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# Grounds Maintenance and Associated Services

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/grounds-maintenance-and-associated-services-ocds-h6vhtk-04b4dd). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** City of Lincoln: "Grounds Maintenance and Associated Services". Published status: active. Published Value: £60,000,000. 1 published lot. Recorded submission deadline: 9 Dec 2024, 12:00 GMT. Published submission portal: www.procontract.due-north.com.

## Key Information
- **Status:** ACTIVE (the published submission deadline has passed)
- **Buyer:** [City of Lincoln](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/city-of-lincoln-GB-PPON-PJCJ-5555-NXDX)
- **Published Value:** £60,000,000 (GBP)
- **Submission Deadline:** 9 December 2024 at 12:00 GMT
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Restricted procedure
- **Main Category:** services
- **Classifications (CPV):** Horticultural services
- **Delivery Location:** UKF3
- **Legal Basis:** CELEX 32014L0025
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-04b4dd`

## 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/grounds-maintenance-and-associated-services-ocds-h6vhtk-04b4dd#tl-md)

## Submission
- **Submission Platform:** [procontract.due-north.com](/out?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.procontract.due-north.com)
- **How to bid:** https://tenderline.uk/tenders/grounds-maintenance-and-associated-services-ocds-h6vhtk-04b4dd#participate

## Description
The Contract will commence with effect from 1st July 2025 and will be for a period of 9 years and 9 months, ending on 31st March 2035.
The above period will cover both the Mobilisation Period and Service Period.  The Mobilisation Period will cover the period 1st July 2025 to 31st August 2026 (1 year 2 months), during which no costs will be reimbursed.  This will be followed by the Service Period (delivery of services) which will cover the period 1st September 2026 to 31st March 2035 (8 years 7 months).
Commencement of renumeration will be effective from this date.  It should be noted that the above contract period will be for the combined duration of the above (Mobilisation and Service Period) and there will be no break until this period ends.  For clarity this period will commence on 1st July 2025 and will continue until 31st March 2025.
In addition to this, there will be the option to extend the Service Period for one
further period of 8 years.

## Lots (1)
### Lot 1: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** active

- **Delivery regions:** UKF

- **Estimated Value:** £60,000,000
- **Description:** he City of Lincoln Council is seeking to procure a contractor to deliver Grounds Maintenance and Associated Services within its boundary.
The Contract will commence (Starting Date) with effect from 1st September 2024 and will be for a period of 10 ye...

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F036198-2024)
- **Last Source Update:** 2024-11-08T09:55:08.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-24T13:36:46.869Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-04b4dd