Grounds Maintenance & Associated Services

Opportunity overview

This Framework will provide a compliant, flexible, and outcomes-focused route to market for public sector organisations seeking to procure the delivery of Grounds Maintenance & Associated Services including but not limited to: •General Grounds Maintenance: Provision of planned and reactive maintenance activities to ensure external areas are presented to an agreed standard, including grass and vegetation management, upkeep of pathways and communal areas, litter control, and seasonal operations delivered in accordance with service-level requirements. •Soft Landscaping: Delivery of works relating to planted and living landscape features, including installation and maintenance of planting schemes, turfing, soil preparation, and biodiversity enhancement measures, undertaken to approved specifications and horticultural standards. •Hard Landscaping: Construction, refurbishment, and maintenance of built landscape assets such as paving, fencing, boundary treatments, drainage features, and other structural elements, ensuring durability, accessibility, and compliance with relevant regulations and design standards. •Specialist Services: Provision of targeted, technical, or compliance driven activities including ecological management, invasive species treatment, environmental protection measures, site clearance, and works requiring specialist qualifications, equipment, or accreditations. •Arboriculture: Professional tree management services incorporating inspections, risk assessments, pruning, preservation, and safe removal undertaken in line with statutory duties, industry best practice, and agreed tree care strategies. For more information about this opportunity, please visit the eSourcing portal at: https://www.delta-esourcing.com/tenders/UK-UK-West-Malling:-Ornamental-plants%2C-grasses%2C-mosses-or-lichens./4VP48H9Y2Z To respond to this opportunity, please click here: https://www.delta-esourcing.com/respond/4VP48H9Y2Z

Classification

CPV03441000 — Ornamental plants, grasses, mosses or lichens
CPV03452000 — Trees
CPV45112700 — Landscaping work
CPV45112710 — Landscaping work for green areas
CPV45112711 — Landscaping work for parks
CPV45112713 — Landscaping work for roof gardens
CPV45112714 — Landscaping work for cemeteries
CPV45112720 — Landscaping work for sports grounds and recreational areas
CPV45112722 — Landscaping work for riding areas
CPV45112723 — Landscaping work for playgrounds
CPV45233229 — Verge maintenance work
CPV77211300 — Tree-clearing services
CPV77211400 — Tree-cutting services
CPV77211500 — Tree-maintenance services
CPV77211600 — Tree seeding
CPV77310000 — Planting and maintenance services of green areas
CPV77313000 — Parks maintenance services
CPV77314000 — Grounds maintenance services
CPV77314100 — Grassing services
CPV77320000 — Sports fields maintenance services
CPV77340000 — Tree pruning and hedge trimming
CPV98371111 — Cemetery maintenance services

Lots

London£83.3m
South of England£83.3m
East & Midlands£83.3m
North of England£83.3m
Devolved Nations£83.3m
National£83.3m

Documents and notices

Tender notice on Find a TenderOpen source ↗

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: Y26019
Status: active
Procurement Method: open
Procurement Method Details: Open procedure
Main Procurement Category: services
Above Threshold: Yes
How to submit: https://www.delta-esourcing.com/ Access Code: 4VP48H9Y2Z ↗

Legal basis

Id: 2023/54
Scheme: UKPGA
Uri: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/54/contents ↗

Techniques

Has Framework Agreement: Yes

Framework Agreement

Method: withAndWithoutReopeningCompetition
Type: open
Buyer Categories: This Framework is for use by Customers in the United Kingdom, British Overseas Territories, and Crown Dependencies that exist on 21/07/2026 and which fall into one or more of the following categories: Ministerial government departments Non ministerial government departments Executive agencies of government Non-Departmental Public Bodies (NDPBs), including advisory NDPBs, executive NDPBs, and tribunal NDPBs Assembly Sponsored Public Bodies (ASPBs) Police forces Fire and rescue services Ambulance services Maritime and coastguard agency services NHS bodies Educational bodies or establishments including state schools (nursery schools, primary schools, middle or high schools, secondary schools, special schools), academies, colleges, Pupil Referral Unit (PRU), further education colleges and universities Hospices National Parks Housing associations, including registered social landlords Third sector and charities
Description: Call-Off Contracts may be awarded using any one of the following methods outlined below. 1.Direct Award (Award Without Competitive Selection) 2.Rapid Request for Quote (Rapid RFQ) 3.Further Competition The ultimate responsibility for selecting the most appropriate and compliant route for a specific requirement rests with the Customer. The onus will be on the Customer to carry out their own due diligence before selecting which method to use. The Customer will determine the requirement, specification and award, based on the Most Advantageous Tender (MAT) Direct Award (award without a competitive selection): This Framework permits Direct Award, defined under the Procurement Act 2023 as awarding a Call-Off Contract without conducting a new competitive selection procedure. A Direct Award may only be used where the Customer can identify the Most Advantageous Tender (MAT) using only the information and scores submitted at Framework award, without requesting any new pricing, clarification, or qualitative information from Suppliers. Permitted Direct Award Methods Customers may use any of the following objective, pre-published Direct Award methods. The Customer must choose one method before reviewing Supplier capability for their requirement. 1. Overall Framework Ranking (Quality + Price Combined Score) 2. Highest Total Quality Score 3. Lowest Overall Price/Highest Commercial Advantage 4.Lowest Priced Individual Role Rates 5. Highest Score in a Specific Evaluation Question Rapid RFQ A Rapid RFQ is a streamlined competitive process appropriate for low-complexity or tightly defined requirements where essential criteria can be specified as Pass/Fail, and price acts as the ultimate determinant among compliant Suppliers. Further Competition A Further Competition process is used where Customers carry out a competition for the award of a Call-Off Contract.

Submission terms

Electronic Submission Policy: allowed

Languages

Tender Period

Ends: 24 Sept 2026, 17:00

Enquiry period

Ends: 10 Sept 2026, 17:00

Expected award period

Ends: 21 Oct 2026, 23:59

Lots and requirements

Entry 1

Id: 1
Title: London
Description: This Lot provides a compliant route to market for public sector organisations seeking Grounds Maintenance & Associated Services across all Greater London Boroughs. Services available under this Lot include, but are not limited to: General Grounds Maintenance, including grass cutting, vegetation management, litter control, pathway maintenance, and seasonal grounds maintenance activities. Soft Landscaping, including planting, turfing, horticultural services, soil preparation, and biodiversity enhancement works. Hard Landscaping, including paving, fencing, boundary treatments, drainage features, and associated refurbishment and maintenance works. Specialist Services, including ecological management, invasive species treatment, environmental protection measures, site clearance, and other specialist grounds maintenance activities. Arboriculture Services, including tree inspections, surveying, pruning, risk assessments, preservation works, and tree removal.
Status: active

Value

Including VAT: 100,000,000
Amount: 83,333,333.33
Currency: GBP

Award criteria

Criteria

Criterion 1

Type: quality
Name: Quality

Numbers

Entry 1

Number: 80
Weight: percentageExact

Criterion 2

Type: price
Name: Price

Numbers

Entry 1

Number: 10
Weight: percentageExact

Criterion 3

Type: quality
Name: Social Value

Numbers

Entry 1

Number: 10
Weight: percentageExact

Suitability

Sme: Yes

Contract period

Starts: 25 Nov 2026, 00:00
Ends: 24 Nov 2030, 23:59

Entry 2

Id: 2
Title: South of England
Description: This Lot provides a compliant route to market for public sector organisations seeking Grounds Maintenance & Associated Services across the South East and South West regions. Services available under this Lot include, but are not limited to: General Grounds Maintenance, including grass cutting, vegetation management, litter control, pathway maintenance, and seasonal grounds maintenance activities. Soft Landscaping, including planting, turfing, horticultural services, soil preparation, and biodiversity enhancement works. Hard Landscaping, including paving, fencing, boundary treatments, drainage features, and associated refurbishment and maintenance works. Specialist Services, including ecological management, invasive species treatment, environmental protection measures, site clearance, and other specialist grounds maintenance activities. Arboriculture Services, including tree inspections, surveying, pruning, risk assessments, preservation works, and tree removal. Geographical Coverage Kent Surrey East Sussex West Sussex Hampshire Berkshire, Oxfordshire Buckinghamshire Isle of Wight Gloucestershire Wiltshire Dorset Somerset Devon Cornwall
Status: active

Value

Including VAT: 100,000,000
Amount: 83,333,333.33
Currency: GBP

Award criteria

Criteria

Criterion 1

Type: quality
Name: Quality

Numbers

Entry 1

Number: 80
Weight: percentageExact

Criterion 2

Type: price
Name: Price

Numbers

Entry 1

Number: 10
Weight: percentageExact

Criterion 3

Type: quality
Name: Social Value

Numbers

Entry 1

Number: 10
Weight: percentageExact

Suitability

Sme: Yes

Contract period

Starts: 25 Nov 2026, 00:00
Ends: 24 Nov 2030, 23:59

Entry 3

Id: 3
Title: East & Midlands
Description: This Lot provides a compliant route to market for public sector organisations seeking Grounds Maintenance & Associated Services across the East of England and East & West Midlands regions. Services available under this Lot include, but are not limited to: General Grounds Maintenance, including grass cutting, vegetation management, litter control, pathway maintenance, and seasonal grounds maintenance activities. Soft Landscaping, including planting, turfing, horticultural services, soil preparation, and biodiversity enhancement works. Hard Landscaping, including paving, fencing, boundary treatments, drainage features, and associated refurbishment and maintenance works. Specialist Services, including ecological management, invasive species treatment, environmental protection measures, site clearance, and other specialist grounds maintenance activities. Arboriculture Services, including tree inspections, surveying, pruning, risk assessments, preservation works, and tree removal. Geographical Coverage Essex Hertfordshire Bedfordshire Cambridgeshire Norfolk Suffolk West Midlands Warwickshire Worcestershire Staffordshire Shropshire
Status: active

Value

Including VAT: 100,000,000
Amount: 83,333,333.33
Currency: GBP

Award criteria

Criteria

Criterion 1

Type: quality
Name: Quality

Numbers

Entry 1

Number: 80
Weight: percentageExact

Criterion 2

Type: price
Name: Price

Numbers

Entry 1

Number: 10
Weight: percentageExact

Criterion 3

Type: quality
Name: Social Value

Numbers

Entry 1

Number: 10
Weight: percentageExact

Suitability

Sme: Yes

Contract period

Starts: 25 Nov 2026, 00:00
Ends: 24 Nov 2030, 23:59

Entry 4

Id: 4
Title: North of England
Description: This Lot provides a compliant route to market for public sector organisations seeking Grounds Maintenance & Associated Services across the North West, Yorkshire & the Humber, and North East regions. Services available under this Lot include, but are not limited to: General Grounds Maintenance, including grass cutting, vegetation management, litter control, pathway maintenance, and seasonal grounds maintenance activities. Soft Landscaping, including planting, turfing, horticultural services, soil preparation, and biodiversity enhancement works. Hard Landscaping, including paving, fencing, boundary treatments, drainage features, and associated refurbishment and maintenance works. Specialist Services, including ecological management, invasive species treatment, environmental protection measures, site clearance, and other specialist grounds maintenance activities. Arboriculture Services, including tree inspections, surveying, pruning, risk assessments, preservation works, and tree removal. Geographical Coverage Greater Manchester Merseyside Lancashire Cheshire Cumbria North Yorkshire West Yorkshire South Yorkshire East Riding of Yorkshire York Tyne and Wear County Durham Northumberland Tees Valley
Status: active

Value

Including VAT: 100,000,000
Amount: 83,333,333.33
Currency: GBP

Award criteria

Criteria

Criterion 1

Type: quality
Name: Quality

Numbers

Entry 1

Number: 80
Weight: percentageExact

Criterion 2

Type: price
Name: Price

Numbers

Entry 1

Number: 10
Weight: percentageExact

Criterion 3

Type: quality
Name: Social Value

Numbers

Entry 1

Number: 10
Weight: percentageExact

Suitability

Sme: Yes

Contract period

Starts: 25 Nov 2026, 00:00
Ends: 24 Nov 2030, 23:59

Entry 5

Id: 5
Title: Devolved Nations
Description: This Lot provides a compliant route to market for public sector organisations seeking Grounds Maintenance & Associated Services across Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland. Services available under this Lot include, but are not limited to: General Grounds Maintenance, including grass cutting, vegetation management, litter control, pathway maintenance, and seasonal grounds maintenance activities. Soft Landscaping, including planting, turfing, horticultural services, soil preparation, and biodiversity enhancement works. Hard Landscaping, including paving, fencing, boundary treatments, drainage features, and associated refurbishment and maintenance works. Specialist Services, including ecological management, invasive species treatment, environmental protection measures, site clearance, and other specialist grounds maintenance activities. Arboriculture Services, including tree inspections, surveying, pruning, risk assessments, preservation works, and tree removal.
Status: active

Value

Including VAT: 100,000,000
Amount: 83,333,333.33
Currency: GBP

Award criteria

Criteria

Criterion 1

Type: quality
Name: Quality

Numbers

Entry 1

Number: 80
Weight: percentageExact

Criterion 2

Type: price
Name: Price

Numbers

Entry 1

Number: 10
Weight: percentageExact

Criterion 3

Type: quality
Name: Social Value

Numbers

Entry 1

Number: 10
Weight: percentageExact

Suitability

Sme: Yes

Contract period

Starts: 25 Nov 2026, 00:00
Ends: 24 Nov 2030, 23:59

Entry 6

Id: 6
Title: National
Description: This Lot provides a compliant route to market for public sector organisations seeking Grounds Maintenance & Associated Services across all of the UK & Northern Ireland. Services available under this Lot include, but are not limited to: General Grounds Maintenance, including grass cutting, vegetation management, litter control, pathway maintenance, and seasonal grounds maintenance activities. Soft Landscaping, including planting, turfing, horticultural services, soil preparation, and biodiversity enhancement works. Hard Landscaping, including paving, fencing, boundary treatments, drainage features, and associated refurbishment and maintenance works. Specialist Services, including ecological management, invasive species treatment, environmental protection measures, site clearance, and other specialist grounds maintenance activities. Arboriculture Services, including tree inspections, surveying, pruning, risk assessments, preservation works, and tree removal.
Status: active

Value

Including VAT: 100,000,000
Amount: 83,333,333.35
Currency: GBP

Award criteria

Criteria

Criterion 1

Type: quality
Name: Quality

Numbers

Entry 1

Number: 80
Weight: percentageExact

Criterion 2

Type: price
Name: Price

Numbers

Entry 1

Number: 10
Weight: percentageExact

Criterion 3

Type: quality
Name: Social Value

Numbers

Entry 1

Number: 10
Weight: percentageExact

Suitability

Sme: Yes

Contract period

Starts: 25 Nov 2026, 00:00
Ends: 24 Nov 2030, 23:59

Items and delivery

Item 1

Id: 1
Related Lot: 1

Additional Classifications

Entry 1

Scheme: CPV
Id: 03441000
Description: Ornamental plants, grasses, mosses or lichens

Entry 2

Scheme: CPV
Id: 03452000
Description: Trees

Entry 3

Scheme: CPV
Id: 45112700
Description: Landscaping work

Entry 4

Scheme: CPV
Id: 45112710
Description: Landscaping work for green areas

Entry 5

Scheme: CPV
Id: 45112711
Description: Landscaping work for parks

Entry 6

Scheme: CPV
Id: 45112713
Description: Landscaping work for roof gardens

Entry 7

Scheme: CPV
Id: 45112714
Description: Landscaping work for cemeteries

Entry 8

Scheme: CPV
Id: 45112720
Description: Landscaping work for sports grounds and recreational areas

Entry 9

Scheme: CPV
Id: 45112722
Description: Landscaping work for riding areas

Entry 10

Scheme: CPV
Id: 45112723
Description: Landscaping work for playgrounds

Entry 11

Scheme: CPV
Id: 45233229
Description: Verge maintenance work

Entry 12

Scheme: CPV
Id: 77211300
Description: Tree-clearing services

Entry 13

Scheme: CPV
Id: 77211400
Description: Tree-cutting services

Entry 14

Scheme: CPV
Id: 77211500
Description: Tree-maintenance services

Entry 15

Scheme: CPV
Id: 77211600
Description: Tree seeding

Entry 16

Scheme: CPV
Id: 77310000
Description: Planting and maintenance services of green areas

Entry 17

Scheme: CPV
Id: 77313000
Description: Parks maintenance services

Entry 18

Scheme: CPV
Id: 77314000
Description: Grounds maintenance services

Entry 19

Scheme: CPV
Id: 77314100
Description: Grassing services

Entry 20

Scheme: CPV
Id: 77320000
Description: Sports fields maintenance services

Entry 21

Scheme: CPV
Id: 77340000
Description: Tree pruning and hedge trimming

Entry 22

Scheme: CPV
Id: 98371111
Description: Cemetery maintenance services

Item 2

Id: 2
Related Lot: 2

Additional Classifications

Entry 1

Scheme: CPV
Id: 77314000
Description: Grounds maintenance services

Item 3

Id: 3
Related Lot: 3

Additional Classifications

Entry 1

Scheme: CPV
Id: 77314000
Description: Grounds maintenance services

Item 4

Id: 4
Related Lot: 4

Additional Classifications

Entry 1

Scheme: CPV
Id: 77314000
Description: Grounds maintenance services

Item 5

Id: 5
Related Lot: 5

Additional Classifications

Entry 1

Scheme: CPV
Id: 77314000
Description: Grounds maintenance services

Item 6

Id: 6
Related Lot: 6

Additional Classifications

Entry 1

Scheme: CPV
Id: 77314000
Description: Grounds maintenance services

Published documents

Entry 1

Id: conflictOfInterest
Document Type: conflictOfInterest
Description: Not published

Entry 2

Id: 081448-2026
Document Type: tenderNotice
Notice Type: UK4
Description: Tender notice on Find a Tender
Url: https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/081448-2026 ↗
Published: 26 Aug 2026, 15:30
Format: text/html

Buyer, suppliers and contacts

Organisation 1

Name: Kent County Council trading as Procurement Services
Id: GB-PPON-PYCX-4938-CCHM

Identifier

Scheme: GB-PPON
Id: PYCX-4938-CCHM

Address

Street Address: 1 Abbey Wood Road
Locality: West Malling
Postal Code: ME19 4YT
Country: GB
Country Name: United Kingdom
Region: UKJ46

Contact

Name: Vicky Walsh
Email: procurementdelivery@csltd.org.uk

Roles

buyer

Details

Classifications

Entry 1

Scheme: UK_CA_TYPE
Id: publicUndertaking
Description: Public undertaking

Recorded locations

Buyer location · West Malling · UKJ46 · ME19 4YT · United Kingdom

Notice and amendment history

1 published notice version reviewed by ProcuraAxis.

1 VERSION

081448-2026Tender notice on Find a Tender · 26 Aug 2026, 15:30