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Published 12 Aug 2025, 13:07 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Country Parks Infrastructure repair and Maintenance

Official notice

Authority: Leicestershire County Council (Local council)

2 lotsServicesBelow threshold - open competitionBelow thresholdReserved for SMEs and VCSEsReserved: E10000018SME suitable
Sectors: Agricultural, forestry, horticultural, aquacultural and apicultural services (77) Delivery: East Midlands (UKF2)
Published estimate£100,000envelope for 2 lots · £105,000 inc. VAT
Submissions closed 27 Aug 2025awarded 24 Dec 2025
Awarded to T A Houghton ltd +2 more2 awards
Contract term 3 yrsends 18 Sept 2028 · up to 18 Sept 2030 with extensions · starts 19 Sept 2025

What is being bought2 lots · detail below

Published requirement description

Lot 1: Site Maintenance, specialising in working in wetland environments

Lot 2: Site Maintenance, specialising in heathland restoration and dry stonewalling

CPV: Parks maintenance services

Lots and requirements (2)Procurement structure

2 lots · all with a published value (£100,000 together) · same conditions of participation on every lot
Lot #1Site Maintenance, specialising in working in wetland environments (Bosworth Battlefield, Market Bosworth and Watermead North Country Parks):AwardedRenewal 3 yrsSMEPublished value£50,000
  • Stoned path works including new paths, repairs, top dressing
  • Fencing, including stock fencing, post and rail and knee rails
  • Creation and maintenance of Waterbodies such as lakes, ponds & 'ditching'
  • Reedbed creation and maintenance
  • Basic woodland management
  • Wildflower meadow works - seeding, scarifying, rotavating
  • Small pond creation and restoration
  • Resurfacing of play areas
  • Installation of seating benches
  • Respond to emergency works as and when required
Contract period: 19 Sept 2025 – 18 Sept 2028 (3 yrs) · up to 18 Sept 2030 with extensionsValue: £50,000 exc. VAT · £52,500 inc. VAT
Delivery: East MidlandsEligibility: SME eligible
Extensions: LCC Country Parks is looking to appoint a contractor for each of the following lots and able to work and deliver to the following specifications (contractors may submit a bid for lots1 and 2): Lot 1: Site Maintenance, specialising in working in wetland environments (Bosworth Battlefield, Market Bosworth and Watermead North Country Parks): • Stoned path works including new paths, repairs, top dressing • Fencing, including stock fencing, post and rail and knee rails • Creation and maintenance of Waterbodies such as lakes, ponds & 'ditching' • Reedbed creation and maintenance • Basic woodland management • Wildflower meadow works - seeding, scarifying, rotavating • Small pond creation and restoration • Resurfacing of play areas • Installation of seating benches • Respond to emergency works as and when required Lot 2: Site Maintenance, specialising in heathland restoration and dry stonewalling (Beacon Hill, Jubilee Wood, Broombriggs Farm Country Park & Sheet Hedges Wood) • New path installations ranging from stoned and dressed paths to tarmac paths • Water management works, including grips, bunds, French drains and Aco drains • Path resurfacing works, including top dressing and rolling • Experience of working on paths within a country park setting • Construction and repairs to drystone walls • Construction and repairs to fencing, wooden and metal gates • Installation and repair of livestock welfare and handling infrastructure • Undertake basic reactive woodland Health & Safety maintenance • Heathland management works, such as weed wiping, boom sprayings, rolling and mowing with appropriate plant and equipment • Respond to emergency works as required · 2 extensions will be available after the initial period of the contract in 12 month increments: Extension 1 - 12 months - approximately dated from 19/09/2028-18/09/2029 Extension 2 - 12 months - approximately dated from 19/09/2029-18/09/2030
77313000 Parks maintenance services
Pre-qualification & selection criteria (PQQ)1
  • Condition of participation

    Must Pass all mandatory Pass/Fail Questions

Lot #2Site Maintenance, specialising in heathland restoration and dry stonewalling (Beacon Hill, Jubilee Wood, Broombriggs Farm Country Park & Sheet Hedges Wood)AwardedRenewal 3 yrsSMEPublished value£50,000
  • New path installations ranging from stoned and dressed paths to tarmac paths
  • Water management works, including grips, bunds, French drains and Aco drains
  • Path resurfacing works, including top dressing and rolling
  • Experience of working on paths within a country park setting
  • Construction and repairs to drystone walls
  • Construction and repairs to fencing, wooden and metal gates
  • Installation and repair of livestock welfare and handling infrastructure
  • Undertake basic reactive woodland Health & Safety maintenance
  • Heathland management works, such as weed wiping, boom sprayings, rolling and mowing with appropriate plant and equipment
  • Respond to emergency works as required
Contract period: 19 Sept 2025 – 18 Sept 2028 (3 yrs) · up to 18 Sept 2030 with extensionsValue: £50,000 exc. VAT · £52,500 inc. VAT
Delivery: East MidlandsEligibility: SME eligible
Extensions: LCC Country Parks is looking to appoint a contractor for each of the following lots and able to work and deliver to the following specifications (contractors may submit a bid for lots1 and 2): Lot 1: Site Maintenance, specialising in working in wetland environments (Bosworth Battlefield, Market Bosworth and Watermead North Country Parks): • Stoned path works including new paths, repairs, top dressing • Fencing, including stock fencing, post and rail and knee rails • Creation and maintenance of Waterbodies such as lakes, ponds & 'ditching' • Reedbed creation and maintenance • Basic woodland management • Wildflower meadow works - seeding, scarifying, rotavating • Small pond creation and restoration • Resurfacing of play areas • Installation of seating benches • Respond to emergency works as and when required Lot 2: Site Maintenance, specialising in heathland restoration and dry stonewalling (Beacon Hill, Jubilee Wood, Broombriggs Farm Country Park & Sheet Hedges Wood) • New path installations ranging from stoned and dressed paths to tarmac paths • Water management works, including grips, bunds, French drains and Aco drains • Path resurfacing works, including top dressing and rolling • Experience of working on paths within a country park setting • Construction and repairs to drystone walls • Construction and repairs to fencing, wooden and metal gates • Installation and repair of livestock welfare and handling infrastructure • Undertake basic reactive woodland Health & Safety maintenance • Heathland management works, such as weed wiping, boom sprayings, rolling and mowing with appropriate plant and equipment • Respond to emergency works as required · 2 extensions will be available after the initial period of the contract in 12 month increments: Extension 1 - 12 months - approximately dated from 19/09/2028-18/09/2029 Extension 2 - 12 months - approximately dated from 19/09/2029-18/09/2030
77313000 Parks maintenance services
Pre-qualification & selection criteria (PQQ)1
  • Condition of participation

    Must Pass all mandatory Pass/Fail Questions

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
Conditions of participation · identical on every lot1
  • Condition of participation

    Must Pass all mandatory Pass/Fail Questions

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
12 Aug 2025, 13:07 BST
Last source update
29 Jan 2026, 11:14 GMT
Authority reference
DN784924
FTS notice number
2025/S 000-048024
Latest notice
Contract details notice (UK7)
Classification (CPV)
Parks maintenance services
Delivery area
East Midlands (UKF2)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-058617 Find a Tender
Contract terms
Reserved participation area
E10000018

How it was run

Official notice
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Access & registration note: Free · short registration with manual review; public opportunity list
Submission deadline
27 Aug 2025, 12:00 BST
Clarification deadline
26 Aug 2025, 12:00 BST
Submission channel
Official e-sourcing portal
Electronic submission
Allowed
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

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Timeline

12 Aug 2025 → 29 Jan 2026 · 5 dates
  1. Tender notice published
    12 Aug 2025, 13:07 BST
  2. Clarification questions by
    26 Aug 2025, 12:00 BST
  3. Submission deadline
    27 Aug 2025, 12:00 BST
  4. Contract starts393 days ago
    19 Sept 2025, 00:00 BST
  5. Latest notice published261 days ago
    29 Jan 2026, 11:14 GMT

Notice history

5 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 12 Aug 2025
  1. Tender notice published
    12 Aug 2025, 13:07 BST
    UK4
  2. Contract award notice published
    24 Dec 2025, 15:51 GMT
    UK6
  3. Status changed to complete
    24 Dec 2025, 15:51 GMT
  4. Contract signature expected
    14 Jan 2026, 23:59 GMT
    scheduled
  5. Contract details notice published
    29 Jan 2026, 11:14 GMT
    UK7

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 2
Awarded value £100,0002 awards exc. VAT
Bids received 1010 from SMEs
Contracts signed 2latest 29 Jan 2026
Awarded toValueDateStatus
Across several lots2 awards
T A Houghton ltdSME15 Jan 2026 – 14 Jan 2029 · up to 14 Jan 2031Extensions: 2 extensions will be available after the initial period of the contract in 12 month increments: Extension 1 - 12 months - approximately dated from 19/09/2028-18/09/2029 Extension 2 - 12 months - approximately dated from 19/09/2029-18/09/2030£50,00024 Dec 2025Awarded
RL, KA & KW WainwrightSME, RL, KA, KW WainwrightSMEjoint awardLot 2: Site Maintenance, specialising in heathland restoration and dry stonewalling15 Jan 2026 – 14 Jan 2029 · up to 14 Jan 2031Extensions: 2 extensions will be available after the initial period of the contract in 12 month increments: Extension 1 - 12 months - approximately dated from 19/09/2028-18/09/2029 Extension 2 - 12 months - approximately dated from 19/09/2029-18/09/2030£50,00024 Dec 2025Awarded

Contracts

  • Lot 1: Site Maintenance, specialising in working in wetland environments (Bosworth Battlefield, Market Bosworth and Watermead North Country Parks) · T A Houghton ltdSME

    Signed
    29 Jan 2026
    Value
    £50,000
    Period
    1 Apr 2026 – 31 Mar 2029 · up to 31 Mar 2031 with extensions
    Status
    active
    Extensions
    Description of possible extension: 2 extensions will be available after the initial period of the contract in 12 month increments: Extension 1 - 12 months - approximately dated from 01/04/2029-31/03/2030 Extension 2 - 12 months - approximately dated from 01/04/2030-31/03/2031

  • Lot 2: Site Maintenance, specialising in heathland restoration and dry stonewalling · RL, KA & KW WainwrightSME, RL, KA, KW WainwrightSME

    Signed
    22 Jan 2026
    Value
    £50,000
    Period
    1 Apr 2026 – 31 Mar 2029 · up to 31 Mar 2031 with extensions
    Status
    active
    Extensions
    Description of possible extension: 2 extensions will be available after the initial period of the contract in 12 month increments: Extension 1 - 12 months - approximately dated from 01/04/2029-31/03/2030 Extension 2 - 12 months - approximately dated from 01/04/2030-31/03/2031

Bid statistics published by the authority

LotBidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
1 · Site Maintenance, specialising in working in wetland environments (Bosworth Battlefield, Market Bosworth and Watermead North Country Parks):6final-stage tenders60—
2 · Site Maintenance, specialising in heathland restoration and dry stonewalling (Beacon Hill, Jubilee Wood, Broombriggs Farm Country Park & Sheet Hedges Wood)4final-stage tenders40—

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Leicestershire County Council

Contracting authorityPublic authority - sub-central government GB-PPON: PNHT-9235-VXDV County Hall, Leicester, East Midlands, LE3 8RAContact email

Bidders & participating suppliers

3 commercial parties on the notice
  • RL, KA & KW WainwrightAwarded supplier 33 Main Street, Woodhouse Eaves,, Leicestershire, East Midlands, LE12 8RYContact email
  • RL, KA, KW WainwrightAwarded supplier 33 Main Street, Loughborough, East Midlands, LE12 8RYContact email
  • T A Houghton ltdAwarded supplier 110 Station Road, Countesthorpe, East Midlands, LE8 5TDContact email

Official documents & specifications (5)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure

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