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Published 17 Jul 2026, 12:57 BST

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Hopwood Hall College - Provision of Grounds Maintenance Services

Official notice

Authority: Hopwood Hall College (Education)

ServicesOpen procedureAbove thresholdSME suitableVCSE suitable
Sectors: Agricultural, forestry, horticultural, aquacultural and apicultural services (77) Delivery: UK
Published estimate£425,000≈ £142k / year · £510,000 inc. VAT
Submissions closed 19 Aug 2026
Contract term 3 yrsends 30 Sept 2029 · up to 30 Sept 2031 with extensions · starts 1 Oct 2026

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Hopwood Hall College is looking for a supplier for provision of Grounds Maintenance Services. For more information, please review tender documents.

CPV: Grounds maintenance services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published
Lot #1AwardedRenewal 3 yrsSMEVCSEPublished value£425,000
Contract period: 1 Oct 2026 – 30 Sept 2029 (3 yrs) · up to 30 Sept 2031 with extensionsValue: £425,000 exc. VAT · £510,000 inc. VAT
Delivery: UKEligibility: SME eligibleVCSE eligible
Extensions: Extensions allowed: Yes (2 x 12 months)
77314000 Grounds maintenance services
Pre-qualification & selection criteria (PQQ)2
  • Economic & financial standing

    Please review tender documents for more details

  • Technical & professional ability

    Please review tender documents for more details

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

    Please review tender documents for more details

  • Technical & professional ability

    Please review tender documents for more details

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
Cancelled
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
17 Jul 2026, 12:57 BST
Last source update
7 Oct 2026, 10:40 BST
Award evaluation window
Submission end – 1 Oct 2026
Authority reference
CA18243
FTS notice number
2026/S 000-067786
Latest notice
Procurement termination notice (UK12)
Classification (CPV)
Grounds maintenance services
Delivery area
UK
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-06cdcf Find a Tender

How it was run

Official notice
Run through: MultiQuote · Who buys & how to bid on MultiQuote
Supplier login requiredElectronic submission allowedLanguage: EN
Access & registration note: Free
Submission deadline
19 Aug 2026, 12:00 BST
Clarification deadline
12 Aug 2026, 17:00 BST
Submission channel
Official e-sourcing portal
Electronic submission
Allowed
Accepted languages
en
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

To access this opportunity, log in to suppliers.multiquote.com ↗ and view the opportunity. If you are not registered with MultiQuote, please visit suppliers.multiquote.com ↗, complete the registration form on the log in page and quote the title and reference of the notice in your registration.

Timeline

17 Jul 2026 → 7 Oct 2026 · 6 dates
  1. Tender notice published99 days ago
    17 Jul 2026, 12:57 BST
  2. Clarification questions by73 days ago
    12 Aug 2026, 17:00 BST
  3. Submission deadline66 days ago
    19 Aug 2026, 12:00 BST
  4. Contract starts23 days ago
    1 Oct 2026, 00:00 BST
  5. Award decision expected by22 days ago
    1 Oct 2026, 23:59 BST
  6. Latest notice published17 days ago
    7 Oct 2026, 10:40 BST

Notice history

3 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 17 Jul 2026
  1. Tender notice published
    17 Jul 2026, 12:57 BST
    UK4
  2. Procurement termination notice published
    7 Oct 2026, 10:40 BST
    UK12
  3. Status changed to complete
    7 Oct 2026, 10:40 BST

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded toValueDateStatus
supplier not published—28 Sept 2026Cancelled

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Hopwood Hall College

Contracting authorityPublic undertaking GB-PPON: PPCT-6567-MWBW Rochdale Campus, St Mary's Gate, Rochdale, North West, M24 6XHContact name, email, phone

Official documents & specifications (2)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure

  • Procurement termination notice tenderProcurement termination noticeUK12Procurement termination notice on Find a Tender
  • Tender notice tenderTender noticeUK4Tender notice on Find a Tender