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title: "Grounds Maintenance Contract 2024"
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# Grounds Maintenance Contract 2024

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/grounds-maintenance-contract-2024-ocds-h6vhtk-0399cb). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** Northern Ireland Housing Executive: "Grounds Maintenance Contract 2024". Published status: planned. Planned Pipeline Value: Value not published. 6 published lots. Submission deadline not published. See the official notice for participation instructions.

## Key Information
- **Status:** PLANNED (no submission deadline published)
- **Buyer:** [Northern Ireland Housing Executive](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/northern-ireland-housing-executive-gov-pb1212)
- **Planned Pipeline Value:** Value not published (currency not published)
- **Submission Deadline:** Not published
- **Lots:** 6
- **Procurement Method:** Not published
- **Main Category:** services
- **Classifications (CPV):** Grounds maintenance services
- **Delivery Location:** UK, UKN
- **Legal Basis:** CELEX 32014L0024
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-0399cb`

## 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-contract-2024-ocds-h6vhtk-0399cb#tl-md)

## Description
Northern Ireland Housing Executive is responsible for the maintenance of 1453ha of ‘soft’ open space comprising circa 1197ha of grass, 134ha of planted area, 108km of hedges, 130,000 trees and 122ha of ‘hard’ areas (incl. tarmac, concrete, pavior and cobbles). 
The NIHE Grounds Maintenance function is a Regional based Client service providing a comprehensive Grounds Maintenance service to the Area Offices in each of the 3 Regions (North, South, and Belfast). 
The Housing Executive intends to advertise lot contracts in April 2023 with a view to the award of Contracts by winter of 2023 with a Contract start date of 1st February 2024 in order to continue to deliver it’s (business as usual) Grounds Maintenance service. 
The areas covered and approx. annual value of each Lot is as follows:
Lot 1 - Belfast (North, West (Shankill) & Dairyfarm) - £2.2M
Lot 2 - Belfast (South & East / Lisburn & Castlereagh) - £2M
Lot 3 - North (East Area) - £1.2M
Lot 4 - South (North Down & Ards / South Down) - £1.2M
Lot 5 South (South Area) - £1.1M
Lot 6 South (South West Area & Mid Ulster) - £1.1M
The actual value for each Lot shall be subject to the reactive nature of the service.  
It is proposed that the contract period will be 2 years with an option to extend for a further period(s) of up to 4 years however this is subject to change at the Contracting Authorities discretion.
The Tender will be advertised using the Open Procedure. Each lot will be awarded to the most economically advantageous tender with an assessment on social value (minimum 10%) additional quality criteria and price. The successful Economic Operators will be required to provide those social value requirements identified as mandatory from 1st September 2021, as per Procurement Policy Note 01/21 - Scoring Social Value.
In order to inform the market of the upcoming opportunities, NIHE will host a Meet the Buyer event on Wednesday 22nd February 2023 at 14.00. The event will be conducted online via the WebEx portal.
If you wish to attend this event please confirm your attendance by email to joseph1.mccluskey@nihe.gov.uk no later than 5pm on Friday 3rd February 2023.
Any economic operator who wishes to attend the event must complete the request for information which will be issued with the event invitation.  The information gathered will be used to assess the best approach for the tendering and awarding of the new contracts and assure best value for money across the regions. 
All information contained within this PIN such as, the above tender strategy, indicative date of publication of the contract notice, and scope of works is subject to change at the contracting authority’s absolute discretion following feedback obtained from the meet the buyer event and request for information exercise.

## Lots (6)
### Lot 1: Lot 1 - Belfast (North, West (Shankill) & Dairyfarm)
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** planned
- **CPV codes:** 77314000
- **Delivery regions:** UKN

- **Description:** This requirement is for a Grounds Maintenance service within Belfast North, West (Shankill) & Dairyfarm areas. The scope of the services required may include but may not be limited to:
-	Grounds Maintenance Cyclical works (Grass cutting, shrub & hard...

### Lot 2: Lot 2 - Belfast (South & East / Lisburn & Castlereagh)
- **Lot id:** `2`
- **Status:** planned
- **CPV codes:** 77314000
- **Delivery regions:** UKN

- **Description:** This requirement is for a Grounds Maintenance service within the Belfast South & East / Lisburn & Castlereagh areas. The scope of the services required may include but may not be limited to:
-	Grounds Maintenance Cyclical works (Grass cutting, shrub ...

### Lot 3: Lot 3 - North (East Area)
- **Lot id:** `3`
- **Status:** planned
- **CPV codes:** 77314000
- **Delivery regions:** UKN

- **Description:** This requirement is for a Grounds Maintenance service within the East Area. The scope of the services required may include but may not be limited to:
-	Grounds Maintenance Cyclical works (Grass cutting, shrub & hard surface maintenance)
-	Landscaping...

### Lot 4: Lot 4 - South (North Down & Ards / South Down)
- **Lot id:** `4`
- **Status:** planned
- **CPV codes:** 77314000
- **Delivery regions:** UK

- **Description:** This requirement is for a Grounds Maintenance service within the North Down & Ards and South Down areas. The scope of the services required may include but may not be limited to:
-	Grounds Maintenance Cyclical works (Grass cutting, shrub & hard surfa...

### Lot 5: Lot 5 South (South Area)
- **Lot id:** `5`
- **Status:** planned
- **CPV codes:** 77314000
- **Delivery regions:** UKN

- **Description:** This requirement is for a Grounds Maintenance service within the South area. The scope of the services required may include but may not be limited to:
-	Grounds Maintenance Cyclical works (Grass cutting, shrub & hard surface maintenance)
-	Landscapin...

### Lot 6: Lot 6 South (South West Area & Mid Ulster)
- **Lot id:** `6`
- **Status:** planned
- **CPV codes:** 77314000
- **Delivery regions:** UKN

- **Description:** This requirement is for a Grounds Maintenance service within the South West Area & Mid Ulster areas. The scope of the services required may include but may not be limited to:
-	Grounds Maintenance Cyclical works (Grass cutting, shrub & hard surface m...

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F002029-2023)
- **Last Source Update:** 2023-01-23T15:04:27.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-31T02:44:04.629Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-0399cb