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title: "Grounds Maintenance Services (Central)"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-049a4a"
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current_stage: "Award"
buyer: "AFFINITY WATER LIMITED"
published: "2025-04-23"
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# Grounds Maintenance Services (Central)

Buyer: AFFINITY WATER LIMITED  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-049a4a

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## Summary

The public procurement process for Grounds Maintenance Services (Central) was led by Affinity Water Limited, based in Hatfield, United Kingdom. This tender falls under the services industry category, specifically grounds maintenance services as classified by CPV code 77314000. The procurement process utilised a selective, negotiated procedure with a prior call for competition. The tender, identified as C-04188, involved maintenance activities across multiple Affinity Water sites, including offices, pumping stations, and reservoirs within the UK regions of UKH and UKI5. The initial tender was announced in 2024 with a tender period ending on 4th October 2024, and moved through to the award stage by April 2025, when contracts were signed on 1st April 2025.

This procurement opportunity enables businesses specialising in grounds maintenance services to potentially expand their operations through long-term contracts, given the significant scope and geographical coverage involved. Companies experienced in comprehensive grounds maintenance, with capabilities in handling activities like grass cutting, shrub maintenance, herbicide application, and works near water bodies, will find this tender particularly suitable. The ability to manage detailed reporting and the flexibility to adapt to varying site requirements across the operational zones would position a business well for growth opportunities arising from this contract.

## Notice

The Services required consist of grounds maintenance activities at Affinity Water sites including, but not limited to: * grass cutting including seasonal meadow cutting * hedge cutting * arboriculture (limited to minor reactive works) * herbicide application * shrub bed maintenance * ditch clearance * site clearance * tidying works * gutter and gulley clearance * to prepare and submit an annual programme of works * quarterly report and weekly reports

### Lot Information

Lot 1

The sites consist mainly of, but are not limited to, offices, pumping stations, reservoirs, and other operational premises. Our sites are currently divided into four areas within Affinity Water's Central geographical zones: * Area A - East (119 sites) * Area B - Central (115 sites) * Area C - West (55 sites) * Area D - South (58 sites

Options: Two year contract with the option to extend for an additional 6 years - in two year intervals (2+2+2+2)

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/016370-2025 |
| Notice type | Tender Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Selective |
| Procurement method details | Negotiated procedure with prior call for competition |
| Tender suitability | Not specified |
| Awardee scale | Not specified |
| All stages | Tender, Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 23 Apr 2025 |
| Submission deadline | 4 Oct 2024 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 31 Mar 2025 |
| Contract period | Not specified |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | Not specified |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | Not specified |

## Status

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

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | AFFINITY WATER LIMITED |
| Locality | HATFIELD |
| Post town | St Albans |
| Postcode | AL10 9EZ |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLH East (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLH2 Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire |
| ITL 3 | TLH26 North and East Hertfordshire |
| Local authority | Welwyn Hatfield |
| Electoral ward | Hatfield Villages |
| Westminster constituency | Welwyn Hatfield |
| Delivery location | TLH East (England), TLH1 East Anglia, TLH2 Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire, TLH3 Essex, TLI5 Outer London - East and North East, TLJ1 Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire, TLJ2 Surrey, East and West Sussex, TLJ4 Kent |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

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

### Codes

- 77314000 - Grounds maintenance services

## Release History

- 23 Apr 2025 at 06:50 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/016370-2025
- 12 Sep 2024 at 11:08 - Tender - Tender Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/029230-2024

## Notice URLs

- http://www.affinitywater.co.uk
- https://in-tendhost.co.uk/affinitywater

## Provenance

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