Official UK procurement notice
Grounds Maintenance Services · UK public procurement notice
Authority: Minerva Learning Trust
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThe contract is for the provision of grounds maintenance services across sites operated by Minerva Learning Trust. The services include routine and reactive grounds maintenance to maintain safe and well-presented external environments. The contract has been awarded following a further competition conducted under the Crescent Purchasing Consortium Grounds Maintenance Services Framework, in accordance with the Public Contracts Regulations 2015.
CPV: Agricultural, forestry, horticultural, aquacultural and apicultural services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1The procurement relates to the provision of grounds maintenance services across…Awarded
The procurement relates to the provision of grounds maintenance services across multiple sites operated by Minerva Learning Trust.
The services comprise routine and reactive grounds maintenance activities, including but not limited to grass cutting, hedge and bush maintenance, shrub bed maintenance, hard surfaces and associated seasonal works required to maintain safe and well-presented external environments.
Services are to be delivered to defined performance standards, frequencies, and site-specific schedules, ensuring safe, compliant, and well-maintained external environments across the Trust. The contract has been awarded following a further competition under the Crescent Purchasing Consortium Grounds Maintenance Services Framework, in compliance with the Public Contracts Regulations 2015.
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- 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
- Yes (GPA)
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 21 Jan 2026, 15:20 GMT
- Last source update
- 21 Jan 2026, 15:20 GMT
- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-005405- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
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- Why no open competition
- The procurement falls outside the scope of application of the directive
- Published justification
The Contracting Authority awarded this contract following a further competition under an existing framework agreement.
This contract is a call-off contract awarded in accordance with the framework's call-off rules and award criteria, including the further competition process set out in the framework documentation. All suppliers appointed to the relevant lot(s) were invited to tender on the same basis and tenders were evaluated in accordance with the published award criteria and the framework terms.
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| COUNTRYWIDE GROUNDS MAINTENANCE LIMITED | £580,000 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Grounds Maintenance Services · COUNTRYWIDE GROUNDS MAINTENANCE LIMITED
- Signed
- 5 Jan 2026
- Value
- £580,000
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3bids | — | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- Public Procurement Review ServiceReview body
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- COUNTRYWIDE GROUNDS MAINTENANCE LIMITEDAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice.