Crofty Education Trust - Provision of Grounds Maintenance Services
Estimated value
—
Awarded value
£542k
Suppliers
1
Lots
5
Published
30 Jan 2026
Description
The contract will be for the provision of grounds maintenance services. The Trust requires the Contractor to deliver the Service in full compliance with horticultural best practice, the Service Specification, and all associated tender documentation. The Contractor shall be responsible for the provision of appropriately qualified and experienced horticultural personnel to undertake the Service. Contract requirements has been broken down into the following sections: a. General Service Requirements - General grounds works that are to be undertaken at Trust sites as indicated in the Core Specification in Document 5. b. Other Area Service Requirements - Site specific grounds works that are to be undertaken as indicated in the Core Specification in Document 5. The tender has been split into Lots, by geographical area. The contract start date will be 1st March 2026 and is to be for a period of three (3) years with the possible extension of two (2) further years, in 12-month intervals (3 +1+1). Schools will join the contract once their current contracts end.
Scope
- Reference
- CMAT01.05
- Commercial tool
- Standalone contract
- Contract dates
- 01 Mar 2026 to 28 Feb 2029Possible extension to 28 Feb 2031
Possible extension of two (2) further years, in 12-month intervals (3 +1+1).
- CPV classifications
- 77314000
- Contract locations
- South 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Proposed Solution | — | quality | 17.50% |
| Staff Delivery Team | — | quality | 5.00% |
| Contract Management | — | quality | 17.50% |
| Service Quality Monitoring | — | quality | 10.00% |
| Contract Mobilisation & Risk Management | — | quality | 5.00% |
| Sustainability | — | quality | 5.00% |
| Price | — | price | 40.00% |
Participation
Conditions suppliers must meet to bid.
A financial appraisal will be based upon a credit check a. Employer’s (Compulsory) Liability Insurance = [£5m] b. Public Liability Insurance = [£10m]
Provide 3 relevant previous contract examples To constitute a pass, 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. The contracts must be within the education sector and similar complexity and working on more than one site within the contract.
Submission & procedure
- Procedure
- Open procedure
Award details· 2 awards
Awarded supplier(s), contract period and value as published in the award notice.
Awarded value
£542k
Award date
29 Jan 2026
Contract start
01 Mar 2026
Contract end
28 Feb 2029
Lots · 5 total
Divisions of the contract. Each lot can be awarded separately.
| Lot | Title | Est. value | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| LOT-0001 | Lot 1 | — | complete |
| LOT-0002 | Lot 2 | — | complete |
| LOT-0003 | Lot 3 | — | complete |
| LOT-0004 | Lot 4 | — | complete |
| LOT-0005 | Lot 5 | £542k | complete |