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title: "245_21 – Grounds Maintenance Services"
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# 245_21 – Grounds Maintenance Services

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/245-21-grounds-maintenance-services-ocds-h6vhtk-02a43b). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** ESPO: "245_21 – Grounds Maintenance Services". Published status: complete. Framework Ceiling: Value not published. 3 published lots. Submission deadline not published. See the official notice for participation instructions.

## Key Information
- **Status:** COMPLETE (no submission deadline published)
- **Buyer:** [ESPO](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/espo-GB-FTS-508)
- **Framework Ceiling (notional):** Value not published (currency not published)
- **Submission Deadline:** Not published
- **Lots:** 3
- **Procurement Method:** Open procedure
- **Main Category:** services
- **Classifications (CPV):** Grounds maintenance services, Tree-cutting services, Tree-maintenance services
- **Delivery Location:** UK, UKF2
- **Legal Basis:** CELEX 32014L0024
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-02a43b`

## Before you bid
Deciding whether to bid? The Tenderline page for this tender carries the competition and buyer analysis this notice does not:

- **Expected competition:** how many bids lots like this attract, from past awards in the same market.
- **Who could compete:** suppliers who have won similar work, and who holds the current contract.
- **Buyer track record:** earlier work for this buyer, its unexpired awards, and how its awards compared with its estimates.
- **Price forecast:** the commercial price range for each lot, with the middle 50% of comparable awards.

- **What it takes to win:** selection and award criteria, lot by lot.
- **Contract history:** what this tender replaces, and every notice in the procedure.

[Open the competition and buyer analysis](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/245-21-grounds-maintenance-services-ocds-h6vhtk-02a43b#tl-md)

## Description
An ESPO national framework for the provision of grounds maintenance services including grass cutting, soft landscaping, hard landscaping, weed control, pitch marking and arboriculture services.

## Lots (3)
### Lot 1: Grounds Maintenance Services
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** complete
- **CPV codes:** 77314000
- **Delivery regions:** UK

- **Description:** The provision of grounds maintenance services.

- **Options published:** yes

### Lot 2: Arboriculture Services
- **Lot id:** `2`
- **Status:** complete
- **CPV codes:** 77211400, 77211500
- **Delivery regions:** UK

- **Description:** The provision of arboriculture services.

- **Options published:** yes

### Lot 3: Arboriculture Services (Leicestershire County Council)
- **Lot id:** `3`
- **Status:** complete
- **CPV codes:** 77211400, 77211500
- **Delivery regions:** UKF

- **Description:** The provision of arboriculture services for Leicestershire County Council. Whilst predominantly for use by Leicestershire County Council, Leicestershire County Council may procure services on a collaborative basis or on behalf of other public bodies ...

- **Options published:** yes

## Awards & Winning Suppliers (3)
- **Award:** Grounds Maintenance Services (active)
  - Award id: `007370-2021-1`
  - Supplier(s): **AGS One Ltd, Countrywide Grounds Maintenance Ltd, Glendale Countryside Ltd (+11 more suppliers)**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-170184`, `GB-COH-02798007`, `GB-FTS-186774`, `GB-FTS-23133`, `GB-FTS-70647`, `GB-FTS-186019`, `GB-FTS-173125`, `GB-FTS-55403`, `GB-FTS-166235`, `GB-FTS-139715`, `GB-FTS-11706`, `GB-FTS-139841`, `GB-FTS-153003`, `GB-FTS-32188`
  - Value: £10,000,000 † (exc. VAT)

- **Award:** Arboriculture Services (active)
  - Award id: `007370-2021-2`
  - Supplier(s): **Connick Tree Services Ltd, Glendale Countryside Ltd, Ground Control Ltd (+2 more suppliers)**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-155000`, `GB-FTS-186774`, `GB-FTS-186019`, `GB-FTS-11706`, `GB-FTS-32188`
  - Value: £10,000,000 † (exc. VAT)

- **Award:** Arboriculture Services (Leicestershire County Council) (active)
  - Award id: `007370-2021-3`
  - Supplier(s): **George Walker (tree care) Limited, Glendale Countryside Ltd, Leicester Tree Care LTD (+1 more suppliers)**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-11695`, `GB-FTS-186774`, `GB-FTS-149565`, `GB-FTS-32188`
  - Value: £5,000,000 † (exc. VAT)

> † value taken from the contract record; the award notice published none.

## Contracts (3)
- **Contract:** Grounds Maintenance Services (active)
  - Signed Value: £10,000,000
  - Signed Date: 05/01/2021

- **Contract:** Arboriculture Services (active)
  - Signed Value: £10,000,000
  - Signed Date: 05/01/2021

- **Contract:** Arboriculture Services (Leicestershire County Council) (active)
  - Signed Value: £5,000,000
  - Signed Date: 05/01/2021

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F007370-2021)
- **Last Source Update:** 2021-04-09T11:20:11.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-27T01:14:19.747Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-02a43b