Find a TenderAwardedContract details notice

Published 12 Nov 2025, 12:05 GMT

Official UK procurement notice

Grounds Maintenance (Gardening) Including Landscaping and Trees

Authority: Notting Hill Genesis (Public body)

2 lotsServicesOpen procedureAbove thresholdSME suitable

Sectors: Agricultural, farming, fishing, forestry and related products (03)Architecture & Engineering (71)Agricultural, forestry, horticultural, aquacultural and apicultural services (77)

+1 more

Cleaning & Environmental Services (90)

Delivery: East of England (UKH3)

Published estimate£3,295,691total for 2 lots · £3,954,829 inc. VAT

Submissions closed 11 Dec 2025awarded 25 Feb 2026

Awarded to Groundscapes Ltd, JCS GARDEN CLEANING LIMITED2 awards

Contract term 2 yrs 10 moends 2 Feb 2029 · up to 2 Feb 2033 with extensions · starts 1 Apr 2026

What is being bought2 lots · detail below

Published requirement description

NHG is seeking to appoint service providers for grounds maintenance across Essex. The procurement will be divided into two (2) grounds maintenance contracts covering North and South Essex. The scope of services includes, but is not limited to: gardening, grounds & landscaping services.

The contracts will be awarded separately to encourage market competition, promote SME participation and reduce supply chain risks where applicable. There are no limitations on the number of lots/contracts a bidder may be awarded. Bidders are permitted to bid for multiple lots, and if f they achieve the highest score in each respective lots, they may be awarded all corresponding contracts.

CPV: Grassing services · Grounds maintenance services · Landscape gardening services · Litter collection services · Shrubs · Snow-clearing services · Tree pruning and hedge trimming · Tree-cutting services · Tree-maintenance services · Weed-clearance services

Lots and requirements (2)Procurement structure

2 lots · all with a published value (£3,295,691 together) · same conditions of participation on every lot · same evaluation weights on every lot

Lot #1Essex (North) Grounds (Gardening) MaintenanceAwardedRenewal 2 yrs 10 moSMEPublished value£1,273,755

The source published no individual description for this lot.

Contract period: 1 Apr 2026 – 2 Feb 2029 (2 yrs 10 mo) · up to 2 Feb 2033 with extensionsValue: £1,273,755 exc. VAT · £1,528,506 inc. VAT

Eligibility: SME eligible

Extensions: Option to extend [1 + 1 + 1 + 1] up to 4 years.

03451300 Shrubs 71421000 Landscape gardening services 77211400 Tree-cutting services 77211500 Tree-maintenance services 77312000 Weed-clearance services 77314000 Grounds maintenance services

Pre-qualification & selection criteria (PQQ)2

Economic & financial standing
Please see ITT documents
Technical & professional ability
Please see ITT documents

Lot #2Essex (South) Grounds (Gardening) MaintenanceAwardedRenewal 2 yrs 10 moSMEPublished value£2,021,936

The source published no individual description for this lot.

Contract period: 1 Apr 2026 – 2 Feb 2029 (2 yrs 10 mo) · up to 2 Feb 2033 with extensionsValue: £2,021,936 exc. VAT · £2,426,323 inc. VAT

Eligibility: SME eligible

Extensions: Option to extend [1 + 1 + 1 + 1] up to 4 years.

03451300 Shrubs 71421000 Landscape gardening services 77211400 Tree-cutting services 77211500 Tree-maintenance services 77312000 Weed-clearance services 77314100 Grassing services

Pre-qualification & selection criteria (PQQ)2

Economic & financial standing
Please see ITT documents
Technical & professional ability
Please see ITT documents

What it takes to win
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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).

Evaluation split and conditions of participation as published; the tender pack may add more

How bids were scored · same split on all 2 lots

Quality: 60%Price: 40%

Published award criteria (2)

Price
Quality

Lot distribution rule: The 2 contracts (Essex North and Essex South Grounds Maintenance (Gardening) will be awarded separately to encourage market competition, promote SME participation, and reduce supply chain risks where applicable. There are no limitations on the number of lots / contracts a bidder may be awarded. bidders are permitted to bid for multiple lots, and if they achieve the highest score in each respective lot, they may be awarded all corresponding contracts. LOT 1: To respond to this opportunity, please click here: https://www.delta-esourcing.com/respond/3HZ7624368 LOT 2: To respond to this opportunity, please click here: https://www.delta-esourcing.com/respond/279662J4F4 If you experience any technical difficulties from accessing the above url, then please contact the Delta eSourcing Helpdesk on call 0800 923 9236 or email [email protected].

Conditions of participation · identical on every lot2

Economic & financial standing
Please see ITT documents
Technical & professional ability
Please see ITT documents

What this means for your bid

Price carries 40 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 4 points. The method statement decides this lot, not the discount.

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: UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
Procurement category: Services
Notice status: Awarded
Procurement threshold: Above threshold (FTS publication)
Regulatory regime: Standard
Commercial structure: Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type: Competitive procedure
GPA / WTO covered: Yes (GPA)
Recurring procurement: Unspecified in notice
First published: 12 Nov 2025, 12:05 GMT
Last source update: 21 May 2026, 16:49 BST
Award evaluation window: Submission end – 1 Feb 2026
Authority reference: XPROC2114b
FTS notice number: 2025/S 000-073137
Latest notice: Contract details notice (UK7)
Classification (CPV): Grassing servicesGrounds maintenance servicesLandscape gardening servicesLitter collection servicesShrubsSnow-clearing servicesTree pruning and hedge trimmingTree-cutting servicesTree-maintenance servicesWeed-clearance services
Delivery area: East of England (UKH3)
Official registry OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-05df7a Find a Tender

How it was run

Official notice

Run through: Delta eSourcing · Who buys & how to bid on Delta

Public notice page · account needed to bidElectronic submission allowedLanguage: EN

Access & registration note: Free Select account; no DUNS asked at signup

Submission deadline: 11 Dec 2025, 12:00 GMT
Clarification deadline: 3 Dec 2025
Submission channel: Official e-sourcing portal
Electronic submission: Allowed
Accepted languages: en

Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

www.delta-esourcing.com/tenders/UK-London:-S… ↗

Timeline

12 Nov 2025 → 21 May 2026 · 8 dates

Tender notice published343 days ago
12 Nov 2025, 12:05 GMT
Clarification questions by323 days ago
3 Dec 2025
Submission deadline314 days ago
11 Dec 2025, 12:00 GMT
Award decision expected by262 days ago
1 Feb 2026, 23:59 GMT
Assessment summaries sent239 days ago
25 Feb 2026
Standstill ends229 days ago
6 Mar 2026, 23:59 GMT
Contract starts204 days ago
1 Apr 2026, 00:00 BST
Latest notice published153 days ago
21 May 2026, 16:49 BST

Notice history

5 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 12 Nov 2025

Tender notice published
12 Nov 2025, 12:05 GMT
UK4
Contract award notice published
25 Feb 2026, 17:48 GMT
UK6
Status changed to complete
25 Feb 2026, 17:48 GMT
Contract signature expected
22 Mar 2026, 23:59 GMT
scheduled
Contract details notice published
21 May 2026, 16:49 BST
UK7

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast

Awards 2

Awarded value £3,295,6912 awards exc. VAT

Bids received 1310 from SMEs

Contracts signed 2latest 15 Apr 2026

Awarded to	Value	Date	Status
Lot 1 · Essex (North) Grounds (Gardening) Maintenance1 award
Groundscapes Ltd4 May 2026 – 2 Feb 2029 · up to 2 Feb 2033Extensions: Option to extend [1 + 1 + 1 + 1] up to 4 years.	£1,250,715	25 Feb 2026	Awarded
Lot 2 · Essex (South) Grounds (Gardening) Maintenance1 award
JCS GARDEN CLEANING LIMITED4 May 2026 – 2 Feb 2029 · up to 2 Feb 2033Extensions: Option to extend [1 + 1 + 1 + 1] up to 4 years.	£2,044,976	25 Feb 2026	Awarded

Contracts

Contract 2 · JCS GARDEN CLEANING LIMITED
Signed
15 Apr 2026
Value
£2,044,976
Period
4 May 2026 – 2 Feb 2029 · up to 2 Feb 2033 with extensions
Status
active
Extensions
Option to extend [1 + 1 + 1 + 1] up to 4 years.
Contract 1 · Groundscapes Ltd
Signed
10 Apr 2026
Value
£1,250,715
Period
4 May 2026 – 2 Feb 2029 · up to 2 Feb 2033 with extensions
Status
active
Extensions
Option to extend [1 + 1 + 1 + 1] up to 4 years.

Bid statistics published by the authority

Lot	Bids	SME	VCSE	Valid bid range
1 · Essex (North) Grounds (Gardening) Maintenance	6final-stage tenders · 7 at stage one	5	0	—
2 · Essex (South) Grounds (Gardening) Maintenance	7final-stage tenders	5	0	—

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Notting Hill Genesis

Contracting authorityPublic authority - sub-central government GB-PPON: PLMP-3644-HBBN Bruce Kenrick House, 2 Killick Street, London, London, N1 9FLContact name, email

Bidders & participating suppliers

2 commercial parties on the notice

Groundscapes LimitedAwarded supplierGB-COH: 03327429 Coles Lane, Ockley, Dorking, South East, RH5 5HWContact email
JCS GARDEN CLEANING LIMITEDAwarded supplierGB-COH: 10699328 1579 London Road, Leigh On Sea, East of England, SS9 2SGContact email

Official documents & specifications (5)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure

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