See what every competitor bid on Illinois public cleaning contracts.
Every Monday we send you who bid, what they bid and who won on Illinois school, park district, city and college cleaning contracts, plus the contracts coming up for rebid and new bids twice a week.
Stop losing after hours of estimating
See where the winning bids landed on jobs like yours before you set your price.
Keep the margin you'd give away
Know when you're far under the field, before you lock in a low price for a multi-year contract.
Plan your next 12 months
See which contracts are coming up, what they pay now and who holds them, and skip jobs that go for prices you'd never take.
Data points: prices, contract terms, square footage and scope from agency records.
Why it matters
What it means for your business
On one 2025 Illinois city cleaning contract, the winner could have bid 24% higher and still been the lowest: margin given up every year of the contract.
The lowest bid doesn't always win: on more than half of the Illinois contracts we track, the contract went to someone else, often over missing forms, staff hours or references.
Price gap, highest vs. lowest bid on one job.
Knowing where the field lands helps you stop losing jobs you could win and stop winning jobs too cheap.
Bid Desk
Pricing a bid now? Put yourself in the best position to win it.
Anyone can request what the last contract went for. Bid Desk shows what similar contracts across Illinois were won for, per square foot where available and per service, matched to this bid's buildings, scope and cleaning frequency. Plus who else is looking at the bid and how they've priced before, every requirement checked against the documents, and a debrief after the opening.
The typical Illinois cleaning contract we track last went for $117,655 a year. No one can guarantee a win, and neither do we. But you'll bid knowing everything we know.
Typical = median yearly price of the 16 Illinois custodial contracts since 2024 in our records with a yearly price on file.
Pricing for this bid
What comparable contracts were awarded for at the same kind of agency (school, city, park district, college), per square foot where available, per building and per service, matched to this bid's scope and cleaning frequency.
Who you're up against
The companies looking at your bid, with their past prices and win rates on similar work.
Nothing missing
Every requirement with page numbers: staffing hours, forms, plans, references and bonds. On more than half of the Illinois contracts we track, the lowest bid didn't win, often over things like these.
Ready to submit
Written sections drafted and addenda tracked until the bid closes. After the opening, a debrief: where you placed and the winning price sheet.
See a sample package (fictional data)
Bid Desk covers Illinois public custodial bids. Send us the bid at least 7 days before it's due. Bid Desk services are included only with Bid Desk, not with Results. Everything we prepare is a draft for your review: you check it against the bid documents, set your price, and sign and submit your bid under your own company name.
A real example: 11 companies, one job
A real Illinois park district bid, November 2025. Eleven companies priced the same three buildings, from $25,832 to $185,237. Subscribers see every name next to every dot.
Your bid service tells you what's open. We tell you that, and what it went for.
What you get
Every bidder's price
Who bid, what they bid and who won, every Monday.
The work behind the price
Square footage, cleaning frequency, staffing and what's included, with cost per square foot where the records show it.
Rebid calendar
Contracts coming up in your area, who holds them and what they pay now.
New bids twice a week
Due dates, walk-throughs, the buyer contact and who downloaded the documents.
Coming up: about $3.7 million a year in cleaning contracts
A sample from our rebid calendar. Subscribers get the agency, exact price, end date and every past bidder.
| Public agency | Pays now | When it comes up |
|---|---|---|
| County government, northern Illinois | About $630K a year | New proposals under review now |
| Village, Chicago suburbs | About $150K a year | Contract ends late 2026 |
| City, northern Illinois | About $140K a year | Contract ends late 2026 |
| City, southern Illinois | About $69K a year | First term ends early 2027 |
| Park district, Chicago suburbs | About $125K a year | Contract ends early 2027 |
| City, Chicago suburbs | About $80K a year | Contract ends spring 2027 |
| Community college, central Illinois | About $930K a year | Renewal or rebid in 2027 |
| Community college, southern Illinois | About $480K a year | Contract ends mid-2027 |
| School district, Chicago suburbs | About $1.07M a year | Contract ends 2027 |
Figures rounded. From agency contracts and board documents; timing can change if an agency extends or rebids early.
Records you can't find online
Many agencies never post every bidder's price, so we request them from 300+ Illinois agencies.
The full field
Every bid, including the ones an agency never posted.
What it pays now
Renewal prices show what the current contract costs today.
Why bids were thrown out
Too few staff hours, missing forms: the details that cost companies the job.
Browse results by agency · Read the free November 2026 report
Common questions
Where does the data come from?
Every figure comes from public records: bid tabulations, award notices and board documents, plus bid forms and renewal prices that agencies release only through public records requests, so you won't find them online. Each result notes its source.
I already use a bid service. Why would I need this?
Your bid service tells you what's open. We send new bids too, and we also tell you what they went for: every bidder's price, who won, what the current contract pays and when it comes up again. It works alongside the service you already use.
Which agencies do you cover?
Illinois school districts, park districts, cities, villages, counties, colleges and other public agencies that contract out cleaning, with more added every week.
How often will I hear from you?
A welcome report with recent results when you sign up, bid results every Monday, and new-bid alerts on Tuesdays and Thursdays when bids open in your area.
What happens after the free trial?
You choose whether to continue. No card is required to start, and nothing renews on its own.
What if something about my company is wrong?
Email hello@pricedtowin.com with the details and a source if you have one. We review every request and correct or remove anything inaccurate, usually within 5 business days.
Can I sign up by email instead?
Yes. Email hello@pricedtowin.com with your company name and where you bid, and we'll start your trial.
Where we fit
Keep your bid service. It finds the bids. We add what happened after they were opened.
Your bid service
Finds open bids and gets you the documents so you can respond.
Priced to Win adds
- Every bidder's price and who won on Illinois public cleaning contracts
- Records requests to 300+ agencies for prices that were never posted
- A rebid calendar with what contracts pay now and when they end
- New Illinois cleaning bids twice a week
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- Bid results every Monday: who bid, what they bid, who won
- New-bid alerts twice a week
- Who to contact on each open bid, and who else downloaded it (when public)
- Rebid calendar: contracts coming up in the next year
- The regions of Illinois you choose
Bid Desk
Pricing a bid now? This is for you.
Priced by contract size
Tell us the bid and we'll send your price, usually within the hour during business hours. No obligation.
Everything in Results, plus:
- What comparable contracts were awarded for (per sq ft where available, per building and per service)
- Competitor profiles: past prices and win rates of the companies looking at your bid
- What the current contract really costs, from agency payment records
- Addenda and Q&A tracked until the bid closes
- Debrief after every bid: where you placed and the winning price sheet
- Requirements checklist and written sections drafted; you review, sign and submit
On more than half of the Illinois contracts we track, the lowest bid didn't win, often over missing forms, staff hours or references. We go through every requirement against the documents with you before you submit.
Get Bid Desk pricing for your bidCovers Illinois public custodial bids. Send us the bid at least 7 days before it's due. See a sample package (fictional data)
Bid Desk: send us each bid at least 7 days before it's due. Step 1: your bid brief (pricing data and every requirement) within 2 business days. Step 2: once you send your prices, your final package within 48 hours.
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Weekly custodial bid results for the parts of Illinois you choose.
The free trial shows the 5 lowest bids and the winner on each result, plus full detail on any bid of your own. Subscribers see every bidder. One free trial per company.