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Grounds Maintenance

Met Office

This public procurement record has 7 releases in its history.

Award

17 Mar 2026 at 13:11

UK7 - Contract Details Notice
Award

12 Dec 2025 at 15:42

UK6 - Contract Award Notice
TenderUpdate

01 Oct 2025 at 09:28

UK4 - Tender Notice
Tender

30 Sep 2025 at 16:14

UK4 - Tender Notice
PlanningUpdate

03 Jun 2025 at 09:31

UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice
PlanningUpdate

02 Jun 2025 at 16:30

UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice
Planning

27 May 2025 at 11:51

UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice
Summary of the contracting process

The Met Office, a central government public authority, has concluded a significant procurement process involving grounds maintenance services. The contract, with a title of "Grounds Maintenance," addresses the upkeep of 'Frontline Sites' housing Automated Weather Stations or Radar Stations throughout the United Kingdom. This tender, initiated as an open procedure, encompasses multiple regions including England, Scotland, Wales, and Northern Ireland. The services are crucial as unmanaged vegetation can adversely affect equipment and data collection. The procurement process progressed through various stages from planning (commencing in mid-2025) to tendering and is now in the award stage as of March 2026, with contracts running up to January 2029 and potentially extending to 2031 in certain situations, subject to renewal options.

This tender presents lucrative business growth opportunities, especially for enterprises specializing in grounds maintenance services. Large businesses like Nurture Landscapes Limited and Ground Control Limited, as well as SMEs such as OUTCO Limited have been successfully awarded the active contracts for distinct lots. The open procedure allowed broad market participation, encouraging suppliers to bring innovative solutions for optimal service delivery. Companies with expertise in maintaining equipment operability through vegetation management and those adept in delivering consistent quality services are well-suited to compete in future phases and extensions of this procurement scheme. Suppliers successfully involved in this process have access to significant contract values and long-term engagement across diverse UK regions.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Grounds Maintenance

Notice Description

The Met Office have a number of 'Frontline Sites' across and throughout the United Kingdom, housing an Automated Weather Station (AWS) or Radar Station. This tender is split into 4 Lots: Lot 1 - England Lot 2 - Scotland Lot 3 - Wales Lot 4 - Northern Ireland

Lot Information

England

Grounds Maintenance services for the England Region.

Renewal: Met Office reserves the right to extend this contract.

Scotland

Grounds Maintenance Services for the Scotland Region

Renewal: Met Office reserves the right to extend this contract.

Wales

Grounds Maintenance Services for the Wales Region.

Renewal: Met Office reserves the right to extend this contract.

Ireland

Grounds Maintenance Services for the Northern Ireland Region.

Renewal: Met Office reserves the right to extend this contract.

Planning Information

The Met Office wishes to investigate a new approach to the provision of Grounds Maintenance Services with the aim of achieving consistent high-quality performance. Met Office will supply a number of documents through the Proactis portal and suppliers will be asked to respond to a number of questions. Responses will be required by the 30th June and will be submitted via the Proactis portal. The advert can be found on Proactis at: https://procontract.due-north.com/ProjectManagement/ProjectDashboard?projectId=0194c79d-c43f-f011-8136-005056b64545 Proactis Number: DN776875

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-0526db
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/024040-2026
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Planning, Tender, Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
UK7 - Contract Details Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Open
Procurement Method Details
Open procedure
Tender Suitability
SME
Awardee Scale
Large, SME

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

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

CPV Codes

77314000 - Grounds maintenance services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
£1,530,000 £1M-£10M
Lots Value
£1,530,000 £1M-£10M
Awards Value
£1,347,061 £1M-£10M
Contracts Value
£1,559,656 £1M-£10M

Notice Dates

Publication Date
17 Mar 20266 months ago
Submission Deadline
31 Oct 2025Expired
Future Notice Date
1 Aug 2025Expired
Award Date
24 Nov 202510 months ago
Contract Period
Not specified - Not specified
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

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

Buyer & Supplier

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
Met Office
Contact Name
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Contact Email
Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
Contact Phone
Available with D3 Tenders Premium →

Buyer Location

Locality
EXETER
Postcode
EX1 3PB
Postcode Area
Exeter
Country
England
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLK South West (England)
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLK4 Devon
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLK43 Devon CC
Delivery Location
TLC North East (England), TLD North West (England), TLE Yorkshire and The Humber, TLF East Midlands (England), TLG West Midlands (England), TLH East (England), TLI London, TLJ South East (England), TLK South West (England), TLL Wales, TLM Scotland, TLN Northern Ireland
Local Authority
Exeter
Electoral Ward
Pinhoe
Westminster Constituency
Exmouth and Exeter East

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
3
Supplier Names

Nurture Landscapes Ltd

GRITIT

Ground Control Limited

Further Information

Notice Documents

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