Notice Information
Notice Title
Grounds Maintenance & Associated Services
Notice Description
Procurement Services are looking to create a local and national framework for the provision of Grounds Maintenance & Associated Services. This questionnaire is designed to understand supplier and customer experiences, challenges, and expectations regarding Grounds Maintenance & Associated frameworks. Your responses will help us design a framework that meets the needs of suppliers and customers to improve the procurement and delivery experience for Grounds Maintenance & Associated Services across all areas within the Public Sector. Scope and Lot structure is still to be determined, but the aim is to design a framework for the provision of all Grounds Maintenance & Associated Services required within the Public Sector. To view this notice, please click here: https://csg.delta-esourcing.com/delta/viewNotice.html?noticeId=1000545625
Planning Information
The purpose of this engagement is to: Understand market capability and capacity Inform the development of the specification and pricing mechanism Explore innovative solutions Identify potential risks and delivery models Suppliers are invited to participate in the following activities: Online Questionnaire Teams meetings (upon request only)
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-05f3a7
- Publication Source
- Find A Tender Service
- Latest Notice
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/081911-2025
- Current Stage
- Planning
- All Stages
- Planning
Procurement Classification
- Notice Type
- UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice
- Procurement Type
- Framework
- Procurement Category
- Services
- Procurement Method
- Not Specified
- Procurement Method Details
- Not specified
- Tender Suitability
- Not specified
- Awardee Scale
- Not specified
Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)
- CPV Divisions
03 - Agricultural, farming, fishing, forestry and related products
45 - Construction work
77 - Agricultural, forestry, horticultural, aquacultural and apicultural services
98 - Other community, social and personal services
-
- CPV Codes
03441000 - Ornamental plants, grasses, mosses or lichens
03452000 - Trees
45112700 - Landscaping work
45112710 - Landscaping work for green areas
45112711 - Landscaping work for parks
45112713 - Landscaping work for roof gardens
45112714 - Landscaping work for cemeteries
45112720 - Landscaping work for sports grounds and recreational areas
45112722 - Landscaping work for riding areas
45112723 - Landscaping work for playgrounds
45233229 - Verge maintenance work
77211300 - Tree-clearing services
77211400 - Tree-cutting services
77211500 - Tree-maintenance services
77211600 - Tree seeding
77310000 - Planting and maintenance services of green areas
77313000 - Parks maintenance services
77314000 - Grounds maintenance services
77314100 - Grassing services
77320000 - Sports fields maintenance services
77340000 - Tree pruning and hedge trimming
98371111 - Cemetery maintenance services
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- £600,000,000 £100M-£1B
- Lots Value
- Not specified
- Awards Value
- Not specified
- Contracts Value
- Not specified
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 11 Dec 20252 weeks ago
- Submission Deadline
- Not specified
- Future Notice Date
- 15 Jan 20263 weeks to go
- Award Date
- Not specified
- Contract Period
- 1 Dec 2026 - 30 Nov 2030 4-5 years
- Recurrence
- Not specified
Notice Status
- Tender Status
- Planning
- Lots Status
- Planning
- Awards Status
- Not Specified
- Contracts Status
- Not Specified
Buyer & Supplier
Contracting Authority (Buyer)
- Main Buyer
- KENT COUNTY COUNCIL TRADING AS PROCUREMENT SERVICES
- Contact Name
- Emma Webb
- Contact Email
- emma.webb@csltd.org.uk
- Contact Phone
- Not specified
Buyer Location
- Locality
- WEST MALLING
- Postcode
- ME19 4YT
- Post Town
- Rochester
- Country
- England
-
- Major Region (ITL 1)
- TLJ South East (England)
- Basic Region (ITL 2)
- TLJ4 Kent
- Small Region (ITL 3)
- TLJ46 West Kent
- Delivery Location
- Not specified
-
- Local Authority
- Tonbridge and Malling
- Electoral Ward
- Kings Hill
- Westminster Constituency
- Maidstone and Malling
Further Information
Notice Documents
-
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/081911-2025
11th December 2025 - Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender
Open Contracting Data Standard (OCDS)
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