BIC

What BIC does

BIC is a UK-based, privately held commercial contract cleaning and maintenance services provider headquartered in Newcastle Upon Tyne. Founded in 1988, the company operates in the facilities services sector, delivering cleaning and associated maintenance work to commercial clients under contract. Its primary offering is recurring contract-based cleaning services rather than one-off or consumer-facing work, which is typical of the broader UK commercial cleaning industry.

The company employs between 101 and 250 people, placing it in the small-to-mid-sized segment of UK contract cleaning operators. The supplied source material contains no detail on specific service lines, technology platforms, pricing structure, certifications, or named customers; the company's website (bicplc.com) returned only a verification/loading message during data collection. Consequently, the depth of the service catalogue, geographic reach beyond the North East of England, and any specialized verticals served (e.g., healthcare, education, office, retail) cannot be confirmed from the available evidence.

No information was provided on management, ownership, funding history, financial performance, partnerships, or recent strategic actions. The business model is presumed to follow standard UK contract cleaning economics — labor-driven delivery, recurring multi-month or multi-year service contracts, and pricing per square metre or per visit — but this is industry-default inference rather than disclosed fact.

Name

BIC

Website

https://bicplc.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1988

Headcount range

101–250 employees

Short description

BIC is a privately held UK commercial contract cleaning and maintenance services provider based in Newcastle Upon Tyne, founded in 1988, employing 101-250 staff to serve commercial clients under recurring service contracts.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Newcastle Upon Tyne

HQ country

United Kingdom

HQ region

Europe

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Supply Chain

Core offering

BIC is a cleaning company that provides commercial contract cleaning and maintenance services to business clients. The company deploys cleaning personnel and resources to client premises to deliver scheduled and reactive cleaning, janitorial, and facility maintenance work under ongoing service agreements.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Commercial Contract Cleaning and Maintenance Recurring outsourced cleaning and maintenance service for commercial premises, delivered by BIC personnel under contract for business clients requiring janitorial and facility upkeep.

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Recent moves1 record

Direct peers

• Churchill Group: UK-based contract cleaning and support services company with regional service hubs. Direct head-to-head competitor for commercial cleaning tenders, particularly in regional UK cities outside London.
• Cleanology: UK commercial contract cleaning company serving corporate and office clients. Similar scale and service model to BIC, with overlapping competition for mid-sized commercial accounts.
• JAN-PRO UK: Franchise-based commercial cleaning network operating across the UK including regional centres. Comparable franchise-driven model competing for the same small-to-mid commercial cleaning accounts.
• GJK Facility Services: Independent UK contract cleaning and support services provider of comparable size to BIC. Direct peer competing for similar regional commercial accounts across Northern England and the Midlands.

Broad incumbents

• Mitie Group: UK-listed facilities management group (FTSE 250) providing contract cleaning alongside security, engineering, and property services. Comparable as the dominant UK cleaning contractor with multi-region coverage; BIC competes in a sub-segment of Mitie's portfolio.
• Atalian Servest: International facilities management and cleaning services provider with significant UK operations. Comparable as a large multi-national bidding on the same UK commercial cleaning contracts BIC targets.
• ABM Industries UK: US-headquartered facilities services provider with a UK cleaning presence focusing on aviation, healthcare and corporate clients. Comparable as a large-scale competitor pursuing the same regulated and high-spec cleaning verticals.
• Compass Group UK & Ireland: FTSE 100 support services major covering contract cleaning, food services, and facilities management across UK regions. Comparable as a dominant incumbent whose cleaning business overlaps with BIC's service territory.
• OCS Group: UK-headquartered international facilities services provider with a substantial contract cleaning division across UK and Ireland. Comparable as a UK-rooted cleaning specialist of similar geographic orientation to BIC.
• Sodexo UK & Ireland: Multinational FM group with significant UK contract cleaning operations spanning corporate, healthcare and education. Comparable as a tier-one competitor for both private and public-sector cleaning contracts.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat2 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights4 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/bic-plc

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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