Tender

C369/2025/2026 - Cadw Grounds Maintenance Services (NE & Ynys Mon)

LLYWODRAETH CYMRU / WELSH GOVERNMENT

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Tender

23 Jan 2026 at 17:13

Summary of the contracting process

The Welsh Government (Llywodraeth Cymru) is currently in the tender stage for a contract titled "C369/2025/2026 - Cadw Grounds Maintenance Services (NE & Ynys Mon)." This procurement exercise is conducted via an open procedure and focuses on providing grounds maintenance services across north-east Wales and Ynys Mon. The tender, initiated on 23 January 2026, is set to close on 20 February 2026. The services fall under the 'services' industry category and are part of a larger strategy to ensure the maintenance and conservation of historic monuments. Interested suppliers must submit electronic bids via the etenderwales platform, with critical emphasis on various landscaping tasks and services related to soft and hard landscaping, tree maintenance, and invasive species management.

This tender presents significant business growth opportunities, especially for small to medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and voluntary, community and social enterprises (VCSEs). Companies specialising in landscaping, grounds maintenance, and historical conservation work will find this an appealing project, particularly those with experience in technical quality execution and cost-effective service delivery. Cadw offers site visits, ensuring suppliers gain a comprehensive understanding of the project, which involves a potential contract period extending from 2026 to 2028, with possible extensions up to 2031. This structure benefits businesses by providing extended project engagement and potential long-term collaboration with central government procurement authorities.

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Notice Title

C369/2025/2026 - Cadw Grounds Maintenance Services (NE & Ynys Mon)

Notice Description

Tender Notice for Cadw's Grounds Maintenance Services ref C369/2025/2026. Please see tender docs on etenderwales bravosolution for more information and how to respond electronically via etenderwales project_61899 itt_122676. Interested bidders should note that Cadw are offering supervised site visits to a selection of sites across north Wales. Further information on the visits including sites, dates and joining instructions can be found in the ITT document at paragraph 8.Cadw has a statutory duty to both maintain and conserve the monuments in its care and provide safe access to the public where possible. The conservation of the historic monuments themselves is undertaken by Cadw's in-house heritage craft masons and joiners (Cadwraeth) and by contracting specialist historic conservation specialists where in-house specialists are unavailable. Grounds Maintenance is one of the services that Cadw must procure externally. Cadw will procure grounds maintenance (GM) services directly on a multi-region basis to cover all Wales, this to mirror the Cadwraeth regions already in operation. The regions covered by this opportunity are north east Wales and Ynys Mon. All other areas have been procured through a separate contract opportunity (ref ocid: ocds-h6vhtk-051de3 and notice ID: 154378) however, north east Wales and Ynys Mon received no bids, and so are being re-procured through this separate exercise. The exact boundaries of this exercise (and the previous exercise) can be found in the documentation noted above. The Grounds Maintenance Service will include (but is not exhaustive) work areas covering Soft Landscaping, Grass, Planted Areas, Hedges, Trees, Leaf Clearance, Reens, Ponds, Ditches and SWALES, Fertilisers, Invasive Species, Hard Landscaping, Boundary Walls, Gravel Borders, Weed Control.

Lot Information

North-east Wales.

Grounds Maintenance Services for Cadw locations within north east Wales.

Renewal: 3 x 12 month extension options, each of 12 months

Ynys Mon

Grounds Maintenance Services for Cadw locations within Ynys Mon.

Renewal: 3 x 12 month extension options, each of 12 months

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-060dca
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/006375-2026
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, VCSE
Awardee Scale
Not specified

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

45 - Construction work

77 - Agricultural, forestry, horticultural, aquacultural and apicultural services


CPV Codes

45112700 - Landscaping work

45112710 - Landscaping work for green areas

45112712 - Landscaping work for gardens

77211500 - Tree-maintenance services

77314000 - Grounds maintenance services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
£864,000 £500K-£1M
Lots Value
£864,000 £500K-£1M
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
23 Jan 20261 months ago
Submission Deadline
20 Feb 2026Expired
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
Not specified
Contract Period
31 Mar 2026 - 31 Mar 2028 2-3 years
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Active
Lots Status
Active
Awards Status
Not Specified
Contracts Status
Not Specified

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
LLYWODRAETH CYMRU / WELSH GOVERNMENT
Contact Name
CPS Procurement Advice
Contact Email
cpsprocurementadvice@gov.wales
Contact Phone
Not specified

Buyer Location

Locality
CARDIFF
Postcode
CF10 3NQ
Post Town
Cardiff
Country
Wales

Major Region (ITL 1)
TLL Wales
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLL5 South East Wales
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLL52 Cardiff and Vale of Glamorgan
Delivery Location
TLL11 Isle of Anglesey, TLL13 Conwy and Denbighshire, TLL23 Flintshire and Wrexham, TLL24 Powys

Local Authority
Cardiff
Electoral Ward
Cathays
Westminster Constituency
Cardiff South and Penarth

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