--- title: "245_25 Grounds Maintenance Services" ocid: "ocds-b5fd17-0b2628ca-2a96-4d7a-8911-542272c4a7c6" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-0b2628ca-2a96-4d7a-8911-542272c4a7c6" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-0b2628ca-2a96-4d7a-8911-542272c4a7c6.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-0b2628ca-2a96-4d7a-8911-542272c4a7c6.json" source: "Contracts Finder" current_stage: "Award" buyer: "ESPO" published: "2025-03-25" --- # 245_25 Grounds Maintenance Services Buyer: ESPO Current stage: Award OCID: ocds-b5fd17-0b2628ca-2a96-4d7a-8911-542272c4a7c6 [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-0b2628ca-2a96-4d7a-8911-542272c4a7c6) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-0b2628ca-2a96-4d7a-8911-542272c4a7c6.json) ## Summary ESPO, located in Leicester, England, has awarded a GBP 16,000,000 framework agreement for "245_25 Grounds Maintenance Services" across the United Kingdom. The framework splits into two lots: Grounds Maintenance Services and Arboriculture Services, covering services such as grass cutting, shrub maintenance, weeding, sports pitch marking, and winter grounds services like gritting. The procurement process was conducted through an open procedure above the threshold, with a tender period ending on 15 November 2024 and a contract period starting on 1 January 2025, running until 31 December 2026. This project, classified under CPV codes 77211400 (Tree-cutting services) and 77314000 (Grounds maintenance services), saw active awards on 25 March 2025 to multiple suppliers including ALBEN LANDSCAPES LIMITED, BEACONS TREE SERVICES LTD, and CHEVRON GREEN SERVICES LIMITED. This framework represents a significant opportunity for businesses involved in grounds maintenance and arboriculture services to secure long-term contracts, drive growth, and expand their portfolios. Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and voluntary, community, and social enterprise (VCSE) organisations are particularly well-suited to compete, with ESPO monitoring financial stability to ensure robust and reliable partners. The opportunity to engage with ESPO Trading Limited on materially similar terms further diversifies potential business opportunities, while the framework's option for extension provides an extended timeframe for sustained business growth. ## Notice The framework provides a national solution that offers customers a range of grounds maintenance services including seasonal grass cutting, shrub maintenance, weeding, sports pitch marking, arboriculture services and winter grounds services such as gritting. The framework is split into two Lots: Lot 1- Grounds Maintenance Services Lot 2- Arboriculture Services The framework agreement has the option to extend for up to a further 24 months. The total estimated value stated includes the option period. ESPO shall monitor the financial stability of the awarded Suppliers during the period of the Framework Agreement by reference to credit ratings agency reports. ESPO shall obtain a credit score for the Supplier on or before the Framework start date as a base score and where a significant change in the credit score is identified over the life of the Framework Agreement, ESPO reserves the right to investigate the reasons for this significant change. Depending on the severity of the changes, it will be at the sole discretion of ESPO to suspend or even permanently remove the Supplier from the Framework Agreement. Additional information: As a Central Purchasing Body as defined in the Public Contracts Regulations 2015, the Framework Agreement is open for use by Public Bodies (defined at https://www.espo.org/amfile/file/download/file/9608/) that also fall into one of the following classifications of user throughout all administrative regions of the UK: Local Authorities; Educational Establishments (including Academies); Central Government Departments and Agencies; Police, Fire & Rescue and Coastguard Emergency Services; NHS and HSC Bodies, including Ambulance Services; Registered Charities; Registered Social Landlords; The Corporate Office of the House of Lords, The Corporate Officer of the House of Commons; or any public body established by or under the Scotland Act 1998 or any Act of the Scottish Parliament. Details of the classification of end user establishments and geographical areas are available at: https://www.espo.org/legal. ESPO has established a commercial trading company, ESPO Trading Limited, whose target clients are third sector organisations such as national and local charities, public sector mutual organisations and other organisations involved in the delivery of services to or for the public sector. The successful Supplier may be asked to enter into an additional separate framework agreement (the Second Framework) with ESPO Trading Limited on materially similar terms to that found in the tender pack to be entered into by ESPO itself. Any Second Framework agreement will be a purely commercial agreement and will, for the avoidance of doubt, not be governed by the Public Contract Regulations 2015 or other public procurement legislation. ESPO Trading Limited may enter into the second framework agreement with the successful supplier and make it available to third sector clients who themselves are not required to follow the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 or other public procurement legislation. Accordingly, this is provided for bidders information only. An eAuction process may be used to award subsequent call off contracts following the reopening of competition among the parties to the Framework Agreement. ## Key Details | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication source | Contracts Finder | | Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/7504247f-9ac9-4437-b4a9-25f3546a1872 | | Notice type | Award Notice | | Procurement type | Framework | | Procurement category | Services | | Procurement method | Open | | Procurement method details | Open procedure (above threshold) | | Tender suitability | SME, VCSE | | Awardee scale | Large, SME | | All stages | Tender, Award | ## Dates | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication date | 25 Mar 2025 | | Submission deadline | 15 Nov 2024 | | Future notice date | Not specified | | Award date | 17 Mar 2025 | | Contract period | 28 Jan 2025 - 31 Dec 2026 | | Recurrence | Not specified | ## Values | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender value | £16,000,000 | | Lots value | Not specified | | Awards value | £16,000,000 | | Contracts value | Not specified | ## Status | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender status | Complete | | Lots status | Not specified | | Awards status | Active | | Contracts status | Not specified | ## Buyer | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Main buyer | ESPO | | Locality | LEICESTER | | Post town | Leicester | | Postcode | LE19 1ES | | Country | England | | ITL 1 | TLF East Midlands (England) | | ITL 2 | TLF2 Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire | | ITL 3 | TLF22 Leicestershire CC and Rutland | | Local authority | Blaby | | Electoral ward | Enderby | | Westminster constituency | South Leicestershire | | Delivery location | Not specified | ## Supplier | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Number of suppliers | 20 | | Supplier names | ALBEN LANDSCAPES; BEACONS TREE SERVICES; CHEVRON GREEN SERVICES; COUNTRYWIDE GROUNDS MAINTENANCE; GLENDALE COUNTRYSIDE; GOULD LANDSCAPES; GREEN SCENERY; GROUNDS, GARDENS & TREES; IDVERDE; JOHN O'CONNER (GROUNDS MAINTENANCE; JUST ASK ESTATE SERVICES; KRINKELS UK LIMITED (PREVIOUSLY CONTINENTAL LANDSCAPES; MARK WALKER (GROUNDS MAINTENANCE; MITIE LANDSCAPES; NORSE COMMERCIAL SERVICES; PLATTS SPECIALIST SERVICES; THOMPSON TREE SERVICES (UK; UK LANDSCAPES; VERTAS GROUP; ZION LANDSCAPES | ## CPV Codes ### Divisions - 77 - Agricultural, forestry, horticultural, aquacultural and apicultural services ### Codes - 77211400 - Tree-cutting services - 77211500 - Tree-maintenance services - 77314000 - Grounds maintenance services ## Release History - 25 Mar 2025 at 11:01 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/7504247f-9ac9-4437-b4a9-25f3546a1872 - 15 Oct 2024 at 14:34 - Tender - Tender Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/019bd640-228a-4153-afbe-3430d3ebfa7e ## Documents - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/7504247f-9ac9-4437-b4a9-25f3546a1872 25th March 2025 - Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/019bd640-228a-4153-afbe-3430d3ebfa7e 15th October 2024 - Opportunity notice on Contracts Finder - https://www.eastmidstenders.org/ (a) Go to https://www.eastmidstenders.org/; (b) Register (if not already registered on ProContract); (c) Search for tender opportunity '245_25' (via "View Opportunities" from the 'EastMidsTenders' Portal); (d) Express an interest; (e) Download the tender documents (from the ProContract Activity summary screen, once an Expression of interest has been completed). - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/011062-2025 Find a Tender Contract award notice ## Notice URLs - https://www.espo.org/ - https://www.espo.org/amfile/file/download/file/9608/ - https://www.espo.org/legal ## Provenance This Markdown file is an alternate public rendering of the D3 Tenders contract record. 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