Official UK procurement notice
Grounds maintenance services including grass cutting
Authority: LOCAL SPACE (Public body)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionProvision of grounds maintenance services including grass cutting, litter removal, weed control, and shrub maintenance.
CPV: Agricultural, forestry, horticultural, aquacultural and apicultural services · Planting and maintenance services of green areas
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1Provision of grounds maintenance services including grass cutting, litter removal, weed control, and shrub maintenanceAwarded
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record · publisher note attached- Procedure method
- Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
- Legal basis
- CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Awarded without competition
- Procurement threshold
- Unspecified in notice
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Direct award — no call for competition
- GPA / WTO covered
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- No (one-off requirement)
- First published
- 7 May 2026, 10:40 BST
- Last source update
- 7 May 2026, 10:40 BST
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-069304
- Why no open competition
- The procurement falls outside the scope of application of the directive
- Published justification
- The original call-off contract was awarded via a permissible direct award mechanism under the framework agreement. A Contract Award Notice was not published at the time of award due to administrative oversight. This notice is therefore being published retrospectively in the interests of transparency and audit compliance.
Publisher note: Reason for Modification The modification is required to ensure continuity of service delivery, site safety, and operational standards whilst a replacement procurement exercise and market assessment are completed. Additional Information This notice relates to a variation to an existing call-off contract awarded under a framework agreement - Fusion21. This modification is made pursuant to Regulation 72(1)(c) of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 due to the operational necessity of maintaining continuity of service pending completion of a replacement procurement exercise. The original call-off contract was awarded via a permissible direct award mechanism under the framework agreement. A Contract Award Notice was not published at the time of award due to administrative oversight. This notice is therefore being published retrospectively in the interests of transparency and audit compliance.
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics — not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| John O'Conner Grounds Maintenance LtdSME | — | — | Awarded |
| John O'Conner Grounds Maintenance LtdSME | — | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Contract 041774-2026-1 · John O'Conner Grounds Maintenance LtdSME
- Signed
- 3 Jul 2025
- Value
- £53,685
- Status
- active
Contract 041793-2026-2026/S 000-041774-1 · John O'Conner Grounds Maintenance LtdSME
- Signed
- 3 Jul 2025
- Value
- £76,685
- Status
- active
- Change Reason for Modification The modification is required to ensure continuity of service delivery, site safety, and operational standards whilst a replacement procurement exercise and market assessment are completed. Additional Information This notice relates to a variation to an existing call-off contract awarded under a framework agreement - Fusion21. This modification is made pursuant to Regulation 72(1)(c) of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 due to the operational necessity of maintaining continuity of service pending completion of a replacement procurement exercise. — Need for modification brought about by circumstances which a diligent contracting authority/entity could not foresee: Reason for Modification The modification is required to ensure continuity of service delivery, site safety, and operational standards whilst a replacement procurement exercise and market assessment are completed. Additional Information This notice relates to a variation to an existing call-off contract awarded under a framework agreement - Fusion21. This modification is made pursuant to Regulation 72(1)(c) of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 due to the operational necessity of maintaining continuity of service pending completion of a replacement procurement exercise. The original call-off contract was awarded via a permissible direct award mechanism under the framework agreement. A Contract Award Notice was not published at the time of award due to administrative oversight. This notice is therefore being published retrospectively in the interests of transparency and audit compliance.
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1bids | — | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- Procurement Review UnitReview body
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- John O'Connor Grounds Maintenance LtdAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice.