Notice Information
Notice Title
Grounds Maintenance
Notice Description
The contract will cover the delivery of planned and response grounds maintenance services, including (but not limited to) formal and informal grass cutting and removal of arisings; weed and moss control; maintenance of litter-free rough grass, planted woodland, and hard/landscaped areas; cutting of wildflower areas; litter lifting; cleaning of river beds and culverts (including grills); hedge trimming; seasonal bedding and works to herbaceous borders; and inspections and reporting of defects such as holes, ruts and tracks. The contract will also include reactive and response works, including the planting of new and replacement trees, shrubs, hedges and bulbs; trimming and pruning of shrub beds; the design of landscape features; the design, planting, establishment and maintenance of bedding schemes; bonfire removal and post-burn clearance; associated reinstatement works; and any other works as instructed by the Client. In addition, the contract will include associated inspection, survey and design services across NIHE properties. The appointed contractor(s) will be responsible for delivering a fully managed service, including the provision of labour, materials, supervision, customer liaison, and full compliance with all statutory and health and safety requirements. The contract is expected to be segmented into 6 lots. The content of this notice is indicative only and subject to change.
Planning Information
The Northern Ireland Housing Executive intends to host a market engagement event in advance of an upcoming procurement competition for the provision of Grounds Maintenance Services. The event will be held in person at Twickenham House, Ballymena, 59-71 Mount Street Ballymena BT43 6BP, on Monday 3rd August 2026. The event will take place in the Ground Floor Conference Room and is expected to last from approximately 10am until 12noon. Please report to reception upon arrival where a member of the NIHE market engagement team will meet attendees and escort them to and from the conference room. Attendees are requested to arrive between 09:15 and 09:45. The event is expected to be interactive with attendees encouraged to provide feedback and participate in Q&A. NIHE also expects to make use of Mentimeter (Menti). SUPPLIERS WISHING TO ATTEND MUST EXPRESS THEIR INTEREST NO LATER THAN 15:00 ON MONDAY 27TH JULY 2026 BY EMAILING CPROCUREMENT@NIHE.GOV.UK. Please mark your email for the attention of Martin McLaughlin; please use the following subject line: "P1229 Grounds Maintenance EoI [YOUR ORGANISATION NAME]". Please include the name, job title, and email address for each proposed attendee. Due to room capacity restrictions, attendance is limited to two representatives per organisation. Attendees may be required to sign the visitors' register on arrival. An attendance record may also be maintained by a member of the market engagement team. Please note that parking is not available on site. Smoking and vaping are not permitted on or in NIHE premises.
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-06c2f0
- Publication Source
- Find A Tender Service
- Latest Notice
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/062566-2026
- Current Stage
- Planning
- All Stages
- Planning
Procurement Classification
- Notice Type
- UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice
- Procurement Type
- Standard
- Procurement Category
- Services
- Procurement Method
- Not Specified
- Procurement Method Details
- Not specified
- Tender Suitability
- SME
- Awardee Scale
- Not specified
Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)
- CPV Divisions
71 - Architectural, construction, engineering and inspection services
77 - Agricultural, forestry, horticultural, aquacultural and apicultural services
-
- CPV Codes
71000000 - Architectural, construction, engineering and inspection services
77300000 - Horticultural services
77310000 - Planting and maintenance services of green areas
77312000 - Weed-clearance services
77312100 - Weed-killing services
77314000 - Grounds maintenance services
77314100 - Grassing services
77315000 - Seeding services
77340000 - Tree pruning and hedge trimming
77341000 - Tree pruning
77342000 - Hedge trimming
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- £35,781,068 £10M-£100M
- Lots Value
- Not specified
- Awards Value
- Not specified
- Contracts Value
- Not specified
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 3 Jul 20261 weeks ago
- Submission Deadline
- Not specified
- Future Notice Date
- 8 Jan 20276 months to go
- Award Date
- Not specified
- Contract Period
- 1 Nov 2027 - 31 Oct 2031 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
- NORTHERN IRELAND HOUSING EXECUTIVE
- Contact Name
- Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
- Contact Email
- Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
- Contact Phone
- Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
Buyer Location
- Locality
- BELFAST
- Postcode
- BT2 8PB
- 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
- Central
- Westminster Constituency
- Belfast South and Mid Down
Further Information
Notice Documents
-
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/062566-2026
3rd July 2026 - Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender -
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/062563-2026
3rd July 2026 - Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender
Open Contracting Data Standard (OCDS)
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