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CBC-1732-T-TS Rural and Urban Grounds Maintenance Services

Grounds maintenance services
East of England (UKH25)
Published value
Not published
Submission deadline Not published
Lots published2
Procurement Intelligence
Published evidence · v1
Suitable for SMEs
Prepared 7 Sept 2026, 16:35 BST
A pre-calculated analytical view of official UK procurement facts, competition benchmarks and decision timelines.
Bid readiness
Review notice
Submission deadline not published
Check official notice for submission route
Scope structure
2lots
2 lots · 2 published items
1 published CPV family
Decision Velocity
~13 days
Typical sector award window after deadline
Sector median: 13 days
Contract lifecycle
Not published
No future linked contract end in retained records
No published extension signal
Pricing & Budget Savings
£15,722,320
Contract/award value: £15,722,320
2 award suppliers linked
Bidding Competition
2 bids
2 SME bids · 2 electronic
No bid spread metrics published
Sector Market Benchmark (CPV 77)
Based on 2,084 published procedures
Median Winning Discount
26.8%
Award reduction below published budget
Typical Bids Received
4 bidders
Median competitive participation in sector
Typical Evaluation Window
13 days
Median time between deadline and award
Top Contenders in this Sector (CPV 77)
Active commercial suppliers winning public contracts in this field
SupplierAwards won in sectorTotal awarded valueAvg. winning discount
EB DAVIES TIMBER LTD
21 contracts£6,570,000,000At ceiling / not disclosed
Robins Timber Contracting
21 contracts£6,570,000,000At ceiling / not disclosed
FORESTRY SERVICES LTD
21 contracts£6,462,000,000At ceiling / not disclosed
Powerline Services (MLJ) Ltd
21 contracts£6,354,000,000At ceiling / not disclosed
Euroforest Ltd
20 contracts£6,246,000,000At ceiling / not disclosed
TW & GW EVANS LTD
20 contracts£6,246,000,000At ceiling / not disclosed
I & Jm Pass& Sons ltd
20 contracts£6,138,000,000At ceiling / not disclosed
GMD Forestry Ltd
20 contracts£5,359,850,000At ceiling / not disclosed
M C THOMAS SONS
18 contracts£5,832,000,000At ceiling / not disclosed
Tree Finesse
18 contracts£5,382,000,000At ceiling / not disclosed
Evidence coverage
7/12 core inputs published
Standard procedure facts
Comparable published opportunities
Historic records ranked from matching published evidence. They are research comparables, not expected competitors or a price forecast.
Published procedurePublished valueMatching evidence
Grounds Maintenance ServicesTHE CONSORTIUM ACADEMY TRUST · 14 Aug 2026, 09:33 BST
Value not published
same CPV family
Grounds Maintenance ServicesST CUTHBERT'S ROMAN CATHOLIC ACADEMY TRUST · 16 Jun 2026, 13:58 BST
Value not published
same CPV family
Transport Infrastructure Grounds MaintenanceWest Midlands Combined Authority · 22 May 2026, 17:44 BST
£2,400,000
same CPV family
ONGO Homes - Grounds Maintenance Services (Grass Cutting and Associated Grounds Maintenance Works)Ongo Homes · 8 Jul 2026, 14:12 BST
£0
same CPV family
Grounds Maintenance services for Rushden, Higham Ferrers & Irthlingborough Town CouncilsRushden Town Council · 24 Jun 2026, 13:56 BST
£3,500,000
same CPV family
Method: tender-intelligence-v1. Values and dates are retained OCDS facts; missing source data remains unknown.
Procurement Executive Summary
AI & Search Synopsis
Generated from official OCDS record
Tenderline Synopsis: Central Bedfordshire Council: "CBC-1732-T-TS Rural and Urban Grounds Maintenance Services". Published status: complete. Published value: Value not published. 2 published lots. Submission deadline not published. See the official notice for participation instructions.
Contracting AuthorityCentral Bedfordshire CouncilScope & CategoriesNot publishedSubmission Window
complete
No deadline published
Submission GatewayDirect notice routeLegal Basis & RegimeStandard procurementEstimated Value (exc. VAT)Not published
Bidder Intelligence · Authority Profile: Central Bedfordshire Council
Market Analytics
View Authority Profile →
Derived from OCDS awards & bid statistics
Published history for Central Bedfordshire Council. These figures describe retained records, not a forecast of bids or a measure of buyer bias.
Published-to-award variance
Not availableInsufficient comparable data
Requires at least 5 comparable procedures
Competition Density
5Bids / Report (median)
6.3% of reports have one bid · Mean: 5.2 bids
Supplier ConcentrationHigh Concentration
Milestone Infrastructure LimitedTop vendor: 94.1% of attributable value
Payment Terms
Check noticePublished terms
Payment obligations depend on the applicable regime and contract. Consult the official documents.
Coverage: 16 active published awards; 16 bid reports (which may be per lot). Supplier values exclude multi-supplier awards, frameworks and DPS, and use GBP only. They are published award values, not payments. Published-to-award variance compares single-lot, single-award, single-supplier GBP procedures with explicitly non-framework/non-DPS status; increases remain in the average. Unpublished data stays unknown. Awarded suppliers are winners, not all bidders.
Historical Awarded Suppliers in this Category (CPV 77):
Supplier NameHistoric AwardsAttributable ValueAvg. Price Discount
Milestone Infrastructure Limited1 win£250,000,000—
John O'Conner1 win£10,914,904—
MJ Granger Grounds Maintenance Ltd 1 win£4,807,416—
Procedure terms
Contracting AuthorityCentral Bedfordshire Council
Procedure methodNot published
Procurement categoryNot published
Statuscomplete
Framework / DPSNot published
CompetitionNot published
Above thresholdNot published
Legal basisNot published
Tender period startsNot published
Clarification deadlineNot published
Electronic submissionNot published
Submission languagesNot published
Published21 Aug 2025, 14:00 BST
Last source update21 Aug 2025, 14:00 BST
Recurring procurementNot published
ClassificationGrounds maintenance services
Delivery area
East of England (UKH25)
OCIDocds-h6vhtk-04b5ce
What is being bought
Rural and Urban Grounds Maintenance Services - two Lots
What changed
From the official release history
  1. tender value changed
    21 Aug 2025, 14:00 BST
  2. Status changed to complete
    21 Aug 2025, 14:00 BST
  3. Official notice release published
    21 Aug 2025, 14:00 BST
  4. Submission deadline changed to published date
    21 Aug 2025, 14:00 BST
  5. Published value updated to £16,000,000
    12 Nov 2024, 13:32 GMT
  6. Status changed to active
    12 Nov 2024, 13:32 GMT
  7. Official notice release published
    12 Nov 2024, 13:32 GMT
  8. Submission deadline changed to 11 Dec 2024, 12:00 GMT
    12 Nov 2024, 13:32 GMT
  9. Buyer information updated
    12 Nov 2024, 13:32 GMT
Lots and requirements (2)
Published by the contracting authority
  • Lot 1 · #Lot 1
    Rural and Urban Grounds Maintenance Services Lot 1 - RURAL
    cancelled
    Published valueNot published
    The Council will provide as much support and information as it can to help guide you through the quotation process. Questions asked together with the response, will be made available to all tenderers, to ensure a fair and consistent approach to all. If there is anything you are not sure about or need clarification on, please use the Correspondence facility within the In-tend electronic tendering system. Last date for receiving questions on the In-Tend system is 2nd December 2024Completed Tenders and attachments should be submitted electronically by the due date via our In-tend electronic tendering system. Tenders must be uploaded via the "My Return" section of the system. Tenders submitted through the correspondence facility will not be considered. Your Tender must be submitted via the In-tend system by no later than 12 noon on 11th December 2024Tenders received after that time will be excluded.
    Contract periodNot published
    EligibilityNot published
    Options / renewalNot published
  • Lot 2 · #Lot 2
    Rural and Urban Grounds Maintenance Services Lot 2 - URBAN
    cancelled
    Published valueNot published
    The Council will provide as much support and information as it can to help guide you through the quotation process. Questions asked together with the response, will be made available to all tenderers, to ensure a fair and consistent approach to all. If there is anything you are not sure about or need clarification on, please use the Correspondence facility within the In-tend electronic tendering system. Last date for receiving questions on the In-Tend system is 2nd December 2024Completed Tenders and attachments should be submitted electronically by the due date via our In-tend electronic tendering system. Tenders must be uploaded via the "My Return" section of the system. Tenders submitted through the correspondence facility will not be considered. Your Tender must be submitted via the In-tend system by no later than 12 noon on 11th December 2024Tenders received after that time will be excluded.
    Contract periodNot published
    EligibilityNot published
    Options / renewalNot published
Timeline
  1. Procedure published
    21 Aug 2025, 14:00 BST
  2. Award active
    Not published · Not published
  3. Award active
    Not published · Not published
  4. Contract active
    Signed 17 Feb 2025, 00:00 GMT · £4,807,416
  5. Contract active
    Signed 17 Feb 2025, 00:00 GMT · £10,914,904
Commercial outcome and competition
Awards
MJ Granger Grounds Maintenance Ltd
Not published · Not published · active
John O'Conner
Not published · Not published · active
Contracts
Rural and Urban Grounds Maintenance Services
£4,807,416 · signed 17 Feb 2025, 00:00 GMT · active
Rural and Urban Grounds Maintenance Services
£10,914,904 · signed 17 Feb 2025, 00:00 GMT · active
Bid statistics
bids: 2 (lot Lot 1)
electronicBids: 2 (lot Lot 1)
foreignBidsFromEU: 0 (lot Lot 1)
foreignBidsFromNonEU: 0 (lot Lot 1)
smeBids: 2 (lot Lot 1)
bids: 2 (lot Lot 2)
electronicBids: 2 (lot Lot 2)
foreignBidsFromEU: 0 (lot Lot 2)
foreignBidsFromNonEU: 0 (lot Lot 2)
smeBids: 2 (lot Lot 2)
Buyer and organisations in this procedure

Central Bedfordshire Council

Contracting authority GB-FTS-10306
View buyer profile

  • Central Bedfordshire Council
    buyer

    Priory House, Monks Walk, Chicksands, Shefford, UKH25, SG17 5TQ
    [email protected]
    +44 3003005997

  • Central Bedfordshire Council
    reviewBody

    Priory House, Monks Walk, Chicksands, Bedfordshire, , Shefford, SG17 5TQ

  • John O'Conner
    supplier

    2 Great North Road Hertfordshire , Welwyn, UKH25, AL6 0PL

  • MJ Granger Grounds Maintenance Ltd
    supplier

    52 Church Street Shillington Hertfordshire SG5 3LJ, Hitchin, UKH25
Documents (0)
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