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# HBC 0623 The provision of Grounds Maintenance and Cemetery Services

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/hbc-0623-the-provision-of-grounds-maintenance-and-cemetery-services-ocds-h6vhtk-03d7db). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** Hertsmere Borough Council: "HBC 0623 The provision of Grounds Maintenance and Cemetery Services". Published status: complete. Published Value: £8,000,000. 1 published lot. Recorded submission deadline: 18 Aug 2023, 12:00 BST. Published submission portal: in-tendhost.co.uk.

## Key Information
- **Status:** COMPLETE (the published submission deadline has passed)
- **Buyer:** [Hertsmere Borough Council](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/hertsmere-borough-council-ons-e07000098)
- **Published Value:** £8,000,000 (GBP)
- **Submission Deadline:** 18 August 2023 at 12:00 BST
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Open procedure
- **Main Category:** services
- **Classifications (CPV):** Grounds maintenance services, Horticultural services
- **Delivery Location:** UKH23
- **Legal Basis:** CELEX 32014L0024
- **Awarded Value:** £981,514 (exc. VAT, 1 contract)
- **Official Documents:** 2 published documents & notices ([view on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/hbc-0623-the-provision-of-grounds-maintenance-and-cemetery-services-ocds-h6vhtk-03d7db#documents))
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-03d7db`

## 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/hbc-0623-the-provision-of-grounds-maintenance-and-cemetery-services-ocds-h6vhtk-03d7db#tl-md)

## Submission
- **Submission Platform:** [in-tendhost.co.uk](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fin-tendhost.co.uk%2Fsupplyhertfordshire%2Faspx%2FHome)
- **How to bid:** https://tenderline.uk/tenders/hbc-0623-the-provision-of-grounds-maintenance-and-cemetery-services-ocds-h6vhtk-03d7db#participate

## Description
Hertsmere Borough  Council is currently out to procurement for Grounds Maintenance and Cemetery Services The contract covers a range of grounds maintenance tasks across the whole borough, principally in parks, amenity areas and at Allum Lane Cemetery, where grave digging and related services are also included.The contract also covers some allotments, closed churchyards, war memorials and highway land. In addition to grounds maintenance tasks, the contract includes parks cleansing, locking and unlocking of some sites, managing bookings for football and management of splash parks.The contract duration is for seven years with the option to extend for a further seven years.

## Lots (1)
### Lot 1: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** complete
- **CPV codes:** 77300000
- **Delivery regions:** UKH

- **Description:** The contract covers a range of grounds maintenance tasks across the whole borough, principally in parks, amenity areas and at Allum Lane Cemetery, where grave digging and related services are also included.The contract also covers some allotments, cl...

- **Renewal published:** yes

## Awards & Winning Suppliers (1)
- **Award:** The Provision of  Grounds Maintenance and Cemetery Services (active)
  - Award id: `015291-2025-HC266-1`
  - Supplier(s): **John O' Conner (grounds Maintenance) Ltd**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-16518`
  - Value: £981,514 † (exc. VAT)

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

## Contracts (1)
- **Contract:** The Provision of  Grounds Maintenance and Cemetery Services (active)
  - Signed Value: £981,514
  - Signed Date: 05/12/2023

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F015291-2025)
- **Last Source Update:** 2025-04-15T14:03:05.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-28T08:51:35.871Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-03d7db