Official UK procurement notice
Landscape Management at The Science and Innovation Park
Authority: Science Museum Group (Central government)
Sectors: Agricultural, forestry, horticultural, aquacultural and apicultural services (77) Delivery: Delivery location not published
Published estimate£275,000≈ £92k / year · £330,000 inc. VAT32.9% above published estimate
Submissions closed 8 May 2026awarded 9 Jun 2026
Awarded to Blakedown Landscapes Limited
Contract term 3 yrsends 30 Aug 2029 · up to 30 Sept 2031 with extensions · starts 1 Sept 2026
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThe Science Museum Group (SMG) is looking for a reliable and compliant contractor for the provision of Landscape maintenance at the Science and Innovation Park, Swindon SN4 9LT.
All new bidders who have not previously visited the site are required to attend a mandatory site visit on 13 April or 15 April. Please refer to the tender documents for further details.
CPV: Grounds maintenance services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1AwardedRenewalPublished value£275,000
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).
How bids were scored
Published award criteria (2)
- Price
- Quality
What this means for your bid
- Price carries 30 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 3 points. The method statement decides this lot, not the discount.
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
- 7 Apr 2026, 16:08 BST
- Last source update
- 14 Jul 2026, 14:56 BST
- Award evaluation window
- Submission end – 29 May 2026
- Authority reference
NCC4012M- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-031603- Latest notice
- Contract details notice (UK7)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Not published
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-067d47Find a Tender
How it was run
Official noticeRun through: In-tend · Who buys & how to bid on In-tend
Access & registration note: Free · one account per buying organisation's portal · reCAPTCHA on signup
- Submission deadline
- 8 May 2026, 23:59 BST
- Clarification deadline
- 30 Apr 2026, 17:00 BST
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
- Accepted languages
- en
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release
Timeline
7 Apr 2026 → 1 Sept 2026 · 8 dates- Tender notice published204 days ago7 Apr 2026, 16:08 BST
- Clarification questions by181 days ago30 Apr 2026, 17:00 BST
- Submission deadline172 days ago8 May 2026, 23:59 BST
- Award decision expected by151 days ago29 May 2026, 23:59 BST
- Assessment summaries sent141 days ago9 Jun 2026, 00:00 BST
- Standstill ends130 days ago19 Jun 2026, 23:59 BST
- Latest notice published106 days ago14 Jul 2026, 14:56 BST
- Contract starts57 days ago1 Sept 2026, 00:00 BST
Notice history
6 events · 4 releases on Find a Tender · since 7 Apr 2026- Tender notice published7 Apr 2026, 16:08 BSTUK4
- Contract award notice published9 Jun 2026, 16:17 BSTUK6
- Status changed to complete9 Jun 2026, 16:17 BST
- Contract award notice published9 Jun 2026, 16:27 BSTUK6
- Contract signature expected19 Jun 2026, 23:59 BSTscheduled
- Contract details notice published14 Jul 2026, 14:56 BSTUK7
Routine re-releases (4)
- 2026-04: 1 release · 7 Apr 2026
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecastAwards 1
Awarded value £365,3891 award exc. VAT
Bids received 106 from SMEs
Contracts signed 1latest 7 Jul 2026
| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Blakedown Landscapes Limited1 Sept 2026 – 31 Aug 2029 · up to 31 Aug 2031Extensions: The Agreement is intended to run for an initial period of 3 years with the option to extend for up to 2 additional years at SMG’s sole discretion. | £365,389 | 9 Jun 2026 | Awarded |
Contracts
Contract 1 · Blakedown Landscapes Limited
- Signed
- 7 Jul 2026
- Value
- £365,389
- Period
- 1 Sept 2026 – 31 Aug 2029 · up to 31 Aug 2031 with extensions
- Status
- active
- Extensions
- The Agreement is intended to run for an initial period of 3 years with the option to extend for up to 2 additional years at SMG’s sole discretion.
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10final-stage tenders | 6 | 0 | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- Blakedown Landscapes (SE) LimitedAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (5)
Official links; attachments are not copiedTender pack and attachments
Notices published for this procedure
- Contract details notice Contract details notice on Find a Tender
- Contract award notice Contract award notice on Find a Tender
- Contract award notice Contract award notice on Find a Tender
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender