--- title: "Industrial Grounds Maintenance Services" ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-050648" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-h6vhtk-050648" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-050648.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-050648.json" source: "Find A Tender Service" current_stage: "Award" buyer: "ROCHDALE BOROUGH COUNCIL" published: "2025-07-18" --- # Industrial Grounds Maintenance Services Buyer: ROCHDALE BOROUGH COUNCIL Current stage: Award OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-050648 [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-h6vhtk-050648) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-050648.json) ## Summary Rochdale Borough Council has concluded the procurement process for industrial grounds maintenance services, retaining RAMORA LIMITED as the supplier. This contract focuses on maintaining ten industrial estates and one operational site within the Rochdale locality (UKD37 region), underscoring an emphasis on horticultural services. Initiated under an open procurement method, the tendered opportunity spanned from April to May 2025, while the resulting contract commenced on 14th July 2025 and is set to last for two years with a potential one-year extension. This venture, governed by the UK's legal directives, was designed as below threshold open competition, ensuring a comprehensive opportunity for prospective bidders. This procurement and its resulting contract create valuable opportunities for services within the grounds maintenance sector. Given its scale, small to medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) with expertise in landscape maintenance and horticultural works are well positioned to benefit, particularly those located within the United Kingdom. The scope of work encompasses regular groundskeeping tasks such as grass cutting, shrub maintenance, and weed control, with ad-hoc activities included. The initiative aims to garner a diverse range of services from qualified providers capable of managing multi-site, detailed maintenance requirements, thus fostering business growth and stability in a sector with increasing environmental demands. ## Notice To provide regular ground maintenance on 10 industrial estates & 1 operational site ranging in sizes but are predominantly small. Just over half of the sites require two visits per month during the growing season and the rest only require one visit per month. The tasks include: - Grass cutting and strimming - Shrubs and bushes to be pruned and shaped - Basic tree maintenance - Moss clearance - Weed control - Litter picking There may also be occasional ad-hoc requirements such as fly tipping removal, large tree works, refill of grit-bins, gritting, drain and gutter clearance as well as any other infrequent works required to maintain the sites. For reference the 11 sites are; * Dodgson Street Industrial Estate, Rochdale, OL16 5SJ * Edward Street Industrial Estate, Rochdale, OL16 2DU * Hanson Close Industrial Estate, Middleton, M24 2HD * Lincoln Close Industrial Estate, Rochdale, OL11 1NR * Logic, Kingsway Business Park, Rochdale, OL16 4NW * Phoenix Close Industrial Estate, Heywood, OL10 2JG * Rugby Road Industrial Estate, Rochdale, OL12 0EP * Station Approach, Rochdale, OL11 1DR * Old Fire Station, Maclure Road, Rochdale OL11 1DN * Southgate Industrial Estate, Heywood, OL10 1ND * The Landings Industrial Estate, Rochdale, OL16 5QY ### Lot Information Lot 1 Renewal: The contract period will span over 2 years with a 12 month extension option also built in. ## Key Details | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication source | Find A Tender Service | | Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/041224-2025 | | Notice type | UK7 - Contract Details Notice | | Procurement type | Standard | | Procurement category | Services | | Procurement method | Open | | Procurement method details | Below threshold - open competition | | Tender suitability | SME, VCSE | | Awardee scale | SME | | All stages | Tender, Award | ## Dates | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication date | 18 Jul 2025 | | Submission deadline | 19 May 2025 | | Future notice date | Not specified | | Award date | 10 Jul 2025 | | Contract period | 13 Jul 2025 - 13 Jul 2027 | | Recurrence | Not specified | ## Values | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender value | £50,000 | | Lots value | £50,000 | | Awards value | Not specified | | Contracts value | £38,640 | ## Status | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender status | Complete | | Lots status | Complete | | Awards status | Active | | Contracts status | Active | ## Buyer | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Main buyer | ROCHDALE BOROUGH COUNCIL | | Locality | ROCHDALE | | Post town | Oldham | | Postcode | OL16 1XU | | Country | England | | ITL 1 | TLD North West (England) | | ITL 2 | TLD3 Greater Manchester | | ITL 3 | TLD37 Greater Manchester North East | | Local authority | Rochdale | | Electoral ward | Central Rochdale | | Westminster constituency | Rochdale | | Delivery location | Not specified | ## Supplier | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Number of suppliers | 1 | | Supplier names | RAMORA | ## CPV Codes ### Divisions - 77 - Agricultural, forestry, horticultural, aquacultural and apicultural services ### Codes - 77300000 - Horticultural services ## Release History - 18 Jul 2025 at 10:04 - Award - UK7 - Contract Details Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/041224-2025 - 23 Apr 2025 at 12:41 - TenderUpdate - UK4 - Tender Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/016514-2025 - 23 Apr 2025 at 12:30 - TenderUpdate - UK4 - Tender Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/016506-2025 - 23 Apr 2025 at 12:14 - Tender - UK4 - Tender Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/016499-2025 ## Documents - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/041224-2025 18th July 2025 - Contract details notice on Find a Tender - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/016514-2025 23rd April 2025 - Tender notice on Find a Tender - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/016506-2025 23rd April 2025 - Tender notice on Find a Tender - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/016499-2025 23rd April 2025 - Tender notice on Find a Tender - https://procontract.due-north.com/RFx/RFxSummary?rfxId=8a2fa72e-2720-f011-8136-005056b64545 ## Notice URLs - http://www.ramora.co.uk - https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/54/contents ## Provenance This Markdown file is an alternate public rendering of the D3 Tenders contract record. 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