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AWARD NOTICE - Regional Grounds Maintenance (Multiple Lots)

Stonewater LtdcontractFind a Tender ↗Ref ocds-h6vhtk-0599aeProcurement Act 2023SME suitablepending

Estimated value

—

Awarded value

£10.2m

Awarded 25 Feb 2026

Suppliers

14

7 SME

Lots

16

16 awarded

Published

02 Jul 2026

Description

Tendering is open for multiple grounds maintenance providers to cover 17 regional lots across different local authorities. Each lot has a distinct annual value depending on its size. Bidders may submit tenders for one or more lots but can be awarded a maximum of two lots, in accordance with the evaluation criteria outlined in the tender documents. This is an open tender requiring compliance with the stated Conditions of Participation, along with submission of responses to the quality questions and pricing schedules by the deadline. The tender period will run for just over seven weeks, during which bidders are expected to visit the sites they intend to bid for as part of the process. Out of the 17 lots for this tender, only 15 have successfully been awarded.

Scope

Reference
00402-AST
Commercial tool
Standalone contract
Contract dates
30 Aug 2026 to 31 Aug 2028
Possible extension to 31 Aug 2031

Potential extension of 2 years + 1 year subject to contractors performance.

CPV classifications
77314000
Particular suitability
Small and medium-sized enterprises (SME)

Award criteria

Criteria the buyer will use to evaluate bids.

NameDescriptionTypeWeighting
Quality QuestionsQuality Written bidquality60.00%
Pricing SchedulePrice submissionprice40.00%
Written Bid Submissionquality written bidquality60.00%
Pricing Scheduleprice submissionprice40.00%
Written Bid submissionquality written bidquality60.00%
Written BidQuality written bidquality60.00%
Written bidQuality written bidquality60.00%
Pricing SchedulePrice Submissionprice40.00%
Written Bid submissionQuality written bidquality60.00%
Pricing Schedulepricing submissionprice40.00%
Written Bid submissionquality bidquality60.00%
Pricing SchedulePriceprice40.00%
Written Bid submissionQualityquality60.00%
Pricing SubmissionPricingprice40.00%
Written Bid submittionquality bidquality60.00%
Pricing Schedulepricingprice40.00%
written bid submissionquality bidquality60.00%
pricing schedulepriceprice40.00%
written bid submissionquality submissionquality60.00%
Written bid submissionWritten bidquality60.00%
Pricing SchedulePricing Scheduleprice40.00%
Written SubmissionWritten bidquality60.00%
Pricing schedulepricing scheduleprice40.00%
Written submissionquality written bidquality60.00%
Written bid submissionquality bidquality60.00%
Pricing schedulepricingprice40.00%
Written bidquality bidquality60.00%
Pricing Schedulepriceprice40.00%

Participation

Conditions suppliers must meet to bid.

Full details are set out in the tender documents.

Submission & procedure

Procedure
Open procedure

Award details· 16 awards

Awarded supplier(s), contract period and value as published in the award notice.

Awarded value

£603k

Award date

25 Feb 2026

Contract start

31 Mar 2027

Contract end

31 Aug 2028

Awarded to
AE
Avondale Environmental Services Ltd
CH 02927666
SME
IL
idverde Limited
IL
idverde Limited
GC
Glendale Countryside Limited
CH 02121098
BN
Bidvest Noonan (UK) Limited
CH 05049403
GL
Groundscapes Ltd
CH 03327429
SME
GL
Groundscapes Ltd
CH 03327429
SME
BL
Blakedown Landscapes Limited
4C
4th Corner Ltd
CH 04910421
SME
4C
4th Corner Ltd
CH 04910421
SME
JO
John O’Conner (Grounds Maintenance) Ltd
CH 02617638
JO
John O’Conner (Grounds Maintenance) Ltd
CH 02617638
GL
Gould Landscapes Ltd
CH 04814203
SME
AE
ACORN ENVIRONMENTAL UK LTD
SME

Lots · 16 total

Divisions of the contract. Each lot can be awarded separately.

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LotTitleEst. valueStatus
Lot 1South East—complete
Lot 4South West—complete
Lot 8Devon—complete
Lot 3New Forest & BCP—complete
Lot 9Somerset—complete