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title: "THE PROVISION OF REGULAR LANDSCAPING MAINTENANCE OF OAKHAM CASTLE GROUNDS, CATMOSE COTTAGE GARDEN & WING MAZE IN RUTLAND"
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current_stage: "Award"
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published: "2026-09-10"
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# THE PROVISION OF REGULAR LANDSCAPING MAINTENANCE OF OAKHAM CASTLE GROUNDS, CATMOSE COTTAGE GARDEN & WING MAZE IN RUTLAND

Buyer: Rutland County Council  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-06f74b

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## Summary

Rutland County Council commissioned regular landscape maintenance services for three historically and culturally significant sites in Rutland: Oakham Castle Grounds, Catmose Cottage Garden and Wing Maze. The work covers grounds maintenance across locations that support the county’s heritage and community life, including hosting a wide range of events and services. The buyer is Rutland County Council, based in Oakham. This is a services requirement for maintaining public heritage gardens, grounds and landscaped areas, with delivery across the three named sites. The relevant service classification is grounds maintenance services (CPV 77314000). The requirement is therefore suited to landscape maintenance businesses able to provide consistent upkeep across multiple public-facing sites, including gardens and grounds used regularly by visitors and community organisations.

The procurement is complete and has been awarded. Rutland County Council used a direct award below the applicable threshold, without competition. One lot was awarded to ELMS LANDSCAPING DESIGN LIMITED, an Oakham-based supplier. The contract was signed on 25 August 2026 and runs from 5 November 2026 to 4 November 2029, with one permitted one-year extension taking the maximum end date to 4 November 2030. Its value is £41,133.40 excluding VAT and £49,360.08 including VAT. The award is active and the contract is active. The published outcome identifies grounds maintenance services as the contracted category. The procurement record does not set out a competitive evaluation or scored award basis because the route used was a below-threshold direct award without competition.

This award demonstrates a recurring requirement for a local authority to maintain several public heritage and community sites through one regular service. A credible competitor for a future requirement would need practical landscaping and grounds maintenance capability, with the capacity to service Oakham Castle Grounds, Catmose Cottage Garden and Wing Maze consistently rather than manage only a single small site. Experience of maintaining gardens and grounds that are historically significant, publicly visible and used for events would be relevant. The work also favours suppliers able to organise reliable routine visits across multiple locations, preserve the appearance and usability of landscaped areas, and work sensitively around community activity and heritage settings. The incumbent is an SME based in Oakham, indicating that a capable local or similarly sized landscaping business could be well placed to provide this type of service.

## Notice

Regular Landscape Maintenance Contract covering three historically and culturally significant sites: Oakham Castle Grounds; Catmose Cottage Garden; and Wing Maze. All three locations play an important role in Rutland's heritage and community life, hosting a wide range of events and services throughout the year.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/086075-2026 |
| Notice type | UK7 - Contract Details Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Direct |
| Procurement method details | Below threshold - without competition |
| Tender suitability | Not specified |
| Awardee scale | SME |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 10 Sep 2026 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | Not specified |
| Contract period | 5 Nov 2026 - 4 Nov 2029 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | Not specified |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | £41,133 |

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Complete |
| Lots status | Complete |
| Awards status | Active |
| Contracts status | Active |

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | Rutland County Council |
| Locality | OAKHAM |
| Postcode area | Leicester |
| Postcode | LE15 6HP |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLF East Midlands (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLF2 Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire |
| ITL 3 | TLF22 Leicestershire CC and Rutland |
| Local authority | Rutland |
| Electoral ward | Oakham South |
| Westminster constituency | Rutland and Stamford |
| Delivery location | Not specified |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | ELMS LANDSCAPING DESIGN LIMITED |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

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

### Codes

- 77314000 - Grounds maintenance services

## Release History

- 10 Sep 2026 at 16:14 - Award - UK7 - Contract Details Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/086075-2026

## Documents

- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/086075-2026
  10th September 2026 - Contract details notice on Find a Tender

## Notice URLs

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

## Provenance

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