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Official procurement procedure
HCC Nov 25 - The Provision of a Framework for Grounds Maintenance Services
No classification published
Location not published
Published value
£60,000,000
Submission deadline 21 Jan 2026, 12:00 GMT
Lots published1
Procurement Executive Summary
AI & Search Synopsis
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Tenderline Synopsis: Hertfordshire County Council: "HCC Nov 25 - The Provision of a Framework for Grounds Maintenance Services". Published status: complete. Published value: £60,000,000. 1 published lot. Recorded submission deadline: 21 Jan 2026, 12:00 GMT. See the official notice for participation instructions.
| Contracting Authority | Hertfordshire County Council | Scope & Categories | Not published | Submission Window | Closed 21 Jan 2026, 12:00 GMT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Submission Gateway | Direct notice route | Legal Basis & Regime | Standard procurement | Estimated Value (exc. VAT) | £60,000,000 |
Bidder Intelligence · Authority Profile: Hertfordshire County Council
Market Analytics
Derived from OCDS awards & bid statistics
Published history for Hertfordshire County Council. These figures describe retained records, not a forecast of bids or a measure of buyer bias.
Published-to-award variance
Not availableInsufficient comparable data
Competition Density
4.2Bids / Report
Supplier ConcentrationHigh Concentration
BIFFA WASTE SERVICES LIMITEDTop vendor: 100% of attributable valuePayment Terms
Check noticePublished terms
Coverage: 95 active published awards; 40 bid reports (which may be per lot). Supplier values exclude multi-supplier awards, frameworks and DPS, and use GBP only. They are published award values, not payments. Published-to-award variance compares single-lot, single-award, single-supplier GBP procedures with explicitly non-framework/non-DPS status; increases remain in the average. Unpublished data stays unknown. Awarded suppliers are winners, not all bidders.
Historical Awarded Suppliers With This Authority:
| Supplier Name | Historic Awards | Attributable GBP Value |
|---|---|---|
| BIFFA WASTE SERVICES LIMITED | 1 win | £690,000 |
Procedure terms
Contracting AuthorityHertfordshire County Council | Procedure methodNot published | Procurement categoryNot published |
Statuscomplete | Framework / DPSFramework | CompetitionNot published |
Above thresholdNot published | Legal basisNot published | Tender period startsNot published |
Clarification deadlineNot published | Electronic submissionNot published | Submission languagesNot published |
Published5 Aug 2026, 13:49 BST | Last source update5 Aug 2026, 13:49 BST | Recurring procurementNot published |
ClassificationNot published | ||
Delivery areaLocation not published | ||
OCIDocds-h6vhtk-05ea47 | ||
What is being bought
This opportunity has been awarded and is now closed.
Herts Fullstop, (“HFS”) the trading arm of Hertfordshire County Council (“the Council” or “HCC”) went out to tender for a Grounds Maintenance Framework to provide general Grounds Maintenance Services to sites throughout the County.
This Framework may be utilised by all departments of the Council including establishments such as Schools, Fire Stations, Disused Sites, Day Centers, Libraries etc. It may also be used for Grounds Maintenance work outside of the Council as requested by our partners and Customers (this may be outside the geographical area of Hertfordshire in some cases). The Grounds Maintenance Service includes items such as grass cutting, hedge cutting, sports field line marking, shrub bed maintenance and leaf clearance.
The figures quoted in the Tender notice and Award Notice are for guidance only and have been uplifted to include any possible spend from other sites, bodies/Councils may join at any time during the life of the Framework.
The Awarded Contractors are -
Churchill Contract Services Ltd
Glendale Countryside Ltd
John O'Conner (Grounds Maintenance) Ltd
Mark Walker (Grounds Maintenance) Ltd
PGSD Ltd
Stewart Bullard and Son Ltd
What changed
From the official release history
- Official notice release published
5 Aug 2026, 13:49 BST - tender value changed
20 May 2026, 08:47 BST - Status changed to complete
20 May 2026, 08:47 BST - Official notice release published
20 May 2026, 08:47 BST - Submission deadline changed to published date
20 May 2026, 08:47 BST - Published value updated to £60,000,000
27 Nov 2025, 14:44 GMT - Status changed to active
27 Nov 2025, 14:44 GMT - Official notice release published
27 Nov 2025, 14:44 GMT - Submission deadline changed to 21 Jan 2026, 12:00 GMT
27 Nov 2025, 14:44 GMT - Buyer information updated
27 Nov 2025, 14:44 GMT
Lots and requirements (1)
Published by the contracting authority
- Lot 1 · #1Individual lot title not publishedcompletePublished valueNot publishedThe source published no individual title or description for this lot.Contract periodNot publishedEligibilityNot publishedOptions / renewalNot published
Timeline
- Procedure published
5 Aug 2026, 13:49 BST - Submission deadline
21 Jan 2026, 12:00 GMT - Award active
Not published · Not published - Contract active
Signed 3 Aug 2026, 00:00 BST · £60,000,000
Commercial outcome and competition
Awards Chequers Contract Services Limited, Glendale Countryside Ltd, John O’Conner (Grounds Maintenance) Ltd, Mark Walker (Grounds Maintenance) Ltd, PGSD Ltd, Stewart Bullard & Son Ltd Not published · Not published · active |
Contracts HCC Nov 25 - The Provision of a Framework for Grounds Maintenance Services £60,000,000 · signed 3 Aug 2026, 00:00 BST · active Contract period: 3 Aug 2026, 00:00 BST — 31 Jul 2030, 23:59 BST |
Bid statisticsNo aggregate bid statistics published |
Buyer and organisations in this procedure
Hertfordshire County Council
Contracting authority GB-PPON-PWJT-5264-WYMYDocuments (1)
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