Notice Information
Notice Title
RBWM Grounds Maintenance Services (Re-run)
Notice Description
RBWM is seeking a grounds maintenance service provider to provide a range of grounds maintenance services across the borough. This will include, but is not limited to: verge maintenance, grass cutting, parks and open spaces maintenance, cemeteries maintenance and handyman/handyperson services. This will be a single contract.
Lot Information
Lot 1
Options: Without prejudice to the Authority's broader rights under the Procurement Act 2023, the Authority has the following options, created in reliance on s.74 and Sch.8(1) of the Procurement Act 2023. Discretionary: an amount has been deducted from the originally envisaged budget owing to uncertainty around a Maidenhead project. In the event that this project is retained by RBWM, the Authority reserves the right to increase the financial envelope by an amount between PS15,000 - PS60,000 per annum (with allowances for inflation in accordance with Annex C) to support the project. In the event that it is not retained by RBWM, the Authority reserves the right to utilise this funding to top-up existing Services. This shall be priced utilising the Bidder's pricing schedule submission. Discretionary: the Authority may have grounds maintenance requirements for Authority flooding and drainage features. The Authority reserves the right to increase the financial envelope (with allowances for inflation in accordance with Annex C) to incorporate these Services and this shall be priced utilising the Bidder's pricing schedule submission. Discretionary: Annexes A.1 and A.2 at the time of publishing this tender exclude the geography of Cookham. In the event this geography re-enters the scope of this Contract, the Authority reserves the right to increase the financial envelope (with allowances for inflation in accordance with Annex C) to incorporate these Services and shall be priced utilising the Bidder's pricing schedule submission. Discretionary: the Authority is proposing a 5+5+5 years Contract term and it is anticipated that the Authority may acquire new estates or land throughout this term or, otherwise, existing estates or land that have become the responsibility of the Authority. Some of these acquisitions may be significant in nature and, as such, may require significant financial increases; however, the Authority does not guarantee that these acquisitions will take place. These acquisitions may require grounds maintenance services and may be incorporated into the Contract. The Authority reserves the right to increase the financial envelope (with allowances for inflation in accordance with Annex C) and increases shall be priced utilising the Bidder's pricing schedule submission. Discretionary: the Authority may, from time to time, have exceptional ad-hoc requirements pertaining to ceremonial events (e.g. state visits, funerals, weddings) and extreme weather events. These events may require grounds maintenance Services. The Authority cannot enumerate in advance an exhaustive list of events of this nature. The Authority may, in the first instance, re-direct the Bidder's resources. However, where required, the Authority reserves the right to make unique and temporary increases to the financial envelope - such increases shall be priced utilising the Bidder's pricing schedule submission. Discretionary: the Authority may, from time to time, be in receipt of external funding (e.g. grant funding) that could be used to enhance the Services. The Authority reserves the right to make unique and temporary increases to the financial envelope - such increases shall be priced utilising the Bidder's pricing schedule submission.
Renewal: 5+5+5
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-05dda8
- Publication Source
- Find A Tender Service
- Latest Notice
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/072392-2025
- Current Stage
- Tender
- All Stages
- Tender
Procurement Classification
- Notice Type
- UK4 - Tender Notice
- Procurement Type
- Standard
- Procurement Category
- Services
- Procurement Method
- Open
- Procurement Method Details
- Open procedure
- Tender Suitability
- SME
- Awardee Scale
- Not specified
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
- £37,500,000 £10M-£100M
- Lots Value
- £37,500,000 £10M-£100M
- Awards Value
- Not specified
- Contracts Value
- Not specified
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 10 Nov 20253 months ago
- Submission Deadline
- 2 Jan 2026Expired
- Future Notice Date
- Not specified
- Award Date
- Not specified
- Contract Period
- 31 Mar 2026 - 30 Sep 2031 Over 5 years
- Recurrence
- Not specified
Notice Status
- Tender Status
- Active
- Lots Status
- Active
- Awards Status
- Not Specified
- Contracts Status
- Not Specified
Buyer & Supplier
Contracting Authority (Buyer)
- Main Buyer
- ROYAL BOROUGH OF WINDSOR & MAIDENHEAD
- Contact Name
- Not specified
- Contact Email
- procurement@rbwm.gov.uk
- Contact Phone
- Not specified
Buyer Location
- Locality
- MAIDENHEAD
- Postcode
- SL6 1RF
- Post Town
- Slough
- Country
- England
-
- Major Region (ITL 1)
- TLJ South East (England)
- Basic Region (ITL 2)
- TLJ1 Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire
- Small Region (ITL 3)
- TLJ15 Berkshire East
- Delivery Location
- TLJ11 Berkshire
-
- Local Authority
- Windsor and Maidenhead
- Electoral Ward
- St Mary's
- Westminster Constituency
- Maidenhead
Further Information
Notice Documents
-
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/072392-2025
10th November 2025 - Tender notice on Find a Tender -
https://public.bravosolution.co.uk/esop/guest/login.do
Suppliers will need to register for access to the Jaggaer platform. Please e-mail Aaron.Fernandes@RBWM.gov.uk in the event of technical issues with access.
Open Contracting Data Standard (OCDS)
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