Notice Information
Notice Title
Grounds Maintenance Framework Call Off Contract Award
Notice Description
A contract to deliver grounds maintenance services for an initial period of 3 years, with an option to extend for 2 periods of 2 years each. This is a contract award against the ESPO Framework 245_25 - Grounds Maintenance Services, Lot 1 Grounds Maintenance.
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-b5fd17-ab54d19d-32b9-4f94-9c1b-ba1111cffc37
- Publication Source
- Contracts Finder
- Latest Notice
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/4aad25cd-0840-4951-ba68-caad42a99cba
- Current Stage
- Award
- All Stages
- Award
Procurement Classification
- Notice Type
- Award Notice
- Procurement Type
- Framework
- Procurement Category
- Services
- Procurement Method
- Selective
- Procurement Method Details
- Call-off from a framework agreement
- Tender Suitability
- SME, VCSE
- Awardee Scale
- Large
Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)
- CPV Divisions
77 - Agricultural, forestry, horticultural, aquacultural and apicultural services
-
- CPV Codes
77310000 - Planting and maintenance services of green areas
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- £236,141 £100K-£500K
- Lots Value
- Not specified
- Awards Value
- £236,141 £100K-£500K
- Contracts Value
- Not specified
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 29 Jul 20257 months ago
- Submission Deadline
- 7 Apr 2025Expired
- Future Notice Date
- Not specified
- Award Date
- 16 Jul 20257 months ago
- Contract Period
- 31 Jul 2025 - 31 Jul 2032 Over 5 years
- Recurrence
- Not specified
Notice Status
- Tender Status
- Complete
- Lots Status
- Not Specified
- Awards Status
- Active
- Contracts Status
- Not Specified
Buyer & Supplier
Contracting Authority (Buyer)
- Main Buyer
- UNIVERSITY OF SUFFOLK
- Contact Name
- Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
- Contact Email
- Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
- Contact Phone
- Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
Buyer Location
- Locality
- IPSWICH
- Postcode
- IP4 1QJ
- Post Town
- Ipswich
- Country
- England
-
- Major Region (ITL 1)
- TLH East (England)
- Basic Region (ITL 2)
- TLH6 Suffolk
- Small Region (ITL 3)
- TLH62 Ipswich
- Delivery Location
- Not specified
-
- Local Authority
- Ipswich
- Electoral Ward
- Alexandra
- Westminster Constituency
- Ipswich
Further Information
Notice Documents
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https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/4aad25cd-0840-4951-ba68-caad42a99cba
29th July 2025 - Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder
Notice URLs
Open Contracting Data Standard (OCDS)
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