Grounds maintenance services for Schools and Corporate Properties in Gloucestershire

Authority: Gloucestershire County Council- (Local council)

Framework agreement6 lotsServicesOpen procedureAbove thresholdSME suitableVCSE suitableMax 5 lots to bidMax 5 lots per supplier

Sectors: Agricultural, forestry, horticultural, aquacultural and apicultural services (77) Delivery: South West (UKK13)

Framework ceiling (notional)£5,305,557total for 6 lots · framework ceiling, not attributable revenue · 1 value update

Submissions closed 22 Sept 2025awarded 27 Feb 2026

Award (standstill) to Greenfields Garden Services Limited, COUNTRYWIDE GROUNDS MAINTENANCE LIMITED6 awards

Framework period 7 yrsends 31 Mar 2033 · starts 1 Apr 2026

What is being bought6 lots · detail below

Published requirement description

Gloucestershire County Council (GCC) is establishing a Grounds Maintenance Services Framework covering 141 corporate properties and schools across Gloucestershire. The

framework will also be open to other public sector bodies, including Gloucester City

Council, NHS organisations, schools outside Gloucestershire, and district authorities.

The current contract expires 31 March 2026.

Estimated total value of £5,305,557. It comprises six geographical Lots:

Lot 1 - Tewkesbury & North Cotswolds

Lot 2 - South Cotswolds

Lot 3 - Forest of Dean

Lot 4 - Gloucester

Lot 5 - Cheltenham

Lot 6 - Stroud

Each Lot will enable call-off contracts of up to 7 years

CPV: Grounds maintenance services

How this framework works

From the published notice

Type: Open framework
Call-offs: call-offs are awarded directly to appointed suppliers, without further competition
Places: up to 6 suppliers · 6 bids on the busiest of 6 lots (1.0 per place) · 2 appointed
Framework period: 7 yrs from 1 Apr 2026

Who may buy through it

TBC

Published description of the framework

The framework will consist of one lot for each of the 6 districts in Gloucestershire County Council's administrative area.

This framework will also be available for use by other public sector bodies to include: Gloucester City Council, NHS bodies, Schools outside of the Gloucestershire Boundary, District Authorities.

When the Council requires services, it will follow the call-off procedures and enter into a Call-Off Contract using the prescribed templates via its e-procurement system. Call-offs from each Lot will be made by direct award.

Partner Organisations will independently follow the same procedures and use their own electronic tendering systems to enter into separate Call-Off Contracts.

This Framework is not intended to operate as an Open Framework as defined in s49 of the Procurement Act 2023, and the Council does not intend to re-open the Framework to new entrants.

Lots and requirements (6)Procurement structure

6 lots · all with a published value · a supplier may bid for at most 5 and win at most 5 of them · same evaluation weights on every lot

Lot #1Tewkesbury and North CotswoldsAwarded 7 yrsSMEVCSEPublished value£1,133,550

Provision of grounds maintenance services to sites across the Tewkesbury and North Cotswolds district of Gloucestershire

Contract period: 1 Apr 2026 – 31 Mar 2033 (7 yrs)Value: £1,133,550 exc. VAT · £1,360,259 inc. VAT