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HCC Nov 25 - The Provision of a Framework for Grounds Maintenance Services

Hertfordshire County Council · Contract details notice on Find a Tender

Tender information last checkedLast checked 26 Sept 2026, 07:52.

Opportunity overview

This opportunity has been awarded and is now closed. Herts Fullstop, (“HFS”) the trading arm of Hertfordshire County Council (“the Council” or “HCC”) went out to tender for a Grounds Maintenance Framework to provide general Grounds Maintenance Services to sites throughout the County. This Framework may be utilised by all departments of the Council including establishments such as Schools, Fire Stations, Disused Sites, Day Centers, Libraries etc. It may also be used for Grounds Maintenance work outside of the Council as requested by our partners and Customers (this may be outside the geographical area of Hertfordshire in some cases). The Grounds Maintenance Service includes items such as grass cutting, hedge cutting, sports field line marking, shrub bed maintenance and leaf clearance. The figures quoted in the Tender notice and Award Notice are for guidance only and have been uplifted to include any possible spend from other sites, bodies/Councils may join at any time during the life of the Framework. The Awarded Contractors are - Churchill Contract Services Ltd Glendale Countryside Ltd John O'Conner (Grounds Maintenance) Ltd Mark Walker (Grounds Maintenance) Ltd PGSD Ltd Stewart Bullard and Son Ltd

Awarded to

Amounts belong to published awards or contracts. Where several suppliers share one value, it is labelled as shared and is not a supplier-specific allocation.

Chequers Contract Services Limited

Matched by exact name
Shared contract value
£60m
Awarded
Not supplied
Contract signed
2 Aug 2026
Including VAT
£72m
Suppliers
One of 6 awarded suppliers
Award ID
1
Status
active
Identifier
GB-PPON PPPD-4965-NLCQ
Location
Luton, UKH21, LU1 3LU, United Kingdom

Glendale Countryside Limited

Matched by exact name
Shared contract value
£60m
Awarded
Not supplied
Contract signed
2 Aug 2026
Including VAT
£72m
Suppliers
One of 6 awarded suppliers
Award ID
1
Status
active
Identifier
GB-PPON PHDB-1755-BJLL
Location
Chorley, UKD47, PR7 4AT, United Kingdom

John O'Conner (Grounds Maintenance) Ltd

Matched by exact name
Shared contract value
£60m
Awarded
Not supplied
Contract signed
2 Aug 2026
Including VAT
£72m
Suppliers
One of 6 awarded suppliers
Award ID
1
Status
active
Identifier
GB-PPON PNGL-8342-WGHT
Location
Welwyn, UKH23, AL6 0PL, United Kingdom

Mark Walker (Grounds Maintenance) Ltd

Matched by exact name
Shared contract value
£60m
Awarded
Not supplied
Contract signed
2 Aug 2026
Including VAT
£72m
Suppliers
One of 6 awarded suppliers
Award ID
1
Status
active
Identifier
GB-PPON PPVT-7364-ZTRG
Location
Welwyn Garden City, UKH23, AL7 1JA, United Kingdom

PGSD Ltd

Matched by exact name
Shared contract value
£60m
Awarded
Not supplied
Contract signed
2 Aug 2026
Including VAT
£72m
Suppliers
One of 6 awarded suppliers
Award ID
1
Status
active
Identifier
GB-PPON PJLD-5177-RWWY
Location
London, UKI75, TW3 2DH, United Kingdom

Stewart Bullard & Son Ltd

Matched by exact name
Shared contract value
£60m
Awarded
Not supplied
Contract signed
2 Aug 2026
Including VAT
£72m
Suppliers
One of 6 awarded suppliers
Award ID
1
Status
active
Identifier
GB-PPON PMQZ-7375-WTLW
Location
Litlington, UKH12, SG8 0RS, United Kingdom

Classification

No classification was supplied.

Lots

  • Lot 1Value not stated

Documents and notices

Published notice details

Additional information from the published procurement release. Fields appear only when supplied by the source; check the original notice and tender documents before acting.

Scope, procedure and submissions

Id
HCC2517236
Status
complete
Procurement Method
open
Procurement Method Details
Open procedure

Legal basis

Id
2023/54
Scheme
UKPGA

Techniques

Has Framework Agreement
Yes

Framework Agreement

Method
withReopeningCompetition
Type
open
Buyer Categories
Please be aware that Sites and the sites of other bodies/Councils may join at any time during the life of the Framework. However, the Call-Off process, including the Mini-Competition, will be carried out by Hertfordshire County Council. The advertised spend has allowed for some or all of the districts, boroughs and /or parish and town Councils join this Framework at a later stage (Devolution).
Description
This is a Contract Details Notice and this opportunity is now closed. Hertfordshire County Council went out to procurement for the Provision of a Framework for Grounds Maintenance Services. The Council used the Open Procedure as defined in the Procurement Act 2023 The Council is awarding the Framework to the six bidders as listed in the Contract Award Notice. Call-Offs Contracts under this Framework will be awarded in accordance with the ordering procedure detailed in Schedule 3 of the Framework which also contains the mini competition documents. All tenderers on the Framework will be invited to bid for the Call-Off Contracts.

Buyer Location Restrictions

Entry 1

Gazetteer

Scheme
GB-ITL

Identifiers

UKH2

Lots and requirements

Entry 1
Id
1
Status
complete

Published documents

Entry 1
Id
conflictOfInterest
Document Type
conflictOfInterest
Description
Not published

Buyer, suppliers and contacts

Organisation 1
Name
Hertfordshire County Council
Id
GB-PPON-PWJT-5264-WYMY

Identifier

Scheme
GB-PPON
Id
PWJT-5264-WYMY

Address

Street Address
Robertson House, Six Hills Way
Locality
Stevenage
Postal Code
SG1 2FQ
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Region
UKH23

Contact

Roles

buyer

Details

Classifications

Entry 1
Scheme
UK_CA_TYPE
Id
publicAuthoritySubCentralGovernment
Description
Public authority - sub-central government
Organisation 2
Name
Chequers Contract Services Limited
Id
GB-PPON-PPPD-4965-NLCQ

Identifier

Scheme
GB-PPON
Id
PPPD-4965-NLCQ

Address

Street Address
Parkland Square, 750a Capability Green
Locality
Luton
Postal Code
LU1 3LU
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Region
UKH21

Contact

Telephone
01582760055

Roles

supplier

Details

Scale
sme
Vcse
No
Public Service Mission Organization
No
Sheltered Workshop
No
Organisation 3
Name
Glendale Countryside Limited
Id
GB-PPON-PHDB-1755-BJLL

Identifier

Scheme
GB-PPON
Id
PHDB-1755-BJLL

Address

Street Address
Duxbury Park
Locality
Chorley
Postal Code
PR7 4AT
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Region
UKD47

Contact

Telephone
01257460461

Roles

supplier

Details

Scale
sme
Vcse
No
Public Service Mission Organization
No
Sheltered Workshop
No
Organisation 4
Name
John O'Conner (Grounds Maintenance) Ltd
Id
GB-PPON-PNGL-8342-WGHT

Identifier

Scheme
GB-PPON
Id
PNGL-8342-WGHT

Address

Street Address
2 Great North Road
Locality
Welwyn
Postal Code
AL6 0PL
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Region
UKH23

Contact

Telephone
01438717175

Roles

supplier

Details

Scale
sme
Vcse
No
Public Service Mission Organization
No
Sheltered Workshop
No
Organisation 5
Name
Mark Walker (Grounds Maintenance) Ltd
Id
GB-PPON-PPVT-7364-ZTRG

Identifier

Scheme
GB-PPON
Id
PPVT-7364-ZTRG

Address

Street Address
5, Swallow End
Locality
Welwyn Garden City
Postal Code
AL7 1JA
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Region
UKH23

Contact

Telephone
03332205485

Roles

supplier

Details

Scale
sme
Vcse
No
Public Service Mission Organization
No
Sheltered Workshop
No
Organisation 6
Name
PGSD Ltd
Id
GB-PPON-PJLD-5177-RWWY

Identifier

Scheme
GB-PPON
Id
PJLD-5177-RWWY

Address

Street Address
Hounslow
Locality
London
Postal Code
TW3 2DH
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Region
UKI75

Contact

Telephone
+442085773444

Roles

supplier

Details

Scale
sme
Vcse
No
Public Service Mission Organization
No
Sheltered Workshop
No
Organisation 7
Name
Stewart Bullard & Son Ltd
Id
GB-PPON-PMQZ-7375-WTLW

Identifier

Scheme
GB-PPON
Id
PMQZ-7375-WTLW

Address

Street Address
Royston Road
Locality
Litlington
Postal Code
SG8 0RS
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Region
UKH12

Contact

Telephone
07891669928

Roles

supplier

Details

Scale
sme
Vcse
No
Public Service Mission Organization
No
Sheltered Workshop
No

Award information

Award 1
Id
1
Status
active
Main Procurement Category
services

Items

Item 1
Id
1
Related Lot
1

Additional Classifications

Entry 1
Scheme
CPV
Id
77314000
Description
Grounds maintenance services

Suppliers

Supplier 1
Id
GB-PPON-PPPD-4965-NLCQ
Name
Chequers Contract Services Limited
Supplier 2
Id
GB-PPON-PHDB-1755-BJLL
Name
Glendale Countryside Limited
Supplier 3
Id
GB-PPON-PNGL-8342-WGHT
Name
John O'Conner (Grounds Maintenance) Ltd
Supplier 4
Id
GB-PPON-PPVT-7364-ZTRG
Name
Mark Walker (Grounds Maintenance) Ltd
Supplier 5
Id
GB-PPON-PJLD-5177-RWWY
Name
PGSD Ltd
Supplier 6
Id
GB-PPON-PMQZ-7375-WTLW
Name
Stewart Bullard & Son Ltd

Related lots

1

Contracts and changes

Entry 1
Id
1
Award ID
1
Title
HCC Nov 25 - The Provision of a Framework for Grounds Maintenance Services
Status
active
Above Threshold
Yes
Date Signed
3 Aug 2026, 00:00

Period

Starts
3 Aug 2026, 00:00
Ends
31 Jul 2030, 23:59

Value

Including VAT
72,000,000
Amount
60,000,000
Currency
GBP

Documents

Entry 1
Id
A-20178
Document Type
contractSigned
Format
application/pdf
Entry 2
Id
074222-2026
Document Type
contractNotice
Notice Type
UK7
Description
Contract details notice on Find a Tender
Published
5 Aug 2026, 13:49
Format
text/html

Agreed Metrics

Entry 1
Id
1
Title
Quality Assurance
Description
The use of the QA audit return sheets from schools/sites to ascertain the performance of the contract is a requirement of the Contractor to implement. A minimum of termly (3 x per year) for each school / site. Each QA must be signed off by the school / site and any actions required stated. All QAs are to be provided to the HCC Contract Manager before the next HCC Contractor meeting. A separate list of any issues and actions and resolutions is also to be provided by the Contractor before the HCC Contractor meeting.

Observations

Entry 1
Id
frequency

Period

Duration In Months
4

Recorded locations

  • Buyer location · Stevenage · UKH23 · SG1 2FQ · United Kingdom

Notice and amendment history

2 published notice versions reviewed by ProcuraAxis.

2 VERSIONS
  1. 046014-2026Contract award notice on Find a Tender ·
  2. 074222-2026Contract details notice on Find a Tender ·