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# Arden Multi Academy Trust - Grounds Maintenance

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/arden-multi-academy-trust-grounds-maintenance-ocds-h6vhtk-05a0b0). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** ARDEN MULTI ACADEMY TRUST: "Arden Multi Academy Trust - Grounds Maintenance". Published status: complete. Published Value: £500,000. 1 published lot. Recorded submission deadline: 29 Oct 2025, 17:00 GMT. Published submission portal: in-tendhost.co.uk.

## Key Information
- **Status:** COMPLETE (the published submission deadline has passed)
- **Buyer:** [ARDEN MULTI ACADEMY TRUST](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/arden-multi-academy-trust-GB-COH-07375267)
- **Published Value:** £500,000 (GBP)
- **Submission Deadline:** 29 October 2025 at 17:00 GMT
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Competitive flexible procedure
- **Main Category:** services
- **Classifications (CPV):** Grounds maintenance services
- **Delivery Location:** UKG3, UKG32
- **Legal Basis:** UKPGA 2023/54
- **Awarded Value:** £517,673 (exc. VAT, 1 award)
- **Official Documents:** 5 published documents & notices ([view on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/arden-multi-academy-trust-grounds-maintenance-ocds-h6vhtk-05a0b0#documents))
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-05a0b0`

## 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/arden-multi-academy-trust-grounds-maintenance-ocds-h6vhtk-05a0b0#tl-md)

## Submission
- **Submission Platform:** [in-tendhost.co.uk](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fin-tendhost.co.uk%2Fminervapcs%2Faspx%2FHome)
- **How to bid:** https://tenderline.uk/tenders/arden-multi-academy-trust-grounds-maintenance-ocds-h6vhtk-05a0b0#participate

## Description
Trust is currently out to tender for the provision of a Grounds Maintenance service.
The contract is being offered for three years with the option to extend for a further two periods of 12 months.  The contract commencement date is 13 April 2026.
The Contractor will be responsible for the provision of a grounds maintenance service for the Trust. This will consist of services for each school across all sites.
There is a combined total of 308,324m2 (entire school site square meterage) and 34,300m2 Building Footprint across all sites with approximately 6,000 pupils on roll.
TUPE/LGPS does not apply to this tender.
The Contractor will be responsible for the provision of skilled ground maintenance operatives providing an efficient and timely maintenance service.

## Lots (1)
### Lot 1: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** complete
- **CPV codes:** 77314000
- **Delivery regions:** UKG
- **Delivery countries in notice:** GB
- **Estimated Value:** £500,000

- **Contract Period:** 12/04/2026 to 12/04/2029
- **Renewal published:** yes

## Awards & Winning Suppliers (1)
- **Award:** Arden Multi Academy Trust - Grounds Maintenance (active)
  - Award id: `1`
  - Supplier(s): **Fairways Contracting Limited**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-42066`
  - Value: £517,673 (exc. VAT)
  - Date: 05/03/2026

## Contracts (1)
- **Contract:** Arden Multi Academy Trust - Grounds Maintenance (active)
  - Signed Value: £517,673
  - Signed Date: 07/04/2026

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F059108-2025)
- **Last Source Update:** 2026-04-09T11:31:46.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-21T10:08:08.072Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-05a0b0