Official UK procurement notice
Grounds maintenance contract · UK public procurement notice
Authority: Castle Donington Parish Council (Local council)
Sectors: Agricultural, forestry, horticultural, aquacultural and apicultural services (77) Delivery: North East (UKC)North West (UKD)Yorkshire & Humber (UKE)
Published estimate£300,000≈ £75k / year
Submissions closed 10 Oct 2025awarded 1 Dec 2025
Awarded to ULYETT LANDSCAPES LIMITED
Contract term 4 yrsends 28 Feb 2030 · extension options published · starts 1 Mar 2026
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionGrounds maintenance contract for a period of 4 years
CPV: Grounds maintenance services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1AwardedRenewalPublished value£300,000
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 sub-criteria (1)
- standard or work: 80
Published award criteria (1)
- standard or work: 80%
What this means for your bid
- Price carries 80 of 80 points: a 10% discount moves about 8 points. This one is won on the number: sharpen the price before polishing the prose.
Price arithmetic assumes straight proportional scoring; the tender pack may use another formula.
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Open 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
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Yes (GPA)
- Recurring procurement
- Yes
- First published
- 4 Sept 2025, 11:57 BST
- Last source update
- 1 Dec 2025, 12:44 GMT
- Award evaluation window
- 10 Oct 2025 – …
- Authority reference
77314000- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-078470- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-0593f9Find a Tender
How it was run
Official noticeRun through: portal not identified
- Submission deadline
- 10 Oct 2025, 12:00 BST
- Submission channel
- {"electronicSubmission","written"}
- Accepted languages
- en
- Bids opened
- 10 Oct 2025, 14:00 BST
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release
Timeline
10 Oct 2025 → 1 Mar 2026 · 4 dates- Submission deadline381 days ago10 Oct 2025, 12:00 BST
- Bids opened381 days ago10 Oct 2025, 14:00 BST
- Notice published329 days ago1 Dec 2025, 12:44 GMT
- Contract starts240 days ago1 Mar 2026
Notice history
1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender- Status changed to complete1 Dec 2025, 12:44 GMT
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecastAwards 1
Bids received 14
Contracts signed 1latest 1 Dec 2025
| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| ULYETT LANDSCAPES LIMITEDSME | — | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Contract 078470-2025-1 · ULYETT LANDSCAPES LIMITEDSME
- Signed
- 1 Dec 2025
- Value
- —
- Period
- … – 28 Feb 2030
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 14bids | — | — | £64,500 – £110,584 |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- Ulyett Landscapes LtdAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice.