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BCCET Supply of Grounds Maintenance and Associated Services

BISHOP CHADWICK CATHOLIC EDUCATION TRUST

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17 Sep 2026 at 14:10

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Summary of the contracting process

Bishop Chadwick Catholic Education Trust procured grounds maintenance and associated services for its education estate. The requirement covered multiple grounds services under YPO’s dynamic purchasing system for Grounds Maintenance and Associated Services, Lot 4. The work is grounds maintenance rather than construction or general facilities management, and is intended to support the Trust’s sites across County Durham, Tyneside and Sunderland. The buying organisation is Bishop Chadwick Catholic Education Trust, based in Houghton-le-Spring. The classification is grounds maintenance services (CPV 77314000). The requirement was structured as a single service lot and involved service delivery across multiple locations in the North East of England.

This procurement has been awarded following a selective restricted procedure through a dynamic purchasing system. The tender is complete and the active award went to Countrywide Grounds Maintenance Limited. The contract value is £643,000 including the stated currency of GBP, and it was signed on 5 August 2026. The minimum contract term runs from 1 December 2026 to 30 November 2029, with options for two further 12-month extensions. Four bids were received. Evaluation placed 50% on price and 50% on quality: meeting the specification, service delivery and performance, operational management, and social value. The tender record also marks the associated lot as cancelled, although an active award and contract are recorded.

For a future requirement from this Trust, credible competitors would need to deliver grounds maintenance across a dispersed education estate covering County Durham, Tyneside and Sunderland. The evaluation shows that price alone would not be enough: suppliers would need a clear method for meeting the specification, managing day-to-day operations, maintaining service performance and demonstrating social value. Relevant capability is therefore a multi-site grounds maintenance operation with dependable scheduling, supervision, quality control and performance reporting. The award to an SME indicates that the scale was accessible to a focused specialist rather than limited to a national facilities-management provider. Suppliers already working through comparable public-sector purchasing systems would also understand the route used for this requirement.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

BCCET Supply of Grounds Maintenance and Associated Services

Notice Description

Bishop Chadwick Catholic Education Trust has awarded a further competition for the provision of grounds maintenance services through the YPO DPS: 881 Grounds Maintenance and Associated Services, Lot 4 - Multiple Grounds Services and Associated Services.

Lot Information

Lot 1

Bishop Chadwick Catholic Education Trust has awarded a further competition for the provision of grounds maintenance services through the YPO DPS: 881 Grounds Maintenance and Associated Services, Lot 4 - Multiple Grounds Services and Associated Services.

Options: The contract has a minimum term of 36 months from 1 December 2026 to 30 November 2029, with the option to extend for 2 x 12 month periods.

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-077485
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/088263-2026
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
Award Notice
Procurement Type
Dynamic
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Selective
Procurement Method Details
Restricted procedure
Tender Suitability
Not specified
Awardee Scale
SME

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
Not specified
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
£643,000 £500K-£1M

Notice Dates

Publication Date
17 Sep 20262 weeks ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
Not specified
Contract Period
Not specified - Not specified
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Complete
Lots Status
Cancelled
Awards Status
Active
Contracts Status
Active

Buyer & Supplier

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
BISHOP CHADWICK CATHOLIC EDUCATION TRUST
Contact Name
Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
Contact Email
Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
Contact Phone
Available with D3 Tenders Premium →

Buyer Location

Locality
HOUGHTON LE SPRING
Postcode
DH4 5QY
Postcode Area
Durham
Country
England
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLC North East (England)
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLC4 Northumberland, Durham and Tyne & Wear
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLC44 Sunderland
Delivery Location
TLC14 Durham, TLC22 Tyneside, TLC23 Sunderland
Local Authority
Sunderland
Electoral Ward
Hetton
Westminster Constituency
Houghton and Sunderland South

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

Countrywide Grounds Maintenance Ltd

Further Information

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