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Deed of Variation of John O'Conner Grounds Maintenance Contract

Grounds maintenance services
East of England (UKH23)
Published value
Not published
Submission deadline Not published
Lots published1
Procurement Executive Summary
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Tenderline Synopsis: St Albans City and District Council: "Deed of Variation of John O'Conner Grounds Maintenance Contract". Published status: complete. Published value: Value not published. 1 published lot. Submission deadline not published. See the official notice for participation instructions.
Contracting AuthoritySt Albans City and District CouncilScope & CategoriesNot publishedSubmission Window
complete
No deadline published
Submission GatewayDirect notice routeLegal Basis & RegimeStandard procurementEstimated Value (exc. VAT)Not published
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Published history for St Albans City and District Council. These figures describe retained records, not a forecast of bids or a measure of buyer bias.
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Competition Density
1Bids / Report
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Payment Terms
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Coverage: 2 active published awards; 1 bid reports (which may be per lot). Supplier values exclude multi-supplier awards, frameworks and DPS, and use GBP only. They are published award values, not payments. Price reduction compares single-lot, single-award, single-supplier GBP procedures with explicitly non-framework/non-DPS status; increases remain in the average. Unpublished data stays unknown. Awarded suppliers are winners, not all bidders.
Procedure terms
Contracting AuthoritySt Albans City and District Council
Procedure methodNot published
Procurement categoryNot published
Statuscomplete
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CompetitionNot published
Above thresholdNot published
Legal basisNot published
Tender period startsNot published
Clarification deadlineNot published
Electronic submissionNot published
Submission languagesNot published
Published15 Jul 2026, 14:41 BST
Last source update15 Jul 2026, 14:41 BST
Recurring procurementNot published
ClassificationGrounds maintenance services
Delivery area
East of England (UKH23)
OCIDocds-h6vhtk-06cc0b
What is being bought
St Albans City and District Council (the Authority) intends to enter into a deed of variation with John O'Conner (Grounds Maintenance) Ltd (the Contractor) in relation to extending the Grounds Maintenance contract with John O'Conner (JOC) until 2031.
What changed
From the official release history
  1. Status changed to complete
    15 Jul 2026, 14:41 BST
  2. Official notice release published
    15 Jul 2026, 14:41 BST
  3. Buyer information updated
    15 Jul 2026, 14:41 BST
Lots and requirements (1)
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  • Lot 1 · #1
    Individual lot title not published
    Status not published
    Published valueNot published
    St Albans City and District Council (the Authority) intends to enter into a deed of variation with John O'Conner (Grounds Maintenance) Ltd (the Contractor) in relation to extending the Grounds Maintenance contract with John O'Conner (JOC) until 2031. The Council had regard for the Public Contract Regulations 2015 (PCR) and the provisions within Regulation 72. The Council relied on Regulation 72 of the 2015 Public Contract Regulations before making the decision to extend the contract. The reasons why the contract needed to be extended was: • The option to extend the agreement by one year, does not allow for the changes that will be forthcoming as a result of the Local Government Reorganisation. A one-year extension will mean that the contract would end in March 2029, within the first year of the new unitary organisation. The new unitary will need to procure the contract and they would not have the time available to undertake this work within their first year. A typical contract of this scale requires an 18 month to 2-year procurement timeframe. The Officers and Councillors of the new unitary would also wish to ensure any new contract is in line with the geography and strategy of the new authority. • If we began a procurement exercise in summer 2026, the procurement would be caught up in the transition work required by LGR and the government statutory changes order, making this impractical with the risk that the contract would expire just prior to the new unitary being established.
    Contract periodNot published
    EligibilityNot published
    Options / renewalNot published
Timeline
  1. Procedure published
    15 Jul 2026, 14:41 BST
  2. Award active
    Not published · Not published
  3. Contract active
    Signed 7 May 2026, 00:00 BST · £4,510,000
Commercial outcome and competition
Awards
JOHN O'CONNER (GROUNDS MAINTENANCE) LIMITED
Not published · Not published · active
Contracts
Contract
£4,510,000 · signed 7 May 2026, 00:00 BST · active
Bid statisticsNo aggregate bid statistics published
Buyer and organisations in this procedure

St Albans City and District Council

Contracting authority GB-FTS-177118
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  • St Albans City and District Council
    buyer

    Civic Centre, St Peter's Street, St Albans, UKH23, AL13JE
    procurement@stalbans.gov.uk
    +44 1727819306

  • John O'Conner (Grounds Maintenance) Ltd
    supplier

    GB-COH: 02617638
    Welwyn, UKH23

  • None
    reviewBody

    None
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Planning and rationale
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Procedure rationaleIf we began a procurement exercise in summer 2026, the procurement would be caught up in the transition work required by LGR and the government statutory changes order, making this impractical with the risk that the contract expired just prior to the new unitary being established. Agreeing to extend the contract now ensures that the St Albans Officer resource who understand the current contract and the geography of the place are able to complete the work to extend the contract. Having a shorter extension period, could result in a tendering process being required whilst the new council is being created and/or is evaluating its options for service delivery. Shorter extension may not achieve the economy of scale and potential savings for the Council. The Procurement would cost a considerable amount of money and take a significant amount of officer time, with a difficult risk profile for both the client and contractor at this time. This is not a good time to procure given the uncertainty of LGR. It is important to enable service continuity, flexibility and alignment of contracts across the County. It is the best use of time and resource to undertake any tendering process once St Albans District Council is part of the new larger unitary council, rather than in the run up to Local Government Reorganisation (LGR), or when the new council is in its infancy. Extending to 2031 beyond the current maximum extension of 2029, ensures a consistent service whilst allowing the new council to look at all the Public Realm services across the new geographical area, to achieve efficiencies and get best value for money by aligning these services at that time.