AWARD OUTCOME
What happened
Greater Manchester Combined Authority, acting for Greater Manchester Police, awarded a single-provider window cleaning contract to TLC WINDOW CLEANING LIMITED. The published contract record states it was signed on 5 October 2026 and runs from 1 November 2026 to 31 October 2027, with an optional 12-month extension.
Published outcomeAward 1 is active and names TLC WINDOW CLEANING LIMITED as the sole supplier for lot 1.
Market significanceThis is a below-threshold, limited-competition services procurement with a published base contract value of £160,000 excluding VAT (£192,000 including VAT).
AWARDED SUPPLIERS AND LOTS
1 supplier record analysed
TLC WINDOW CLEANING LIMITED
99% confidenceAward 1 · Lots 1 · £160,000 excluding VAT; £192,000 including VAT (contract-level value) GBP · Verified supplier; active award and contract
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Award 1 names TLC Window Cleaning Ltd as sole supplier. Supplier verification resolved an exact-name match to TLC WINDOW CLEANING LIMITED (company number 06853916). Contract 1 is linked to award 1 and gives the contract-level values.
LIFECYCLE
Award or contract stage
Published notice
99% confidenceContract details notice published 14 October 2026
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Contract document 097102-2026 datePublished: 2026-10-14T14:56:23+01:00.
Award status
99% confidenceActive
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Award 1 status is active.
Contract status
99% confidenceActive; signed 5 October 2026
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Contract 1 status is active and dateSigned is 2026-10-05T00:00:00+01:00.
Contract term
99% confidence1 November 2026 to 31 October 2027
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Contract 1 period startDate and endDate.
VALUES
Published values explained
Contract value excluding VAT
99% confidence£160,000
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Contract 1 value.amount is 160000 GBP.
Contract value including VAT
99% confidence£192,000
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Contract 1 value.amountGross is 192000 GBP.
Value allocation
96% confidenceContract-level value; one supplier and one lot are recorded
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Contract 1 is linked to award 1; award 1 has one supplier and related lot 1.
TIMELINE
Procurement timeline
Contract signed
99% confidence5 October 2026
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Contract 1 dateSigned: 2026-10-05T00:00:00+01:00.
Notice published
99% confidence14 October 2026
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Contract document datePublished: 2026-10-14T14:56:23+01:00.
Contract start
99% confidence1 November 2026
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Contract 1 period.startDate: 2026-11-01T00:00:00Z.
Initial contract end
99% confidence31 October 2027
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Contract 1 period.endDate: 2027-10-31T23:59:59Z.
Maximum possible end date
99% confidence31 October 2028
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Contract 1 period.maxExtentDate: 2028-10-31T23:59:59Z; renewal description states an optional extension of 12 months.
SCOPE
What was awarded
Service
99% confidenceInternal and external window cleaning services
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Tender description.
Included surfaces
99% confidenceWindow and door frames; external windows and glazed surfaces including roofs and skylights; internal windows and glazed doors, partitions and screens
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Tender description.
Classification
99% confidenceCPV 90911300 — Window-cleaning services
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Award item additional classification.
Delivery area
95% confidenceUKD3, United Kingdom
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Award item delivery address region is UKD3.
Lot structure
98% confidenceOne recorded lot (lot 1); no lot title or separate description published
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Tender and award both reference lot 1; lot title and description are null.
PROCEDURE
Procedure and competition
Procedure
99% confidenceBelow threshold — limited competition
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Tender procurementMethod is limited and procurementMethodDetails is 'Below threshold - limited competition'.
Procurement category
99% confidenceServices
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Award 1 mainProcurementCategory is services.
Competition detail
99% confidenceNumber of invited or received bids not published
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Information not supplied in the published notice data.
CONTRACT TERMS
Published contract terms
Initial term
99% confidence12 months
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The period from 1 November 2026 to 31 October 2027 is one year.
Extension option
99% confidenceOptional 12-month extension
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Contract 1 hasRenewal is true and renewal description states 'Optional extension of 12 months'.
Maximum term
99% confidenceUp to 24 months if the option is exercised
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Initial end date is 31 October 2027 and maxExtentDate is 31 October 2028.
Pricing detail
98% confidenceOnly aggregate contract values are published
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Contract 1 provides total net and gross amounts; no rate card or pricing breakdown is supplied.
COMMERCIAL VIEW
Commercial observations
Award structure
99% confidenceSingle-provider requirement
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Tender description states the authority sought to appoint a single service provider; award 1 lists one supplier.
Commercial scale
85% confidence£160,000 excluding VAT across the published contract term, subject to the published extension option
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Contract 1 value.amount is £160,000 and has an optional 12-month extension. The notice does not state whether the value includes the extension period.
Route to market
99% confidenceBelow-threshold limited competition
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Tender procurementMethodDetails.
DATA QUALITY
Gaps and source limitations
Award and contract evidence
98% confidenceStrong
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The published contract record identifies the award, supplier, signed date, active status, term, optional extension and net/gross values.
Supplier identity
99% confidenceVerified
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Exact-name verification resolved TLC WINDOW CLEANING LIMITED, company number 06853916.
Value-period relationship
98% confidenceUnclear
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A total contract value and an extension option are published, but the notice does not state whether the £160,000 net value covers only the initial term or also the optional extension.
Unpublished competition and evaluation information
99% confidenceInformation not supplied in the published notice
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No bid count, tender list, scoring, evaluation rationale or award date is provided.
Lot detail
99% confidenceInformation not supplied in the published notice
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Lot 1 has no published title, description or separate value.
SOURCE DATA LIMITATIONS
Information not supplied in the published notice
- The published notice does not provide an award date, bid count, bidder list, evaluation scores, award rationale or pricing breakdown.
- Lot 1 has no published title, description or individual value.
- The notice does not clarify whether the published £160,000 net contract value includes the optional 12-month extension.
- No extension decision date, renewal exercise conditions or future procurement forecast is published.
MARKET THEMES
Relevant award themes
TLC WINDOW CLEANING LIMITEDGreater Manchester Combined AuthorityGreater Manchester Policewindow cleaning servicespublic procurementcontract awardlimited competition
COMMON QUESTIONS
About this award
Who won the window cleaning contract?
TLC WINDOW CLEANING LIMITED, verified under company number 06853916, is the sole supplier named for award 1.
What is the contract value?
The published contract value is £160,000 excluding VAT and £192,000 including VAT. The notice does not clarify whether this value includes the optional extension.
When does the contract run?
The initial term runs from 1 November 2026 to 31 October 2027, with an optional 12-month extension to a maximum end date of 31 October 2028.
Who is the contract for?
Greater Manchester Combined Authority is the contracting authority, acting for Greater Manchester Police.
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