Notice Information
Notice Title
250018 - Contract for the Provision of Grounds Maintenance Services
Notice Description
The University invites tenders from competent providers of Grounds Maintenance Services. The service will include grass cutting, hedge clipping, shrub pruning, trimming back ivy/ creepers, weed and moss control, and leaf and litter clearance across multiple areas including student and staff accommodation. The service will be carried out in a manner that is in accordance with good practice in the Grounds Maintenance Service Industry.
Lot Information
Lot LOT-0001
Renewal: 1 year with the option to extend by up to a further 48 months, subject to satisfactory annual review and at Queen's discretion
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-0554f9
- Publication Source
- Find A Tender Service
- Latest Notice
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/064381-2025
- Current Stage
- Award
- All Stages
- 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
- Not specified
- Awardee Scale
- Large
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
- £250,000 £100K-£500K
- Lots Value
- £250,000 £100K-£500K
- Awards Value
- £250,000 £100K-£500K
- Contracts Value
- £250,000 £100K-£500K
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 10 Oct 20254 months ago
- Submission Deadline
- 30 Jul 2025Expired
- Future Notice Date
- Not specified
- Award Date
- 7 Sep 20255 months ago
- Contract Period
- 30 Sep 2025 - 30 Sep 2026 6-12 months
- Recurrence
- 2030-06-27
Notice Status
- Tender Status
- Complete
- Lots Status
- Complete
- Awards Status
- Active
- Contracts Status
- Active
Buyer & Supplier
Contracting Authority (Buyer)
- Main Buyer
- QUEEN'S UNIVERSITY BELFAST
- Contact Name
- Brooklyn Carville
- Contact Email
- procurement@qub.ac.uk
- Contact Phone
- 02890972126
Buyer Location
- Locality
- BELFAST
- Postcode
- BT7 1NN
- Post Town
- Northern Ireland
- Country
- Northern Ireland
-
- Major Region (ITL 1)
- TLN Northern Ireland
- Basic Region (ITL 2)
- TLN0 Northern Ireland
- Small Region (ITL 3)
- TLN06 Belfast
- Delivery Location
- TLN06 Belfast
-
- Local Authority
- Belfast
- Electoral Ward
- Central
- Westminster Constituency
- Belfast South and Mid Down
Further Information
Notice Documents
-
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/064381-2025
10th October 2025 - Contract details notice on Find a Tender -
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/057500-2025
17th September 2025 - Contract award notice on Find a Tender -
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/035728-2025
27th June 2025 - Tender notice on Find a Tender -
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/035721-2025
27th June 2025 - Tender notice on Find a Tender -
https://in-tendhost.co.uk/queensuniversitybelfast/aspx/Home
Suppliers wishes to expressed an interest in this tender must register on the In-Tend portal and download the documents from the web address
Open Contracting Data Standard (OCDS)
View full OCDS Record for this contracting process
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