTY SERVICE GROUP LTD, covering lot 1.

Market significance

The contract is a direct award intended to maintain critical cleaning services while the Council concludes a compliant procurement process. The published net contract value is £227,988, with a gross value of £273,585.

AWARDED SUPPLIERS AND LOTS

1 supplier record analysed

INTER COUNTY SERVICE GROUP LTD

99% confidence

Award 1 · Lots 1 · £227,988 net; £273,585 gross GBP · Verified supplier; active award and contract

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Supplier identity is verified against Companies House number 03687428. Award 1 names INTER COUNTY SERVICE GROUP LTD; its linked contract has values of GBP 227,988 excluding VAT and GBP 273,585 including VAT.

LIFECYCLE

Award or contract stage

Procurement status

99% confidence

Complete; direct award

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Tender status is "complete" and procurement method is recorded as "direct" / "Direct award".

Award status

99% confidence

Active

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Award 1 is recorded with status "active".

Contract status

99% confidence

Active

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Contract 1 is recorded with status "active".

Contract signature

99% confidence

Signed on 15 September 2026

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Contract 1 gives dateSigned as 2026-09-15; the notice description says the written contract was signed by both the Council and awarded supplier before publication.

Contract-details notice publication

99% confidence

13 October 2026

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The UK7 Contract Details Notice document is dated 2026-10-13.

VALUES

Published values explained

Contract value excluding VAT

99% confidence

£227,988

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Contract 1 value amount is GBP 227,988, alongside a separate gross amount.

Contract value including VAT

99% confidence

£273,585

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Contract 1 value amountGross is GBP 273,585.

Value allocation

98% confidence

Single award and single contract; value is reported at contract level

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One award, one supplier and one linked contract are supplied.

TIMELINE

Procurement timeline

Contract start date

99% confidence

15 September 2026

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Contract 1 period startDate is 2026-09-15.

Contract end date

99% confidence

31 March 2027

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Contract 1 period endDate is 2027-03-31.

Signature date

99% confidence

15 September 2026

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Contract 1 dateSigned is 2026-09-15.

Award notice record date

85% confidence

29 September 2026

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The supplied award record gives award_date as 2026-09-29.

Contract-details notice publication

99% confidence

13 October 2026

View supporting evidence

UK7 document datePublished is 2026-10-13.

SCOPE

What was awarded

Service

99% confidence

Cleaning services

View supporting evidence

The award item is classified CPV 90910000, Cleaning services.

Named sites

98% confidence

Haylock House, Sheerness House, The Rushden Centre, CEC, CIH, ENBC and Grosvenor House, plus cover cleaning for Swanspool House

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The tender description lists these sites and the Swanspool House cover-cleaning requirement.

Lot structure

99% confidence

One lot (lot 1)

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Tender and award data identify lot 1 only.

Delivery region

93% confidence

East Midlands (UKF2)

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The awarded item records delivery address region UKF2.

PROCEDURE

Procedure and competition

Procedure

99% confidence

Direct award

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The procurement method and method details are recorded as direct / Direct award.

Published rationale

99% confidence

Maintain critical service delivery while a compliant procurement process is concluded

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The published rationale cites continuity of cleaning for public-facing and operational buildings, with health, safety, operational and reputational risks if services fail.

Competition information

99% confidence

Not supplied in the published notice

View supporting evidence

No bidder count, competing suppliers, evaluation scores or ranking are supplied.

Direct-award classification

95% confidence

Additional repeat, extension, partial replacement

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The tender record includes procurementMethodRationaleClassification "additionalRepeatExtensionPartialReplacement".

CONTRACT TERMS

Published contract terms

Term

99% confidence

15 September 2026 to 31 March 2027

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Contract period startDate is 2026-09-15 and endDate is 2027-03-31.

Performance measures

99% confidence

Cleaning Quality Compliance; Service Delivery and Staffing; Complaint Resolution

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Contract 1 lists these three agreed metrics.

Extension or renewal options

99% confidence

Not supplied in the published notice

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No extension or option terms are included in the supplied contract data.

Above-threshold status

99% confidence

Yes

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Contract 1 is marked aboveThreshold: true.

COMMERCIAL VIEW

Commercial observations

Continuity requirement

98% confidence

The award addresses an interim need for cleaning continuity during a separate compliant procurement process.

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The direct-award rationale says the arrangement is to maintain critical service delivery whilst a compliant procurement process is concluded.

Contract-management focus

99% confidence

Published measures focus on cleaning quality, staffing and service delivery, and complaint resolution.

View supporting evidence

These are the three agreed metrics recorded for the contract.

Transparency timing

98% confidence

The Council states that contract-notice publication was delayed by drafting and execution processes, and that it published at the earliest available opportunity after signature.

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The tender description explicitly provides this explanation.

ANALYSIS QUALITY

94%overall confidence

Confidence reflects the completeness and consistency of the published award data.

Reference: ocds-h6vhtk-077c10
Analysed: 13 Oct 2026

APPROVED AWARD ANALYSIS

BUYER CONTEXT

Buyer context

Buyer

99% confidence

North Northamptonshire Council

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The buyer party is named North Northamptonshire Council.

Buyer type

99% confidence

Sub-central government public authority

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Buyer classification is "Public authority - sub-central government".

Buyer location

98% confidence

Corby, Northamptonshire

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The buyer address records Corby, NN17 1QG.

SUPPLIER CONTEXT

Supplier context

Supplier identity

99% confidence

INTER COUNTY SERVICE GROUP LTD (Companies House number 03687428)

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Supplier verification identifies a company-number match to verified company name INTER COUNTY SERVICE GROUP LTD, number 03687428.

Supplier classification

96% confidence

SME

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The supplier party details mark scale as "sme".

Supplier location

98% confidence

Northamptonshire, NN10 6EN

View supporting evidence

The supplier address records Northamptonshire, NN10 6EN.

RENEWAL OUTLOOK

Renewal outlook

Estimated recompetition or replacement point

85% confidence

Around 31 March 2027, based on the stated contract end date

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The contract end date is 31 March 2027. This is a date-based estimate only, not a procurement forecast.

DATA QUALITY

Gaps and source limitations

Date inconsistency in narrative

99% confidence

The narrative says the contract commenced on 1 August 2026 for eight months, while the structured contract record states a 15 September 2026 to 31 March 2027 term and signature date. Both are reported; the source does not reconcile them.

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Tender description states commencement on 1 August 2026 and duration of eight months; contract period gives 2026-09-15 to 2027-03-31.

Award-date interpretation

94% confidence

The supplied award record gives 29 September 2026, after the structured signature and start dates. It may be a notice-record date; no explicit award decision date is separately provided.

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Award record award_date is 2026-09-29; contract dateSigned and startDate are both 2026-09-15.

Lot detail

99% confidence

Lot 1 has no published title, description or separate value.

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Lot 1 is supplied without title, description or value amount.

Published information gap

99% confidence

Information not supplied in the published notice includes bid counts, evaluation detail, pricing breakdown and extension terms.

View supporting evidence

These fields are absent from the supplied records.

SOURCE DATA LIMITATIONS

Information not supplied in the published notice

The source contains an unresolved timing contradiction: its narrative describes commencement on 1 August 2026 and an eight-month duration, whereas structured contract data gives 15 September 2026 to 31 March 2027.
No bidder count, tender responses, evaluation methodology, scores, award-decision rationale beyond the direct-award rationale, or price breakdown is published.
Lot 1 has no published title, description or individual value.
No extension, option or renewal terms are published.

MARKET THEMES

Relevant award themes

COMMON QUESTIONS

About this award

Who won the North Northamptonshire Council cleaning contract?

INTER COUNTY SERVICE GROUP LTD, verified against Companies House number 03687428.

What is the contract value?

The published contract value is £227,988 excluding VAT and £273,585 including VAT.

Was the contract signed?

Yes. The structured contract record gives a signature date of 15 September 2026, and the notice states that both parties signed before publication.

When does the contract end?

The structured contract record gives an end date of 31 March 2027. The notice narrative contains a conflicting commencement description that is not reconciled in the published data.

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.

Contract for the provision of short term cleaning for North Northamptonshire sites

Opportunity overview

Awarded to

INTER COUNTY SERVICE GROUP LTD

Classification

Lots

Documents and notices

Published notice details

Scope, procedure and submissions

Legal basis

Procedure reasons

Lots and requirements

Published documents

Buyer, suppliers and contacts

Identifier

Address

Contact

Roles

Details

Classifications

Identifier

Additional Identifiers

Address

Contact

Roles

Details

Award information

Items

Additional Classifications

Delivery locations

Suppliers

Related lots

Contracts and changes

Period

Value

Agreed Metrics

Documents

Recorded locations

Notice and amendment history

Award intelligence at a glance

Published outcome signals

Traceable procurement data

Approved, evidence-bound analysis

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