Official UK procurement notice
Industrial Grounds Maintenance Services
Authority: Rochdale Borough Council (Local council)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionTo provide regular ground maintenance on 10 industrial estates & 1 operational site ranging in sizes but are predominantly small. Just over half of the sites require two visits per month during the growing season and the rest only require one visit per month.
The tasks include:
- Grass cutting and strimming
- Shrubs and bushes to be pruned and shaped
- Basic tree maintenance
- Moss clearance
- Weed control
- Litter picking
There may also be occasional ad-hoc requirements such as fly tipping removal, large tree works, refill of grit-bins, gritting, drain and gutter clearance as well as any other infrequent works required to maintain the sites.
For reference the 11 sites are;
- Dodgson Street Industrial Estate, Rochdale, OL16 5SJ
- Edward Street Industrial Estate, Rochdale, OL16 2DU
- Hanson Close Industrial Estate, Middleton, M24 2HD
- Lincoln Close Industrial Estate, Rochdale, OL11 1NR
- Logic, Kingsway Business Park, Rochdale, OL16 4NW
- Phoenix Close Industrial Estate, Heywood, OL10 2JG
- Rugby Road Industrial Estate, Rochdale, OL12 0EP
- Station Approach, Rochdale, OL11 1DR
- Old Fire Station, Maclure Road, Rochdale OL11 1DN
- Southgate Industrial Estate, Heywood, OL10 1ND
- The Landings Industrial Estate, Rochdale, OL16 5QY
CPV: Horticultural services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1AwardedRenewalPublished value£50,000
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).
Lot awarding rule: The criteria described in the Request for Quotation is the Criteria used by the Council to determine the Most Advantageous Tender. The tender will be based on a 80% Quality (20% of which will be attributed to Social Value) & a 20% Price weighting.
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Below threshold - open competition
- Legal basis
- UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Awarded
- Procurement threshold
- Below threshold
- 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
- 23 Apr 2025, 13:14 BST
- Last source update
- 18 Jul 2025, 11:04 BST
- Authority reference
12342- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-016499- Latest notice
- Contract details notice (UK7)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-050648Find a Tender
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 19 May 2025, 12:00 BST
- Clarification deadline
- 14 May 2025, 12:00 BST
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
For further information go to:
- www.the-chest.org.uk ↗
- register as a supplier
- then login Page 5 to 9
- go to find opportunities
- under portals select The Chest
- under organisations select Rochdale Council
- select DN772009
- select 'register in this opportunity'
- select 'To View This RFQ Event Now Click Here'
- download documents
Timeline
23 Apr 2025 → 18 Jul 2025 · 5 dates- Tender notice published23 Apr 2025, 13:14 BST
- Clarification questions by14 May 2025, 12:00 BST
- Submission deadline19 May 2025, 12:00 BST
- Contract starts3 Jun 2025, 00:00 BST
- Latest notice published18 Jul 2025, 11:04 BST
Notice history
6 events · 4 releases on Find a Tender · since 23 Apr 2025- Tender notice published23 Apr 2025, 13:14 BSTUK4
- Tender notice published23 Apr 2025, 13:30 BSTUK4
- Tender notice published23 Apr 2025, 13:41 BSTUK4
- Published value updated to £50,00023 Apr 2025, 13:41 BSTwas £0
- Contract details notice published18 Jul 2025, 11:04 BSTUK7
- Status changed to complete18 Jul 2025, 11:04 BST
Routine re-releases (4)
- 2025-04: 1 release · 23 Apr 2025
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ramora LimitedSME | £38,640 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Industrial Grounds Maintenance Services · Ramora LimitedSME
- Signed
- 11 Jul 2025
- Value
- £38,640
- Period
- 14 Jul 2025 – 13 Jul 2027 · up to 13 Jul 2028 with extensions
- Status
- active
- Extensions
- Contract can be extended for up to 12 months following the initial completion period should the Council continue to need the service.
2 agreed KPIs: Visits · Queries or complaints
- Visits
- Queries or complaints
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- RAMORA LIMITEDAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (5)
Official links; attachments are not copiedTender pack and attachments
Notices published for this procedure
- Contract details notice Contract details notice on Find a Tender
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender