Find a TenderAwardedContract award notice
Published 24 Feb 2026, 16:07 GMT

Official UK procurement notice

Grounds & Gardens maintenance

Official notice

Authority: Newlon Housing Trust (Housing)·Consortium: 2 public authorities

ServicesOpen procedureAbove thresholdSME suitable
Published estimate£352,000≈ £117k / year · £440,000 inc. VAT
Submissions closed 24 Mar 2026awarded 17 Sept 2026
Award (standstill) to Glendale Countryside Limited
Contract term 3 yrsends 27 Apr 2029 · up to 25 Apr 2031 with extensions · starts 27 Apr 2026

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Maintenance of Grounds and Gardens for Newlon Housing Trust

GBP 352,000 excluding VAT

GBP 440,000 including VAT

Contract value

GBP 440,000 including VAT

CPV: Grounds maintenance services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published
Lot #1AwardedRenewal 3 yrsSMEPublished value£440,000
Contract period: 27 Apr 2026 – 27 Apr 2029 (3 yrs) · up to 25 Apr 2031 with extensionsValue: £440,000 exc. VAT · £440,000 inc. VAT
Eligibility: SME eligible
Extensions: 1 year increments

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: 60%Price: 40%
Published sub-criteria (2)
  • Criterion 2: 60%
  • Criterion 1: 40%
Published award criteria (2)
  • Criterion 1
  • Criterion 2
What this means for your bid
  • Price carries 40 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 4 points. The method statement decides this lot, not the discount.

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
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
24 Feb 2026, 16:07 GMT
Last source update
7 Oct 2026, 12:52 BST
Award evaluation window
Submission end – 9 Apr 2026
Authority reference
Grounds and Gardens NHT-Hou-77
FTS notice number
2026/S 000-016614
Latest notice
Contract award notice (UK6)
Classification (CPV)
Grounds maintenance services
Delivery area
UK
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-065b69 Find a Tender

How it was run

Official notice
Run through: Delta eSourcing · Who buys & how to bid on Delta
Public notice page · account needed to bidElectronic submission allowedLanguage: EN
Access & registration note: Free Select account; no DUNS asked at signup
Submission deadline
24 Mar 2026, 12:00 GMT
Clarification deadline
17 Mar 2026, 12:00 GMT
Submission channel
Official e-sourcing portal
Electronic submission
Allowed
Accepted languages
en
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Timeline

24 Feb 2026 → 16 Oct 2026 · 8 dates
  1. Tender notice published239 days ago
    24 Feb 2026, 16:07 GMT
  2. Clarification questions by219 days ago
    17 Mar 2026, 12:00 GMT
  3. Submission deadline212 days ago
    24 Mar 2026, 12:00 GMT
  4. Award decision expected by195 days ago
    9 Apr 2026, 23:59 BST
  5. Contract starts178 days ago
    27 Apr 2026, 00:00 BST
  6. Assessment summaries sent22 days ago
    30 Sept 2026, 00:00 BST
  7. Latest notice published15 days ago
    7 Oct 2026, 12:52 BST
  8. Standstill ends5 days ago
    16 Oct 2026, 23:59 BST

Notice history

5 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 24 Feb 2026
  1. Tender notice published
    24 Feb 2026, 16:07 GMT
    UK4
  2. Contract award notice published
    7 Oct 2026, 12:52 BST
    UK6
  3. Status changed to complete
    7 Oct 2026, 12:52 BST
  4. Buyer details updated
    7 Oct 2026, 12:52 BST
  5. Contract signature expected
    17 Oct 2026, 23:59 BST
    scheduled

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value £1,085,3331 award exc. VAT
Bids received 1818 from SMEs
Awarded toValueDateStatus
Glendale Countryside LimitedGrounds & Gardens18 Oct 2026 – 8 Oct 2029 · up to 8 Oct 2031Extensions: 1+1£1,085,33317 Sept 2026standstill to 16 Oct 2026Standstill

Bid statistics published by the authority

BidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
18final-stage tenders180—

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

2 public bodies on the notice

NEWLON HOUSING TRUST

Contracting authorityPublic authority - sub-central government GB-COH: IP18449R · GB-PPON: PBDJ-9838-DQRQ Newlon Housing Trust 4 Daneland Walk, London, London, N17 9FEContact email

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice
  • GLENDALE COUNTRYSIDE LIMITEDAwarded supplierGB-COH: 02121098GB-PPON: PHDB-1755-BJLL The Stables Duxbury Park, Chorley, North West, PR7 4ATContact email

Official documents & specifications (2)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure

  • Contract award notice awardContract award noticeUK6Contract award notice on Find a Tender
  • Tender notice tenderTender noticeUK4Tender notice on Find a Tender