Awarded without open competition
Awarded without open competition. The buyer went directly to one or a few suppliers instead of advertising the contract. Procurement rules allow this only in specific cases, such as extreme urgency, when only one supplier can do the work, or for call-offs from an existing framework.
Key facts
- Buyer
- The Charter Schools Educational Trust · Regional or local authority
- Suppliers
- Nu Look SME, Town & Country SME
- Value
- £4,300,000 across 2 lots
- Procedure
- Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
- Sector
- Waste, cleaning & environmental · Cleaning services (CPV 90910000)
- Region
- North East
- Official notice
- 097202-2026 on Find a Tender
- Timeline
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- Contract date31 Jul 2026
- Published14 Oct 2026Published 75 days after the contract date
Description
Cleaning of schools
Lots in this award
| Lot | Supplier | Value |
|---|---|---|
| Cleaning Services | Nu Look SME | £700k |
| Cleaning Services | Town & Country SME | £3.6m |
About the suppliers
Nu Look: every public contract they have won, plus their Companies House record (company 07770320).
Town & Country: every public contract they have won, plus their Companies House record (company 02482612).