Find a TenderAwardedContract award notice
Published 7 Oct 2025, 17:16 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Hard & Soft Landscape Maintenance Services- Leasowe Estate

Official notice

Authority: PRIMA Housing Group (Housing)

ServicesOpen procedureAbove thresholdSME suitableVCSE suitable
Published estimate£400,000≈ £200k / year · £480,000 inc. VAT7.5% above published estimate
Submissions closed 28 Nov 2025awarded 19 Jan 2026
Award (standstill) to MUSTARD SEED GARDENS LIMITED
Contract term 2 yrsends 31 Mar 2028 · up to 29 Mar 2030 with extensions · starts 6 Apr 2026

What is being bought

Published requirement description

External communal area hard and soft landscape maintenance services to residential properties and open public spaces that are the responsibility of Prima Group to maintain

  • The authority expects to re-tender this requirement around 5 Oct 2029, 23:59 BST.

CPV: Landscape gardening services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published
Lot #1AwardedRenewal 2 yrsSMEVCSEPublished value£400,000
Contract period: 6 Apr 2026 – 31 Mar 2028 (2 yrs) · up to 29 Mar 2030 with extensionsValue: £400,000 exc. VAT · £480,000 inc. VAT
Delivery: North WestEligibility: SME eligibleVCSE eligible
Extensions: The contract will be let over a Two year term Two (x2) one year extensions available based on satisfactory levels of performance and customer satisfaction

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: 40%Price: 60%
Published award criteria (2)
  • Price
  • Quality
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
Yes · next expected 5 Oct 2029
First published
7 Oct 2025, 17:16 BST
Last source update
19 Jan 2026, 13:52 GMT
Award evaluation window
Submission end – 9 Jan 2026
Authority reference
PGLCHLMS/2026/01
FTS notice number
2025/S 000-063036
Latest notice
Contract award notice (UK6)
Classification (CPV)
Landscape gardening services
Delivery area
North West (UKD)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-05a9f1 Find a Tender

How it was run

Official notice
Submission deadline
28 Nov 2025, 12:00 GMT
Clarification deadline
30 Oct 2025, 16:00 GMT
Electronic submission
Not allowed
Accepted languages
en
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

A full Tender pack can be obtained by collection only, by persons responsible for the Tender submission, by meeting appointment with the Asset Manager at Prima Group Head Office at 8 Columbus Quay, Riverside Drive, Liverpool L3 4DB. Appointments can be arranged by contacting: insightandinnovation@primagroup.org

Submissions should be made to Prima Group Head Office at 8 Columbus Quay, Riverside Drive, Liverpool L3 4DB

The Deadline for the submission of sealed tender bids is 12 noon on Friday 28th November 2025.

Sealed bids will only be accepted in formal envelopes available from Prima Group. All submissions will be date and time stamped and any submissions received after the deadlines stated will not be accepted.

Timeline

7 Oct 2025 → 6 Apr 2026 · 8 dates
  1. Tender notice published385 days ago
    7 Oct 2025, 17:16 BST
  2. Clarification questions by363 days ago
    30 Oct 2025, 16:00 GMT
  3. Submission deadline334 days ago
    28 Nov 2025, 12:00 GMT
  4. Award decision expected by291 days ago
    9 Jan 2026, 23:59 GMT
  5. Assessment summaries sent282 days ago
    19 Jan 2026
  6. Latest notice published282 days ago
    19 Jan 2026, 13:52 GMT
  7. Standstill ends272 days ago
    28 Jan 2026, 23:59 GMT
  8. Contract starts205 days ago
    6 Apr 2026, 00:00 BST

Notice history

4 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 7 Oct 2025
  1. Tender notice published
    7 Oct 2025, 17:16 BST
    UK4
  2. Contract award notice published
    19 Jan 2026, 13:52 GMT
    UK6
  3. Status changed to complete
    19 Jan 2026, 13:52 GMT
  4. Contract signature expected
    6 Feb 2026, 23:59 GMT
    scheduled

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value £430,0001 award exc. VAT
Bids received 33 from SMEs
Awarded toValueDateStatus
MUSTARD SEED GARDENS LIMITED6 Apr 2026 – 31 Mar 2028 · up to 29 Mar 2030Extensions: Two individual one year extensions available based on satisfactory performance and customer satisfaction£430,00019 Jan 2026standstill to 28 Jan 2026Standstill

Bid statistics published by the authority

BidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
3final-stage tenders30—

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

PRIMA Housing Group

Contracting authorityPublic authority - sub-central government GB-COH: 10606594 · GB-PPON: PWTJ-7219-BTNY 8 Columbus Quay, Liverpool, North West, L3 4DBContact email, phone

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice
  • MUSTARD SEED GARDENS LIMITEDAwarded supplierGB-COH: 13965992GB-PPON: PBRT-4595-NYJH 300 St Mary's Road, Liverpool, North West, L19 0NQContact email, phone

Official documents & specifications (2)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure

  • Contract award notice awardContract award noticeUK6Contract award notice on Find a Tender
  • Tender notice tenderTender noticeUK4Tender notice on Find a Tender