AWARD OUTCOME
What happened
Alder Hey published contract details for cleaning services at Burlington House for Alder Hey Hospital. The contract is recorded as signed with TIME-OUT SERVICES LIMITED and is active from 7 July 2026 to 31 March 2027.
Published outcomeOne active award and contract are recorded for TIME-OUT SERVICES LIMITED under a direct, below-threshold procedure without competition.
Market significanceThis is a low-value cleaning-services contract: £20,700 excluding VAT (£24,840 including VAT).
AWARDED SUPPLIERS AND LOTS
1 supplier record analysed
TIME-OUT SERVICES LIMITED
99% confidenceAward 1 · Lots 1 · £20,700 excluding VAT; £24,840 including VAT GBP · Verified supplier; active award and contract
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Award 1 names supplier GB-COH-05690483. Supplier verification matched company number 05690483 to TIME-OUT SERVICES LIMITED. Contract 1 is linked to award 1 and provides the contract value.
LIFECYCLE
Award or contract stage
Notice type
99% confidenceContract details notice on Find a Tender
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Process notice type and contract document description.
Tender status
99% confidenceComplete
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details_json.tender.status is "complete"; lot 1 status is "complete".
Award status
99% confidenceActive
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Award 1 status is "active".
Contract status
99% confidenceActive
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Contract 1 status is "active".
Contract signature
99% confidenceSigned 6 July 2026
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Contract 1 dateSigned is 2026-07-06.
Contract period
99% confidence7 July 2026 to 31 March 2027
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Contract 1 period.startDate and period.endDate.
VALUES
Published values explained
Contract value excluding VAT
99% confidence£20,700
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Contract 1 value.amount is 20700 GBP.
Contract value including VAT
99% confidence£24,840
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Contract 1 value.amountGross is 24840 GBP.
Threshold status
99% confidenceBelow threshold
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Contract 1 aboveThreshold is false; procedure details state "Below threshold - without competition".
TIMELINE
Procurement timeline
Contract signed
99% confidence6 July 2026
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Contract 1 dateSigned.
Contract start
99% confidence7 July 2026
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Contract 1 period.startDate.
Contract end
99% confidence31 March 2027
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Contract 1 period.endDate.
Notice published
99% confidence20 October 2026
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Process published_at and contract document datePublished.
SCOPE
What was awarded
Requirement
99% confidenceProvision of cleaning services at Burlington House for Alder Hey Hospital
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Process title and description.
Procurement category
99% confidenceServices
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Award 1 mainProcurementCategory is "services".
Classification
99% confidenceBuilding-cleaning services (CPV 90911200)
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Award item additional classification.
Lot
99% confidenceLot 1
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Award 1 relatedLots and item relatedLot both identify lot 1.
Delivery geography
98% confidenceUKC, UKD, UKE, UKF, UKG, UKH, UKI, UKJ and UKK regions
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Award item deliveryAddresses list these UK regions.
PROCEDURE
Procedure and competition
Procurement method
99% confidenceDirect
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Tender procurementMethod is "direct".
Procedure detail
99% confidenceBelow threshold - without competition
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Tender procurementMethodDetails.
Competition information
98% confidenceNo competition was used; bidder count and evaluation information were not supplied.
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Procedure detail states "without competition". No bidder count or evaluation data appears in the supplied notice data.
CONTRACT TERMS
Published contract terms
Term
99% confidence7 July 2026 to 31 March 2027
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Contract 1 period.
Signed date
99% confidence6 July 2026
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Contract 1 dateSigned.
Value basis
99% confidence£20,700 excluding VAT and £24,840 including VAT
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Contract 1 value.amount and value.amountGross.
Extension or renewal terms
99% confidenceUnknown
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No extension or renewal provisions are supplied.
COMMERCIAL VIEW
Commercial observations
Award route
99% confidenceThe buyer used a direct below-threshold route without competition.
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Tender procurementMethod and procurementMethodDetails.
Value interpretation
99% confidenceThe published contract value is £20,700 excluding VAT, with £24,840 gross including VAT.
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Contract 1 value fields.
Contract timing
99% confidenceThe contract details notice was published after the stated signature and start dates.
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Signature date is 6 July 2026, start date is 7 July 2026, and notice publication date is 20 October 2026.
DATA QUALITY
Gaps and source limitations
Lot detail
99% confidenceLot 1 has no published title, description or separate value.
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Supplied lot record contains no title, description or value.
Award date
99% confidenceInformation not supplied in the published notice data.
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Award 1 award_date is null.
Evaluation and pricing detail
99% confidenceInformation not supplied in the published notice data.
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No scores, award rationale, pricing breakdown or bidder data is provided.
Delivery geography
93% confidenceThe listed delivery regions are broad and are not reconciled in the source with the Burlington House site description.
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Requirement description names Burlington House, while award deliveryAddresses list nine UK regions.
SOURCE DATA LIMITATIONS
Information not supplied in the published notice
- No award decision date is supplied.
- Lot 1 has no published title, description or individual value.
- Bidder count, evaluation criteria, scores, award rationale and pricing breakdown are not supplied.
- No extension or renewal terms are supplied.
- The listed delivery regions are broad and are not reconciled in the source with the Burlington House site description.
MARKET THEMES
Relevant award themes
Alder Hey cleaning contractBurlington House cleaning servicesTIME-OUT SERVICES LIMITEDbuilding-cleaning servicesFind a Tender contract details notice
COMMON QUESTIONS
About this award
Who won the Alder Hey Burlington House cleaning contract?
TIME-OUT SERVICES LIMITED, verified against company number 05690483.
What is the value of the contract?
£20,700 excluding VAT and £24,840 including VAT.
When does the contract run?
It is recorded as signed on 6 July 2026 and runs from 7 July 2026 to 31 March 2027.
Was the opportunity competed?
The notice states that it used a direct, below-threshold procedure without competition.
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.