AWARD OUTCOME
What happened
Chesterfield Borough Council has awarded its grounds maintenance requirement for its commercial investment property portfolio to CLEAR GROW LTD. The award notice records a planned contract period from 1 November 2026 to 31 October 2028, with two optional 12-month extensions.
Published outcomeAward announced to CLEAR GROW LTD under award 1. The award is marked active, but the notice lists 21 October 2026 as a future signature date; the supplied data does not confirm that a contract had been signed at publication.
Market significanceThis is a below-threshold open-competition services award with a published net award value of £69,600.32 and gross value of £83,520.38.
AWARDED SUPPLIERS AND LOTS
1 supplier record analysed
CLEAR GROW LTD
99% confidenceAward 1 · Lots 1 · 69600.32 GBP · verified supplier; award active
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Award 1 names Clear Grow Ltd as supplier. Supplier verification matched company number 16435038 and provides verified company name CLEAR GROW LTD.
LIFECYCLE
Award or contract stage
Notice status
98% confidenceContract award notice; process complete; award active
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The process is labelled "Contract award notice on Find a Tender" with source status complete; award 1 has status active.
Award decision date
99% confidence8 October 2026
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Award 1 date is 2026-10-08.
Signature status
99% confidenceNot confirmed; future signature date scheduled for 21 October 2026
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Award milestone type futureSignatureDate is scheduled for 2026-10-21.
Planned service period
99% confidence1 November 2026 to 31 October 2028
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Award 1 contractPeriod gives startDate 2026-11-01 and endDate 2028-10-31.
VALUES
Published values explained
Award value, excluding VAT
99% confidence£69,600.32
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Award 1 value.amount is 69600.32 GBP; the supplied award summary reports the same value.
Award value, including VAT
99% confidence£83,520.38
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Award 1 value.amountGross is 83520.38 GBP.
Value allocation
96% confidenceAward-level value allocated to the sole named supplier and lot 1
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Award 1 names one supplier and relates to lot 1.
TIMELINE
Procurement timeline
Initial tender notice published
99% confidence19 June 2026
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Release history records tender notice 058029-2026 on 2026-06-19.
Latest tender update published
99% confidence3 August 2026
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Release history records tender update 073176-2026 on 2026-08-03.
Tender deadline
99% confidence17 August 2026, 12:00 BST
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Process submission_deadline is 2026-08-17T12:00:00+01:00.
Award decision
99% confidence8 October 2026
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Award 1 date is 2026-10-08.
Award notice published
99% confidence12 October 2026
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Award notice 096216-2026 datePublished is 2026-10-12.
Future signature date
99% confidence21 October 2026
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Award milestone gives a scheduled futureSignatureDate of 2026-10-21.
SCOPE
What was awarded
Requirement
99% confidenceGrounds maintenance for the council's commercial investment property portfolio
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Process description states that Chesterfield Borough Council is procuring a grounds maintenance contract for this portfolio.
Lot structure
99% confidenceOne lot (lot 1)
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Tender data contains lot 1 only; award 1 is related to lot 1.
Service classification
99% confidenceCPV 77310000 — Planting and maintenance services of green areas
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Award item lists this CPV classification.
Delivery region
97% confidenceUKF, United Kingdom
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Award delivery address specifies region UKF.
PROCEDURE
Procedure and competition
Procedure
99% confidenceOpen competition
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Process procurementMethod is open and procurementMethodDetails is "Below threshold - open competition".
Threshold classification
99% confidenceBelow threshold
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The procurement method detail says below threshold; award 1 aboveThreshold is false.
Competition data
99% confidenceNumber of tenders and evaluation results unknown
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Information not supplied in the published notice data.
CONTRACT TERMS
Published contract terms
Base term
99% confidenceTwo years
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The stated period runs from 1 November 2026 to 31 October 2028.
Extension options
99% confidenceTwo optional extensions of 12 months each
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Renewal description states two further options to extend for a further 12 months each.
Maximum potential end date
99% confidence31 October 2030
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Award contractPeriod maxExtentDate is 2030-10-31.
Extension decision
99% confidenceAt the council's discretion
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Renewal description says the options apply should the Council wish to take them.
COMMERCIAL VIEW
Commercial observations
VAT treatment
99% confidencePublished gross value is £13,920.06 higher than the net value
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£83,520.38 gross less £69,600.32 net equals £13,920.06.
Market access
99% confidenceThe requirement was competed through a below-threshold open procedure
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Process procurementMethodDetails states "Below threshold - open competition".
Award rationale
99% confidenceNot published
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Information not supplied in the published notice data.
DATA QUALITY
Gaps and source limitations
Contract execution
99% confidenceAward and active status should not be read as confirmation of a signed contract
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The notice contains a scheduled future signature date of 21 October 2026, after the award date and before the stated service start date.
Lot detail
99% confidenceLot 1 has no published title, description or separate value
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Lot 1 is present but its title, description and value fields are null.
Competition detail
99% confidenceTender counts, bidder identities, scores and evaluation detail are not supplied
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Information not supplied in the published notice data.
SOURCE DATA LIMITATIONS
Information not supplied in the published notice
- The supplied notice does not confirm contract signature; it instead records a future signature date of 21 October 2026.
- Lot 1 has no published title, description or individual value.
- Information not supplied in the published notice: tender count, unsuccessful bidders, evaluation criteria or scores, award rationale, pricing schedule and performance measures.
- No extension decision timetable is published; any timing beyond the stated base end date is an estimate rather than a procurement forecast.
MARKET THEMES
Relevant award themes
Chesterfield Borough Council grounds maintenanceCLEAR GROW LTD contract awardgrounds maintenance tendercommercial property grounds maintenanceUK public procurement
COMMON QUESTIONS
About this award
Who was awarded Chesterfield Borough Council's grounds maintenance contract?
CLEAR GROW LTD, company number 16435038, is the verified supplier named for award 1.
What is the published value of the grounds maintenance award?
The published award value is £69,600.32 excluding VAT and £83,520.38 including VAT.
When is the service due to run?
The stated base period is 1 November 2026 to 31 October 2028, with two optional 12-month extensions. Contract signature is not confirmed in the supplied data.
ProcuraAxis award analysis supplements, but does not replace, the official award notice, contract data or procurement documents. “Awarded” does not by itself prove that a contract has been signed.