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title: "EA RFCA Grounds Maintenance Services 2025/26"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-0583a0"
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source: "Find A Tender Service"
current_stage: "Award"
buyer: "RESERVE FORCES' AND CADETS' ASSOCIATION OF EAST ANGLIA"
published: "2025-08-07"
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# EA RFCA Grounds Maintenance Services 2025/26

Buyer: RESERVE FORCES' AND CADETS' ASSOCIATION OF EAST ANGLIA  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-0583a0

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## Summary

The Reserve Forces' and Cadets' Association of East Anglia has completed the procurement process for the "EA RFCA Grounds Maintenance Services 2025/26". This direct award contract was established to cover grounds maintenance services for the upcoming season, as integration into the Future Defence Infrastructure Services (FDIS) contracts had been delayed. The procurement method was a direct award due to urgency, with the contract value being £91,128. The contract commenced on 11 August 2025 and is due to conclude on 31 March 2026. It addresses the need for immediate maintenance across various sites in East Anglia, located specifically in Chelmsford, UK, and falls under the industry category of landscaping work. Key dates include the scheduled milestone for signature on 8 August 2025.

This tender presents considerable opportunities for businesses, particularly SMEs like RW Gardening Ltd, which was awarded the contract. Companies specialising in landscaping and grounds maintenance that can offer prompt and reliable services are well-suited to such projects. With a direct procurement method used due to the urgent nature of the requirement, businesses that can demonstrate agility and capabilities in similar scopes of work may find advantageous opportunities in future tenders. The need for rapid deployment of services aligns with the challenging demand for efficient responses to infrastructure and grounds maintenance needs across government and sub-central public authorities.

## Notice

Grounds Maintenance Services for the 2025/26 annum due to not being able this financial year to bring this service in under the new Future Defence Infrastructure Services (FDIS) contracts. This will only be for a season in order to bring this into the contract from 1 April 2026 onward. To view this notice, please click here: https://www.delta-esourcing.com/delta/viewNotice.html?noticeId=965727195

### Procurement Information

Council of RFCA and 13 legally autonomous RFCAs have moved onto the Future Defence Infrastructure Services (FDIS) contracts as of 1 Aug 2024. Work on getting grounds maintenance within the FDIS contract has been ongoing since ISD and includes new drawings of all sites by region. This work took longer than the anticipated 6 month time frame and from 1 April 2025 , sites have been left with no grounds maintenance making them unsightly, inviting anti-social behaviour and a risk to health and safety. It was necessary to put in place arrangements until 1 April 2026, when all RFCAs will have grounds maintenance provision written into the FDIS contracts through a contract variation.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/047023-2025 |
| Notice type | UK5 - Transparency Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Works |
| Procurement method | Direct |
| Procurement method details | Direct award |
| Tender suitability | Not specified |
| Awardee scale | SME |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 7 Aug 2025 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 7 Aug 2025 |
| Contract period | 10 Aug 2025 - 31 Mar 2026 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | Not specified |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | £91,128 |
| Contracts value | Not specified |

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Complete |
| Lots status | Complete |
| Awards status | Pending |
| Contracts status | Not specified |

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | RESERVE FORCES' AND CADETS' ASSOCIATION OF EAST ANGLIA |
| Locality | CHELMSFORD |
| Post town | Chelmsford |
| Postcode | CM2 6BU |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLH East (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLH3 Essex |
| ITL 3 | TLH36 Heart of Essex |
| Local authority | Chelmsford |
| Electoral ward | Trinity |
| Westminster constituency | Chelmsford |
| Delivery location | Not specified |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | RW GARDENING |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 45 - Construction work

### Codes

- 45112700 - Landscaping work

## Release History

- 7 Aug 2025 at 15:05 - Award - UK5 - Transparency Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/047023-2025

## Documents

- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/047023-2025
  7th August 2025 - Transparency notice on Find a Tender

## Notice URLs

- https://www.delta-esourcing.com/delta/viewNotice.html?noticeId=965727195
- https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/54/contents

## Provenance

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