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AWARD NOTICE - Regional Grounds Maintenance (Multiple Lots)

Stonewater Limited

This public procurement record has 4 releases in its history.

TenderCancellation

10 Sep 2026 at 14:19

UK12 - Procurement Termination Notice
AwardUpdate

07 Jul 2026 at 14:21

UK6 - Contract Award Notice
Award

02 Jul 2026 at 15:07

UK6 - Contract Award Notice
Tender

12 Sep 2025 at 16:06

UK4 - Tender Notice
Summary of the contracting process

Stonewater Limited procured regional grounds maintenance services for its housing operations, covering local-authority areas across England. The requirement was divided into 17 regional areas, including the South East, Southampton and Eastleigh, New Forest and Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole, the South West, Devon, Somerset, Dorset, West Sussex and Surrey, Hampshire, Berkshire, Oxfordshire, Milton Keynes and West Northamptonshire, Bedfordshire, the East of England, the East Midlands, and Yorkshire and the Humber. The work is grounds maintenance rather than construction, with suppliers expected to service sites across several local authority areas within each region. The procurement was intended to support multiple providers, with each provider able to cover one or more regional areas.

This open procedure reached award stage, with 15 of the 17 regional lots awarded. The award decision date was 25 February 2026. Awards included Avondale Environmental Services for the South East at £723,063.36 gross; idverde for the South West and Devon at £2,702,101.46 and £402,742.32; Glendale Countryside for New Forest and BCP at £1,458,701.46; Bidvest Noonan for Somerset at £1,458,701.46; and other suppliers for the remaining awarded areas. Awarded contract periods ran from August 2026 or April 2027 to 31 August 2028, with possible extensions to 31 August 2031. The contracts were cancelled on 4 August 2026 after Stonewater’s organisational restructure and move to a five-locality hub model changed its requirements.

This procurement demonstrates substantial, geographically distributed demand for grounds maintenance from a housing provider, with work packaged into regional service areas and suitable for both SME and larger suppliers. A credible future competitor would need the operational capacity to maintain sites across multiple local authorities, mobilise regionally, manage dispersed teams and deliver consistent service standards at scale. The evaluation placed 60% on the quality of the written bid and 40% on pricing, so suppliers would need strong method statements, clear service planning and competitive cost control, alongside sound economic and technical capability. The successful supplier profile ranged from specialist SMEs to national grounds maintenance and facilities-service businesses.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

AWARD NOTICE - Regional Grounds Maintenance (Multiple Lots)

Notice Description

Tendering is open for multiple grounds maintenance providers to cover 17 regional lots across different local authorities. Each lot has a distinct annual value depending on its size. Bidders may submit tenders for one or more lots but can be awarded a maximum of two lots, in accordance with the evaluation criteria outlined in the tender documents. This is an open tender requiring compliance with the stated Conditions of Participation, along with submission of responses to the quality questions and pricing schedules by the deadline. The tender period will run for just over seven weeks, during which bidders are expected to visit the sites they intend to bid for as part of the process. Out of the 17 lots for this tender, only 15 have successfully been awarded.

Lot Information

South East

Lot 1 - South East. Includes the following local authorities: ADUR BRIGHTON AND HOVE CRAWLEY EASTBOURNE HASTINGS HORSHAM LEWES MID SUSSEX REIGATE AND BANSTEAD TANDRIDGE WEALDON

Renewal: Potential extension of 2 years + 1 year subject to contractors performance.

Southampton & Eastleigh

Lot 2 - Southampton & Eastleigh. Includes the following local authorities: EASTLEIGH SOUTHAMPTON

Renewal: Optional extension determined by performance of 2 years + 1 year.

New Forest & BCP

Lot 3 - New Forest & BCP. Includes the following local authorities: BOURNEMOUTH, CHRISTCHURCH AND POOLE (one merged authority replaces individual authorities Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole) NEW FOREST

Renewal: Potential extension of 2 years + 1 year subject to contractors performance.

South West

Lot 4 - South West. Includes the following local authorities: CITY OF BRISTOL SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE SWINDON WILTSHIRE

Renewal: Potential extension of 2 years + 1 year subject to contractors performance.

Devon

Lot 8 - Devon. Includes the following local authorities: EAST DEVON EXETER MID DEVON TEIGNBRIDGE TORBAY

Renewal: Potential extension of 2 years + 1 year subject to contractors performance.

Somerset

Lot 9 - SOMERSET MENDIP (now Somerset, consisting of old authorities Mendip, Sedgemoor, Somerset West, Taunton Deane, South Somerset) NORTH SOMERSET SEDGEMOOR (now Somerset, consisting of old authorities Mendip, Sedgemoor, Somerset West, Taunton Deane, South Somerset) TAUNTON AND DEAN (now Somerset, consisting of old authorities Mendip, Sedgemoor, Somerset West, Taunton Deane, South Somerset) SOUTH SOMERSET (now Somerset, consisting of old authorities Mendip, Sedgemoor, Somerset West, Taunton Deane, South Somerset)

Renewal: Potential extension of 2 years + 1 year subject to contractors' performance.

Dorset

Lot 10 - DORSET. Includes the following local authorities: EAST DORSET (Now Dorset, consisting of old authorities of East Dorset, North Dorset, Purbeck, West Dorset, Weymouth & Portland) NORTH DORSET (Now Dorset, consisting of old authorities of East Dorset, North Dorset, Purbeck, West Dorset, Weymouth & Portland) PURBECK (Now Dorset, consisting of old authorities of East Dorset, North Dorset, Purbeck, West Dorset, Weymouth & Portland) WEST DORSET (Now Dorset, consisting of old authorities of East Dorset, North Dorset, Purbeck, West Dorset, Weymouth & Portland) WEYMOUTH AND PORTLAND (Now Dorset, consisting of old authorities OF East Dorset, North Dorset, Purbeck, West Dorset, Weymouth & Portland)

Renewal: Potential extension of 2 years + 1 year subject to contractors' performance.

West Sussex & Surrey

LOT 11 SOUTH EAST. Includes the following local authorities: ARUN CHICHESTER GUILDFORD RUSHMOOR WAVERLY WORTHING

Renewal: Potential extension of 2 years + 1 year subject to contractors' performance.

Hampshire

LOT 12 HAMPSHIRE. Includes the following local authorities: TEST VALLEY BASINGSTOKE AND DEANE FAREHAM GOSPORT HAVANT PORTSMOUTH WINCHESTER EAST HAMPSHIRE

Renewal: Potential extension of 2 years + 1 year subject to contractors' performance.

Berkshire

LOT 13 BERKSHIRE. Includes the following local authorities: WEST BERKSHIRE BRACKNELL FOREST READING WOKINGHAM

Renewal: Potential extension of 2 years + 1 year subject to contractors' performance.

Oxfordshire

LOT 14 OXFORDSHIRE. Includes the following local authorities: CHERWELL OXFORD SOUTH OXFORDSHIRE VALE OF THE WHITE HORSE WEST OXFORDSHIRE

Renewal: Potential extension of 2 years + 1 year subject to contractors' performance.

Milton Keynes & W.Northamptonshire

LOT 15 MILTON KEYNES & W.NORTHAMPTONSHIRE. Includes the following local authorities: MILTON KEYNES WEST NORTHAMPTONSHIRE (replaces old authorities Northampton, south Northamptonshire & Daventry)

Renewal: Potential extension of 2 years + 1 year subject to contractors' performance.

Bedfordshire

LOT 16 BEDFORDSHIRE. Includes the following local authorities: BEDFORD CENTRAL BEDFORDSHIRE LUTON

Renewal: Potential extension of 2 years + 1 year subject to contractors' performance.

East of England

LOT 17 EAST OF ENGLAND. NORTH HERTFORDSHIRE. Includes the following local authorities: SOUTH CAMBRIDGESHIRE WEST SUFFOLK (replaces old authorities Forest Heath & St Edmunds bury)

Renewal: Potential extension of 2 years + 1 year subject to contractors' performance.

East Of England & East Midlands

LOT 18 EAST ENGLAND & EAST MIDLANDS. Includes the following local authorities: EAST CAMBRIDGE HUNTINGDONSHIRE NORTH NORTHAMPTONSHIRE (replaces old authorities Corby, East Northamptonshire, Kettering & Wellingborough) RUTLAND

Renewal: Potential extension of 2 years + 1 year subject to contractors' performance.

East Midlands

LOT 19 EAST MIDLANDS. Includes the following local authorities: AMBER VALLEY ASHFIELD BLABY CHARNWOOD DERBY HARBOROUGH HINCKLEY AND BOSWORTH LEICESTER MELTON NEWARK AND SHERWOOD NORTH WEST LEICESTERSHIRE NOTTINGHAM NUNEATON AND BEDWORTH OADBY AND WIGSTON RUGBY RUSHCLIFFE

Renewal: Potential extension of 2 years + 1 year subject to contractors' performance.

Yorkshire & Humber

LOT 20 YORKSHIRE AND HUMBER. Includes the following local authorities: BRADFORD CALDERDALE DONCASTER HIGH PEAK KIRKLESS LEEDS NORTH YORKSHIRE & SELBY (replaces old authorities Craven, Hambleton, Harrogate, Richmondshire, Ryedale, Scarborough, Selby) ROTHERHAM WAKEFIELD

Renewal: Potential extension of 2 years + 1 year subject to contractors' performance.

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-0599ae
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/085930-2026
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Tender, Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
UK12 - Procurement Termination 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
£12,053,000 £10M-£100M
Lots Value
£12,053,000 £10M-£100M
Awards Value
£8,363,602 £1M-£10M
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
10 Sep 20261 months ago
Submission Deadline
3 Nov 2025Expired
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
25 Feb 20268 months ago
Contract Period
Not specified - Not specified
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

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

Buyer & Supplier

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
Stonewater Limited
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
WHETSTONE
Postcode
LE8 6EP
Postcode Area
Leicester
Country
England
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLF East Midlands (England)
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLF2 Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLF22 Leicestershire CC and Rutland
Delivery Location
Not specified
Local Authority
Blaby
Electoral Ward
North Whetstone
Westminster Constituency
South Leicestershire

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
10
Supplier Names

Avondale Environmental Services Limited

idverde Ltd

Glendale Countryside Ltd

Bidvest Noonan (UK) Limited

Groundscapes Limited

Blakedown Landscapes

4th Corner Limited

John O'Conner Grounds Maintenance Ltd

Gould Landscapes Ltd

Acorn Environmental Limited

Further Information

Notice Documents

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