AWARD OUTCOME
What happened
London Borough of Hillingdon awarded a hay cutting and baling service contract to TRANSFORM ARBORICULTURE LIMITED. The contract covers annual cutting across the borough’s green-space estate, with potential additional cuts driven by seasonal demand.
Published outcomeAward 1 is active and is linked to active Contract 1. The contract data explicitly records a signature date of 1 July 2026 and a three-year initial term.
Market significanceThe published gross contract value is £119,998. The arrangement may run for up to five years if the stated extension option is used.
AWARDED SUPPLIERS AND LOTS
1 supplier record analysed
TRANSFORM ARBORICULTURE LIMITED
99% confidenceAward 1 · Lots 1 · Shared contract value: £119,998 gross GBP · Verified supplier; active award
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Award 1 names TRANSFORM ARBORICULTURE LIMITED as supplier. Supplier verification matched company number 16735128 and verified the same legal name. Contract 1, linked to Award 1, has a gross value of £119,998.
LIFECYCLE
Award or contract stage
Tender notice published
99% confidence2 April 2026
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Release history records Tender notice on Find a Tender, release 030867-2026, dated 2026-04-02.
Procurement procedure
99% confidenceOpen procedure
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Tender procurementMethodDetails is 'Open procedure'.
Contract details notice published
99% confidence8 October 2026
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Contract document 095343-2026 has datePublished 2026-10-08.
Award status
99% confidenceActive
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Award 1 has status 'active'.
Contract status
99% confidenceActive
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Contract 1 has status 'active'.
Contract signature
99% confidence1 July 2026
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Contract 1 records dateSigned as 2026-07-01.
VALUES
Published values explained
Published contract value
99% confidence£119,998 gross
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Contract 1 value.amountGross is 119998 GBP.
Opportunity value maximum
92% confidence£300,000 gross
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Process-level value_max is 300000 GBP with value_basis 'gross'. This differs from the contract value and is not allocated to a supplier or lot.
TIMELINE
Procurement timeline
Tender notice publication
99% confidence2 April 2026
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Release history, release 030867-2026.
Submission deadline
99% confidence1 May 2026, 17:00 BST
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Process submission_deadline is 2026-05-01T17:00:00+01:00.
Contract signed and initial term starts
99% confidence1 July 2026
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Contract 1 dateSigned and period.startDate are both 2026-07-01.
Initial term ends
99% confidence30 June 2029
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Contract 1 period.endDate is 2029-06-30.
Maximum possible end date
99% confidence30 June 2031
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Contract 1 period.maxExtentDate is 2031-06-30 and the renewal description permits up to two additional years.
Contract details notice publication
99% confidence8 October 2026
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Contract document 095343-2026 has datePublished 2026-10-08.
SCOPE
What was awarded
Service
99% confidenceHay cutting and baling service
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Process and contract title state 'Provision of hay cutting & bailing service'.
Service frequency
99% confidenceOne cut per year
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Tender description states, 'This contract is for one cut per year.'
Potential additional service
99% confidenceAdditional cuts may be required, subject to seasonal fluctuations and demand
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Contract options description states that there may be a requirement for additional cuts per year based on seasonal fluctuations and demand.
Classification
99% confidenceCPV 77313000 — Parks maintenance services
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Award item 1 additional classification is CPV 77313000, Parks maintenance services.
Delivery area
95% confidenceUKI74, Inner London – West
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Award item delivery address is region UKI74.
Lot structure
99% confidenceSingle published lot (Lot 1)
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Tender lists Lot 1; Award 1 relates to Lot 1.
PROCEDURE
Procedure and competition
Procedure
99% confidenceOpen procedure
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Tender procurementMethod is 'open' and procurementMethodDetails is 'Open procedure'.
Legal basis
99% confidenceProcurement Act 2023 (2023 c.54)
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Tender legalBasis identifies UKPGA 2023/54.
Competition outcome
99% confidenceOne supplier is named in the published award
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Award 1 lists TRANSFORM ARBORICULTURE LIMITED as its sole supplier.
Bid count and evaluation results
99% confidenceUnknown
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Information not supplied in the published notice data.
CONTRACT TERMS
Published contract terms
Initial term
99% confidence3 years
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Contract period runs from 1 July 2026 to 30 June 2029; renewal description also states an initial three-year term.
Extension arrangement
99% confidenceUp to 2 years
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Contract renewal description states an extendable option of up to two years.
Maximum term
99% confidence5 years
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Renewal description states a total term of five years and maxExtentDate is 30 June 2031.
Renewal flag
99% confidenceYes
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Contract 1 hasRenewal is true.
Options flag
99% confidenceYes — potential additional cuts
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Contract 1 hasOptions is true; its options description concerns additional cuts based on seasonal fluctuations and demand.
Above threshold
99% confidenceNo
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Contract 1 aboveThreshold is false.
COMMERCIAL VIEW
Commercial observations
Value interpretation
97% confidenceThe £119,998 gross figure is the published value for the awarded contract, while £300,000 gross appears as the process-level maximum value.
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Contract 1 value.amountGross is 119998 GBP; process value_max is 300000 GBP.
Operational demand variability
99% confidenceThe base requirement is one annual cut, but the buyer may require additional cuts in response to seasonal conditions and demand.
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Tender description specifies one cut per year; contract options description permits additional cuts based on seasonal fluctuations and demand.
Award allocation
96% confidenceThe published contract value is linked to the sole award and sole supplier, but no separate lot-level value is published.
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Contract 1 is linked to Award 1; Award 1 has one supplier and relates to Lot 1. Lot data contains no value.
DATA QUALITY
Gaps and source limitations
Value discrepancy
99% confidenceThe process-level maximum value (£300,000 gross) differs from the published contract value (£119,998 gross). The source does not explain the difference.
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Process value_max is 300000 GBP; Contract 1 value.amountGross is 119998 GBP.
Lot detail
99% confidenceLot 1 has no published title, description or individual value.
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Lot 1 title, description and value fields are null.
Competition and evaluation data
99% confidenceInformation not supplied in the published notice.
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No bid count, award criteria outcome, scores or pricing breakdown is included in the supplied data.
Notice timing
99% confidenceThe contract details notice was published after the recorded signature and start date.
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Contract dateSigned and startDate are 1 July 2026; the contract details notice is dated 8 October 2026.
SOURCE DATA LIMITATIONS
Information not supplied in the published notice
- The source publishes two different values: a £300,000 gross process-level maximum and a £119,998 gross contract value; it does not explain the difference.
- No bid count, tenderer list, award scoring, evaluation rationale, savings information or pricing breakdown is supplied.
- Lot 1 has no published title, description or separate value.
- No individual pricing or value allocation beyond the single linked contract value is published.
- The stated extension is an option, not evidence that an extension will be exercised.
MARKET THEMES
Relevant award themes
London Borough of HillingdonTRANSFORM ARBORICULTURE LIMITEDhay cuttingbaling serviceparks maintenanceHillingdon procurementCPV 77313000
COMMON QUESTIONS
About this award
Who won the Hillingdon hay cutting and baling contract?
TRANSFORM ARBORICULTURE LIMITED, verified against Companies House number 16735128.
What is the published contract value?
The contract data gives a gross value of £119,998. A separate process-level maximum value of £300,000 is also published, without an explanation of the difference.
When does the contract run?
The initial period runs from 1 July 2026 to 30 June 2029, with an extension option that could take the maximum end date to 30 June 2031.
What work is covered?
Hay cutting and baling, with one cut per year stated as the base service and potential additional cuts according to seasonal demand.
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