Official UK procurement notice
Grass Cutting Services · UK public procurement notice
Authority: Vale of Glamorgan Council (Local council)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThis is a UK6 notice for the Vale of Glamorgan Grass Cutting Services Tender.
- No preliminary market engagement: Timescales
CPV: Agricultural, forestry, horticultural, aquacultural and apicultural services · Landscaping work · Landscaping work for green areas
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1AwardedRenewalPublished value£1,329,400
What it takes to wini
How this buyer will score bids.
The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).
Evaluation split and conditions of participation as published; the tender pack may add morei
How this buyer will score bids.
The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).
Published sub-criteria (3)
- Quality: 30%
- Community Wellbeing Benefits: 10%
- Price: 60%
Published award criteria (3)
- Price
- Quality
- Community Wellbeing Benefits
- Price carries 60 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 6 points. This one is won on the number: sharpen the price before polishing the prose.
Price arithmetic assumes straight proportional scoring; the tender pack may use another formula.
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Open procedure
- Legal basis
- UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Awarded
- Procurement threshold
- Above threshold (FTS publication)
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 13 Jan 2026, 16:05 GMT
- Last source update
- 27 Mar 2026, 12:42 GMT
- Award evaluation window
- Submission end – 27 Feb 2026
- Authority reference
JAN577664- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-002807- Latest notice
- Contract award notice (UK6)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-0604ffFind a Tender
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 13 Feb 2026
- Clarification deadline
- 6 Feb 2026
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
- Accepted languages
- cy, en
The Tender will be run through Proactis and all submissions must be submitted through the Proactis Portal.
The tender is completely through the Proactis Portal and all documents are available there under - ERFX1000003 - Grass Cutting Service.
You would need access to an account on the portal to be able to view and bid for the project.
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Further information can be found in the Documents Section on Proactis. You will need to register your interest and make sure you have your area set to the correct area. If you’re having further issues seeing the documents or contact Proactis directly.
Timeline
13 Jan 2026 → 9 Apr 2026 · 8 dates- Tender notice published286 days ago13 Jan 2026, 16:05 GMT
- Clarification questions by263 days ago6 Feb 2026
- Submission deadline256 days ago13 Feb 2026
- Award decision expected by241 days ago27 Feb 2026, 23:59 GMT
- Contract starts225 days ago16 Mar 2026
- Assessment summaries sent215 days ago26 Mar 2026
- Latest notice published213 days ago27 Mar 2026, 12:42 GMT
- Standstill ends200 days ago9 Apr 2026, 23:59 BST
Notice history
4 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 13 Jan 2026- Tender notice published13 Jan 2026, 16:05 GMTUK4
- Contract award notice published27 Mar 2026, 12:42 GMTUK6
- Status changed to complete27 Mar 2026, 12:42 GMT
- Contract signature expected10 Apr 2026, 23:59 BSTscheduled
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| COUNTRYWIDE GROUNDS MAINTENANCE LIMITED10 Apr 2026 – 26 Mar 2029 · up to 30 Nov 2029Extensions: Optional 9 month extension at Councils Digression | £1,400,000 | 26 Mar 2026standstill to 9 Apr 2026 | Standstill |
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3final-stage tenders | 2 | 0 | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- Countrywide Grounds Maintenance LtdAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (2)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Contract award notice Contract award notice on Find a Tender
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender