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# Green Flag Award Scheme

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/green-flag-award-scheme-ocds-h6vhtk-04bd88). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** Ministry of Housing, Communities & Local Government: "Green Flag Award Scheme". Published status: complete. Published Value: £14,000,000. 1 published lot. Recorded submission deadline: 14 Jan 2025, 17:00 GMT. Published submission portal: mhclg.force.com.

## Key Information
- **Status:** COMPLETE (the published submission deadline has passed)
- **Buyer:** [Ministry of Housing, Communities & Local Government](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/ministry-of-housing-communities-local-government-gov-d1419)
- **Published Value:** £14,000,000 (GBP)
- **Submission Deadline:** 14 January 2025 at 17:00 GMT
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Award procedure with prior publication of a call for competition
- **Main Category:** services
- **Classifications (CPV):** Administrative recreational, cultural and religious services, Environmental services, Other community, social and personal services, Recreational, cultural and sporting services
- **Delivery Location:** AE, AT, AU, BE, DE, ES, FI, FR, IE, MN, MX, NL, NZ, PT, SA, SE, TR, UK, US
- **Legal Basis:** CELEX 32014L0023
- **Awarded Value:** £7,378,078 (exc. VAT, 1 contract)
- **Official Documents:** 2 published documents & notices ([view on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/green-flag-award-scheme-ocds-h6vhtk-04bd88#documents))
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-04bd88`

## 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/green-flag-award-scheme-ocds-h6vhtk-04bd88#tl-md)

## Submission
- **Submission Platform:** [mhclg.force.com](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fmhclg.force.com%2Flogin)
- **How to bid:** https://tenderline.uk/tenders/green-flag-award-scheme-ocds-h6vhtk-04bd88#participate

## Description
MHCLG require a Supplier to deliver and manage the Green Flag Award Scheme ('the Scheme') on a concessionary contract basis.
The Scheme is both a national and international benchmark for quality public green spaces such as parks and community gardens - considered by the green space sector as the annual MOT for green space. It is highly regarded and credited with being a cost-effective way to raise the quality of urban green space and local people's engagement with it.
The concessionary value (estimated revenue) of this Contract is £7,378,078 over the initial 5 year period, however MHCLG make no guarantee as to level of revenue available.
MHCLG also reserve the right to extend the term of the Contract by a further 5 years, with the concessionary value of the extension period expected to be commensurate to the initial period. (i.e. total value over 10 years estimated at c£14M)

## Lots (1)
### Lot 1: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** complete
- **CPV codes:** 75124000, 90700000, 92000000
- **Delivery regions:** AE, AT, AU, BE, DE, ES, FI, FR, IE, MN, MX, NL, NZ, PT, SA, SE, TR, UK, US

- **Estimated Value:** £14,000,000
- **Description:** MHCLG require a Supplier to deliver and manage the Green Flag Award Scheme ('the Scheme') on a concessionary contract basis.
The Scheme is both a national and international benchmark for quality public green spaces such as parks and community gardens...

## Awards & Winning Suppliers (1)
- **Award:** Green Flag Award Scheme (active)
  - Award id: `047050-2025-1`
  - Supplier(s): **Keep Britain Tidy**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-COH:03496361`
  - Value: £7,378,078 † (exc. VAT)

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

## Contracts (1)
- **Contract:** Green Flag Award Scheme (active)
  - Signed Value: £7,378,078
  - Signed Date: 01/05/2025

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F047050-2025)
- **Last Source Update:** 2025-08-07T15:56:00.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-27T07:52:00.091Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-04bd88