HCC Nov 25 - The Provision of a Framework for Grounds Maintenance Services
Awarded to CHEQUERS CONTRACT SERVICES LIMITED, Chequers Contract Services Limited, GLENDALE COUNTRYSIDE LIMITED +9 more
Hertfordshire County Council(buyer)
- Published
- Published 27 November 2025
- Deadline
- Closed 21 January 2026
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Overview
Contracting authority
2 live opportunities · 66 awarded contracts
Stevenage, United Kingdom
GB-PPON: PWJT-5264-WYMY
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Key details
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Status
- In delivery
- Category
- Services
- Estimated value
- £60,000,000
- Procedure
- Open procedure
- Rules
- Procurement Act 2023
- Contract type
- Framework agreement
- SME suitable
- Yes
- Published
- 27 November 2025
- Questions by
- 12 December 2025
- Deadline
- Closed
Award outcome
- Awarded value
- £60,000,000
- Award date
- 18 May 2026
- Contract period
- 31 July 2026 → 31 July 2030
- Contract length
- 4 years
- Bids received
- 7
- CHEQUERS CONTRACT SERVICES LIMITED
- Chequers Contract Services Limited
- GLENDALE COUNTRYSIDE LIMITED
- Glendale Countryside Limited
- JOHN O'CONNER (GROUNDS MAINTENANCE) LIMITED
- John O'Conner (Grounds Maintenance) Ltd
- MARK WALKER (GROUNDS MAINTENANCE) LIMITED
- Mark Walker (Grounds Maintenance) Ltd
- PGSD LIMITED
- PGSD Ltd
- STEWART BULLARD & SON LIMITED
- Stewart Bullard & Son Ltd
This contract ends on 31 July 2030.
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Competition and scoring
Bids received
7
5 from SMEs
Open and restricted tenders in Agricultural, forestry, horticultural, aquacultural and apicultural services drew a median of 4 bids over the last 24 months; 14% received only one.
Who bid
- CHEQUERS CONTRACT SERVICES LIMITEDWinner
- GLENDALE COUNTRYSIDE LIMITEDWinner
- JOHN O'CONNER (GROUNDS MAINTENANCE) LIMITEDWinner
- MARK WALKER (GROUNDS MAINTENANCE) LIMITEDWinner
- PGSD LIMITEDWinner
- STEWART BULLARD & SON LIMITEDWinner
- APA Contract Services Limited T/a Arborcare
How bids were scored
Price 40% · Quality 60%
- Price40%
- Quality60%
Price and cost criteria in black, quality in blue.
Market context
Typical award in Agricultural, forestry, horticultural, aquacultural and apicultural services
£140,837
Median of 1,210 awards in the last 24 months
This award is 426.0× the median.
Hertfordshire County Council in the last 12 months
59
contracts awarded, worth £472,860,470 in total
Recent awards in Agricultural, forestry, horticultural, aquacultural and apicultural services
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Notice history
Every published notice in this contracting process, newest first.
Contract
5 August 2026
Contract
20 May 2026
Contract Notice
27 November 2025
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