Official UK procurement notice
Origin Grounds Maintenance · UK public procurement notice
Authority: Places for People on behalf of PfP & Anchor Hanover Group (Public body)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionOrigin Housing is seeking to appoint a single contractor to deliver grounds maintenance and routine/minor tree maintenance services across residential, sheltered and retirement properties owned and/or managed by origin.
The estates span a broad geographical area, covering Central, North and Northwest London, as well as parts of Hertfordshire, including Watford, Stevenage, Welwyn Garden City and Hemel Hempstead.
CPV: Grassing services · Grounds maintenance services · Hedge trimming · Litter collection services · Planting and maintenance services of green areas · Seeding services · Shrubs · Topsoil · Tree-cutting services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedWhat 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)
- Quality and Technical Merit: 70%
- Pricing: 30%
Published award criteria (2)
- Quality and Technical Merit
- Pricing
- Price carries 30 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 3 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
- Yes (GPA)
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 12 Nov 2025, 10:05 GMT
- Last source update
- 11 Jun 2026, 17:23 BST
- Award evaluation window
- Submission end – 23 Feb 2026
- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-073039- Latest notice
- Contract award notice (UK6)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-05df3aFind a Tender
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 18 Dec 2025, 12:00 GMT
- Clarification deadline
- 11 Dec 2025, 17:00 GMT
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
- Accepted languages
- en
Timeline
12 Nov 2025 → 1 Jul 2026 · 8 dates- Tender notice published343 days ago12 Nov 2025, 10:05 GMT
- Clarification questions by314 days ago11 Dec 2025, 17:00 GMT
- Submission deadline307 days ago18 Dec 2025, 12:00 GMT
- Award decision expected by239 days ago23 Feb 2026, 23:59 GMT
- Assessment summaries sent152 days ago22 May 2026, 00:00 BST
- Latest notice published132 days ago11 Jun 2026, 17:23 BST
- Standstill ends119 days ago23 Jun 2026, 23:59 BST
- Contract starts112 days ago1 Jul 2026, 00:00 BST
Notice history
4 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 12 Nov 2025- Tender notice published12 Nov 2025, 10:05 GMTUK4
- Contract award notice published11 Jun 2026, 17:23 BSTUK6
- Status changed to complete11 Jun 2026, 17:23 BST
- Contract signature expected23 Jun 2026, 23:59 BSTscheduled
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| John O'Conner Grounds Maintenance Ltd1 Jul 2026 – 30 Jun 2029 · up to 30 Jun 2031Extensions: The contract will be for an initial term of three (3) years, extendable at Origin Housing's sole option for two (2) further periods of one (1) year, giving a total of five (5) years. | £2,090,000 inc. VAT | 22 May 2026standstill to 23 Jun 2026 | Standstill |
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 11final-stage tenders | 11 | 0 | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- John O’Conner (Grounds Maintenance) 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