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Grounds Maintenance Community

The County Hospital

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21 Sep 2026 at 11:03

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01 Sep 2026 at 10:12

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24 Aug 2026 at 12:32

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03 Aug 2026 at 09:00

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27 Jul 2026 at 12:46

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Summary of the contracting process

The County Hospital, part of the Wye Valley NHS Trust, is procuring comprehensive grounds maintenance and gardening services for its healthcare estate in Hereford. The work covers the upkeep of external areas used by patients, staff and visitors, with the aim of providing safe, attractive and environmentally sustainable grounds. Services are classified as grounds maintenance services (CPV 77314000) and fall within the public services category. The requirement is suited to contractors able to manage healthcare-site grounds and routine gardening operations while supporting patient wellbeing, staff welfare and the visitor experience. The estate-wide scope means the supplier will be responsible for maintaining external areas rather than delivering a single isolated landscaping project.

The procurement has reached tender: the buyer invited offers through a below-threshold open competition. Enquiries were accepted until 9 October 2026 at 17:00, and tender submissions were due by 23 October 2026 at 17:00. The contract is scheduled to run from 1 April 2027 to 31 March 2030, with one 24-month extension available, allowing a maximum end date of 31 March 2032. The estimated value is £100,000 excluding VAT and £120,000 including VAT. There is one lot. Tenders are assessed on quality at 40%, social value and environmental considerations at 15%, and price at 45%. Bidders must pass all requirements in the invitation to tender.

This opportunity suits an established grounds maintenance or horticultural contractor with experience delivering comprehensive gardening services across a healthcare estate. The successful supplier will need the practical capability and capacity to maintain external areas consistently, preserve safe conditions and deliver attractive grounds for patients, staff and visitors. Environmental management and the ability to demonstrate social value are important competitive strengths because together they account for 15% of the evaluation. Contractors should also be able to work within a regulated healthcare environment and comply with all relevant legislation. The requirement is therefore better suited to experienced, suitably qualified organisations with robust operational arrangements than to occasional gardening providers.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Grounds Maintenance Community

Notice Description

Wye Valley NHS Trust invites suitably qualified and experienced contractors to submit a tender for the provision of comprehensive grounds maintenance and gardening services across its healthcare estate. The successful contractor will be responsible for maintaining safe, attractive, and environmentally sustainable external areas that support patient wellbeing, staff welfare, and visitor experience while ensuring compliance with all relevant legislation.

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-06d43b
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/089023-2026
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
Below threshold - open competition
Tender Suitability
Not specified
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
£100,000 £100K-£500K
Lots Value
£100,000 £100K-£500K
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
21 Sep 2026Yesterday
Submission Deadline
23 Oct 20261 months to go
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
Not specified
Contract Period
1 Apr 2027 - 31 Mar 2030 3-4 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
The County Hospital
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
HEREFORD
Postcode
HR1 2BN
Postcode Area
Hereford
Country
England
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLG West Midlands (England)
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLG1 Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLG11 Herefordshire, County of
Delivery Location
Not specified
Local Authority
Herefordshire, County of
Electoral Ward
Central
Westminster Constituency
Hereford and South Herefordshire

Further Information

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