AWARD OUTCOME
What happened
Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust has published a contract award notice naming THE GROUNDS CARE GROUP (UK) LTD for winter gritting and snow-clearance services. The award remains pending, with a scheduled future signature date after the stated standstill period.
Published outcomePending award to THE GROUNDS CARE GROUP (UK) LTD for lot 1; the notice does not evidence a signed or commenced contract.
Market significanceThe published award value is £232,000 excluding VAT (£278,400 gross). The stated base term is two years, with extension provisions that could take the maximum end date to 31 October 2031.
AWARDED SUPPLIERS AND LOTS
1 supplier record analysed
THE GROUNDS CARE GROUP (UK) LTD
99% confidenceAward 1 · Lots 1 · 232000 GBP · Pending award
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Award 1 names The Grounds Care Group (UK) Ltd as supplier. Supplier verification records the legal name as THE GROUNDS CARE GROUP (UK) LTD, company number 06751143, matched by exact name.
LIFECYCLE
Award or contract stage
Notice type
99% confidenceContract award notice on Find a Tender
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Award document 097991-2026 is described as a Contract award notice on Find a Tender.
Award status
99% confidencePending
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Award 1 is explicitly marked "pending".
Tender status
97% confidenceComplete
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Tender W230740 and lot 1 are marked "complete".
Contract signature
99% confidenceNot evidenced; future signature date scheduled for 29 October 2026
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Award milestone is type futureSignatureDate, due 2026-10-29T23:59:59Z, with status scheduled.
Contract commencement
98% confidenceNot evidenced as started; stated start date is 1 November 2026
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The pending award's contractPeriod specifies a startDate of 2026-11-01T00:00:00Z.
VALUES
Published values explained
Award value excluding VAT
99% confidence£232,000
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Award 1 value.amount is 232000 GBP.
Award value including VAT
99% confidence£278,400
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Award 1 value.amountGross is 278400 GBP.
Value allocation
90% confidenceAward-level value for the single listed supplier and lot 1
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Award 1 lists one supplier and related lot 1; no separate lot value is published.
TIMELINE
Procurement timeline
Tender notice published
99% confidence5 August 2026
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Release 074282-2026 is dated 2026-08-05T15:05:05+01:00.
Tender submission deadline
99% confidence14 September 2026, 13:00 BST
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Process submission_deadline is 2026-09-14T13:00:00+01:00.
Award decision date
98% confidence16 October 2026
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Award 1 date is 2026-10-16T00:00:00+01:00.
Award notice published
99% confidence16 October 2026
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Award notice document 097991-2026 was published at 2026-10-16T14:11:44+01:00.
Standstill end
99% confidence27 October 2026, 23:59:59 UTC
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Award 1 standstillPeriod.endDate is 2026-10-27T23:59:59Z.
Scheduled signature date
99% confidence29 October 2026
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Future-signature milestone is due 2026-10-29T23:59:59Z.
Stated contract start
99% confidence1 November 2026
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Award 1 contractPeriod.startDate is 2026-11-01T00:00:00Z.
Stated base end date
99% confidence31 October 2028
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Award 1 contractPeriod.endDate is 2028-10-31T23:59:59Z.
SCOPE
What was awarded
Requirement
99% confidenceWinter gritting and snow clearance
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Process title and description state "STH - Winter Gritting and Snow Clearance" and "Provision for Winter Gritting and Snow Clearance".
Procurement category
99% confidenceServices
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Process and award main procurement category are services.
Lot structure
99% confidenceOne lot (lot 1)
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Tender lists lot 1; award 1 is related to lot 1.
Published classification
98% confidenceCPV 77314000 — Grounds maintenance services
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Award item 1 carries CPV 77314000 with this description.
PROCEDURE
Procedure and competition
Procedure
99% confidenceOpen procedure
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Process procurementMethod is open and procurementMethodDetails is "Open procedure".
Above-threshold status
99% confidenceYes
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Award 1 aboveThreshold is true.
Competition data
99% confidenceNumber of tenders, bidders and evaluation results are unknown
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Information not supplied in the published notice data.
CONTRACT TERMS
Published contract terms
Stated initial term
99% confidence1 November 2026 to 31 October 2028
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Award contractPeriod gives these start and end dates.
Extension arrangement
98% confidenceUp to three additional 12-month periods at the Trust's discretion
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Award options description states this explicitly; renewal description is "1+1+1".
Maximum stated end date
99% confidence31 October 2031
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Award contractPeriod.maxExtentDate is 2031-10-31T23:59:59Z.
Renewal and options
99% confidenceBoth marked as present
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Award 1 hasRenewal and hasOptions are both true.
COMMERCIAL VIEW
Commercial observations
Award maturity
99% confidenceSuppliers should treat this as a pending award rather than an active concluded contract
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The award is pending, the standstill ends on 27 October 2026, and signature is only scheduled for 29 October 2026.
Commercial scale
98% confidence£232,000 excluding VAT across the stated award
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Award 1 value.amount is 232000 GBP; no annual pricing or lot-level breakdown is published.
Extension exposure
98% confidenceThe buyer has discretion to extend beyond the initial two-year term
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The notice states up to three additional 12-month periods at the Trust's discretion.
DATA QUALITY
Gaps and source limitations
Pending award, not signed contract
99% confidenceThe source is a contract award notice but records the award as pending and signature as a future scheduled milestone.
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Award status is pending; futureSignatureDate is scheduled for 29 October 2026.
Value basis
99% confidenceThe notice publishes net and gross values but does not provide pricing, annual values or a separate lot value.
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Award value contains amount £232,000 and amountGross £278,400; lot 1 has no value published.
Limited competition and evaluation information
99% confidenceInformation not supplied in the published notice.
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No bidder count, tender count, scoring, award rationale or evaluation results are included in the supplied data.
Scope detail
98% confidenceNo detailed service specification or lot description is supplied beyond the title, description and CPV classification.
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Lot 1 has no title or description; the process description is brief.
SOURCE DATA LIMITATIONS
Information not supplied in the published notice
- The award is pending; the source does not confirm that a contract has been signed or commenced.
- No tenderer count, bid prices, evaluation scores, award rationale or savings information is supplied.
- No detailed specification, lot title, lot description, annual pricing or individual lot value is supplied.
- The published extension language includes both a renewal description of "1+1+1" and an options description of up to three additional 12-month periods; the analysis reports both without assuming a different interpretation.
MARKET THEMES
Relevant award themes
STH Winter Gritting and Snow ClearanceSheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation TrustTHE GROUNDS CARE GROUP (UK) LTDwinter grittingsnow clearanceFind a Tender contract award
COMMON QUESTIONS
About this award
Who was named in the STH winter gritting and snow-clearance award?
THE GROUNDS CARE GROUP (UK) LTD was named for award 1, covering lot 1.
Has the contract been signed?
The supplied notice does not evidence signature. The award is pending and lists 29 October 2026 as a scheduled future signature date.
What is the published award value?
£232,000 excluding VAT and £278,400 including VAT.
How long is the stated contract term?
The stated initial term runs from 1 November 2026 to 31 October 2028, with up to three further 12-month extensions at the Trust's discretion.
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