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Grounds and Gardens Maintenance

Nottinghamshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust

This public procurement record has 3 releases in its history.

Award

18 Sep 2026 at 12:27

Award Notice
Award

25 Mar 2025 at 10:53

Award Notice
Tender

15 Oct 2024 at 15:31

Tender Notice
Summary of the contracting process

Nottinghamshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust procured grounds and gardens maintenance services for its estate, with the work centred on Nottinghamshire. The requirement covers routine grounds and garden maintenance, including estate landscaping and upkeep. A separate arboriculture service covers tree maintenance, including pruning, crown raising, crown thinning and crown reduction, together with tree felling, removal, disposal and tree surveying. ESPO acted as the central purchasing body, making the framework available to qualifying public bodies across the UK, including NHS bodies, local authorities, educational establishments and emergency services. The procurement was divided between grounds maintenance and arboriculture services. It also supports subsequent call-off contracts through further competitions between framework suppliers, with electronic auctions potentially used for those competitions.

The procurement is complete and has resulted in awards under a restricted procedure and framework agreement. The framework awards for both lots were signed on 17 March 2025. Lot 1 grounds maintenance and Lot 2 arboriculture each have an estimated value of £8,000,000. The subsequent Nottinghamshire Healthcare contract for grounds maintenance was signed on 1 August 2026 and awarded to Glendale Countryside Limited at £144,000. Its service period runs from 1 August 2026 to 31 July 2029, with options for two further 12-month extensions and a stated possible expiry of 28 February 2031; the estimated value includes the extension years. Lot 1 was evaluated on quality (50%), social value (10%) and commercial factors (40%). Lot 2 used non-price (50%) and price (50%).

This procurement shows sustained NHS demand for suppliers able to maintain healthcare estates and provide dependable grounds and tree services through a public-sector framework. Relevant competitors would need operational capacity for scheduled grounds and garden maintenance, together with the ability to mobilise teams, manage multiple estate locations and maintain service continuity. Arboriculture capability is relevant where suppliers can safely undertake pruning, crown work, tree felling, removal, disposal and surveying. The framework attracted 24 bids for each lot, including 15 SME bids, and its awarded supplier pool includes both SMEs and large businesses. A credible future supplier would therefore need to demonstrate strong technical delivery, commercial control and social value, while being able to compete through a restricted framework route and subsequent call-off competitions.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Grounds and Gardens Maintenance

Notice Description

**CONTRACT AWARD***<br/><br/><br/><br/><br/>A further competition has been undertaken against the ESPO Framework 245_25 Provision of Grounds and Gardens Maintenance, under Lot 1.<br/><br/><br/>The tender has been evaluated and awarded as per the evaluation tender set out in the ITT documentation.<br/><br/><br/>This contract is for the provision of Grounds and gardens maintenance service to NHC estate. <br/><br/><br/>The contract is for the period 01 August 2026 to 31 July 2029, but has options to extend the contract for a further 2 x 12 months, meaning the final possible expiry date is 28 February 2031. The estimated contract value on this notice includes the extension years.

Lot Information

Lot 1 - Grounds Maintenance Services

A further competition has been undertaken against the ESPO Framework 245_25 Provision of Grounds and Gardens Maintenance, under Lot 1.


The tender has been evaluated and awarded as per the evaluation tender set out in the ITT documentation.


This contract is for the provision of Grounds and gardens maintenance service to NHC estate.


The contract is for the period 01 August 2026 to 31 July 2029, but has options to extend the contract for a further 2 x 12 months, meaning the final possible expiry date is 28 February 2031. The estimated contract value on this notice includes the extension years.

Options: The framework agreement has the option to extend for up to a further 24 months. The total estimated values stated include the option period.

Lot 2 - Arboriculture Services

This Lot covers general arboriculture services, including but not limited to: * The maintenance of trees including pruning, crown raising, crown thinning, and crown reduction. * The complete felling, removal and disposal of trees. * Tree surveying

Options: The framework agreement has the option to extend for up to a further 24 months. The total estimated values stated include the option period.

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-04ac44
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/088648-2026
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Tender, Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
Award Notice
Procurement Type
Framework
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Selective
Procurement Method Details
Restricted procedure
Tender Suitability
Not specified
Awardee Scale
Large, SME

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

77 - Agricultural, forestry, horticultural, aquacultural and apicultural services

CPV Codes

77211400 - Tree-cutting services

77211500 - Tree-maintenance services

77314000 - Grounds maintenance services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
£16,000,000 £10M-£100M
Lots Value
£16,000,000 £10M-£100M
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
£8,144,000 £1M-£10M

Notice Dates

Publication Date
18 Sep 20261 months ago
Submission Deadline
15 Nov 2024Expired
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
Not specified
Contract Period
1 Jan 2025 - 31 Dec 2026 1-2 years
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Complete
Lots Status
Cancelled
Awards Status
Active
Contracts Status
Active

Buyer & Supplier

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
Nottinghamshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust
Additional Buyers

Espo

Contact Name
Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
Contact Email
Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
Contact Phone
Available with D3 Tenders Premium →

Buyer Location

Locality
NOTTINGHAM
Postcode
NG6 9DR
Postcode Area
Nottingham
Country
England
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLF East Midlands (England)
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLF1 Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLF14 Nottingham
Delivery Location
TLF East Midlands (England)
Local Authority
Nottingham
Electoral Ward
Bulwell Forest
Westminster Constituency
Nottingham North and Kimberley

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
20
Supplier Names

Alben Landscapes Ltd

Continental Landscapes Ltd

Countrywide Grounds Maintenance Ltd

Glendale Countryside Ltd

Gould Landscapes Ltd

GREEN SCENERY LIMITED

Grounds, Gardens & Trees Ltd

idverde Ltd

John O'Conner Grounds Maintenance Ltd

Just Ask Estate Services Limited

Mark Walker (Grounds Maintenance) Ltd

MITIE Landscapes Ltd

Norse Commercial Services Ltd

PLATTS SPECIALIST SERVICES LTD

UK Landscapes Ltd

Vertas Group Limited

ZION LANDSCAPES LIMITED

Beacons Tree Services

Chevron Green Services Limited

Thompson Tree Services (UK) Ltd

Further Information

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