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title: "Provision of Landscaping and Grounds Maintenance Services"
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buyer: "DVLA - DRIVER & VEHICLE LICENSING AGENCY"
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# Provision of Landscaping and Grounds Maintenance Services

Buyer: DVLA - DRIVER & VEHICLE LICENSING AGENCY  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-b5fd17-6680d3eb-3b56-47a4-a418-0de40178beee

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## Summary

The Driver & Vehicle Licensing Agency (DVLA), an Executive Agency of the Department for Transport, has completed the procurement process for the "Provision of Landscaping and Grounds Maintenance Services". Operating from Swansea, Wales, the DVLA sought innovative and proactive service providers for a contract that begins on 1st April 2025 and covers their Swansea estate locations including Morriston, Swansea Vale, Ty Felin, and Ty Forest in Fforestfach. This tender, classified under the industry category "Grounds maintenance services" (CPV 77314000), was conducted using a selective procurement method via a dynamic purchasing system, with the award published on 27th March 2025. The contract spans a period of three years, with options for annual extensions, and has a value amounting to £738,794.98.

This contract presents a significant opportunity for business growth, particularly for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) specialised in landscaping and grounds maintenance. The selected supplier, Countrywide Grounds Maintenance Limited, will provide services that are essential for maintaining the DVLA's facilities 365 days a year. With an expectation for innovative approaches, businesses adept at offering modern and preventive maintenance solutions will find this contract beneficial for showcasing and expanding their service capabilities in the public sector. The contract sets a benchmark for ongoing partnerships in facilities management within the transport industry, encouraging dynamic and responsive service offerings.

## Notice

The Buyer is an Executive Agency of the Department for Transport (DfT), based in Swansea. The Buyer's primary aims are to facilitate road safety and general law enforcement by maintaining accurate registers of drivers and vehicle keepers and to collect Vehicle Excise Duty (VED). In March 2005 the Buyer entered a 20-year PFI Contract for the refurbishment of the estate and the provision of facilities management ("FM") services. The overarching PFI agreement will expire on 31st March 2025. The Buyer requires a Landscaping and Grounds Maintenance Service provider from the point of exit commencing 1st April 2025 across the Buyer's Swansea estate, comprising of Morriston, Swansea Vale and Ty Felin and Ty Forest in Fforestfach. The Buyer requires bidders to provide innovative proposals in response to this Specification to assist the Buyer's strategy of providing modern services across all their services. The Buyer requires a Landscaping and Grounds Maintenance Service provider to provide a service 24/7, 365 days a year, for an initial 3-year Contract term with the option to extend on a +1-year, +1-year basis, as detailed within the requirement in Section 6. The services listed within this section, outline the innovative, proactive, and preventative measures expected.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Contracts Finder |
| Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/71701c0b-e1e8-42e5-861e-0c49e894ed85 |
| Notice type | Award Notice |
| Procurement type | Dynamic |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Selective |
| Procurement method details | Call-off from a dynamic purchasing system |
| Tender suitability | SME |
| Awardee scale | SME |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 27 Mar 2025 |
| Submission deadline | 17 Apr 2024 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 26 Nov 2024 |
| Contract period | 31 Mar 2025 - 31 Mar 2028 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £738,794 |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | £738,794 |
| 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 | DVLA - DRIVER & VEHICLE LICENSING AGENCY |
| Locality | SWANSEA |
| Post town | Swansea |
| Postcode | SA6 7JL |
| Country | Wales |
| ITL 1 | TLL Wales |
| ITL 2 | TLL4 Mid and South West Wales |
| ITL 3 | TLL43 Swansea |
| Local authority | Swansea |
| Electoral ward | Mynydd-bach |
| Westminster constituency | Swansea West |
| Delivery location | TLL Wales |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | COUNTRYWIDE GROUNDS MAINTENANCE |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

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

### Codes

- 77314000 - Grounds maintenance services

## Release History

- 27 Mar 2025 at 13:16 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/71701c0b-e1e8-42e5-861e-0c49e894ed85

## Documents

- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/71701c0b-e1e8-42e5-861e-0c49e894ed85
  27th March 2025 - Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/b0cfe62a-ba6f-429d-88b8-dc20d6446878
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- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/3b56a6db-4902-4b54-b931-90f32921369f
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- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/2c0282ba-8b27-4ef0-b574-6f6cc4385605
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- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/0dd2fa0f-16ce-411e-bccc-26a40e504f38
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