Official UK procurement notice
Grounds & Gardens maintenance
Authority: Newlon Housing Trust (Housing)·Consortium: 2 public authorities
Sectors: Agricultural, forestry, horticultural, aquacultural and apicultural services (77) Delivery: UK
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 descriptionMaintenance 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 publishedLot #1AwardedRenewalPublished value£440,000
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).
How bids were scored
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)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-065b69Find a Tender
How it was run
Official noticeRun through: Delta eSourcing · Who buys & how to bid on Delta
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- Tender notice published239 days ago24 Feb 2026, 16:07 GMT
- Clarification questions by219 days ago17 Mar 2026, 12:00 GMT
- Submission deadline212 days ago24 Mar 2026, 12:00 GMT
- Award decision expected by195 days ago9 Apr 2026, 23:59 BST
- Contract starts178 days ago27 Apr 2026, 00:00 BST
- Assessment summaries sent22 days ago30 Sept 2026, 00:00 BST
- Latest notice published15 days ago7 Oct 2026, 12:52 BST
- Standstill ends5 days ago16 Oct 2026, 23:59 BST
Notice history
5 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 24 Feb 2026- Tender notice published24 Feb 2026, 16:07 GMTUK4
- Contract award notice published7 Oct 2026, 12:52 BSTUK6
- Status changed to complete7 Oct 2026, 12:52 BST
- Buyer details updated7 Oct 2026, 12:52 BST
- Contract signature expected17 Oct 2026, 23:59 BSTscheduled
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecastAwards 1
Awarded value £1,085,3331 award exc. VAT
Bids received 1818 from SMEs
| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Glendale Countryside LimitedGrounds & Gardens18 Oct 2026 – 8 Oct 2029 · up to 8 Oct 2031Extensions: 1+1 | £1,085,333 | 17 Sept 2026standstill to 16 Oct 2026 | Standstill |
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18final-stage tenders | 18 | 0 | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
2 public bodies on the noticeBidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- GLENDALE COUNTRYSIDE LIMITEDAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (2)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Contract award notice Contract award notice on Find a Tender
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender