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Cleaning chemicals contracts

UK public sector · 58 contracts awarded in the 12 months to 6 October 2026

Covering 600+ buyer portals · 5 years of records · Updated 6 October 2026 · How we count

Contracts awarded
58
Last 12 months
Median contract
£169k
Recorded value
Recorded value
£37.1m
53 of 55 main-service contracts have a published value
Buyers
49
Suppliers
55

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What stands out

  • The five suppliers that won the most cleaning chemicals contracts took 48% of them (28 of 58).
  • The median contract, £169k, is 15% below the median across cleaning & facilities contracts (£198k).
  • Yorkshire and The Humber had the most contracts: 8, or 14% of the total.

Who buys cleaning chemicals

By contracts awarded, the 12 months to 6 October 2026.

  1. 1City of Bradford Metropolitan District Council4 contracts
  2. 2NHS Property Services Limited2 contracts
  3. 3Public Services Delivery Scotland2 contracts
  4. 4Academy Transformation Trust2 contracts
  5. 5Ceredigion County Council2 contracts
  6. 6Cyngor Gwynedd2 contracts
  7. 7Falmouth Exeter Plus2 contracts
  8. 8Fife Council1 contract
  9. 9Manchester City Council1 contract
  10. 10MAG Airport Limited1 contract

Top cleaning chemicals contractors by contracts won

The 12 months to 6 October 2026.

  1. 1Lyreco8 contracts
  2. 2Alliance Disposables6 contracts
  3. 3Bunzl6 contracts
  4. 4Banner6 contracts
  5. 5Arrow County Supplies Ltd6 contracts
  6. 6PROFESSIONAL PAPER SUPPLIES LIMITED2 contracts
  7. 7Nobisco Limited2 contracts
  8. 8M & D CLEANING SUPPLIES LIMITED2 contracts
  9. 9Ecolab2 contracts
  10. 10GAMA Healthcare Ltd2 contracts

Latest and largest awards

Each links to the official notice.

Latest

Largest

Contracts awarded by quarter

16Q4 2025*9Q1 202612Q2 202621Q3 20260Q4 2026*
* part quarter

Where the contracts were awarded

England 45 · Scotland 6 · Wales 6 · Northern Ireland 1

Yorkshire and The Humber8South West7West Midlands6Wales6North West5East Midlands4East of England4South East4Scotland4North East1London1Northern Ireland1UK-wide or not stated7

What is included

Supply and delivery of cleaning chemicals, disinfectants, wipes, soaps, mops, cloths, microfibre systems, trolleys and other janitorial consumables and small equipment, usually from a catalogue or framework.

  • Cleaning chemicals and concentrates
  • Disinfectants, wipes and sanitisers
  • Mops, buckets, microfibre systems and cleaning trolleys
  • Janitorial sundries and hardgoods
  • Hospital housekeeping products
  • Chemical dilution and dispensing equipment supplied with cleaning chemicals
  • Mixed janitorial catalogues that also carry paper, sacks or a few machines

What is not included

  • Paper-only and washroom consumables contracts (see Hygiene paper and washroom consumables supply)
  • Refuse sack contracts (see Refuse sacks and bin liners supply)
  • Floor cleaning machines (see Cleaning machines supply and lease)
  • Laundry and kitchen machine chemicals with dosing (see Laundry and kitchen chemicals with dosing systems)
  • Catering disposables (see Catering & Hospitality)
  • Medical-device disinfectants and clinical consumables (see Healthcare)
  • Office supplies (see Office & Administrative)
  • PPE and uniforms (see Office & Administrative)

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