AWARD OUTCOME
What happened
Lincolnshire Partnership NHS Foundation Trust has awarded and signed a contract for specialist cleaning services with RENTOKIL INITIAL PLC. The published contract covers deep, biohazard, sewage, healthcare-premises, decontamination, flood, fire, kitchen-ventilation and unauthorised-occupancy cleaning.
Published outcomeOne active award and contract are recorded for lot 1. The contract was signed on 5 October 2026, starts on 6 October 2026 and has a stated end date of 25 August 2027.
Market significanceThis is a below-threshold, limited-competition NHS specialist-cleaning requirement with a published contract value of £40,000 excluding VAT (£48,000 including VAT).
AWARDED SUPPLIERS AND LOTS
1 supplier record analysed
RENTOKIL INITIAL PLC
99% confidenceAward 1 · Lots 1 · £40,000 excluding VAT; £48,000 including VAT GBP · Verified legal supplier; active award and contract
View supporting evidence
The supplier record is verified by Companies House number 05393279. Contract 1, linked to award 1, states GBP 40,000 net and GBP 48,000 gross.
LIFECYCLE
Award or contract stage
Notice type
99% confidenceContract details notice on Find a Tender
View supporting evidence
The process and contract document identify the notice as a "Contract details notice on Find a Tender".
Award status
98% confidenceActive
View supporting evidence
Award 1 has status "active".
Contract status
99% confidenceActive; signed 5 October 2026
View supporting evidence
Contract 1 has status "active" and dateSigned "2026-10-05".
Contract start
99% confidence6 October 2026
View supporting evidence
Contract period startDate is "2026-10-06".
VALUES
Published values explained
Contract value excluding VAT
99% confidence£40,000
View supporting evidence
Contract 1 value.amount is 40000 GBP.
Contract value including VAT
99% confidence£48,000
View supporting evidence
Contract 1 value.amountGross is 48000 GBP.
TIMELINE
Procurement timeline
Contract signed
99% confidence5 October 2026
View supporting evidence
Contract 1 dateSigned is "2026-10-05".
Contract start
99% confidence6 October 2026
View supporting evidence
Contract 1 period.startDate is "2026-10-06".
Stated contract end
99% confidence25 August 2027
View supporting evidence
Contract 1 period.endDate is "2027-08-25".
Notice published
99% confidence8 October 2026
View supporting evidence
The contract details notice datePublished is "2026-10-08".
SCOPE
What was awarded
Requirement
99% confidenceSpecialist cleaning services for LPFT
View supporting evidence
Process title and description state "Specialist Cleaning Services for LPFT".
Included activities
98% confidenceDeep cleaning; biohazard and sewage clean-up; healthcare and ward cleaning; decontamination; flood and fire damage clean-up; kitchen ventilation cleaning; and unauthorised-occupancy cleaning.
View supporting evidence
These activities are listed in the published process description.
Classification
99% confidenceCPV 90910000 — Cleaning services
View supporting evidence
Award item additional classification is CPV 90910000.
Delivery area
95% confidenceUKF3, United Kingdom
View supporting evidence
Award item delivery address specifies region UKF3.
PROCEDURE
Procedure and competition
Procurement method
99% confidenceLimited
View supporting evidence
The tender procurementMethod is "limited".
Procedure detail
99% confidenceBelow threshold — limited competition
View supporting evidence
The tender procurementMethodDetails states "Below threshold - limited competition"; the contract is marked aboveThreshold false.
Competition information
99% confidenceNumber of bidders and evaluation information not supplied in the published notice.
View supporting evidence
No bidder count, award criteria, scores or evaluation narrative is provided.
CONTRACT TERMS
Published contract terms
Base term
99% confidence6 October 2026 to 25 August 2027
View supporting evidence
Contract period startDate and endDate state these dates.
Extension provision
99% confidenceOne extension of 12 months
View supporting evidence
Contract renewal description states "Can be extended by 1 x 12 month period".
Maximum extent date
99% confidence25 September 2028
View supporting evidence
Contract period.maxExtentDate is "2028-09-25".
COMMERCIAL VIEW
Commercial observations
Value basis
99% confidenceThe published figures distinguish £40,000 excluding VAT from £48,000 including VAT.
View supporting evidence
Contract value contains amount 40000 and amountGross 48000, both in GBP.
Award structure
98% confidenceThe notice records one lot, one award and one supplier.
View supporting evidence
Tender lot 1, award 1 and contract 1 are the only published records.
DATA QUALITY
Gaps and source limitations
Supplier naming difference
99% confidenceThe published supplier/trading name is "Rentokil Specialist Hygiene", while the verified legal entity is RENTOKIL INITIAL PLC. The legal name is used in this analysis.
View supporting evidence
Supplier verification reports a company-number match and nameMismatch true.
Extension-date inconsistency
99% confidenceThe stated one-year extension and maximum extent date are not fully consistent; no assumed renewal end date has been derived.
View supporting evidence
Published endDate, renewal description and maxExtentDate differ as described.
Information not supplied in the published notice
99% confidenceAward date, bid count, evaluation criteria, scores, pricing breakdown and lot-specific value are not supplied.
View supporting evidence
These fields are absent or null in the supplied award, lot and process data.
SOURCE DATA LIMITATIONS
Information not supplied in the published notice
- The source provides no award decision date, bidder count, evaluation results, award rationale or detailed pricing.
- No lot title, lot description or individual lot value is published beyond the single related lot identifier.
- The maximum extent date conflicts with the stated single 12-month extension when compared with the base end date.
- The published supplier name differs from the verified legal company name; this analysis uses the supplied verified legal identity.
MARKET THEMES
Relevant award themes
Lincolnshire Partnership NHS Foundation TrustRENTOKIL INITIAL PLCspecialist cleaning servicesNHS cleaning contractbiohazard cleaningFind a Tender
COMMON QUESTIONS
About this award
Who won the LPFT specialist cleaning services contract?
The verified legal supplier is RENTOKIL INITIAL PLC, company number 05393279. The published source name is Rentokil Specialist Hygiene.
What is the contract value?
The published value is £40,000 excluding VAT and £48,000 including VAT.
When does the contract run?
It was signed on 5 October 2026, starts on 6 October 2026, and has a stated end date of 25 August 2027.
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.