Official UK procurement notice
Grounds Maintenance 2027 - 2032
Authority: Leeds City Council (Local council)
Sectors: Agricultural, forestry, horticultural, aquacultural and apicultural services (77) Delivery: Yorkshire & Humber (UKE42)
Published estimate£17,500,000≈ £2.9m / year · £21,000,000 inc. VAT
Submissions closed 4 Mar 2026awarded 24 Mar 2026
Awarded to Continental Landscapes Limited
Contract term 6 yrsends 31 Dec 2032 · up to 31 Dec 2037 with extensions · starts 1 Jan 2027
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionGrounds Maintenance 2027 - 2032, across Leeds.
- The authority expects to re-tender this requirement around 1 Feb 2035, 23:59 GMT.
CPV: Grounds maintenance services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1AwardedRenewalPublished value£17,500,000
Pre-qualification & selection criteria (PQQ)2
- Economic & financial standing
Please see Conditions of Participation
- Technical & professional ability
Please see Conditions of Participation
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 award criteria (1)
- Quality: Contractors are required to achieve a minimum of 60% (600 points out of 1000 available) in the quality assesment to have their pricing scored on the basis of lowest price is the winning bidder after passing the quality threshold.
Conditions of participation2
- Economic & financial standing
Please see Conditions of Participation
- Technical & professional ability
Please see Conditions of Participation
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Open procedure
- Legal basis
- UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Awarded
- Procurement threshold
- Above threshold (FTS publication)
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- Yes · next expected 1 Feb 2035
- First published
- 26 Jan 2026, 08:09 GMT
- Last source update
- 16 Jun 2026, 14:31 BST
- Award evaluation window
- Submission end – 1 Jun 2026
- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-006422- Latest notice
- Contract details notice (UK7)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-060debFind a Tender
How it was run
Official noticeRun through: Jaggaer · Who buys & how to bid on JAGGAER
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- Submission deadline
- 4 Mar 2026, 23:59 GMT
- Clarification deadline
- 25 Feb 2026, 23:59 GMT
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
- Accepted languages
- en
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release
Timeline
26 Jan 2026 → 1 Jan 2027 · 8 dates- Tender notice published268 days ago26 Jan 2026, 08:09 GMT
- Clarification questions by237 days ago25 Feb 2026, 23:59 GMT
- Submission deadline230 days ago4 Mar 2026, 23:59 GMT
- Assessment summaries sent211 days ago24 Mar 2026
- Standstill ends201 days ago2 Apr 2026, 23:59 BST
- Award decision expected by141 days ago1 Jun 2026, 23:59 BST
- Latest notice published126 days ago16 Jun 2026, 14:31 BST
- Today21 Oct 2026
- Contract startsin 72 days1 Jan 2027
Notice history
5 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 26 Jan 2026- Tender notice published26 Jan 2026, 08:09 GMTUK4
- Contract award notice published24 Mar 2026, 09:40 GMTUK6
- Status changed to complete24 Mar 2026, 09:40 GMT
- Contract signature expected27 Apr 2026, 23:59 BSTscheduled
- Contract details notice published16 Jun 2026, 14:31 BSTUK7
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecastAwards 1
Awarded value £17,500,0001 award exc. VAT
Bids received 2
Named bidders 2published on the award notice
Contracts signed 1latest 27 Apr 2026
| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Continental Landscapes Limited1 Jan 2027 – 31 Dec 2030 · up to 31 Dec 2035Extensions: 5 x 12 months. | £17,500,000 | 24 Mar 2026 | Awarded |
Contracts
Grounds Maintenance 2027 - 2032 · Continental Landscapes Limited
- Signed
- 27 Apr 2026
- Value
- £17,500,000
- Period
- 1 Jan 2027 – 31 Dec 2030 · up to 31 Dec 2035 with extensions
- Status
- active
- Extensions
- 5 x 12 months.
No agreed KPIs: none set at time of the tender being published.
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2final-stage tenders · 3 at stage one | 0 | 0 | — |
Who bid
- did not winGlendale Countryside Limited · North West England
- wonKrinkels UK Limited · South East England
Bidders as named on the Procurement Act 2023 award notice. “Won” means the bidder holds an award on this notice.
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
2 commercial parties on the notice · 1 awarded- Glendale Countryside LimitedBidder / tenderer
- Krinkels UK LimitedAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (3)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Contract details notice Contract details notice on Find a Tender
- Contract award notice Contract award notice on Find a Tender
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender