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# Grounds Maintenance Services

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/grounds-maintenance-services-ocds-h6vhtk-03f7ff). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** Longhurst Group: "Grounds Maintenance Services". Published status: complete. Published Value: £9,256,000. 3 published lots. Recorded submission deadline: 6 Dec 2023, 17:00 GMT. Published submission portal: procontract.due-north.com.

## Key Information
- **Status:** COMPLETE (the published submission deadline has passed)
- **Buyer:** [Longhurst Group](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/longhurst-group-GB-FTS-83142)
- **Published Value:** £9,256,000 (GBP)
- **Submission Deadline:** 6 December 2023 at 17:00 GMT
- **Lots:** 3
- **Procurement Method:** Restricted procedure
- **Main Category:** services
- **Classifications (CPV):** Grounds maintenance services
- **Delivery Location:** UKE13, UKF, UKG, UKH
- **Legal Basis:** CELEX 32014L0024
- **Awarded Value:** £8,664,435 (exc. VAT, 3 contracts)
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-03f7ff`

## 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-services-ocds-h6vhtk-03f7ff#tl-md)

## Submission
- **Submission Platform:** [procontract.due-north.com](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fprocontract.due-north.com%2FAdvert%2FIndex%3FadvertId%3Da7c12a08-7b6e-ee11-8124-005056b64545)
- **How to bid:** https://tenderline.uk/tenders/grounds-maintenance-services-ocds-h6vhtk-03f7ff#participate

## Description
Longhurst Group invited tenders from suitably experienced organisations who can demonstrate knowledge, skill and innovation in delivering Grounds Maintenance Services to our general needs, leasehold, care and support and office stock.
The services are in relation to Longhurst Group's current and future properties. Services will be delivered under a TPC 2005 (as amended) for a maximum of 5 years: which will run for an initial period of 3 years with the option to extend by up to a further 2 years. Customer care excellence and high customer satisfaction is at the heart of our Grounds Maintenance service. The successful implementation of ICT is one of the key drivers for the successful delivery of the Grounds Maintenance Service with the continued development of systems through the life of the contract.
Our requirement is split into geographical Lots as detailed below;
Lot 1 – East Region
Lot 2 – West Region
Lot 3 – South Region
TUPE is applicable to this tender and there is likely to be employees transferring from
existing service provider(s).

## Lots (3)
### Lot 1: East Region
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** complete
- **CPV codes:** 77314000
- **Delivery regions:** UKE, UKF, UKG, UKH

- **Estimated Value:** £3,277,357
- **Description:** Grounds Maintenance services to our general needs, leasehold, care and support and office stock located within the Group’s East Region.

- **Options published:** yes

### Lot 2: West Region
- **Lot id:** `2`
- **Status:** complete
- **CPV codes:** 77314000
- **Delivery regions:** UKG

- **Estimated Value:** £2,747,955
- **Description:** Grounds Maintenance services to our general needs, leasehold, care and support and office stock located within the Group’s West Region.

- **Options published:** yes

### Lot 3: South Region
- **Lot id:** `3`
- **Status:** complete
- **CPV codes:** 77314000
- **Delivery regions:** UKF

- **Estimated Value:** £3,230,310
- **Description:** Grounds Maintenance services to our general needs, leasehold, care and support and office stock located within the Group’s South Region.

- **Options published:** yes

## Awards & Winning Suppliers (3)
- **Award:** Grounds Maintenance Services (active)
  - Award id: `028940-2024-East Region-1`
  - Supplier(s): **Tivoli Group Limited**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-139841`
  - Value: £2,854,026 † (exc. VAT)

- **Award:** Grounds Maintenance Services (active)
  - Award id: `028940-2024-South Region-3`
  - Supplier(s): **Grounds Care Group Limited**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-132995`
  - Value: £2,858,699 † (exc. VAT)

- **Award:** Grounds Maintenance Services (active)
  - Award id: `028940-2024-West Region-2`
  - Supplier(s): **Tivoli Group Limited**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-139841`
  - Value: £2,951,710 † (exc. VAT)

> † value taken from the contract record; the award notice published none.

## Contracts (3)
- **Contract:** Grounds Maintenance Services (active)
  - Signed Value: £2,854,026
  - Signed Date: 22/03/2024

- **Contract:** Grounds Maintenance Services (active)
  - Signed Value: £2,858,699
  - Signed Date: 22/03/2024

- **Contract:** Grounds Maintenance Services (active)
  - Signed Value: £2,951,710
  - Signed Date: 22/03/2024

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F028940-2024)
- **Last Source Update:** 2024-09-10T11:38:34.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-22T13:49:44.174Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-03f7ff