Official UK procurement notice
Grounds Maintenance Community · UK public procurement notice
Authority: The County Hospital (Central government)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionWye Valley NHS Trust invites suitably qualified and experienced contractors to submit a tender for the provision of comprehensive grounds maintenance and gardening services across its healthcare estate.
The successful contractor will be responsible for maintaining safe, attractive, and environmentally sustainable external areas that support patient wellbeing, staff welfare, and visitor experience while ensuring compliance with all relevant legislation.
CPV: Grounds maintenance services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1RenewalPublished value£100,000
- Condition of participation
To pass all requirements on ITT
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).
Published sub-criteria (3)
- Quality: 40%
- Price: 45%
- Social Value / Environmental: 15%
Published award criteria (3)
- Quality
- Social Value / Environmental
- Price
- Condition of participation
To pass all requirements on ITT
- Price carries 45 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 4.5 points. Quality carries 40 of 100: the paper moves it further than the discount.
- Turnover usually expected at this size: about £66,606 (twice the annual value).
Price arithmetic assumes straight proportional scoring; the tender pack may use another formula. Turnover is an indicative market norm (≈2× annual value), not a published condition.
Competition analysis · published record, not a forecast of who will bid
Planting and maintenance services of green areas (CPV 7731) in West Midlands, and who usually turns up
The County Hospital has too little published record in this market to describe on its own. Published market evidence for the same work stands beside whatever it has. Frameworks and DPS are kept out: they attract a different number of bids. Whole-market view: Planting and maintenance services of green areas (CPV 7731) →
How the contest usually goes
Winner shares use published awards; bid and price charts use contested lots.
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How often small and medium firms win.
Share of awards where the winner’s size is known.
The counts under this question show how many awards have a known supplier size.
Across this market, small firms won 81% of awards with a known supplier size.
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How often local firms win similar work.
Winners with a registered address in the delivery region, out of awards with a known address.
Here, local means registered in West Midlands (authority’s region).
A local branch does not count if the registered address is elsewhere.
Across this market, 28% of winners were registered in the delivery region.
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How long buyers here take to decide after bids close.
Middle value in days from the deadline to the first award notice, on competitions that published both dates.
Only decided tenders count, so slow ones still waiting are not in.
Half of these awards were announced within 35 days of the bid deadline.
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How often work is awarded with no recorded rival.
Direct awards and tenders where every published lot count shows one bid.
The market share is a minimum: some awards have no bid count.
Thin markets produce this too; it is not proof of a tailored specification.
Across this market, at least 34% of awarded procurements had no recorded rival.
How many bids did past lots attract?
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How many bids past lots received.
Each colour is a bid-count range. Only competed lots with a published count are included.
Past bids do not predict this tender.
1 bid36%
2–310%
4–618%
7+36%
How did awards compare with estimates?
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Where winning prices landed against estimates.
Each colour shows awards below, close to or above the published estimate, one lot at a time.
Past prices are a guide, not a bid price.
Below estimate70%
Within ±2%13%
Above estimate17%
Assess each lot i
What past awards tell you about each lot.
See the forecast, this buyer’s earlier suppliers and firms with relevant wins.
No supplier is confirmed as a bidder.
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What past awards tell you about each lot.
See the forecast, this buyer’s earlier suppliers and firms with relevant wins.
No supplier is confirmed as a bidder.
Open a lot for its forecast, this buyer’s previous supplier and possible competitors, from published award history, not a bid list
Lot #1CPV 7731Published estimate£100k
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How many bids this lot may attract.
The forecast uses similar past competitions. The bar shows either that forecast or past bid counts; the line below says which.
Each lot shows its own forecast based on its own category; forecasts for different lots of the same notice are not comparative.
A forecast, not a list of bidders.
1 bid7%
2–330%
4–644%
7+20%
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Where the award price may land.
The forecast uses similar awards and the buyer’s estimate. The band covers the middle half of likely prices.
Based on 9 comparable awards. Each lot reflects its own category; forecasts for different lots of the same notice are not comparative.
A statistical guide from past awards, not a price to bid.
Middle 50%£86k–£100k
Estimate£100k
Who has supplied this buyer on similar work? i
Who has done similar work for this buyer.
Past contracts are matched by buyer, title and type of work.
A past supplier may not bid again.
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Who has done similar work for this buyer.
Past contracts are matched by buyer, title and type of work.
A past supplier may not bid again.
No earlier contract of this buyer matches this lot on the published record.
Who could compete for this lot? i
Who could compete for this lot?
Firms with relevant past wins. On a framework, we show firms on that agreement.
None is confirmed as a bidder.
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Who could compete for this lot?
Firms with relevant past wins. On a framework, we show firms on that agreement.
None is confirmed as a bidder.
| Supplier | Won in this category | Live contracts | Award vs estimate |
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idverde LtdLarge | £65m38 awards in 36m · last 3 months ago | 20 live · £51m iPublic contracts this supplier still holds. Its awards whose published end date is still in the future, with their values. Many contracts publish no end date, so this is a floor, not the whole book. Unexpired says nothing about spare capacity. | at estimate n=14 |
| £11m36 awards in 36m · last 3 months ago | 11 live · £3.6m iPublic contracts this supplier still holds. Its awards whose published end date is still in the future, with their values. Many contracts publish no end date, so this is a floor, not the whole book. Unexpired says nothing about spare capacity. | at estimate n=12 | |
| £45m19 awards in 36m · last 8 months ago | 3 live · £1.4m iPublic contracts this supplier still holds. Its awards whose published end date is still in the future, with their values. Many contracts publish no end date, so this is a floor, not the whole book. Unexpired says nothing about spare capacity. | at estimate n=6 | |
| £356k3 awards in 36m · last 2 months ago | 2 live · £342k iPublic contracts this supplier still holds. Its awards whose published end date is still in the future, with their values. Many contracts publish no end date, so this is a floor, not the whole book. Unexpired says nothing about spare capacity. | 7% below n=2 | |
| £208k3 awards in 36m · last 3 months ago | 1 live · £108k iPublic contracts this supplier still holds. Its awards whose published end date is still in the future, with their values. Many contracts publish no end date, so this is a floor, not the whole book. Unexpired says nothing about spare capacity. | no comparable pairs |
About this data
- Source. Official UK public procurement notices (Find a Tender), reused under the Open Government Licence v3.0. New notices arrive through the day; the figures are rebuilt nightly.
- Two views, kept apart. The authority’s own track record and the wider market for the same kind of work sit side by side and are never mixed. Where the local picture is too thin, a figure widens to a broader market and says which one it used.
- Forecasts are labelled. The price forecast and its range, possible competitors and the match score are our estimates from past awards: not published facts, not win chances and not price advice. Official notices do not say who is bidding.
- Every figure shows what it rests on. Not every notice publishes a bid count, a value or a delivery region, so each figure carries the number of records behind it, and one built on few records is marked as such. The on a figure explains it; the counting rules are in the methodology. Spotted something wrong? Tell us.
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
- Open for tender
- Procurement threshold
- Below threshold
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 27 Jul 2026, 12:46 BST
- Last source update
- 21 Sept 2026, 11:03 BST
- Authority reference
C458768- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-070758- Latest notice
- Tender notice (UK4)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Not published
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-06d43bFind a Tender
How to participate & submission route
Official notice Submit via Atamis (Health Family)- Requests to participate (first stage)
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- Tender submission deadline
- 23 Oct 2026, 17:00 BST
- Clarification deadline
- 9 Oct 2026, 17:00 BST
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
atamis-1928.my.site.com/s/Welcome ↗
Atamis reference - C458768
Timeline
27 Jul 2026 → 1 Apr 2027 · 5 dates- Tender notice published85 days ago27 Jul 2026, 12:46 BST
- Latest notice published29 days ago21 Sept 2026, 11:03 BST
- Clarification questions by10 days ago9 Oct 2026, 17:00 BST
- Today20 Oct 2026
- Submission deadlinein 4 days23 Oct 2026, 17:00 BST
- Contract startsin 163 days1 Apr 2027, 00:00 BST
Notice history
9 events · 5 releases on Find a Tender · since 27 Jul 2026- Tender notice published27 Jul 2026, 12:46 BSTUK4
- Tender notice published3 Aug 2026, 09:00 BSTUK4
- Deadline moved to 4 Sept 2026, 17:00 BST3 Aug 2026, 09:00 BST+8 days · was 27 Aug 2026, 17:00 BST
- Tender notice published24 Aug 2026, 12:32 BSTUK4
- Deadline moved to 18 Sept 2026, 17:00 BST24 Aug 2026, 12:32 BST+14 days · was 4 Sept 2026, 17:00 BST
- Tender notice published1 Sept 2026, 10:12 BSTUK4
- Deadline moved to 25 Sept 2026, 17:00 BST1 Sept 2026, 10:12 BST+7 days · was 18 Sept 2026, 17:00 BST
- Tender notice published21 Sept 2026, 11:03 BSTUK4
- Deadline moved to 23 Oct 2026, 17:00 BST21 Sept 2026, 11:03 BST+28 days · was 25 Sept 2026, 17:00 BST
Published amendments (4)
Submission deadlines changed
Deadlines changed
tender dates change
Tender close date extended
Routine re-releases (5)
- 2026-08: 1 release · 3 Aug 2026
- 2026-07: 1 release · 27 Jul 2026
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Nothing awarded yet- Awards (0)
- No award published
- Contracts (0)
- No contract published
- Bid statistics
- No aggregate bid statistics published
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Official documents & specifications (5)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender