Grounds Maintenance
Estimated value
—
Awarded value
£1.3m
Suppliers
4
Lots
4
Published
12 Dec 2025
Description
The Met Office have a number of 'Frontline Sites' across and throughout the United Kingdom, housing an Automated Weather Station (AWS) or Radar Station. Accordingly, the Met Office are looking to appoint supplier(s) who can undertake and deliver a grounds maintenance service across and throughout our portfolio of Frontline Sites. The Met Office would be keen to see what market solutions are available for optimum service delivery in this respect. These grounds maintenance services are not required for aesthetic and or appearances; they are essential as the non-maintained grass and associated vegetation can have a significant and detrimental effect on the equipment and the resultant data.
Scope
- Reference
- DN776875
- Commercial tool
- Standalone contract
- Contract dates
- 05 Dec 2025 to 04 Dec 2028Possible extension to 04 Dec 2030
Met Office reserves the right to extend this contract.
- CPV classifications
- 77314000
- Contract locations
- North East England, United KingdomNorth West England, United KingdomYorkshire and the Humber, United KingdomEast Midlands, United KingdomWest Midlands, United KingdomEast of England, United KingdomLondon, United KingdomSouth East England, United KingdomSouth West England, United KingdomScotland, United KingdomWales, United KingdomNorthern Ireland, United Kingdom
- Particular suitability
- Small and medium-sized enterprises (SME)
Award criteria
Criteria the buyer will use to evaluate bids.
| Name | Description | Type | Weighting |
|---|---|---|---|
| Price | — | price | 30.00% |
| Quality (Including Social Value) | — | quality | 70.00% |
Participation
Conditions suppliers must meet to bid.
Please see the tender documentation.
Submission & procedure
- Procedure
- Open procedure
Award details· 4 awards
Awarded supplier(s), contract period and value as published in the award notice.
Awarded value
£619k
Award date
24 Nov 2025
Contract start
07 Jan 2026
Contract end
06 Jan 2029
Lots · 4 total
Divisions of the contract. Each lot can be awarded separately.
| Lot | Title | Est. value | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | England | £736k | complete |
| 2 | Scotland | £409k | complete |
| 3 | Wales | £187k | complete |
| 4 | Ireland | £198k | complete |
Award 1· 1 supplier
Awarded 24 Nov 2025 · Contract period 07 Jan 2026 — 06 Jan 2029
Award 2· 1 supplier
Awarded 24 Nov 2025 · Contract period 07 Jan 2026 — 06 Jan 2029
Award 3· 1 supplier
Awarded 24 Nov 2025 · Contract period 07 Jan 2026 — 06 Jan 2029
Award 4· 1 supplier
Awarded 24 Nov 2025 · Contract period 07 Jan 2026 — 06 Jan 2029
Total lots
4
Awarded
4
Estimated total
£1.5m
Awarded total
£1.3m
England
Start
05 Dec 2025
End
04 Dec 2028
Estimated
£736k
CPV
Scotland
Start
05 Dec 2025
End
04 Dec 2028
Estimated
£409k
CPV
Wales
Start
05 Dec 2025
End
04 Dec 2028
Estimated
£187k
CPV
Ireland
Start
05 Dec 2025
End
04 Dec 2028
Estimated
£198k
CPV
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