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title: "Grounds Maintenance Services"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-038986"
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source: "Find A Tender Service"
current_stage: "Award"
buyer: "CARDIFF METROPOLITAN UNIVERSITY"
published: "2023-04-27"
---

# Grounds Maintenance Services

Buyer: CARDIFF METROPOLITAN UNIVERSITY  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-038986

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## Summary

Cardiff Metropolitan University has awarded a contract for Grounds Maintenance Services with a total value of £2,000,000. The procurement stage was 'Awarded', and the award date was April 26, 2023. The contract involves maintaining sports pitches and landscaping at various university campuses in Cardiff. The award was given to Gavin Jones, emphasising quality with a 60% weight in the award criteria.

This contract opportunity for Grounds Maintenance Services at Cardiff Metropolitan University offers a chance for businesses in the services industry, specifically in grounds maintenance and landscaping, to compete. The successful contractor will need to ensure fair employment practices, including paying the Living Wage to staff working on the contract. The University aims to partner strategically with the contractor to deliver cost-effective and efficient services, creating a growth opportunity for businesses aligned with these objectives.

## Notice

The grounds maintenance of Cardiff Metropolitan University's premises as identified in the Tender Documents.

### Lot Information

Lot 1

The grounds maintenance contract will require the maintenance and upkeep of the University sports pitches, including 3G, together with all landscaping, soft and hard surfaces. The University is an accredited Living Wage provider and wants to achieve fair and nonexploitative practices within this contract. Staff currently employed on this key out-sourced contract are paid the Living Wage (as defined by the Living Wage Foundation) by the incumbent contractor. The University will therefore require any new successful Contractor to continue to pay those staff who work on this contract the Living Wage.

Renewal: Two, one year contract extensions are available subject to performance and allied to our sustainable development requirements. A 3 year contract with two options.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/012092-2023 |
| Notice type | Tender Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Open |
| Procurement method details | Open procedure |
| Tender suitability | Not specified |
| Awardee scale | Large |
| All stages | Tender, Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 27 Apr 2023 |
| Submission deadline | 11 Jan 2023 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 25 Apr 2023 |
| Contract period | Not specified |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £2,000,000 |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | £2,000,000 |

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Complete |
| Lots status | Cancelled |
| Awards status | Active |
| Contracts status | Active |

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | CARDIFF METROPOLITAN UNIVERSITY |
| Locality | CARDIFF |
| Post town | Cardiff |
| Postcode | CF5 2YB |
| Country | Wales |
| ITL 1 | TLL Wales |
| ITL 2 | TLL5 South East Wales |
| ITL 3 | TLL52 Cardiff and Vale of Glamorgan |
| Local authority | Cardiff |
| Electoral ward | Llandaff |
| Westminster constituency | Cardiff West |
| Delivery location | TLL22 Cardiff and Vale of Glamorgan |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | GAVIN JONES |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

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

### Codes

- 77314000 - Grounds maintenance services
- 77320000 - Sports fields maintenance services

## Release History

- 27 Apr 2023 at 09:37 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/012092-2023
- 30 Nov 2022 at 14:28 - Tender - Tender Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/033950-2022

## Notice URLs

- http://www.cardiffmet.ac.uk/procurement/
- https://in-tendhost.co.uk/cardiffmet/aspx/Home
- https://www.sell2wales.gov.wales/search/Search_AuthProfile.aspx?ID=AA0259

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