Official UK procurement notice
SWAST-5122-FM Grounds Maintenance · UK public procurement notice
Authority: South Western Ambulance Service NHS Foundation Trust (Central government)
Sectors: Agricultural, forestry, horticultural, aquacultural and apicultural services (77) Delivery: South West (UKK)
Published estimate£300,000≈ £100k / year · £400,000 inc. VAT
Submissions closed 28 Aug 2026
Contract term 3 yrsends 14 Oct 2029 · up to 14 Oct 2031 with extensions · starts 15 Oct 2026
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionGrounds and Gardens work for the South Western Ambulance Service
CPV: Grounds maintenance services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1RenewalPublished value£300,000
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 sub-criteria (3)
- Technical / Quality: 45%
- Cost: 45%
- Social Value: 10%
Published award criteria (3)
- Technical / Quality: Quality and technical questions.
- Cost: Cost per site for the SWAST area
- Social Value: Social value the contract would bring to the SWAST area
What this means for your bid
- Price carries 45 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 4.5 points. Quality carries 45 of 100: the paper moves it further than 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
- Closed
- 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
- 28 Jul 2026, 16:21 BST
- Last source update
- 28 Jul 2026, 16:21 BST
- Award evaluation window
- Submission end – 30 Sept 2026
- Authority reference
SWAST-5122-FM- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-071392- Latest notice
- Tender notice (UK4)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-06d5b1Find a Tender
How it was run
Official noticeRun through: Atamis legacy domain (health-family.force.com) · Who buys & how to bid on Atamis
Access & registration note: Legacy Salesforce domain still used in notices — use the current Atamis portal · this portal address is a legacy domain; the operator has migrated
- Submission deadline
- 28 Aug 2026, 12:00 BST
- Clarification deadline
- 28 Aug 2026, 12:00 BST
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
- Accepted languages
- en
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release
Timeline
28 Jul 2026 → 15 Oct 2026 · 5 dates- Tender notice published91 days ago28 Jul 2026, 16:21 BST
- Clarification questions by60 days ago28 Aug 2026, 12:00 BST
- Submission deadline60 days ago28 Aug 2026, 12:00 BST
- Award decision expected by26 days ago30 Sept 2026, 23:59 BST
- Contract starts12 days ago15 Oct 2026, 00:00 BST
Notice history
1 event · 1 release on Find a Tender- Tender notice published28 Jul 2026, 16:21 BSTUK4
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Official documents & specifications (2)
Official links; attachments are not copiedTender pack and attachments
Notices published for this procedure
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender