Official UK procurement notice
Grounds Maintenance Framework - PMEN
Authority: Fusion21 Members Consortium (Public body)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionFusion21 is currently preparing for the renewal of the Grounds Maintenance Framework.
The framework will cover the provision of grounds maintenance and associated services for participating contracting authorities the United Kingdom, in accordance with the objectives and requirement of the Procurement Act 2023 (PA23).
The scope includes but is not limited to:
- Routine and reactive grass cutting, lawncare, and turf management.
- Maintenance of hedges, shrubs, flowerbeds, and seasonal planting.
- Weed control, including the use of approved herbicides and environmentally sustainable alternatives.
- Tree Maintenance, pruning and arboriculture works.
- Litter picking, leaf clearance, and general grounds tidiness.
- Winter services, such as gritting and snow clearance (where applicable).
- Associated inspections, reporting and compliance with relevant health and safety and environmental standards.
The framework aims to provide compliant, flexible, and a value for money route for contracting authorities to procure grounds maintenance services. It will support both national and regional coverage, with opportunities for SME’s to participate. Successful suppliers will be required to demonstrate:
- Relevant experience and technical capability in grounds maintenance.
- Working to applicable ISO standards (e.g., ISO 9001, 14001) or equivalent quality systems.
- A commitment to sustainability, biodiversity, and social value outcomes in line with the public benefit requirements of Procurement Act 2023.
The framework will be established for a period of 4 years.
CPV: Fencing, railing and safety equipment installation work · Grounds maintenance services · Horticultural services · Ice-clearing services · Landscaping work · Landscaping work for parks · Landscaping work for sports grounds and recreational areas · Litter collection services · Pest-control services · Planting and maintenance services of green areas · Snow-clearing services · Sports fields maintenance services · +5 more
How this framework works
From the published notice- Framework period
- 4 yrs from 8 Jun 2026
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1Planned
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How this buyer will score bids.
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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).
- “Grounds Maintenance Framework - PMEN” is a framework: the contest is a place on its panel, not a single contract.
Pipeline intelligence · planning stage: how this market runs before the tender is published
How Fusion21 Members Consortium buys Planting and maintenance services of green areas (CPV 7731), and who usually turns up
Fusion21 Members Consortium’s own published record, next to the published market for the same work. This notice is a framework or DPS, so only frameworks and DPS are compared. Whole-market view: Planting and maintenance services of green areas (CPV 7731) →
How the contest usually goes
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Small firms have won here. Neither number says whether you qualify; it describes who has been winning.
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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 North West England.
A local branch does not count if the registered address is elsewhere.
No winner locations published for this authority. Local means a registered address in North West England.
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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 50 days of the bid deadline.
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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.
Missing bid counts may hide more single-bid awards. This share is a minimum.
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Past bids do not predict this tender.
1 bid3% / 0%
2–33% / 26%
4–615% / 58%
7+79% / 16%
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On a framework or DPS, prices are agreed when work is called off.
Past prices are a guide, not a bid price.
Not comparable on a framework or DPS. The notice sets up a supplier panel and a ceiling value; what the work actually costs is agreed later, on each call-off or mini-competition, and those publish as contract notices of their own. The award-vs-estimate record of this market therefore sits on the call-offs; this page shows it on the contracts, not on the panel that frames them.
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No supplier is confirmed as a bidder.
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Lot #1CPV 7731Published estimate£85m
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Each lot shows its own forecast based on its own category; forecasts for different lots of the same notice are not comparative. The bar shows 31 past lots.
A forecast, not a list of bidders.
1 bid0%
2–326%
4–658%
7+16%
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Where the award price may land.
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No comparable awards for this lot yet.
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Who has supplied this buyer on similar work? i
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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.
| Supplier | This buyer’s earlier contract | Lot | Award value | Why listed |
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| Peter Crosby Landscape LtdEarlier contract | Fusion21 Grounds Maintenance Frameworknotice published Jun 2022 | Fusion21 Grounds Maintenance Framework | — | Matched as the earlier contract |
| Tivoli Group LtdEarlier contract | Fusion21 Grounds Maintenance Frameworknotice published Jun 2022 | Fusion21 Grounds Maintenance Framework | — | Matched as the earlier contract |
| John O'Conner Grounds Maintenance LtdEarlier contract | Fusion21 Grounds Maintenance Frameworknotice published Jun 2022 | Fusion21 Grounds Maintenance Framework | — | Matched as the earlier contract |
| Chequers Contract Services LimitedEarlier contract | Fusion21 Grounds Maintenance Frameworknotice published Jun 2022 | Fusion21 Grounds Maintenance Framework | — | Matched as the earlier contract |
| JUST ASK ESTATE SERVICES LIMITEDEarlier contract | Fusion21 Grounds Maintenance Frameworknotice published Jun 2022 | Fusion21 Grounds Maintenance Framework | — | Matched as the earlier contract |
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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.
Candidate suppliers for this notice have not been worked out yet, so this is not a verdict that nobody fits.
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 earlier-work matches 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.
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Who has done similar work for this buyer.
Past contracts are matched by buyer, title and type of work.
70% title match.
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.
70% title match.
A past supplier may not bid again.
The prior contract this notice most likely re-tenders · matched by title and category (70% title match), the holder is not guaranteed to re-bid
Fusion21 Grounds Maintenance Framework, winner not published; no contract end date published.
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Legal basis
- UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Planned procurement
- Procurement threshold
- Above threshold (FTS publication)
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Framework agreement
- Who may use this agreement
- Not stated in the notice; call-off rights may be limited to the establishing authority
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 21 Nov 2025, 15:51 GMT
- Last source update
- 21 Nov 2025, 15:51 GMT
- Authority reference
Fusion21-0605- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-076149- Latest notice
- Preliminary market engagement notice (UK2)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-05e692Find a Tender
How it was run
Official notice- Appointment period ends
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Timeline
21 Nov 2025 → 8 Jun 2026 · 4 dates- Planning notice published334 days ago21 Nov 2025, 15:51 GMT
- Market engagement303 days ago22 Dec 2025, 23:59 GMT
Fusion21 is undertaking a pre-market engagement exercise ahead of the planned procurement of a Grounds Maintenance Framework. The framework will support in procuring high-quality, sustainable grounds maintenance service and deliver value for money, social value and environmental benefits. The purpose of this engagement is to:
- Seek feedback on proposed framework structure, service categories and regional divisions.
- Ensure that the framework promotes fair access for SMEs VCSES’s and local suppliers, in line with PA23 objectives.
- Early supplier involvement to develop the proposed pricing model.
The engagement process will consist of:
- A feedback form with the opportunity for suppliers to request a 1-1 discussion to be issued once you register your interest by completing the form below.
- Individual 1-1 supplier discussions with interested parties (e,g. Grounds Maintenance suppliers) to help inform and shape the new framework
- Virtual Webinar information session hosted by Fusion21 on 10 December, 10am to outline initial plans. Suppliers with questions will be signposted to the feedback form.
Participation in this market engagement exercise is open to all suppliers with an interest or capability in delivering grounds maintenance and associated services across national and regional areas within the United Kingdom. Fusion21 welcomes the participation from:
- Established suppliers currently providing grounds maintenance.
- SME’s seeking to engage in public sector opportunities.
Interested suppliers are invited to register their interest by completing the form below.
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We plan to carry out supplier engagement throughout November and early December, followed by a supplier webinar in December 2025. The preliminary market engagement will close on the 22 December 2025 and we aim to publish the final Invitation to Tender in early January 2026, with the new framework scheduled to go live in June 2026.
- Tender notice expected288 days ago6 Jan 2026, 23:59 GMT
- Contract starts136 days ago8 Jun 2026, 00:00 BST
Notice history
1 event · 1 release on Find a Tender- Preliminary market engagement notice published21 Nov 2025, 15:51 GMTUK2
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Pipeline notice- 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 (1)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Preliminary market engagement notice Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender