--- title: "Grounds Maintenance and Communal Cleaning - Stage 1: PSQ (ID656)" ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-06eac1" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-h6vhtk-06eac1" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-06eac1.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-06eac1.json" source: "Find A Tender Service" current_stage: "Tender" buyer: "CORNERSTONE HOUSING LIMITED" published: "2026-08-24" --- # Grounds Maintenance and Communal Cleaning - Stage 1: PSQ (ID656) Buyer: CORNERSTONE HOUSING LIMITED Current stage: Tender OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-06eac1 [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-h6vhtk-06eac1) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-06eac1.json) ## Summary Cornerstone Housing Limited, a charitable housing association, is procuring grounds maintenance and communal cleaning services for its affordable housing and related services across the South West of England. The requirement covers maintaining grassed and planted areas, trimming hedges, and cleaning communal areas, windows and gutters. This is a services contract for organisations able to deliver an integrated external grounds and communal cleaning service across housing locations. The relevant work includes grounds maintenance (CPV 77314000), grass cutting, green-area and planting maintenance, building and communal cleaning, window cleaning, gutter clearing and hedge trimming. The opportunity may suit specialist grounds maintenance contractors, cleaning companies, or larger providers able to combine both service areas. The procurement has reached tender: suppliers respond first with a request to participate, and those meeting the conditions of participation are then invited to tender. It uses a selective Competitive Flexible procedure under the Procurement Act 2023. Questions may be submitted until 17 September 2026 at 23:59 UTC, and requests to participate are due by 25 September 2026 at 11:00 UTC. The estimated gross value is £650,000 including tax. The single lot has a contract period from 15 March 2027 to 14 March 2032, described as a 3+1+1-year arrangement. The intended award decision deadline is 11 January 2027 at 23:59:59 UTC. Evaluation is based on technical and quality at 60% and price at 40%. This opportunity suits suitably qualified and experienced suppliers with operational capability in both grounds maintenance and communal cleaning, or providers able to coordinate these disciplines under one service. Relevant delivery strength includes grass and planted-area maintenance, hedge trimming, general grounds upkeep, communal building cleaning, window cleaning and gutter clearing. Suppliers should be able to serve housing locations across the South West of England and manage the requirements of an affordable-housing provider. The procurement is identified as suitable for small and medium-sized enterprises and voluntary, community or social enterprises, so it is not limited to large national contractors. Organisations progressing beyond the first stage will need to meet the stated participation conditions and demonstrate financial suitability. ## Notice Cornerstone Housing is inviting submissions from suitably qualified and experienced organisations who can provide grounds maintenance and communal cleaning, window cleaning and gutter clearing services for a 3+1+1 year contract. Cornerstone Housing is a charitable housing association providing affordable homes and housing related services across the Southwest of England. Please note this procurement is being run as a Competitive Flexible procedure under the PA2023. ## Key Details | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication source | Find A Tender Service | | Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/080447-2026 | | Notice type | UK4 - Tender Notice | | Procurement type | Standard | | Procurement category | Services | | Procurement method | Selective | | Procurement method details | Competitive flexible procedure | | Tender suitability | SME, VCSE | | Awardee scale | Not specified | | All stages | Tender | ## Dates | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication date | 24 Aug 2026 | | Submission deadline | 18 Sep 2026 | | Future notice date | Not specified | | Award date | Not specified | | Contract period | 15 Mar 2027 - 14 Mar 2032 | | Recurrence | Not specified | ## Values | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender value | £650,000 | | Lots value | £650,000 | | 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 | CORNERSTONE HOUSING LIMITED | | Locality | EXETER | | Postcode area | Exeter | | Postcode | EX1 1AL | | Country | England | | ITL 1 | TLK South West (England) | | ITL 2 | TLK4 Devon | | ITL 3 | TLK43 Devon CC | | Local authority | Exeter | | Electoral ward | St David's | | Westminster constituency | Exeter | | Delivery location | Not specified | ## CPV Codes ### Divisions - 77 - Agricultural, forestry, horticultural, aquacultural and apicultural services - 90 - Sewage, refuse, cleaning and environmental services ### Codes - 77310000 - Planting and maintenance services of green areas - 77314000 - Grounds maintenance services - 77314100 - Grassing services - 77342000 - Hedge trimming - 90900000 - Cleaning and sanitation services - 90910000 - Cleaning services - 90911200 - Building-cleaning services - 90911300 - Window-cleaning services ## Release History - 24 Aug 2026 at 15:08 - Tender - UK4 - Tender Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/080447-2026 ## Documents - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/080447-2026 24th August 2026 - Tender notice on Find a Tender - https://api.esourcingdata.com/api/v1/opportunities/GBS-MP-2026-002-S1/documents/additional_document/download Document 1 - Info & Instructions (Stage 1) ID656 - https://api.esourcingdata.com/api/v1/opportunities/GBS-MP-2026-002-S1/documents/additional_document_2/download Document 2 - PSQ (Stage 1) ID656 - https://api.esourcingdata.com/api/v1/opportunities/GBS-MP-2026-002-S1/documents/additional_document_3/download Document 3 - Financial Assessment Template ID656 - https://api.esourcingdata.com/api/v1/opportunities/GBS-MP-2026-002-S1/documents/additional_document_4/download Document 4 - Specification (Stage 1) ID656 - https://api.esourcingdata.com/api/v1/opportunities/GBS-MP-2026-002-S1/documents/additional_document_5/download Document 5 - Preliminaries (Stage 1) ID656 ## Notice URLs - https://suppliers.esourcingdata.com/supplier/tenders/38fe2bee-10e4-4ed5-be6e-f88d7de8d4bd - https://www.cornerstonehousing.net - 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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