---
title: "EMA Grounds Maintenance & Landscaping"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-05926f"
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current_stage: "Tender"
buyer: "MAG AIRPORT LIMITED"
published: "2025-09-23"
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# EMA Grounds Maintenance & Landscaping

Buyer: MAG AIRPORT LIMITED  
Current stage: Tender  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-05926f

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## Summary

MAG Airport Limited is initiating a competitive procurement process for a contract titled "EMA Grounds Maintenance & Landscaping." This procurement is tailored to the services industry and is part of a utilities special regime, specifically focusing on grounds maintenance services with a CPV classification of 77314000. The buying organisation is based in Manchester, United Kingdom, and seeks to undertake this project at East Midlands Airport, with the potential to extend the service to other airport locations within the group. The process is currently at the tender update stage, with the pre-qualification questionnaire (PQQ) deadline set for 3rd October 2025. The procurement follows a selective method with a competitive flexible procedure, including several stages such as invitation to negotiate and potentially best and final offers.

This tender presents significant business growth opportunities, particularly for organisations specialising in landscaping, grounds maintenance, and associated services. The project's robust scope, valued at £700,000 (net), spanning potential regions across the UK, makes it a lucrative contract. The process is ideal for businesses that can demonstrate strong technical capabilities and cost efficiency, given the 50% weighting on each criterion in the award assessment. Suitable businesses will need to engage with environmental, social, and governance (ESG) considerations, enhancing competitive edges in sustainability. The contract period extends from 1st April 2026 until 31st March 2029, with options for renewal up to 2031, thus offering long-term prospects for successful bidders.

## Notice

East Midlands Airport (EMA) is looking for a strategic partner to undertake and provide grounds maintenance and landscaping services both in a landside and airside environment. The anticipated scope of works of the awarded contract will likely include the below: - Grounds Maintenance - Landscaping - Litter picking - Gritting - Associated Services / Ad-Hoc requests (vegetation removal, tree surgery) Please note, the primary scope of this tender is for EMA, however, MAG reserves the right to extend the scope of the contract to the other airports in the Group.

### Lot Information

Lot 1

Renewal: The possible extensions are broken down into 2x 1 year extensions. For example, initial term 3 years +1yr +1yr

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/059028-2025 |
| Notice type | UK4 - Tender Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Selective |
| Procurement method details | Competitive flexible procedure |
| Tender suitability | Not specified |
| Awardee scale | Not specified |
| All stages | Tender |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 23 Sep 2025 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | Not specified |
| Contract period | 31 Mar 2026 - 31 Mar 2029 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £700,000 |
| Lots value | £700,000 |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | Not specified |

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Active |
| Lots status | Active |
| Awards status | Not specified |
| Contracts status | Not specified |

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | MAG AIRPORT LIMITED |
| Locality | MANCHESTER |
| Post town | Manchester |
| Postcode | M90 1QX |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLD North West (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLD3 Greater Manchester |
| ITL 3 | TLD33 Manchester |
| Local authority | Manchester |
| Electoral ward | Woodhouse Park |
| Westminster constituency | Wythenshawe and Sale East |
| Delivery location | TLC North East (England), TLD North West (England), TLE Yorkshire and The Humber, TLF East Midlands (England), TLG West Midlands (England), TLH East (England), TLI London, TLJ South East (England), TLK South West (England) |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

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

### Codes

- 77314000 - Grounds maintenance services

## Release History

- 23 Sep 2025 at 16:03 - TenderUpdate - UK4 - Tender Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/059028-2025
- 2 Sep 2025 at 14:40 - Tender - UK4 - Tender Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/053248-2025

## Documents

- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/059028-2025
  23rd September 2025 - Tender notice on Find a Tender
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/053248-2025
  2nd September 2025 - Tender notice on Find a Tender

## Notice URLs

- https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/54/contents
- https://www.magairports.com/
- https://www.magairports.com/work-with-us/procurement-and-contracts/

## Provenance

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