---
title: "BCCET Supply of Grounds Maintenance and Associated Services"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-077485"
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source: "Find A Tender Service"
current_stage: "Award"
buyer: "BISHOP CHADWICK CATHOLIC EDUCATION TRUST"
published: "2026-09-17"
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# BCCET Supply of Grounds Maintenance and Associated Services

Buyer: BISHOP CHADWICK CATHOLIC EDUCATION TRUST  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-077485

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## Summary

Bishop Chadwick Catholic Education Trust procured grounds maintenance and associated services for its education estate. The requirement covered multiple grounds services under YPO’s dynamic purchasing system for Grounds Maintenance and Associated Services, Lot 4. The work is grounds maintenance rather than construction or general facilities management, and is intended to support the Trust’s sites across County Durham, Tyneside and Sunderland. The buying organisation is Bishop Chadwick Catholic Education Trust, based in Houghton-le-Spring. The classification is grounds maintenance services (CPV 77314000). The requirement was structured as a single service lot and involved service delivery across multiple locations in the North East of England.

This procurement has been awarded following a selective restricted procedure through a dynamic purchasing system. The tender is complete and the active award went to Countrywide Grounds Maintenance Limited. The contract value is £643,000 including the stated currency of GBP, and it was signed on 5 August 2026. The minimum contract term runs from 1 December 2026 to 30 November 2029, with options for two further 12-month extensions. Four bids were received. Evaluation placed 50% on price and 50% on quality: meeting the specification, service delivery and performance, operational management, and social value. The tender record also marks the associated lot as cancelled, although an active award and contract are recorded.

For a future requirement from this Trust, credible competitors would need to deliver grounds maintenance across a dispersed education estate covering County Durham, Tyneside and Sunderland. The evaluation shows that price alone would not be enough: suppliers would need a clear method for meeting the specification, managing day-to-day operations, maintaining service performance and demonstrating social value. Relevant capability is therefore a multi-site grounds maintenance operation with dependable scheduling, supervision, quality control and performance reporting. The award to an SME indicates that the scale was accessible to a focused specialist rather than limited to a national facilities-management provider. Suppliers already working through comparable public-sector purchasing systems would also understand the route used for this requirement.

## Notice

Bishop Chadwick Catholic Education Trust has awarded a further competition for the provision of grounds maintenance services through the YPO DPS: 881 Grounds Maintenance and Associated Services, Lot 4 - Multiple Grounds Services and Associated Services.

### Lot Information

Lot 1

Bishop Chadwick Catholic Education Trust has awarded a further competition for the provision of grounds maintenance services through the YPO DPS: 881 Grounds Maintenance and Associated Services, Lot 4 - Multiple Grounds Services and Associated Services.

Options: The contract has a minimum term of 36 months from 1 December 2026 to 30 November 2029, with the option to extend for 2 x 12 month periods.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/088263-2026 |
| Notice type | Award Notice |
| Procurement type | Dynamic |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Selective |
| Procurement method details | Restricted procedure |
| Tender suitability | Not specified |
| Awardee scale | SME |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 17 Sep 2026 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | Not specified |
| Contract period | Not specified |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | Not specified |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | £643,000 |

## Status

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

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | BISHOP CHADWICK CATHOLIC EDUCATION TRUST |
| Locality | HOUGHTON LE SPRING |
| Postcode area | Durham |
| Postcode | DH4 5QY |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLC North East (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLC4 Northumberland, Durham and Tyne & Wear |
| ITL 3 | TLC44 Sunderland |
| Local authority | Sunderland |
| Electoral ward | Hetton |
| Westminster constituency | Houghton and Sunderland South |
| Delivery location | TLC14 Durham, TLC22 Tyneside, TLC23 Sunderland |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | Countrywide Grounds Maintenance Ltd |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

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

### Codes

- 77314000 - Grounds maintenance services

## Release History

- 17 Sep 2026 at 14:10 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/088263-2026

## Notice URLs

- https://bccet.org.uk/
- https://ted.europa.eu/udl?uri=TED:NOTICE:504817-2019:TEXT:EN:HTML
- https://www.judiciary.uk/you-and-the-judiciary/going-to-court/high-court/

## Provenance

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