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Published 18 Sept 2026, 12:27 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Grounds and Gardens Maintenance

Authority: Nottinghamshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust (Central government)·Consortium: 3 public authorities

Framework agreement2 lotsServicesRestricted procedureSME suitable
Sectors: Agricultural, forestry, horticultural, aquacultural and apicultural services (77) Delivery: UKEast Midlands (UKF)
Framework ceiling (notional) £16,000,000envelope for 2 lots · framework ceiling, not attributable revenue · 1 value update
Submissions closed 15 Nov 2024awarded 17 Mar 2025
Lots 2see the lot list below
Framework period 2 yrsstarts 1 Jan 2025

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 · 21 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 lot
Lot #1Lot 1 - Grounds Maintenance ServicesCancelled UK, East Midlands 2 yrsPublished value£8,000,000
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 t…
Contract period: 1 Jan 2025 — 31 Dec 2026 (2 yrs)Delivery: UK, East Midlands
Extensions
The framework agreement has the option to extend for up to a further 24 months. The total estimated values stated include the option period.
Variant bids
not allowed
77314000 Grounds maintenance services
Award criteria (5)
Quality: 50Price: 140Social value: 10
Published sub-criteria (5)
  • Quality — 50
  • Non-Price — 50
  • price — 50
  • Commercial — 40
  • Social Value — 10
Published award criteria (5)
  • Non-Price — 50
  • price — 50
  • Quality — 50
  • Social Value — 10
  • Commercial — 40
Lot #2Lot 2 - Arboriculture ServicesCancelled UK 2 yrsPublished value£8,000,000
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
Contract period: 1 Jan 2025 — 31 Dec 2026 (2 yrs)Delivery: UK
Extensions
The framework agreement has the option to extend for up to a further 24 months. The total estimated values stated include the option period.
Variant bids
not allowed
77211400 Tree-cutting services77211500 Tree-maintenance services
Award criteria (2)
Price: 100%
Published sub-criteria (2)
  • Non-Price — 50%
  • price — 50%
Published award criteria (2)
  • Non-Price — 50
  • price — 50

What it takes to win

Evaluation split and conditions of participation as published — the tender pack may add more
How bids were scored

Lots publish different evaluation splits — there is no single procedure weighting.

LotQualityPriceSocial valueSplit
1 · Lot 1 - Grounds Maintenance Services5014010
2 · Lot 2 - Arboriculture Services—100—

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
Competition type
Competitive procedure
GPA / WTO covered
Yes (GPA)
Recurring procurement
No (one-off requirement)
First published
18 Sept 2026, 12:27 BST
Last source update
18 Sept 2026, 12:27 BST
Award evaluation window
15 Nov 2024, 12:01 GMT — …
Authority reference
C462251
Classification (CPV)
Grounds maintenance servicesTree-cutting servicesTree-maintenance services
Delivery area
UKEast Midlands (UKF)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-04ac44
Contract terms
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 more…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 and risk notes
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

Run throughEast Midlands TenderingSupplier login requiredLanguage: EN
Portal record ↗
Access & registration note: Free regional portal
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
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release
www.eastmidstenders.org ↗

Timeline

4 published dates · Europe/London
  1. Admission / appointment period endsperiod end, not a bid countdown
    15 Nov 2024, 12:00 GMT
  2. Bids opened
    15 Nov 2024, 12:01 GMT
  3. Contract starts
    1 Jan 2025, 00:00 GMT
  4. Notice published1 day ago
    18 Sept 2026, 12:27 BST

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics — not a forecast
Suppliers appointed 21admitted to the panel · see the list ↓
Bids received 2415 from SMEs · busiest of 2 lots
Contracts signed 3latest 1 Aug 2026

3 suppliers are admitted to this framework without individual award values or dates — see the supplier list below.

Contracts

  • Contract 088648-2026-1

    Signed
    1 Aug 2026
    Value
    £144,000
    Status
    active

  • Lot 1 - Grounds Maintenance Services

    Signed
    17 Mar 2025
    Value
    £8,000,000
    Status
    active

  • Lot 2 - Arboriculture Services

    Signed
    17 Mar 2025
    Value
    £8,000,000
    Status
    active

Bid statistics published by the authority

LotBidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
1 · Lot 1 - Grounds Maintenance Services24bids · 24 electronic15——
2 · Lot 2 - Arboriculture Services24bids · 24 electronic15——

Notice history

6 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 25 Mar 2025
  1. Procurement method changed
    18 Sept 2026, 12:27 BST
  2. Buyer details updated
    18 Sept 2026, 12:27 BST
  3. Published value updated
    25 Mar 2025, 10:53 GMTwas £16,000,000
  4. Status changed to complete
    25 Mar 2025, 10:53 GMT
  5. Deadline withdrawn
    25 Mar 2025, 10:53 GMT
  6. Buyer details updated
    25 Mar 2025, 10:53 GMT

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

2 public bodies on the notice

Nottinghamshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust

Contracting authorityCentral GovernmentBody governed by public lawHealth Highbury Hospital, Highbury Road, Nottingham, East Midlands, NG6 9DR
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Consortium members and other public bodies

Dispute resolution & review bodies

  • High Court and Court of Appeal of England and WalesReview body London
  • The Royal Court of JusticeReview body LONDON

Framework contractors & participating bidders

21 commercial parties on the notice
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Official documents & specifications (2)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Tender pack and attachments

  • Economic and financial selection criteriatenderEconomic and financial selection criteria
  • Technical selection criteriatenderTechnical selection criteria