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Official UK procurement notice

Grounds Maintenance 2026 · UK public procurement notice

Official notice

Authority: London Borough of Merton (Local council)

ServicesOpen procedureAbove thresholdSME suitable

Sectors: Agricultural, forestry, horticultural, aquacultural and apicultural services (77) Delivery: London (UKI63)

Published estimate£35,000,000≈ £5.0m / year · £35,000,000 inc. VAT · 1 value update26.9% above published estimate

Submissions closed 11 Nov 2025awarded 13 Jan 2026

Award (standstill) to Glendale Countryside Limited

Contract term 7 yrsends 31 Oct 2033 · up to 27 Oct 2040 with extensions · starts 2 Nov 2026

What is being bought

Published requirement description

The London Borough of Merton (“the Authority”) is undertaking a procurement exercise for the provision of grounds maintenance within parks, open spaces and highways, including sports, play areas and cemeteries.

CPV: Grounds maintenance services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published

Lot #1AwardedRenewal 7 yrsSMEPublished value£35,000,000

Contract period: 2 Nov 2026 – 31 Oct 2033 (7 yrs) · up to 27 Oct 2040 with extensionsValue: £35,000,000 exc. VAT · £35,000,000 inc. VAT

Delivery: LondonEligibility: SME eligible

Extensions: Extension options published

77314000 Grounds maintenance services

What it takes to win
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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 more

How bids were scored

Quality: 31%Price: 60%Social value: 5%Environmental: 4%

Published sub-criteria (11)

Contract Delivery: 3%
Friends’ Groups: 4%
Customer Engagement: 3%
Staffing: 5%
High Quality Outputs: 5%
Borough of Sport: 3%
Digital Solution – Grounds Maintenance: 5%
Digital Solution - Cemeteries: 3%
Price: 60%
Social Value: 5%
Sustainability: 4%

Published award criteria (11)

Price: Cost weighting
Contract Delivery : Quality weighting
Friends’ Groups : Quality weighting
Customer Engagement : Quality weighting
Sustainability : Quality weighting
Staffing: Quality weighting
High Quality Outputs : Quality weighting
Borough of Sport : Quality weighting
Digital Solution – Grounds Maintenance  : Quality weighting
Digital Solution - Cemeteries : Quality weighting
Social Value: Quality weighting

What this means for your bid

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: 15 May 2025, 11:05 BST
Last source update: 13 Jan 2026, 13:22 GMT
Award evaluation window: Submission end – 23 Feb 2026
Authority reference: DN774750
FTS notice number: 2025/S 000-051585
Latest notice: Contract award notice (UK6)
Classification (CPV): Grounds maintenance services
Delivery area: London (UKI63)
Official registry OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-051411 Find a Tender

How it was run

Official notice

Run through: ProContract (Due North) · Who buys & how to bid on ProContract

Supplier login requiredElectronic submission allowedLanguage: EN

Access & registration note: Free · short registration with manual review; public opportunity list

Requests to participate (first stage): 11 Nov 2025, 12:00 GMT
Submission deadline: 11 Nov 2025, 12:00 GMT
Submission channel: Official e-sourcing portal
Electronic submission: Allowed
Accepted languages: en

Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

procontract.due-north.com/Register ↗

Timeline

15 May 2025 → 2 Nov 2026 · 10 dates

Planning notice published
15 May 2025, 11:05 BST
Market engagement
3 Jun 2025, 00:59 BST
The London Borough of Merton (“the Authority”) is considering to undertaking a procurement exercise for the provision of grounds maintenance within parks, open spaces and highways, including sports, play areas and cemeteries.
Next notice expected
26 Aug 2025, 23:59 BST
Tender notice published
27 Aug 2025, 13:09 BST
Submission deadline350 days ago
11 Nov 2025, 12:00 GMT
Assessment summaries sent287 days ago
13 Jan 2026
Latest notice published287 days ago
13 Jan 2026, 13:22 GMT
Standstill ends277 days ago
22 Jan 2026, 23:59 GMT
Award decision expected by245 days ago
23 Feb 2026, 23:59 GMT
Today
27 Oct 2026
Contract startsin 5 days
2 Nov 2026

Notice history

10 events · 5 releases on Find a Tender · since 15 May 2025

Preliminary market engagement notice published
15 May 2025, 11:05 BST
UK2
Pipeline notice published
15 May 2025, 13:16 BST
UK1
Planned procurement notice published
19 Aug 2025, 15:49 BST
UK3
Procurement method changed
19 Aug 2025, 15:49 BST
Tender notice published
27 Aug 2025, 13:09 BST
UK4
Published value updated
27 Aug 2025, 13:09 BST
Status changed to active
27 Aug 2025, 13:09 BST
Contract award notice published
13 Jan 2026, 13:22 GMT
UK6
Status changed to complete
13 Jan 2026, 13:22 GMT
Contract signature expected
2 Mar 2026, 23:59 GMT
scheduled

Routine re-releases (5)

2025-05: 2 releases · 15 May 2025, 15 May 2025

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast

Awards 1

Awarded value (inc. VAT) £44,426,2001 award inc. VAT; no net value published

Bids received 1

Named bidders 1published on the award notice

Awarded to	Value	Date	Status
Glendale Countryside LimitedGrounds Maintenance and Greenspace Management 2 Nov 2026 – 1 Nov 2033	£44,426,200 inc. VAT	13 Jan 2026standstill to 22 Jan 2026	Standstill

Bid statistics published by the authority

Bids	SME	VCSE	Valid bid range
1final-stage tenders · 3 at stage one	0	0	—

Who bid

wonGlendale Countryside Limited · North West England

Bidders as named on the Procurement Act 2023 award notice. “Won” means the bidder holds an award on this notice.

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

London Borough of Merton

Contracting authorityPublic authority - sub-central government GB-PPON: PLZQ-1654-VNHW Civic Centre, London Rd, Morden, London, SM4 5DXContact name, email

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

Glendale Countryside LimitedAwarded supplierGB-PPON: PHDB-1755-BJLL Duxbury Hall Road, Chorley, North West, PR7 4ATContact email

Official documents & specifications (5)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure

Contract award notice awardContract award noticeUK6Contract award notice on Find a Tender13 Jan 2026, 13:22 GMT
Tender notice tenderTender noticeUK4Tender notice on Find a Tender27 Aug 2025, 13:09 BST
Planned procurement notice planningPlanned procurement noticeUK3Planned procurement notice on Find a Tender19 Aug 2025, 15:49 BST
Pipeline notice planningPipeline noticeUK1Pipeline notice on Find a Tender15 May 2025, 13:16 BST
Preliminary market engagement notice planningPreliminary market engagement noticeUK2Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender15 May 2025, 11:05 BST