Tender-Fit Digest · Free Sample Issue · as at 22 Sep 2026

Cleaning contracts you can actually bid — without the noise

Vertical: school & commercial building cleaning (CPV 9091xx) · Data pulled live 2026-09-22 from the Contracts Finder public notices API · Source: OGL v3.0

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What this is

A weekly digest for a UK cleaning contractor that removes the noise from the free portals and shows only the notices you can actually bid, with the deadline action written in plain English.

• Filters applied: open · SME-suitable · CPV cleaning family (90910000 / 90911000 / 90919000 / 90919300).
• Fit score (0–100) — Rubric v2.0.0, bands shown in full: every score is the sum of the four band points below, so you can reproduce any figure yourself from the public notice data.

Deadline runway (40)	Contract value (25)	SME / route (20)	CPV precision (15)
0 = closed / expired	8 = under GBP 50k	20 = SME-suitable / clear route	15 = specific 8-digit CPV (e.g. 90919300)
6 = 0-6 days	16 = GBP 50k - 250k	8 = not SME-suitable or unclear route	10 = cleaning family root (90910000)
20 = 7-14 days	22 = GBP 250k - 1M
32 = 15-28 days	25 = GBP 1M - 5M
40 = 29-60 days	15 = GBP 5M - 20M
12 = >60 days (framework / register-only)	8 = over GBP 20M / uncapped

• Why this beats free portals: the same search returned long-running DPS frameworks and unrelated keyword matches (roofs, road surfacing, surveys). Those are excluded below — that exclusion is the product.

Fit-scored notices in this issue

Fit	Notice	Buyer / location	Value	Closes	Action
92	CA18480 — Cleaning Services (11 sites)	Learning Community Trust · Telford TF2 9TW	£3,154,889	Mon 19 Oct, 10:00	Register on MultiQuote, quote CA18480; 3yr+1+1, KPI-gated — needs a TUPE / incumbent-staff plan early
89	CA18428 — Building Cleaning Services	West Derby School · Liverpool L13 7HQ	£1,000,000 / 3yr	Fri 16 Oct, 10:00	Single supplier, single site — straightforward; register on MultiQuote, quote CA18428
83	CA18401 — Window Cleaning Service	Bedford College · MK42 9AH	£240,000	Wed 7 Oct, 12:00	Multi-campus window cleaning, 1yr + up to 4yr; register on MultiQuote, quote CA18401
77	CA18419 — Cleaning Services (3 sites)	Aston Univ STEM Education Trust · Birmingham B7 4AG	£562,422 / 3yr	Mon 5 Oct, 10:00	Register on MultiQuote, quote CA18419; 13.4 days left as at 22 Sep (rubric v2); bid/no-bid decision needed by early Oct
50	BIP916159496 — Cleaning Services DPS (framework)	Procurement Assist c/o iFM Bolton	£50,000,000 cap	31 May 2029	Long-running DPS — register once to receive future call-offs; not a one-off bid

Plain-English deadline actions

1. Thu 1 Oct — internal bid / no-bid decision on Aston STEM Trust (CA18419) and Bedford College windows (CA18401).
2. Wed 7 Oct / Mon 5 Oct — submission deadlines for the above (MultiQuote upload, not email).
3. Fri 16 Oct / Mon 19 Oct — West Derby School and Learning Community Trust deadlines; start TUPE / staffing evidence now for the Trust's 11-site mobilisation.

Excluded from this issue (and why)

• YPO Road Marking & Surfacing, Midland Heart DPS, Bromford DPS, Kirklees construction DPS — cleaning appears only as a sub-CPV inside large multi-lot construction / repair frameworks; not a realistic standalone cleaning bid.
• Walking & Cycling Index survey (INDEX27), flat-roof refurbishment (MoD) — keyword / sector mismatch, not cleaning.
• Sutton Gate (SHP) cleaning services — the 2026-09-22 pull surfaced this notice as PRE-PROCUREMENT (noticeType = PreProcurement), i.e. an early-market-engagement notice, not a live bid; excluded from the actionable table until it becomes a Contract notice.
• Long-dated DPS entries — retained only in the "register once" line above, never as an actionable bid item.

How the paid version differs

Honest limits

• Not legal, procurement or bid-writing advice. Always verify every notice on the buyer's own portal and read its published documents before bidding.
• No guarantee of awards, wins, shortlisting or revenue. The digest reduces search noise and deadline risk; it cannot win a contract for you.
• Fit scores are a transparent ranking of the four stated criteria using the fully disclosed Rubric v2.0.0 band table above — you can recompute any score from the notice data — not a prediction of success.
• This sample covers one vertical on one date; paid coverage is the single vertical you choose.

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