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title: "Winchester City Council Grounds Maintenance Services"
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# Winchester City Council Grounds Maintenance Services

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/winchester-city-council-grounds-maintenance-services-ocds-h6vhtk-05dc3a). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** Winchester City Council: "Winchester City Council Grounds Maintenance Services". Published status: planned. Planned Pipeline Value: £16,000,000. 1 published lot. Recorded submission deadline: 15 Apr 2026, 12:00 BST. Published submission portal: uk.eu-supply.com.

## Key Information
- **Status:** PLANNED (the published submission deadline has passed)
- **Buyer:** [Winchester City Council](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/winchester-city-council-ons-e07000094)
- **Planned Pipeline Value:** £16,000,000 (GBP)
- **Submission Deadline:** 15 April 2026 at 12:00 BST
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Competitive flexible procedure
- **Main Category:** services
- **Classifications (CPV):** Grounds maintenance services
- **Delivery Location:** UKJ3
- **Legal Basis:** UKPGA 2023/54
- **Official Documents:** 3 published documents & notices ([view on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/winchester-city-council-grounds-maintenance-services-ocds-h6vhtk-05dc3a#documents))
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-05dc3a`

## Before you bid
Deciding whether to bid? The Tenderline page for this tender carries the competition and buyer analysis this notice does not:

- **Expected competition:** how many bids lots like this attract, from past awards in the same market.
- **Who could compete:** suppliers who have won similar work, and who holds the current contract.
- **Buyer track record:** earlier work for this buyer, its unexpired awards, and how its awards compared with its estimates.
- **Price forecast:** the commercial price range for each lot, with the middle 50% of comparable awards.

- **What it takes to win:** selection and award criteria, lot by lot.
- **Contract history:** what this tender replaces, and every notice in the procedure.

[Open the competition and buyer analysis](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/winchester-city-council-grounds-maintenance-services-ocds-h6vhtk-05dc3a#tl-md)

## Submission
- **Submission Platform:** [uk.eu-supply.com](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fuk.eu-supply.com%2Fapp%2Frfq%2Frwlentrance_s.asp%3FPID%3D102442%26TID100107658%26B%3D)
- **How to bid:** https://tenderline.uk/tenders/winchester-city-council-grounds-maintenance-services-ocds-h6vhtk-05dc3a#participate

## Description
Winchester City Council (the Authority) is aiming to re-tender the service contracts for Grounds Maintenance and Public Realm Cleansing Services in mid March 2026. This notice is to formally notify the market of the upcoming opportunity to tender for the Grounds Maintenance Services. It is envisaged that the services will be spilt into 2 separate tender requirements, with one contract available for Grounds Maintenance services and one contract for Public Realm Cleansing services. This process is subject to internal approvals. Suppliers will be able to tender for one or both opportunities. Suppliers are encouraged to ensure they are registered on the EU-Supply e-procurement portal to get updates regarding these opportunities, including when they go live. Using the above portal, suppliers can formally register their interest in these opportunities. Please use the eu-supply portal to register your interest under the project: WCC1618a Winchester City Council Grounds Maintenance Services Expressions of interest can be received up to 12 noon 13th March 2026. Please note - suppliers who do not express an interest, will still be able to tender for the opportunities. The new contract for Grounds Maintenance Services will be mobilised from August 2026 with a view to start the new contract by October 2027.

## Lots (1)
### Lot LOT-0000: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `LOT-0000`
- **Status:** planned
- **CPV codes:** 77314000
- **Delivery regions:** UKJ
- **Delivery countries in notice:** GB
- **Estimated Value:** £16,000,000

- **Contract Period:** 01/10/2027 to 30/09/2035
- **Renewal published:** yes

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F016265-2026)
- **Last Source Update:** 2026-02-23T17:54:21.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-22T08:01:44.133Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-05dc3a