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Published 15 Jun 2026, 12:27 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Homes England - Northern Arc, Burgess Hill Landscape Maintenance and Cleansing Contract 2025 - 2028

Official notice

Authority: Homes England (Public body)·On behalf of: THE ENVIRONMENT PARTNERSHIP (TEP) LIMITED

ServicesOpen procedureAbove thresholdSME suitable
Published estimate£485,000≈ £243k / year · £582,000 inc. VAT
Submissions closed 17 Jul 2026
Contract term 2 yrsends 13 Oct 2028 · up to 13 Oct 2029 with extensions · starts 14 Oct 2026

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Homes England is currently seeking to appoint a competent Supplier for the provision of landscape maintenance services for 5 Sites within the Northern Arc, Burgess Hill area.

This contract is envisaged to have duration of 2 years with provision for a further 1 year (3 year maximum total duration) extension under the same Terms and Conditions.

Prior to Tendering, Suppliers should ensure that they have the availability and capacity to commence and deliver the Service within a timely manner.

Typical planned Services under this contract comprise of but are not exclusively limited to the following: Grass Cutting; Hedge Cutting; Weed Control; and Site Inspection and Cleansing.

The contract is a performance based, the performance of which will be monitored via Key Performance Indicators (KPI's).

The dates within this notice are indicative and subject to change.

  • No preliminary market engagement: Notice has been published Notice identifier: 2025/S 000-040875 and Procurement identifier (OCID): ocds-h6vhtk-056114

CPV: Grounds maintenance services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published
Lot #1Renewal 2 yrsSMEPublished value£485,000
Contract period: 14 Oct 2026 – 13 Oct 2028 (2 yrs) · up to 13 Oct 2029 with extensionsValue: £485,000 exc. VAT · £582,000 inc. VAT
Delivery: South EastEligibility: SME eligible
Extensions: 1 year extension under same terms & conditions on written instruction from Homes England.
Pre-qualification & selection criteria (PQQ)2
  • Economic & financial standing

    As set out in procurement documents.

  • Technical & professional ability

    As set out in procurement documents.

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: 40%Price: 60%
Published award criteria (2)
  • Price: 60
  • Quality: 40
Conditions of participation2
  • Economic & financial standing

    As set out in procurement documents.

  • Technical & professional ability

    As set out in procurement documents.

What this means for your bid
  • Price carries 60 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 6 points. This one is won on the number: sharpen the price before polishing the prose.

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
Closed
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
15 Jun 2026, 12:27 BST
Last source update
19 Jun 2026, 09:29 BST
Award evaluation window
Submission end – 1 Oct 2026
Authority reference
DN782029
FTS notice number
2026/S 000-056145
Latest notice
Tender notice (UK4)
Classification (CPV)
Grounds maintenance services
Delivery area
South East (UKJ)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-06b4e8 Find a Tender
Contract terms summary

As set out in procurement documents.

Review and risk notes
Risks

As set out in procurement documents.

How it was run

Official notice
Run through: ProContract (Due North) · Who buys & how to bid on ProContract
Supplier login requiredElectronic submission allowedLanguage: EN
Access & registration note: Free · short registration with manual review; public opportunity list
Submission deadline
17 Jul 2026, 17:00 BST
Clarification deadline
10 Jul 2026, 17:00 BST
Submission channel
Official e-sourcing portal
Electronic submission
Allowed
Accepted languages
en
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Timeline

15 Jun 2026 → 14 Oct 2026 · 6 dates
  1. Tender notice published127 days ago
    15 Jun 2026, 12:27 BST
  2. Latest notice published123 days ago
    19 Jun 2026, 09:29 BST
  3. Clarification questions by102 days ago
    10 Jul 2026, 17:00 BST
  4. Submission deadline95 days ago
    17 Jul 2026, 17:00 BST
  5. Award decision expected by19 days ago
    1 Oct 2026, 23:59 BST
  6. Contract starts7 days ago
    14 Oct 2026, 00:00 BST

Notice history

3 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 15 Jun 2026
  1. Tender notice published
    15 Jun 2026, 12:27 BST
    UK4
  2. Tender notice published
    19 Jun 2026, 09:29 BST
    UK4
  3. Deadline moved to 17 Jul 2026, 17:00 BST
    19 Jun 2026, 09:29 BST
    +7 days · was 10 Jul 2026, 17:00 BST
Published amendments (1)

The Experssion of Interest and the tender submission deadlines have been extended by one week to provide suppliers with more time.

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

2 public bodies on the notice

Homes England

Contracting authorityPublic authority - sub-central government GB-PPON: PMTT-3573-RLZV The Lumen, 2nd Floor, St James Boulevard, Newcastle Helix, Newcastle Upon Tyne, North East, NE4 5BZContact email

Other public bodies

Official documents & specifications (3)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Tender pack and attachments

Notices published for this procedure

  • Tender notice tenderTender noticeUK4Tender notice on Find a Tender
  • Tender notice tenderTender noticeUK4Tender notice on Find a Tender