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Grounds Maintenance Services

Minerva Learning Trust · award, contract

Tender information last checkedLast checked 5 Oct 2026, 04:29.

Opportunity overview

The contract is for the provision of grounds maintenance services across sites operated by Minerva Learning Trust. The services include routine and reactive grounds maintenance to maintain safe and well-presented external environments. The contract has been awarded following a further competition conducted under the Crescent Purchasing Consortium Grounds Maintenance Services Framework, in accordance with the Public Contracts Regulations 2015.

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.

Contract value
£580k
Awarded
Not supplied
Contract signed
5 Jan 2026
Award ID
005405-2026-1
Status
active
Identifier
GB-COH 02798007
Location
Brackley, UK, United Kingdom

Classification

  • CPV77000000 — Agricultural, forestry, horticultural, aquacultural and apicultural services

Lots

  • The procurement relates to the provision of grounds maintenance services across multiple sites operated by Minerva Learning Trust. The services comprise routine and reactive grounds maintenance activities, including but not limited to grass cutting, hedge and bush maintenance, shrub bed maintenance, hard surfaces and associated seasonal works required to maintain safe and well-presented external environments. Services are to be delivered to defined performance standards, frequencies, and site-specific schedules, ensuring safe, compliant, and well-maintained external environments across the Trust. The contract has been awarded following a further competition under the Crescent Purchasing Consortium Grounds Maintenance Services Framework, in compliance with the Public Contracts Regulations 2015.Value not stated

Published notice details

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Scope, procedure and submissions

Id
ocds-h6vhtk-060b5d
Status
complete
Main Procurement Category
services
Procurement Method
limited
Procurement Method Details
Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
Why this procedure was chosen
The Contracting Authority awarded this contract following a further competition under an existing framework agreement. This contract is a call-off contract awarded in accordance with the framework's call-off rules and award criteria, including the further competition process set out in the framework documentation. All suppliers appointed to the relevant lot(s) were invited to tender on the same basis and tenders were evaluated in accordance with the published award criteria and the framework terms.

Legal basis

Id
32014L0024
Scheme
CELEX

Classification

Scheme
CPV
Id
77000000
Description
Agricultural, forestry, horticultural, aquacultural and apicultural services

Covered By

GPA

Procedure reasons

Entry 1
Scheme
TED_PT_AWARD_CONTRACT_WITHOUT_CALL
Id
D_OUTSIDE_SCOPE
Description
The procurement falls outside the scope of application of the directive

Lots and requirements

Entry 1
Id
1
Description
The procurement relates to the provision of grounds maintenance services across multiple sites operated by Minerva Learning Trust. The services comprise routine and reactive grounds maintenance activities, including but not limited to grass cutting, hedge and bush maintenance, shrub bed maintenance, hard surfaces and associated seasonal works required to maintain safe and well-presented external environments. Services are to be delivered to defined performance standards, frequencies, and site-specific schedules, ensuring safe, compliant, and well-maintained external environments across the Trust. The contract has been awarded following a further competition under the Crescent Purchasing Consortium Grounds Maintenance Services Framework, in compliance with the Public Contracts Regulations 2015.
Has Options
Yes
Status
cancelled

Award criteria

Criteria

Criterion 1
Name
Framework Level Scores
Type
quality
Description
60%
Criterion 2
Type
price
Description
40%

Options

Description
The contract includes an option for the contracting authority to extend the term by up to two further periods of 12 months each, subject to satisfactory performance and the agreement of both parties. Any extension will be exercised at the sole discretion of the contracting authority and in accordance with the terms and conditions of the original contract and framework agreement.

Items and delivery

Item 1
Id
1
Related Lot
1

Delivery locations

Entry 1
Region
UKC
Entry 2
Region
UKD
Entry 3
Region
UKE
Entry 4
Region
UKF
Entry 5
Region
UKG
Entry 6
Region
UKH
Entry 7
Region
UKI
Entry 8
Region
UKJ
Entry 9
Region
UKK

Buyer, suppliers and contacts

Organisation 1
Name
Minerva Learning Trust
Id
GB-COH-09200332

Identifier

Legal Name
Minerva Learning Trust
Id
09200332
Scheme
GB-COH

Address

Locality
Sheffield
Region
UKE
Postal Code
S9 1XU
Country Name
United Kingdom

Contact

Roles

buyer

Details

Classifications

Entry 1
Scheme
TED_CA_TYPE
Id
BODY_PUBLIC
Description
Body governed by public law
Entry 2
Scheme
COFOG
Id
09
Description
Education
Organisation 2
Name
COUNTRYWIDE GROUNDS MAINTENANCE LIMITED
Id
GB-COH-02798007

Identifier

Legal Name
COUNTRYWIDE GROUNDS MAINTENANCE LIMITED
Id
02798007
Scheme
GB-COH

Address

Locality
Brackley
Region
UK
Country Name
United Kingdom

Roles

supplier

Details

Scale
large
Organisation 3
Name
Public Procurement Review Service
Id
GB-FTS-172147

Identifier

Legal Name
Public Procurement Review Service

Address

Locality
Coventry
Country Name
United Kingdom

Roles

reviewBody

Award information

Award 1
Id
005405-2026-1
Title
Grounds Maintenance Services
Status
active

Related lots

1

Suppliers

Supplier 1
Id
GB-COH-02798007
Name
COUNTRYWIDE GROUNDS MAINTENANCE LIMITED

Contracts and changes

Entry 1
Id
005405-2026-1
Award ID
005405-2026-1
Title
Grounds Maintenance Services
Status
active
Date Signed
5 Jan 2026, 00:00

Value

Amount
580,000
Currency
GBP

Recorded locations

  • Buyer location · Sheffield · UKE · S9 1XU · United Kingdom
  • Delivery location · UKC
  • Delivery location · UKD
  • Delivery location · UKE
  • Delivery location · UKF
  • Delivery location · UKG
  • Delivery location · UKH
  • Delivery location · UKI
  • Delivery location · UKJ
  • Delivery location · UKK

Notice and amendment history

1 published notice version reviewed by ProcuraAxis.

1 VERSION
  1. 005405-2026award, contract ·