Notice Information
Notice Title
ID 5871816 - DfC - Historic Environment Division (HED) Provision of Grounds Maintenance Services at NI State Care Monuments - Northeast, Northwest and Southeast
Notice Description
Historic Environment Division (HED) is part of the Department for Communities (DfC). The remit of HED includes the conservation and protection of the historic built heritage. A key part of the historic built heritage of Northern Ireland are monuments in State Care, which are in the direct ownership or guardianship of the state. In order to ensure that State Care Monuments owned or managed by DfC are maintained effectively and to a high standard, DfC is seeking to appoint suitably experienced Supplier(s) for the provision of grounds maintenance at a number of sites under their management. The grounds maintenance will take place at archaeologically sensitive sites and the Supplier(s) will need to adhere with statutory protections and best practice guidance in their approach to grounds maintenance at these sites.
Lot Information
Northeast
Services in Northeast area. Please see Tender documentation for map boundaries.
Renewal: Extension options of 2 further individual periods of 12 months.
NorthwestServices in Northwest area. Please see Tender documentation for map boundaries.
Renewal: Extension options of 2 further individual periods of 12 months.
SoutheastServices in Southeast area. Please see Tender documentation for map boundaries.
Renewal: Extension options of 2 further individual periods of 12 months.
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-05e4fd
- Publication Source
- Find A Tender Service
- Latest Notice
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/014741-2026
- Current Stage
- Award
- All Stages
- Tender, Award
Procurement Classification
- Notice Type
- UK6 - Contract Award 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
77000000 - Agricultural, forestry, horticultural, aquacultural and apicultural services
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- £800,000 £500K-£1M
- Lots Value
- £800,000 £500K-£1M
- Awards Value
- £1,755,000 £1M-£10M
- Contracts Value
- Not specified
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 18 Feb 20264 days ago
- Submission Deadline
- 18 Dec 2025Expired
- Future Notice Date
- Not specified
- Award Date
- 17 Feb 20266 days ago
- Contract Period
- 2 Mar 2026 - 1 Mar 2029 3-4 years
- Recurrence
- 2030-06-03
Notice Status
- Tender Status
- Complete
- Lots Status
- Complete
- Awards Status
- Pending
- Contracts Status
- Not Specified
Buyer & Supplier
Contracting Authority (Buyer)
- Main Buyer
- DEPARTMENT FOR COMMUNITIES
- Additional Buyers
- Contact Name
- Not specified
- Contact Email
- ssdadmin.cpd@finance-ni.gov.uk
- Contact Phone
- Not specified
Buyer Location
- Locality
- BELFAST
- Postcode
- BT2 7EG
- 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
- TLN Northern Ireland
-
- Local Authority
- Belfast
- Electoral Ward
- Sydenham
- Westminster Constituency
- Belfast East
Further Information
Notice Documents
-
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/014741-2026
18th February 2026 - Contract award notice on Find a Tender -
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/075486-2025
20th November 2025 - Tender notice on Find a Tender
Open Contracting Data Standard (OCDS)
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