Official UK procurement notice
Winchester City Council Grounds Maintenance Services
Authority: Winchester City Council (Local council)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionWinchester City Council (the “Council” or “Authority”) invited tenders for a single Supplier to be contracted for grounds maintenance services across the Winchester district. The contract must start on 4th October 2027, and it is envisaged that the contract will be awarded and mobilisation will commence in August 2026. All information available to Suppliers regarding this opportunity was held within the tender pack available on eu-supply.
- How the procedure runs: This is a multistage process which will include prequalification requirements, quality testing, and value for money evaluation. This tender process will be formed of 2 stages: Stage One – Supplier Suitability a. Provider Suitability Questionnaire b. Minimum Requirements Questionnaire Stage Two – ISFT (Invitation to Submit Final Tender) a. Quality Assessment of ISFT b. Initial Commercial Assessment – including Price and c. Social Value
CPV: Grounds maintenance services · Grounds-maintenance equipment
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1AwardedRenewalPublished value£16,000,000
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).
Published award criteria (3)
- Quality: Method Statements
- Social Value: Social Value Criteria
- Price: Pricing Schedule
- Price carries 50 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 5 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
- Competitive flexible 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
- Yes (GPA)
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 17 Mar 2026, 16:29 GMT
- Last source update
- 3 Jul 2026, 16:01 BST
- Award evaluation window
- Submission end – 3 Aug 2026
- Authority reference
WCC1618a- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-024261- Latest notice
- Contract award notice (UK6)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-066cb1Find a Tender
- How it runs
This is a multistage process which will include prequalification requirements, quality testing, and value for money evaluation. This tender process will be formed of 2 stages: Stage One – Supplier Suitability a. Provider Suitability Questionnaire b. Minimum Requirements Questionnaire Stage Two – ISFT (Invitation to Submit Final Tender) a. Quality Assessment of ISFT b. Initial Commercial Assessment – including Price and c. Social Value
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 15 Apr 2026, 12:00 BST
- Clarification deadline
- 8 Apr 2026, 12:00 BST
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
- Accepted languages
- en
Timeline
17 Mar 2026 → 4 Oct 2027 · 8 dates- Tender notice published224 days ago17 Mar 2026, 16:29 GMT
- Clarification questions by202 days ago8 Apr 2026, 12:00 BST
- Submission deadline195 days ago15 Apr 2026, 12:00 BST
- Assessment summaries sent117 days ago3 Jul 2026
- Latest notice published116 days ago3 Jul 2026, 16:01 BST
- Standstill ends104 days ago15 Jul 2026, 23:59 BST
- Award decision expected by85 days ago3 Aug 2026, 23:59 BST
- Today28 Oct 2026
- Contract startsin 340 days4 Oct 2027
Notice history
6 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 17 Mar 2026- Tender notice published17 Mar 2026, 16:29 GMTUK4
- Tender notice published19 Mar 2026, 16:22 GMTUK4
- Deadline moved to 15 Apr 2026, 12:00 BST19 Mar 2026, 16:22 GMT-55 days · was 9 Jun 2026, 12:00 BST
- Contract award notice published3 Jul 2026, 16:01 BSTUK6
- Status changed to complete3 Jul 2026, 16:01 BST
- Contract signature expected20 Jul 2026, 23:59 BSTscheduled
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Glendale Countryside Limited4 Oct 2027 – 3 Oct 2035 · up to 3 Oct 2043Extensions: 8 years with the option TO EXTEND FOR A PERIOD OR PERIODS TOTALLING NO MORE THAN A FURTHER 8 YEARS. | £18,992,571 | 3 Jul 2026standstill to 15 Jul 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
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- Glendale Countryside LimitedAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (3)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Contract award notice Contract award notice on Find a Tender
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender