Find a TenderAwardedContract details notice

Published 1 Apr 2026, 14:17 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Habitat Bank Landscape Manager

Official notice

Authority: Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Council (Local council)

ServicesOpen procedureAbove thresholdSME suitable

Sectors: Construction & Civil Engineering (45)Real estate services (70)Architecture & Engineering (71)

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Agricultural, forestry, horticultural, aquacultural and apicultural services (77)Cleaning & Environmental Services (90)Recreational, cultural and sporting services (92)

Delivery: UK

Published estimate£380,000≈ £76k / year · £456,000 inc. VAT

Submissions closed 27 Apr 2026awarded 26 May 2026

Awarded to Wildscapes CIC Limited

Contract term 5 yrsends 29 Jun 2031 · starts 30 Jun 2026

What is being bought

Published requirement description

The appointment of a landscape manager to implement habitat creation and enhancement measures proposed on council-owned land and subsequently manage the habitats for the first five-years of a 30-year management period

No preliminary market engagement: The service has a thorough understanding of the market due to the specialist nature of the work and therefore considered that undertaking a preliminary market engagement would not add value.

CPV: Land management services · Landscape architectural services · Landscape gardening services · Landscape protection services · Landscaping work · Landscaping work for green areas · Natural resources management or conservation strategy planning services · Planting and maintenance services of green areas · Urban planning and landscape architectural services · Wildlife preservation services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published

Lot #1Awarded 5 yrsSMEPublished value£380,000

Contract period: 30 Jun 2026 – 29 Jun 2031 (5 yrs)Value: £380,000 exc. VAT · £456,000 inc. VAT

Eligibility: SME eligible

45112700 Landscaping work 45112710 Landscaping work for green areas 70332100 Land management services 71400000 Urban planning and landscape architectural services 71420000 Landscape architectural services 71421000 Landscape gardening services

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

Quality: 55%Price: 40%Social value: 5%

Published award criteria (3)

Price
Quality
Social Value

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: Unspecified in notice
Recurring procurement: Unspecified in notice
First published: 1 Apr 2026, 14:17 BST
Last source update: 15 Jul 2026, 11:51 BST
Award evaluation window: Submission end – 19 May 2026
Authority reference: P699
FTS notice number: 2026/S 000-030398
Latest notice: Contract details notice (UK7)
Classification (CPV): Land management servicesLandscape architectural servicesLandscape gardening servicesLandscape protection servicesLandscaping workLandscaping work for green areasNatural resources management or conservation strategy planning servicesPlanting and maintenance services of green areasUrban planning and landscape architectural servicesWildlife preservation services
Delivery area: UK
Official registry OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-067ad3 Find a Tender

How it was run

Official notice

Run through: EU-Supply (CTM) · Who buys & how to bid on EU-Supply

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

Access & registration note: Free · 5–10 minutes

Submission deadline: 27 Apr 2026, 12:00 BST
Clarification deadline: 20 Apr 2026, 00:00 BST
Submission channel: Official e-sourcing portal
Electronic submission: Allowed
Accepted languages: en

Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

uk.eu-supply.com/app/rfq/rwlentrance_… ↗

Timeline

1 Apr 2026 → 15 Jul 2026 · 8 dates

Tender notice published208 days ago
1 Apr 2026, 14:17 BST
Clarification questions by190 days ago
20 Apr 2026, 00:00 BST
Submission deadline182 days ago
27 Apr 2026, 12:00 BST
Award decision expected by160 days ago
19 May 2026, 23:59 BST
Assessment summaries sent146 days ago
3 Jun 2026
Standstill ends136 days ago
12 Jun 2026, 23:59 BST
Contract starts119 days ago
30 Jun 2026
Latest notice published103 days ago
15 Jul 2026, 11:51 BST

Notice history

5 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 1 Apr 2026

Tender notice published
1 Apr 2026, 14:17 BST
UK4
Contract award notice published
3 Jun 2026, 10:49 BST
UK6
Status changed to complete
3 Jun 2026, 10:49 BST
Contract signature expected
19 Jun 2026, 23:59 BST
scheduled
Contract details notice published
15 Jul 2026, 11:51 BST
UK7

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast

Awards 1

Awarded value £140,2751 award exc. VAT

Bids received 11 from SMEs

Named bidders 1published on the award notice

Contracts signed 1latest 25 Jun 2026

Awarded to	Value	Date	Status
Wildscapes CIC LimitedSME22 Jun 2026 – 15 Jun 2031	£140,275	26 May 2026	Awarded

Contracts

Habitat Bank Landscape Manager · Wildscapes CIC LimitedSME
Signed
25 Jun 2026
Value
£140,275 inc. VAT
Period
22 Jul 2026 – 21 Jul 2031
Status
active

Bid statistics published by the authority

Bids	SME	VCSE	Valid bid range
1final-stage tenders · 10 at stage one	1	0	—

Who bid

wonWildscapes CIC LimitedSME · Yorkshire and the Humber

Bidders as named on the Procurement Act 2023 award notice. “Won” means the bidder holds an award on this notice.

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Council

Contracting authorityPublic authority - sub-central government GB-PPON: PYHH-2597-YVZG Town Hall, Barnsley, South Yorkshire, Yorkshire & Humber, S70 2TAContact name, email, phone

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

Wildscapes CIC LimitedAwarded supplierGB-PPON: PQGC-3786-QJGN 37 Stafford Road, Sheffield, Yorkshire & Humber, S2 2SFContact email, phone

Official documents & specifications (3)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure

Contract details notice contractContract details noticeUK7Contract details notice on Find a Tender15 Jul 2026, 11:51 BST
Contract award notice awardContract award noticeUK6Contract award notice on Find a Tender3 Jun 2026, 10:49 BST
Tender notice tenderTender noticeUK4Tender notice on Find a Tender1 Apr 2026, 14:17 BST