TSAT - Provision of Grounds Maintenance Services
Estimated value
£300k
Awarded value
—
Suppliers
0
Lots
1
Published
05 May 2026
Description
This tender opportunity has been issued by Thinking Schools Academy Trust (the Trust) and Tenderers are invited to tender for the provision of grounds maintenance services (the Service). The Trust requires the Contractor to deliver the Service in full compliance with horticultural best practice and ensure that service delivery is consistent across all sites. Schools will join the contract once their current contracts end.
Scope
- Reference
- TSAT01.02
- Total value
- £300,000 excluding VAT£360,000 including VATAbove the relevant threshold
- Commercial tool
- Standalone contract
- Contract dates
- 31 Aug 2026 to 31 Aug 2029Possible extension to 31 Aug 2031
The possible extension of two (2) further years, in 12-month intervals (3 +1+1).
- Main category
- services
- CPV classifications
- 77314000
- Contract locations
- South West England, United KingdomSouth West England, United Kingdom
- Particular suitability
- Small and medium-sized enterprises (SME)
Award criteria
Criteria the buyer will use to evaluate bids.
| Name | Description | Type | Weighting |
|---|---|---|---|
| Quality Assessment | Proposed Solution & Staff Delivery Team 10.0% Contract Management 10.0% Service Quality Monitoring 10.0% | quality | 30.00% |
| Price Assessment | — | price | 70.00% |
Participation
Conditions suppliers must meet to bid.
Provide details on annual turnover, recent financial statements, and tax compliance. Submit audited accounts for the last two years or a letter of solvency if you are a new business Tenderers must demonstrate their economic and financial standing in accordance with the following: Due diligence checks will be undertaken on the preferred Tenderer's accounts to determine a Tenderer's financial standing. This will incorporate credit checks and a financial appraisal. Any answers which lead the Trust, acting reasonably, to conclude, considering the risk that the relevant answer suggests about the Tenderer's ability to properly perform the specification, then the Tenderer may be rejected.
Provide details of up to three contracts to meet conditions of participation relating to technical ability set out in the relevant notice or procurement documents, from the educational sector. The contract examples provided shall be relevant to the requirement, with a sufficient level of detail that provides confidence in the Tenderer's established past experience in similar and relevant projects/contracts.
Submission & procedure
- Enquiry deadline
- 03 Jun 2026, 11:00 am
- Submission deadline
- 12 Jun 2026, 11:00 am
- Submission address
- EU Supply Tendering Portal - https://uk.eu-supply.com/login.asp?B=PHPLAWLLP
- Electronic submission
- Yes
- Procedure
- Open procedure