Official UK procurement notice
Grounds and Gardens Maintenance
Authority: Nottinghamshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust (Central government)·Consortium: 3 public authorities
What is being bought2 lots · detail below
Published requirement description**CONTRACT AWARD***<br/><br/><br/><br/><br/>A further competition has been undertaken against the ESPO Framework 245_25 Provision of Grounds and Gardens Maintenance, under Lot 1.<br/><br/><br/>The tender has been evaluated and awarded as per the evaluation tender set out in the ITT documentation.<br/><br/><br/>This contract is for the provision of Grounds and gardens maintenance service to NHC estate. <br/><br/><br/>The contract is for the period 01 August 2026 to 31 July 2029, but has options to extend the contract for a further 2 x 12 months, meaning the final possible expiry date is 28 February 2031. The estimated contract value on this notice includes the extension years.
CPV: Grounds maintenance services · Tree-cutting services · Tree-maintenance services
How this framework works
From the published notice- Bids received
- 24 bids on the busiest of 2 lots · 20 suppliers appointed
- Framework period
- 2 yrs from 1 Jan 2025
Lots and requirements (2)Procurement structure
2 lots · all with a published value · evaluation weights differ by lotEvery one of these 2 lots carries the same published figure, £8,000,000: it is the framework's maximum for the whole notice, not each lot's own budget, and no share per lot is published. The cards below say ceiling above rather than repeat it.
Lot #1Grounds Maintenance ServicesAwarded UK, East Midlandsceiling above
A further competition has been undertaken against the ESPO Framework 245_25 Provision of Grounds and Gardens Maintenance, under Lot 1.<br/><br/><br/>The tender has been evaluated and awarded as per the evaluation tender set out in the ITT documentation.<br/><br/><br/>This contract is for the provision of Grounds and gardens maintenance service to NHC estate. <br/><br/><br/>The contract is for the period 01 August 2026 to 31 July 2029, but has options to extend the contract for a further 2 x 12 months, meaning the final possible expiry date is 28 February 2031. The estimated contract value on this notice includes the extension years.
Lot #2Arboriculture ServicesAwarded UKceiling above
This Lot covers general arboriculture services, including but not limited to:
- The maintenance of trees including pruning, crown raising, crown thinning, and crown reduction.
- The complete felling, removal and disposal of trees.
- Tree surveying
What it takes to wini
How this buyer will score bids.
The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).
Evaluation split and conditions of participation as published; the tender pack may add morei
How this buyer will score bids.
The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).
Lots publish different evaluation splits; there is no single procedure weighting.
| Lot | Quality | Price | Social value | Split |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 · Grounds Maintenance Services | 50% | 40% | 10% | |
| 2 · Arboriculture Services | 50% | 50% | — |
- Price carries 40–50 points depending on the lot. Read the split per lot below.
- “Grounds and Gardens Maintenance” is a framework: the contest is a place on its panel, not a single contract.
Price arithmetic assumes straight proportional scoring; the tender pack may use another formula.
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record · publisher note attached- Procedure method
- Restricted procedure
- Legal basis
- CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Awarded
- Procurement threshold
- Unspecified in notice
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Framework agreement
- Who may use this agreement
- Not stated in the notice; call-off rights may be limited to the establishing authority
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Yes (GPA)
- Recurring procurement
- No (one-off requirement)
- First published
- 15 Oct 2024, 15:31 BST
- Last source update
- 18 Sept 2026, 12:27 BST
- Award evaluation window
- 15 Nov 2024 – …
- Authority reference
C462251- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-088648- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-04ac44Find a Tender
- Performance terms
ESPO shall monitor the financial stability of the awarded Suppliers during the period of the Framework Agreement by reference to credit ratings agency reports. ESPO shall obtain a credit score for the Supplier on or before the Framework start date as a base score and where a significant change in the credit score is identified over the life of the Framework Agreement, ESPO reserves the right to investigate the reasons for this significant change. Depending on the severity of the changes, it will be at the sole discretion of ESPO to suspend or even permanently remove the Supplier from the Framework Agreement.
- Review procedure
Information on deadlines(s) for review procedures can be found in Part 3, Chapter 6 of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015.
Publisher note: As a Central Purchasing Body as defined in the Public Contracts Regulations 2015, the Framework Agreement is open for use by Public Bodies (defined at https://www.espo.org/amfile/file/download/file/9608/) that also fall into one of the following classifications of user throughout all administrative regions of the UK: Local Authorities; Educational Establishments (including Academies); Central Government Departments and Agencies; Police, Fire & Rescue and Coastguard Emergency Services; NHS and HSC Bodies, including Ambulance Services; Registered Charities; Registered Social Landlords; The Corporate Office of the House of Lords, The Corporate Officer of the House of Commons; or any public body established by or under the Scotland Act 1998 or any Act of the Scottish Parliament. Details of the classification of end user establishments and geographical areas are available at: https://www.espo.org/legal. ESPO has established a commercial trading company, ESPO Trading Limited, whose target clients are third sector organisations such as national and local charities, public sector mutual organisations and other organisations involved in the delivery of services to or for the public sector. The successful Supplier may be asked to enter into an additional separate framework agreement (the Second Framework) with ESPO Trading Limited on materially similar terms to that found in the tender pack to be entered into by ESPO itself. Any Second Framework agreement will be a purely commercial agreement and will, for the avoidance of doubt, not be governed by the Public Contract Regulations 2015 or other public procurement legislation. ESPO Trading Limited may enter into the second framework agreement with the successful supplier and make it available to third sector clients who themselves are not required to follow the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 or other public procurement legislation. Accordingly, this is provided for bidders information only. An eAuction process may be used to award subsequent call off contracts following the reopening of competition among the parties to the Framework Agreement.
How it was run
Official notice- Appointment period ends
- 15 Nov 2024, 12:00 GMT
- Submission channel
- {"electronicSubmission"}
- Accepted languages
- en
- Bid validity
- 120 days from the deadline
- Bids opened
- 15 Nov 2024, 12:01 GMT
Timeline
15 Nov 2024 → 18 Sept 2026 · 4 dates- Admission / appointment period endsperiod end, not a bid countdown15 Nov 2024, 12:00 GMT
- Bids opened15 Nov 2024, 12:01 GMT
- Contract starts1 Jan 2025
- Notice published37 days ago18 Sept 2026, 12:27 BST
Notice history
4 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 25 Mar 2025- Status changed to complete25 Mar 2025, 10:53 GMT
- Buyer details updated25 Mar 2025, 10:53 GMT
- Procurement method changed18 Sept 2026, 12:27 BST
- Buyer details updated18 Sept 2026, 12:27 BST
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast3 suppliers are admitted to this framework without individual award values or dates, see the supplier list below.
Contracts
All 2 of these contracts carry the same published figure, £8,000,000, the framework's maximum for the whole notice, not each contract's own value. They are not eleven separate sums.
Contract 088648-2026-1
- Signed
- 1 Aug 2026
- Value
- £144,000
- Period
- … – 31 Dec 2026
- Status
- active
Lot 1 - Grounds Maintenance Services
- Signed
- 17 Mar 2025
- Value
- ceiling above
- Period
- … – 31 Dec 2026
- Status
- active
Lot 2 - Arboriculture Services
- Signed
- 17 Mar 2025
- Value
- ceiling above
- Period
- … – 31 Dec 2026
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Lot | Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 · Grounds Maintenance Services | 24bids · 24 electronic | 15 | — | — |
| 2 · Arboriculture Services | 24bids · 24 electronic | 15 | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
2 public bodies on the noticeConsortium members and other public bodies
- ESPOContracting authorityCentral purchasing bodyRegional or local authorityLocal Authority Services
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- High Court and Court of Appeal of England and WalesReview body
- The Royal Court of JusticeReview body
Framework contractors & participating bidders
21 commercial parties on the notice- ALBEN LANDSCAPES LIMITEDFramework contractor
- BEACONS TREE SERVICES LTDFramework contractor
- CHEVRON GREEN SERVICES LIMITEDFramework contractor
- COUNTRYWIDE GROUNDS MAINTENANCE LIMITEDFramework contractor
- GLENDALE COUNTRYSIDE LIMITEDFramework contractor
- GOULD LANDSCAPES LIMITEDFramework contractor
- GREEN SCENERY LIMITEDFramework contractor
- GROUNDS, GARDENS & TREES LIMITEDFramework contractor
- Glendale Countryside LimitedFramework contractor
- IDVERDE LIMITEDFramework contractor
Show 11 more suppliers
- JOHN O'CONNER (GROUNDS MAINTENANCE) LIMITEDFramework contractor
- JUST ASK ESTATE SERVICES LIMITEDFramework contractor
- KRINKELS UK LIMITED (Previously CONTINENTAL LANDSCAPES LIMITED)Framework contractor
- MARK WALKER (GROUNDS MAINTENANCE) LIMITEDFramework contractor
- MITIE LANDSCAPES LIMITEDFramework contractor
- NORSE COMMERCIAL SERVICES LIMITEDFramework contractor
- PLATTS SPECIALIST SERVICES LTDFramework contractor
- THOMPSON TREE SERVICES (UK) LTDFramework contractor
- UK LANDSCAPES LIMITEDFramework contractor
- VERTAS GROUP LIMITEDFramework contractor
- ZION LANDSCAPES LIMITEDFramework contractor
Official documents & specifications (2)
Official links; attachments are not copiedTender pack and attachments
- Technical selection criteria
- Economic and financial selection criteria