Official UK procurement notice
Grass Cutting Service for various locations
Authority: Lake District National Park Authority (Public body)
Sectors: Agricultural, forestry, horticultural, aquacultural and apicultural services (77) Delivery: North East (UKC)North West (UKD)Yorkshire & Humber (UKE)
Concession value (operator's revenue)£47,400operator revenue, not the authority's budget
Submissions closed 2 Feb 2026awarded 10 Mar 2026
Awarded to AIRE & CALDER LIMITED
Contract term 3 yrsends 31 Mar 2029 · starts 1 Apr 2026
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThe Lake District National Park manages over 30 car parks, with a lot of the car park containing Grass sections, hedges and bushes which all need maintaining through the season. Each one of our sites has different requirements, so read the the tender specification form carefully.
CPV: Grassing services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1AwardedPublished value£47,400
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).
How bids were scored
Published sub-criteria (6)
- Technical Ability: 20%
- Compliance with Tender brief: 10%
- Refrences: 5%
- Quality of submission: 5%
- Price: 40%
- Previous experience: 20%
Published award criteria (6)
- Price
- Previous experience
- Technical Ability
- Compliance with Tender brief
- Refrences
- Quality of submission
What this means for your bid
- Price carries 60 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 6 points. This one is won on the number: sharpen the price before polishing the prose.
Price arithmetic assumes straight proportional scoring; the tender pack may use another formula.
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Below threshold - open competition
- Legal basis
- UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Awarded
- Procurement threshold
- Below threshold
- Regulatory regime
- Concession
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 23 Dec 2025, 10:30 GMT
- Last source update
- 11 Mar 2026, 17:20 GMT
- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-085719- Latest notice
- Contract award notice (UK6)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-05fc40Find a Tender
Contract terms
- Reserved participation area
- E10000006
How it was run
Official noticeRun through: ProContract (Due North) · Who buys & how to bid on ProContract
Access & registration note: Free · short registration with manual review; public opportunity list
- Submission deadline
- 2 Feb 2026, 16:00 GMT
- Clarification deadline
- 16 Jan 2026, 23:59 GMT
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release
Timeline
23 Dec 2025 → 1 Apr 2026 · 7 dates- Planning notice published308 days ago23 Dec 2025, 10:30 GMT
- Tender notice published308 days ago23 Dec 2025, 10:52 GMT
- Next notice expected306 days ago24 Dec 2025, 23:59 GMT
- Clarification questions by283 days ago16 Jan 2026, 23:59 GMT
- Submission deadline266 days ago2 Feb 2026, 16:00 GMT
- Latest notice published229 days ago11 Mar 2026, 17:20 GMT
- Contract starts209 days ago1 Apr 2026, 00:00 BST
Notice history
8 events · 4 releases on Find a Tender · since 23 Dec 2025- Planned procurement notice published23 Dec 2025, 10:30 GMTUK3
- Tender notice published23 Dec 2025, 10:52 GMTUK4
- Status changed to active23 Dec 2025, 10:52 GMT
- Tender notice published5 Jan 2026, 15:31 GMTUK4
- Deadline moved to 2 Feb 2026, 16:00 GMT5 Jan 2026, 15:31 GMT+12 days · was 21 Jan 2026, 16:00 GMT
- Contract award notice published11 Mar 2026, 17:20 GMTUK6
- Status changed to complete11 Mar 2026, 17:20 GMT
- Contract signature expected31 Mar 2026, 23:59 BSTscheduled
Published amendments (1)
Originally posted on 23rd of December, had difficulty posting onto the chest. deadline have been extended to allow extra time for responses and it'll be published tomorrow (6th January)
Routine re-releases (4)
- 2025-12: 1 release · 23 Dec 2025
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecastAwards 1
Awarded value £46,0871 award exc. VAT
Bids received 1515 from SMEs
| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| AIRE & CALDER LIMITED1 Apr 2026 – 31 Mar 2029 | £46,087 | 10 Mar 2026 | Awarded |
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 15final-stage tenders · 16 at stage one | 15 | 0 | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- AIRE & CALDER LIMITEDAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (5)
Official links; attachments are not copiedTender pack and attachments
Notices published for this procedure
- Contract award notice Contract award notice on Find a Tender
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender
- Planned procurement notice Planned procurement notice on Find a Tender