Children's Endeavour Trust cleaning services contract award

Tender information last checkedLast checked 19 Oct 2026, 17:11.

Opportunity overview

The Department for Education (DfE), through its Get Help Buying for Schools (GHBS) service, is conducting a further competition on behalf of The Children's Endeavour Trust for the provision of cleaning services across six primary schools in Suffolk: Abbot's Hall Community Primary School Bosmere Community Primary School Broke Hall Primary School Freeman Community Primary School Springfield Junior School Chilton Community Primary School The procurement is being conducted under the YPO 000879 Building in Use Support Services framework agreement, with tenders invited from suppliers appointed to the relevant lot(s). The contract is due to commence on 1 October 2026 and run until 1 October 2029, with the option to extend for a further three years, followed by two additional optional one-year extensions. Any extensions will be subject to annual review, including consideration of KPI performance.

Awarded to

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Norse Commercial Services

Matched by number

Contract value: £1.5m
Awarded: Not supplied
Contract signed: 30 Sept 2026
Award ID: 098615-2026-FCDFE-95664-1
Status: active
Identifier: GB-COH 02888808
Location: Norwich, UK, NR6 6EQ, United Kingdom

Classification

CPV90919300 — School cleaning services

Lots

Cleaning Services within 6 schools. Contract is for 3 years with two optional one year extensions.Value not stated

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: FCDFE-95664
Status: complete
Main Procurement Category: services
Procurement Method: limited
Procurement Method Details: Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
Why this procedure was chosen: Award of a contract without prior publication of a call for competition in the cases listed below • The procurement falls outside the scope of application of the regulations Explanation: This is an award notice following a further competition under an established DPS. This opportunity is closed

Legal basis

Id: 32014L0024
Scheme: CELEX

Classification

Scheme: CPV
Id: 90919300
Description: School cleaning services

Covered By

GPA

Procedure reasons

Entry 1

Scheme: TED_PT_AWARD_CONTRACT_WITHOUT_CALL
Id: D_OUTSIDE_SCOPE
Description: The procurement falls outside the scope of application of the directive

Lots and requirements

Entry 1

Id: 1
Description: Cleaning Services within 6 schools. Contract is for 3 years with two optional one year extensions.
Has Options: Yes
Status: cancelled

Award criteria

Criteria

Criterion 1

Name: Quality
Type: quality
Description: 60%

Criterion 2

Type: price
Description: 40%

Options

Description: Contract is for 3 years with two optional one year extensions.

Items and delivery

Item 1

Id: 1
Related Lot: 1

Delivery locations

Entry 1

Region: UKC

Entry 2

Region: UKD

Entry 3

Region: UKE

Entry 4

Region: UKF

Entry 5

Region: UKG

Entry 6

Region: UKH

Entry 7

Region: UKI

Entry 8

Region: UKJ

Entry 9

Region: UKK

Delivery Location

Description: Six Primary Schools within The Children's Endeavour Trust Abbot's Hall Community Primary School Bosmere Community Primary School Broke Hall Primary School Freeman Community Primary School Springfield Junior School Chilton Community Primary School There is also the potential for a further two schools within The Children's Endeavour Trust, to join the contract during the term of the agreement. • Combs Ford Primary School located in Stowmarket, Suffolk, with approximately 337 pupils. • Whitehouse Community Primary School, located in Ipswich, with approximately 650 pupils and 60 staff. If these establishments elect to join at any time during the contract period, it will form part of the Service and will be contracted on the basis of the same terms, conditions and common requirements agreed for the main Service. Please refer to the Specification for further details

Buyer, suppliers and contacts

Organisation 1

Name: THE CHILDREN'S ENDEAVOUR TRUST
Id: GB-COH-11683082

Identifier

Legal Name: THE CHILDREN'S ENDEAVOUR TRUST
Id: 11683082
Scheme: GB-COH

Address

Street Address: Springfield Junior School
Locality: Ipswich
Region: UKH14
Postal Code: IP14DT
Country Name: United Kingdom

Contact

Name: Shaun Wright
Email: shaun5.wright@education.gov.uk

Roles

buyer

Details

Url: https://www.childrensendeavourtrust.org.uk/ ↗

Classifications

Entry 1

Scheme: TED_CA_TYPE
Id: BODY_PUBLIC
Description: Body governed by public law

Entry 2

Scheme: COFOG
Id: 09
Description: Education

Organisation 2

Name: Norse Commercial Services
Id: GB-COH-02888808

Identifier

Legal Name: Norse Commercial Services
Id: 02888808
Scheme: GB-COH

Address

Street Address: 280 Fifers Lane, Norwich, Norfolk, United Kingdom
Locality: Norwich
Region: UK
Postal Code: NR6 6EQ
Country Name: United Kingdom

Contact

Email: info@norsegroup.co.uk

Roles

supplier

Details

Url: https://norsegroup.co.uk/ ↗
Scale: large

Organisation 3

Name: The Children's Endeavour Trust
Id: GB-FTS-187682

Identifier

Legal Name: The Children's Endeavour Trust

Address

Street Address: CET Central Office, 58 Chatsworth Drive
Locality: Ipswich
Postal Code: IP4 5XD
Country Name: United Kingdom

Roles

reviewBody

Award information

Award 1

Id: 098615-2026-FCDFE-95664-1
Title: The Children's Endeavour Trust - Cleaning Services - 006583 UNIQUE REFERENCE NUMBER: FCDFE-95664
Status: active

Related lots

Suppliers

Supplier 1

Id: GB-COH-02888808
Name: Norse Commercial Services

Contracts and changes

Entry 1

Id: 098615-2026-FCDFE-95664-1
Award ID: 098615-2026-FCDFE-95664-1
Title: The Children's Endeavour Trust - Cleaning Services - 006583 UNIQUE REFERENCE NUMBER: FCDFE-95664
Status: active
Date Signed: 1 Oct 2026, 00:00

Value

Amount: 1,452,663
Currency: GBP

Recorded locations

Buyer location · Ipswich · UKH14 · IP14DT · United Kingdom
Delivery location · UKC
Delivery location · UKD
Delivery location · UKE
Delivery location · UKF
Delivery location · UKG
Delivery location · UKH
Delivery location · UKI
Delivery location · UKJ
Delivery location · UKK

Notice and amendment history

1 published notice version reviewed by ProcuraAxis.

1 VERSION

098615-2026award, contract · 19 Oct 2026, 15:45

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

The Children's Endeavour Trust awarded a school-cleaning contract covering six Suffolk primary schools to NORSE COMMERCIAL SERVICES LIMITED. The published contract record is active, states a signed date of 1 October 2026, and gives a value of £1,452,663.

Published outcome signals

Published notice statusAward and contract notice; completeEvidence: Process display status is 'awarded', source status is 'complete', and release tags are award and contract.
Award statusActiveEvidence: Award 098615-2026-FCDFE-95664-1 has status 'active'.
Contract statusActive and signedEvidence: Contract 098615-2026-FCDFE-95664-1 has status 'active' and dateSigned of 2026-10-01.

93% approved-analysis confidence1 supplier record analysed3 source limitations

SOURCE AND FRESHNESS

Traceable procurement data

Source: Find a Tender
Notice reference: 098615-2026
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-078b0c
First published: 19 Oct 2026
Last checked: 19 Oct 2026, 17:11
Notice versions reviewed: 1

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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: 19 Oct 2026

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AWARD OUTCOME

What happened

Published outcome

NORSE COMMERCIAL SERVICES LIMITED is the sole named supplier for award 098615-2026-FCDFE-95664-1, related to lot 1.

Market significance

This is a £1.45m school-cleaning requirement procured through a further competition under an established buying arrangement, with potential scope for additional trust schools to join.

AWARDED SUPPLIERS AND LOTS

1 supplier record analysed

NORSE COMMERCIAL SERVICES LIMITED

99% confidence

Award 098615-2026-FCDFE-95664-1 · Lots 1 · 1452663 GBP · Active award; active signed contract

View supporting evidence

Verified company number 02888808 identifies NORSE COMMERCIAL SERVICES LIMITED. The award names Norse Commercial Services as sole supplier; the linked active contract is valued at GBP 1,452,663.

LIFECYCLE

Award or contract stage

Published notice status

98% confidence

Award and contract notice; complete

View supporting evidence

Process display status is 'awarded', source status is 'complete', and release tags are award and contract.

Award status

98% confidence

Active

View supporting evidence

Award 098615-2026-FCDFE-95664-1 has status 'active'.

Contract status

99% confidence

Active and signed

View supporting evidence

Contract 098615-2026-FCDFE-95664-1 has status 'active' and dateSigned of 2026-10-01.

Lot status inconsistency

99% confidence

Lot 1 is marked cancelled despite the active award and active signed contract linked to it.

View supporting evidence

Lot 1 status is 'cancelled'; the award relates to lot 1 and both award and contract are 'active'.

VALUES

Published values explained

Published contract value

99% confidence

£1,452,663

View supporting evidence

The linked contract value is amount 1452663, currency GBP.

Lot value

99% confidence

Unknown

View supporting evidence

No value is published for lot 1.

TIMELINE

Procurement timeline

Contract signed

99% confidence

1 October 2026

View supporting evidence

Contract dateSigned is 2026-10-01T00:00:00+01:00.

Notice published

99% confidence

19 October 2026

View supporting evidence

Published_at is 2026-10-19T15:45:12+01:00.

Stated commencement

93% confidence

Due to commence 1 October 2026

View supporting evidence

The description says the contract is due to commence on 1 October 2026.

Stated base end

93% confidence

1 October 2029

View supporting evidence

The description says the contract is due to run until 1 October 2029.

SCOPE

What was awarded

Service

99% confidence

School cleaning services

View supporting evidence

Primary CPV 90919300 is 'School cleaning services'.

Core school coverage

98% confidence

Six named primary schools in Suffolk

View supporting evidence

The description names Abbot's Hall, Bosmere, Broke Hall, Freeman, Springfield Junior and Chilton Community Primary Schools.

Potential additional coverage

96% confidence

Combs Ford Primary School and Whitehouse Community Primary School may join during the contract term.

View supporting evidence

Item delivery description states that these two schools may elect to join on the same terms and conditions.

PROCEDURE

Procedure and competition

Procedure

97% confidence

Limited procedure / award without prior publication of a call for competition

View supporting evidence

Published procurement method is 'limited' and procurement method details state award procedure without prior publication.

Route to market

90% confidence

Further competition under an established buying arrangement

View supporting evidence

The description states a further competition under the YPO 000879 Building in Use Support Services framework; the rationale separately refers to an established DPS.

Evaluation weighting

98% confidence

Quality 60%; price 40%

View supporting evidence

Lot 1 award criteria list quality at 60% and price at 40%.

Bid count and scores

99% confidence

Unknown

View supporting evidence

Information not supplied in the published notice.

CONTRACT TERMS

Published contract terms

Base term

95% confidence

Three years stated

View supporting evidence

The description states a run from 1 October 2026 to 1 October 2029; lot 1 also says the contract is for three years.

Extension options

99% confidence

Inconsistently described

View supporting evidence

The main description says an optional further three years followed by two optional one-year extensions, while lot 1 says two optional one-year extensions.

Performance review

94% confidence

Annual review applies to extensions, including KPI performance consideration

View supporting evidence

The main description states extensions are subject to annual review including KPI performance.

COMMERCIAL VIEW

Commercial observations

Value context

96% confidence

The published £1.45m contract value covers the sole named supplier's linked contract; no pricing breakdown is published.

View supporting evidence

One supplier is named in the award and the linked contract value is GBP 1,452,663.

Demand flexibility

96% confidence

The service may expand to two additional trust schools under the same terms.

View supporting evidence

The item description permits Combs Ford and Whitehouse Community Primary Schools to join during the term.

ANALYSIS QUALITY

93%overall confidence

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

Reference: ocds-h6vhtk-078b0c
Analysed: 19 Oct 2026

APPROVED AWARD ANALYSIS

BUYER CONTEXT

Buyer context

Buyer

99% confidence

THE CHILDREN'S ENDEAVOUR TRUST

View supporting evidence

Buyer party is identified as THE CHILDREN'S ENDEAVOUR TRUST, company number 11683082.

Procurement support

97% confidence

Department for Education Get Help Buying for Schools service

View supporting evidence

The description states DfE, through GHBS, conducted the further competition on the trust's behalf.

SUPPLIER CONTEXT

Supplier context

Verified legal supplier

99% confidence

NORSE COMMERCIAL SERVICES LIMITED (company number 02888808)

View supporting evidence

Supplier verification matched company number 02888808 to NORSE COMMERCIAL SERVICES LIMITED, with active company status.

Source trading/name form

99% confidence

Norse Commercial Services

View supporting evidence

The supplier party and source supplier name use 'Norse Commercial Services'.

RENEWAL OUTLOOK

Renewal outlook

Base-term end estimate

93% confidence

1 October 2029

View supporting evidence

This is the explicitly stated end date for the initial term; it is not a procurement forecast.

Maximum possible term

99% confidence

Unclear

View supporting evidence

Extension provisions conflict between the main description and lot 1, so a maximum end date cannot be stated safely.

DATA QUALITY

Gaps and source limitations

Lot lifecycle conflict

99% confidence

The cancelled status of lot 1 conflicts with its linkage to an active award and active signed contract.

View supporting evidence

Lot 1 is cancelled; award and contract linked to lot 1 are active.

Extension-term conflict

99% confidence

The notice gives incompatible extension descriptions.

View supporting evidence

Main description provides a further three years plus two one-year options; lot 1 provides two one-year options only.

Unpublished commercial detail

99% confidence

Information not supplied in the published notice: bid count, tender scores, award date, lot value and pricing breakdown.

View supporting evidence

These fields are absent or null in the supplied record.

SOURCE DATA LIMITATIONS

Information not supplied in the published notice

Lot 1 is marked cancelled while the related award and signed contract are active; the analysis reports both statuses without resolving the conflict.
The extension options are inconsistent: the main description states three additional years plus two one-year options, while the lot states two one-year options.
Information not supplied in the published notice: bid count, bidder identities, evaluation scores, award decision date, lot value, detailed pricing and a definitive maximum contract end date.

MARKET THEMES

Relevant award themes

COMMON QUESTIONS

About this award

Who won The Children's Endeavour Trust cleaning services contract?

NORSE COMMERCIAL SERVICES LIMITED, verified under company number 02888808.

What is the published contract value?

The linked contract record gives a value of £1,452,663.

Was the contract signed?

Yes. The published contract record gives a signed date of 1 October 2026.

How long is the contract?

The initial term is stated as running to 1 October 2029, but extension provisions are inconsistent in the published notice.

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.

FCDFE-95664 - The Children's Endeavour Trust - Cleaning Services - 006583

Opportunity overview

Awarded to

Norse Commercial Services

Classification

Lots

Published notice details

Scope, procedure and submissions

Legal basis

Classification

Covered By

Procedure reasons

Lots and requirements

Award criteria

Criteria

Options

Items and delivery

Delivery locations

Delivery Location

Buyer, suppliers and contacts

Identifier

Address

Contact

Roles

Details

Classifications

Identifier

Address

Contact

Roles

Details

Identifier

Address

Roles

Award information

Related lots

Suppliers

Contracts and changes

Value

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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