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title: "Grounds Maintenance and Arboricultural Work"
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# Grounds Maintenance and Arboricultural Work

Buyer: THIRTEEN HOUSING GROUP LIMITED  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-b5fd17-58cda827-ab74-47b8-9cd7-80c72f5d34c6

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## Summary

Thirteen Housing Group Limited is procuring grounds maintenance and arboricultural services. The requirement covers horticultural work, including grounds care and tree-related work, for the group. Delivery is in the United Kingdom; no more specific delivery location is identified. This is a services contract, with grounds maintenance and arboriculture as the relevant supplier markets. The buying organisation is based in Middlesbrough. The award went to Outco Limited, a small and medium-sized enterprise, showing that this requirement was delivered by a specialist supplier in the grounds and tree-care sector.

The procurement is complete and the contract has been awarded to Outco Limited. The award date was 1 September 2026. The awarded value is £750,000. The contract runs from 23 October 2026 to 22 October 2028. The buying organisation used a selective procedure as a call-off from a framework agreement. The estimated procurement value was also £750,000. Small and medium-sized businesses were considered suitable to participate, while voluntary, community and social enterprises were not. The published data does not set out lots or evaluation criteria, so the outcome cannot be linked to a particular lot or stated scoring basis.

This award demonstrates demand from Thirteen Housing Group for a combined grounds maintenance and arboricultural service at a substantial, group-wide scale, delivered through a framework call-off. A credible competitor for the same requirement would need to demonstrate the operational capacity to maintain grounds while undertaking tree work, and the ability to coordinate both service areas for a housing group across the United Kingdom. Outco Limited’s selection, and its classification as an SME, shows that a smaller supplier can compete for this scale of work. The procurement does not identify particular accreditations, staffing levels or technical qualifications, so there is no evidence that these were decisive in the award.

## Notice

Grounds Maintenance and Arboricultural Work

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Contracts Finder |
| Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/21862906-0b1b-4b15-8a98-e5ca28e2cd4a |
| Notice type | Award Notice |
| Procurement type | Framework |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Selective |
| Procurement method details | Call-off from a framework agreement |
| Tender suitability | SME |
| Awardee scale | SME |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 22 Oct 2026 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 1 Sep 2026 |
| Contract period | 23 Oct 2026 - 22 Oct 2028 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £750,000 |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | £750,000 |
| 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 | THIRTEEN HOUSING GROUP LIMITED |
| Locality | MIDDLESBROUGH |
| Postcode area | Cleveland |
| Postcode | TS2 1QG |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLC North East (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLC3 Tees Valley |
| ITL 3 | TLC32 South Teesside |
| Local authority | Middlesbrough |
| Electoral ward | Central |
| Westminster constituency | Middlesbrough and Thornaby East |
| Delivery location | Not specified |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | GRITIT |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

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

### Codes

- 77300000 - Horticultural services

## Release History

- 22 Oct 2026 at 10:36 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/21862906-0b1b-4b15-8a98-e5ca28e2cd4a

## Documents

- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/21862906-0b1b-4b15-8a98-e5ca28e2cd4a
  22nd October 2026 - Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder

## Provenance

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