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title: "General Grounds Maintenance for SEHSCT"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-065e76"
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current_stage: "Tender"
buyer: "SOUTH EASTERN HEALTH AND SOCIAL CARE TRUST"
published: "2026-07-08"
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# General Grounds Maintenance for SEHSCT

Buyer: SOUTH EASTERN HEALTH AND SOCIAL CARE TRUST  
Current stage: Tender  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-065e76

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## Summary

The South Eastern Health and Social Care Trust is currently undergoing the tender stage of procuring a contract for General Grounds Maintenance services, with an estimated value of £10,026,605.79. This procurement, located in Belfast, Northern Ireland, follows an open procedure and involves the Regional Business Services Organisation Procurement and Logistics Service as the procuring entity. The tender's industry categorisation includes grounds maintenance services, tree pruning, and similar activities. Importantly, key dates include the tender submission deadline, which has been extended to 15 July 2026, at 3:00 pm, with an award expected by 21 September 2026. This services contract is set to commence on 1 November 2026 and could be extended for up to two additional 24-month periods.

This tender presents significant business growth opportunities for companies specialising in landscaping, grounds maintenance, and related fields. With a substantial contract value and the chance for extended engagement through possible renewals, businesses equipped to deliver high-quality service across large public sector estates would be well-suited to compete. The procurement evaluates bids heavily on price with a 90% weighting, alongside a 10% focus on social value quality, making it ideal for businesses that can offer competitive pricing while delivering added social benefits.

## Notice

Business Services Organisation (BSO), Procurement and Logistics Service (PaLS) seeks to provide a Contract for General Grounds Maintenance Services to meet the requirements of the South Eastern Health and Social Care Trust (SEHSCT) in Northern Ireland.

### Lot Information

Lot 1

Options: The right to additional services while the contract is valid. The Buyer reserves the right to increase the service range depending on their requirements. The estimated values quoted allow for potential growth and increases to the service.

Renewal: The Buyer will have the option to extend the contract for any period(s) up to 2 x 24-month periods.

### Planning Information

This is a Pre Market Engagement Notice to seek engagement with the market place to ascertain how suppliers can assist in ensuring that HSCNI can ensure that SEHSCT Grounds are effectively maintained across all sites. To this end, BSO Procurement and Logistics Service (PaLS) wish to engage with potential suppliers on behalf of the South Eastern Health and Social Care Trust to obtain a market view of the potential requirements through a questionnaire. Any interested suppliers are required to submit their completed questionnaire electronically via the eTendersNI platform. All correspondence in relation to this tender will be communicated via the secure eTendersNI messaging area. Suppliers will be required to return answers to the questionnaire and any comments no later than 15:00 on Monday 16th March 2026. Suppliers should also note that any interest shown does not constitute a commitment to participate in any future tendering exercise.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/064146-2026 |
| Notice type | UK4 - Tender Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Open |
| Procurement method details | Open procedure |
| Tender suitability | SME |
| Awardee scale | Not specified |
| All stages | Planning, Tender |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 8 Jul 2026 |
| Submission deadline | 15 Jul 2026 |
| Future notice date | 16 Mar 2026 |
| Award date | Not specified |
| Contract period | 1 Nov 2026 - 31 Oct 2029 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £8,355,504 |
| Lots value | £8,355,504 |
| 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 | SOUTH EASTERN HEALTH AND SOCIAL CARE TRUST |
| Additional buyers | REGIONAL BUSINESS SERVICES ORGANISATION PROCUREMENT AND LOGISTICS; REGIONAL BUSINESS SERVICES ORGANISATION PROCUREMENT AND LOGISTICS SERVICE |
| Locality | BELFAST |
| Post town | Northern Ireland |
| Postcode | BT12 6HU |
| Country | Northern Ireland |
| ITL 1 | TLN Northern Ireland |
| ITL 2 | TLN0 Northern Ireland |
| ITL 3 | TLN0E Lisburn and Castlereagh |
| Local authority | Lisburn and Castlereagh |
| Electoral ward | Dundonald |
| Westminster constituency | Belfast East |
| Delivery location | TLN Northern Ireland |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

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

### Codes

- 77211300 - Tree-clearing services
- 77211500 - Tree-maintenance services
- 77310000 - Planting and maintenance services of green areas
- 77314000 - Grounds maintenance services
- 77340000 - Tree pruning and hedge trimming
- 77341000 - Tree pruning

## Release History

- 8 Jul 2026 at 11:15 - TenderUpdate - UK4 - Tender Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/064146-2026
- 8 Jun 2026 at 08:52 - Tender - UK4 - Tender Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/053625-2026
- 27 Feb 2026 at 14:31 - Planning - UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/017987-2026

## Documents

- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/064146-2026
  8th July 2026 - Tender notice on Find a Tender
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/053625-2026
  8th June 2026 - Tender notice on Find a Tender
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/017987-2026
  27th February 2026 - Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender

## Notice URLs

- https://etendersni.gov.uk/epps
- https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/54/contents

## Provenance

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