Official UK procurement notice
Nova Education Trust Tender for Grounds Maintenance Services
Authority: Nova Trust (Public body)
What is being bought6 lots · detail below
Published requirement descriptionTo provide grounds maintenance services for the Nova Education Trust based in the East Midlands. The competition is to divided into 6 Lots.
- How the procedure runs: Stage 1: SQ Stage 2: Advertisement Stage 3: ITT Stage 4: Standstill Stage 5: Award
CPV: Grounds maintenance services
Lots and requirements (6)Procurement structure
6 lots · all with a published value (£584,100 together) · same evaluation weights on every lotLot #1NottinghamRenewalPublished value£83,100
To provide grounds maintenance services to the following schools:
Firbeck Academy Firbeck Road, Wollaton, Nottingham, NG8 2FB
NUSA (Nottingham University Samworth Academy) Bramhall Road, Bilborough, Nottingham, NG8 4HY
Victoria Primary School Ainsworth Drive, The Meadows, Nottingham, NG2 1FX
Westdale Junior School Westdale Lane, Mapperley, Nottingham, NG3 6ET
Lot #2BinghamRenewalPublished value£142,500
To provide grounds maintenance services at the following schools:
Robert Miles Infant School School Lane, Bingham, Nottingham, NG13 8FE
Toot Hill School The Banks, Bingham, Nottingham, NG13 8BL
Lot #3LeicesterRenewalPublished value£162,000
To provide Grounds Maintenance services to the following schools in Leicestershire:
Melton Vale Sixth Form College Burton Road, Melton Mowbray, LE13 1DN
The Herewoode Academy Glenfield Road, Leicester, LE3 6DN
Lot #4NewarkRenewalPublished value£75,000
To provide grounds maintenance services to the following schools in Newark:
The Newark Academy London Road, Balderton, Newark, NG24 3AL
The Suthers School Cross Lane, Fernwood, Newark, NG24 3NH
Lot #5North NottinghamshireRenewalPublished value£106,500
To provide grounds maintenance services at the following schools:
Forest Town Primary School Clipstone Road West, Forest Town, Mansfield, NG19 0ED
The Garibaldi School Garibaldi Road, Forest Town, Mansfield, NG19 0JX
Meden School Burns Lane, Warsop, Mansfield, NG20 0QN
Holly Primary School Holly Drive, Forest Town, Mansfield, Notts. NG19 0NT.
Lot #6DerbyshireRenewalPublished value£15,000
To provide grounds maintenance services at the following schools:
Kirk Hallam Community Academy Godfrey Drive, Kirk Hallam, Ilkeston, DE7 4HH
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).
Published sub-criteria (2)
- Managing the Business: 40%
- Financial Performance: 60%
Published award criteria (2)
- Financial Performance
- Managing the Business
- Price carries 60 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 6 points. This one is won on the number: sharpen the price before polishing the prose.
Price arithmetic assumes straight proportional scoring; the tender pack may use another formula.
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
- Closed
- 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
- 1 May 2026, 10:06 BST
- Last source update
- 1 May 2026, 10:06 BST
- Award evaluation window
- Submission end – 1 Apr 2027
- Authority reference
CA17726- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-040332- Latest notice
- Tender notice (UK4)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-068fffFind a Tender
- How it runs
Stage 1: SQ
Stage 2: Advertisement
Stage 3: ITT
Stage 4: Standstill
Stage 5: Award
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 12 Jun 2026, 11:00 BST
- Clarification deadline
- 2 Jun 2026, 13:00 BST
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
- Accepted languages
- en
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Timeline
1 May 2026 → 1 Apr 2027 · 5 dates- Tender notice published174 days ago1 May 2026, 10:06 BST
- Clarification questions by142 days ago2 Jun 2026, 13:00 BST
- Submission deadline132 days ago12 Jun 2026, 11:00 BST
- Today22 Oct 2026
- Contract startsin 160 days1 Apr 2027, 00:00 BST
- Award decision expected byin 161 days1 Apr 2027, 23:59 BST
Notice history
1 event · 1 release on Find a Tender- Tender notice published1 May 2026, 10:06 BSTUK4
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Official documents & specifications (1)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender