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Winchester City Council Grounds Maintenance Services

Winchester City Council · Planned procurement notice on Find a Tender

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Opportunity overview

Winchester City Council (the Authority) is aiming to re-tender the service contracts for Grounds Maintenance and Public Realm Cleansing Services in mid March 2026. This notice is to formally notify the market of the upcoming opportunity to tender for the Grounds Maintenance Services. It is envisaged that the services will be spilt into 2 separate tender requirements, with one contract available for Grounds Maintenance services and one contract for Public Realm Cleansing services. This process is subject to internal approvals. Suppliers will be able to tender for one or both opportunities. Suppliers are encouraged to ensure they are registered on the EU-Supply e-procurement portal to get updates regarding these opportunities, including when they go live. Using the above portal, suppliers can formally register their interest in these opportunities. Please use the eu-supply portal to register your interest under the project: WCC1618a Winchester City Council Grounds Maintenance Services Expressions of interest can be received up to 12 noon 13th March 2026. Please note - suppliers who do not express an interest, will still be able to tender for the opportunities. The new contract for Grounds Maintenance Services will be mobilised from August 2026 with a view to start the new contract by October 2027.

Classification

  • CPV77314000 — Grounds maintenance services

Lots

  • Lot LOT-0000£16m

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
WCC1618a
Status
planned
Procurement Method
open
Procurement Method Details
Competitive flexible procedure
Main Procurement Category
services
Above Threshold
Yes

Legal basis

Id
2023/54
Scheme
UKPGA

Procedure

Features
It is envisaged that this procurement exercise will follow a two stage tender process. Stage 1 - An initial shortlisting process that evaluates a suppliers experience, knowledge and capabilities, as well as economic and financial standing. Suppliers from this stage will be shortlisted to stage 2. Stage 2 - A final written tender process, evaluating a suppliers performance against defined quality and price criteria in line with specification and contractual requirements.

Covered By

GPA

Submission terms

Electronic Submission Policy
allowed

Languages

en

Tender Period

Ends
15 Apr 2026, 12:00

Enquiry period

Ends
8 Apr 2026, 12:00

Expected award period

Ends
3 Aug 2026, 23:59

Communication

Future Notice Date
13 Mar 2026, 23:59

Lots and requirements

Entry 1
Id
LOT-0000
Status
planned
Has Renewal
Yes

Value

Including VAT
19,200,000
Amount
16,000,000
Currency
GBP

Suitability

Sme
Yes
Vcse
Yes

Contract period

Starts
1 Oct 2027, 01:00
Ends
30 Sept 2035, 23:59
Max Extent Date
30 Sept 2043, 23:59

Renewal

Description
Subject to supplier performance.

Items and delivery

Item 1
Id
LOT-0000
Related Lot
LOT-0000

Additional Classifications

Entry 1
Scheme
CPV
Id
77314000
Description
Grounds maintenance services

Delivery locations

Entry 1
Region
UKJ3
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom

Planning and budget

Documents

Entry 1
Id
016265-2026
Document Type
plannedProcurementNotice
Notice Type
UK3
Description
Planned procurement notice on Find a Tender
Published
23 Feb 2026, 17:54
Format
text/html

Buyer, suppliers and contacts

Organisation 1
Name
Winchester City Council
Id
GB-PPON-PMTC-5839-ZQJV

Identifier

Scheme
GB-PPON
Id
PMTC-5839-ZQJV

Address

Street Address
Winchester City Council
Locality
Colebrook Street, Winchester
Postal Code
SO23 9LJ
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Region
UKJ36

Contact

Name
Charlotte Highcock
Telephone
+44 1664502497

Roles

buyer

Details

Classifications

Entry 1
Scheme
UK_CA_TYPE
Id
publicAuthoritySubCentralGovernment
Description
Public authority - sub-central government

Recorded locations

  • Buyer location · Colebrook Street, Winchester · UKJ36 · SO23 9LJ · United Kingdom
  • Delivery location · UKJ3 · United Kingdom

Notice and amendment history

1 published notice version reviewed by ProcuraAxis.

1 VERSION
  1. 016265-2026Planned procurement notice on Find a Tender ·