Contract Details Notice for Cadw Grounds Maintenance

Llywodraeth Cymru / Welsh GovernmentcontractFind a Tender ↗Ref ocds-h6vhtk-051de3Procurement Act 2023SME suitableVCSE suitableactive

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Awarded value

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Suppliers

4 SME

Lots

4 awarded

Published

05 Feb 2026

Description

Contract Details Notice following publication of Contract Award Notice and standstill period for Cadw's Grounds Maintenance Services Contract. The contract will cover Grounds Maintenance (GM) Services on a multi-region basis to cover all Wales with the exception of Ynys Mon and north-east Wales (exact boundaries included in the ITT) as these received no bids and are being procured under a separate contract opportunity ref: OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-060dca. The Grounds Maintenance Service will include (but is not exhaustive) work areas covering Soft Landscaping, Grass, Planted Areas, Hedges, Trees, Leaf Clearance, Reens, Ponds, Ditches and SWALES, Fertilisers, Invasive Species, Hard Landscaping, Boundary Walls, Gravel Borders, Weed Control

Scope

Reference: C305/2024/2025
Commercial tool: Standalone contract
Contract dates: 30 Sept 2025 to 30 Sept 2027
Possible extension to 30 Sept 2030
3 x 12 month extensions each of 12 months.
CPV classifications: 77314000
45112700
45112710
45112712
77211500
Contract locations: Wales, United Kingdom
Wales, United Kingdom
Wales, United Kingdom
Wales, United Kingdom
Wales, United Kingdom
Wales, United Kingdom
Wales, United Kingdom
Wales, United Kingdom
Wales, United Kingdom
Wales, United Kingdom
Wales, United Kingdom
Particular suitability: Small and medium-sized enterprises (SME)Voluntary, community and social enterprises (VCSE)

Award criteria

Criteria the buyer will use to evaluate bids.

Name	Description	Type	Weighting
Technical Evaluation	Technical Q1 (15%) - How would you implement a typical grounds maintenance job which includes trimming a perimeter hedge 250m long 1.8m tall, maintaining short grass (12-38mm) inside the monument 150m2, managing a wildflower meadow on the outside of the monument totalling 300m2 and three formal planters (2m2 each) next to the entrance of the site? Technical Q2 (10%) - How would you manage controlling the woody growth (trees 2-3m tall with stems 5cm thick) around the outside of a monument on a steep slope? Technical Q3 (10%) - How would you control self-seeded vegetation on a monument? Technical Q4 (10%) - How will you deliver the day to day operations of the contract? Technical Q5 (5%) - Please provide evidence of where you have supported a customer with the development and/or revision of a grounds maintenance strategy? Technical Q6 (10%) - Please include up to 3 case studies that demonstrate your approach to delivering grounds maintenance to similar clients.	quality	60.00%
Commercial Evaluation	Commercial Submission based on typical jobs based on requirements of the specification	price	40.00%