Official UK procurement notice
IMAT Landscaping Tender · UK public procurement notice
Authority: Impact Multi Academy Trust (Public body)·On behalf of: Cohesion Consulting Ltd
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionImpact Multi Academy Trust is a multi-academy trust currently operating 8 schools across the London region serving approximately 8,000 students across its family of schools. The Trust is committed to delivering high standards of educational achievement alongside safe, compliant and well-managed school estates.
The Trust is tendering its Landscaping Contract with a proposed contract start date of 1st August 2026. The contract will be awarded for an initial term of three (3) years, ending on 31st July 2029, with a requirement for termly and annual reviews and a break clause to support both parties should the relationship not prosper. There will be an option to extend for a further two years (1+1), subject to satisfactory performance and mutual agreement on budgets and service levels.
The projected total value of the contract over the potential five-year term is expected to be circa £700,000.
The contract will be awarded to the contractor who can demonstrate relevant qualification, proven experience and a strong track record in the successful delivery of landscaping services within educational or comparable settings, together with a clear and effective approach to delivering the specified services across multiple sites.
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Please note: a Site Survey / Bidders Conference will take place on 1st and 2nd April 2026. Bidders will be required to provide DBS details and complete the Confidentiality Agreement by 30th March 2026 to attend.
This contract is being tendered as a two-stage, competitive flexible procedure under the Procurement Act 2023
- How the procedure runs: This contract is being tendered as a two-stage, competitive flexible procedure under the Procurement Act 2023
CPV: Grounds maintenance services · Landscaping work
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1AwardedRenewalPublished value£700,000
What it takes to wini
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 morei
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).
- Simple description: Award criteria are in the ITT documents
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Competitive flexible 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
- 13 Feb 2026, 14:00 GMT
- Last source update
- 22 Sept 2026, 17:06 BST
- Award evaluation window
- Submission end – 25 Mar 2026
- Authority reference
CCL_123- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-013452- Latest notice
- Contract details notice (UK7)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Not published
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-065400Find a Tender- Contract terms summary
30 days from invoice
- How it runs
This contract is being tendered as a two-stage, competitive flexible procedure under the Procurement Act 2023
- Risks
None
How it was run
Official notice- Requests to participate (first stage)
- 16 Mar 2026, 13:00 GMT
- Submission deadline
- 16 Mar 2026, 13:00 GMT
- Clarification deadline
- 9 Mar 2026, 13:00 GMT
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
- Accepted languages
- en
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Timeline
13 Feb 2026 → 22 Sept 2026 · 8 dates- Tender notice published253 days ago13 Feb 2026, 14:00 GMT
- Clarification questions by229 days ago9 Mar 2026, 13:00 GMT
- Submission deadline222 days ago16 Mar 2026, 13:00 GMT
- Award decision expected by212 days ago25 Mar 2026, 23:59 GMT
- Assessment summaries sent120 days ago26 Jun 2026, 00:00 BST
- Standstill ends107 days ago8 Jul 2026, 23:59 BST
- Contract starts84 days ago1 Aug 2026, 00:00 BST
- Latest notice published32 days ago22 Sept 2026, 17:06 BST
Notice history
7 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 13 Feb 2026- Tender notice published13 Feb 2026, 14:00 GMTUK4
- Contract award notice published29 Jun 2026, 12:07 BSTUK6
- Status changed to complete29 Jun 2026, 12:07 BST
- Procurement method changed29 Jun 2026, 12:07 BST
- Contract signature expected24 Jul 2026, 23:59 BSTscheduled
- Contract details notice published22 Sept 2026, 17:06 BSTUK7
- Procurement method changed22 Sept 2026, 17:06 BST
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| J C LANDSCAPES LTD1 Aug 2026 – 31 Jul 2029 · up to 30 Jul 2031Extensions: There will be an option to extend for a further two years (1+1), subject to satisfactory performance and mutual agreement on budgets and service levels. | £641,905 | 26 Jun 2026 | Awarded |
Contracts
IMAT Landscaping Tender · J C LANDSCAPES LTD
- Signed
- 31 Jul 2026
- Value
- £641,905
- Period
- 1 Aug 2026 – 31 Jul 2029 · up to 30 Jul 2031 with extensions
- Status
- active
- Extensions
- There will be an option to extend for a further two years (1+1), subject to satisfactory performance and mutual agreement on budgets and service levels.
1 agreed KPI: Service Quality
- Service Quality, Four Key KPI Criteria
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1final-stage tenders | 1 | 0 | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
2 public bodies on the noticeOther public bodies
- Cohesion Consulting LtdProcess contact pointProcuring entityProcurement and management consultancy for this tender
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- J C LANDSCAPES LTDAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (3)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Contract details notice Contract details notice on Find a Tender
- Contract award notice Contract award notice on Find a Tender
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender