Grounds Maintenance & Associated Services
Details
- Buyer
- Kent County Council
- Value
- £500,000,000
- Topic
- Ornamental plants, grasses, mosses or lichens
- Published
- 26 August 2026
- Submission
- 24 September 2026
- Source
- uk:find_a_tender
Tender description
This Framework will provide a compliant, flexible, and outcomes-focused route to market for public sector organisations seeking to procure the delivery of Grounds Maintenance & Associated Services including but not limited to: •General Grounds Maintenance: Provision of planned and reactive maintenance activities to ensure external areas are presented to an agreed standard, including grass and vegetation management, upkeep of pathways and communal areas, litter control, and seasonal operations delivered in accordance with service-level requirements. •Soft Landscaping: Delivery of works relating to planted and living landscape features, including installation and maintenance of planting schemes, turfing, soil preparation, and biodiversity enhancement measures, undertaken to approved specifications and horticultural standards. •Hard Landscaping: Construction, refurbishment, and maintenance of built landscape assets such as paving, fencing, boundary treatments, drainage features, and other structural elements, ensuring durability, accessibility, and compliance with relevant regulations and design standards. •Specialist Services: Provision of targeted, technical, or compliance driven activities including ecological management, invasive species treatment, environmental protection measures, site clearance, and works requiring specialist qualifications, equipment, or accreditations. •Arboriculture: Professional tree management services incorporating inspections, risk assessments, pruning, preservation, and safe removal undertaken in line with statutory duties, industry best practice, and agreed tree care strategies. For more information about this opportunity, please visit the eSourcing portal at: https://www.delta-esourcing.com/tenders/UK-UK-West-Malling:-Ornamental-plants%2C-grasses%2C-mosses-or-lichens./4VP48H9Y2Z To respond to this opportunity, please click here: https://www.delta-esourcing.com/respond/4VP48H9Y2Z
Timeline
- Completed: Tender published26 August 2026Current notice
- Completed: Submission date24 September 2026
About the buyer
Kent County Council is the local authority for Kent, and advertises its tenders through the Kent Business Portal. Opportunities above a set value threshold appear there, and each listing carries a summary, key dates and the contract period. Suppliers register on the portal before expressing interest in an opportunity. The council follows a fully auditable process that complies with public procurement legislation. Unsuccessful bidders can request feedback on their submission once a decision is made. The Commercial Strategy for 2026 to 2028 aims to simplify procurement processes and engage Kent-based businesses, SMEs and VCSEs early.
UK local government drives £140bn in annual procurement, led by social protection (£66.6bn) and education (£57.1bn).
Over the past 5 years, most of Kent County Council's contract awards have been in construction work, health and social work and business services.
Relevant CPV codes
- 03441000 · Ornamental plants, grasses, mosses or lichens
- 03452000 · Trees
- 45112700 · Landscaping work
- 45112710 · Landscaping work for green areas
- 45112711 · Landscaping work for parks
- 45112713 · Landscaping work for roof gardens
- 45112714 · Landscaping work for cemeteries
- 45112720 · Landscaping work for sports grounds and recreational areas
- 45112722 · Landscaping work for riding areas
- 45112723 · Landscaping work for playgrounds
- 45233229 · Verge maintenance work
- 77211300 · Tree-clearing services
- 77211400 · Tree-cutting services
- 77211500 · Tree-maintenance services
- 77211600 · Tree seeding
- 77310000 · Planting and maintenance services of green areas
- 77313000 · Parks maintenance services
- 77314000 · Grounds maintenance services
- 77314100 · Grassing services
- 77320000 · Sports fields maintenance services
- 77340000 · Tree pruning and hedge trimming
- 98371111 · Cemetery maintenance services
Decision makers
Connect with the people behind this procurement.
| Contact name | Job title | Phone number | Work email |
|---|---|---|---|
| Head of Procurement | +44 •••• •••••• | ••••••••@kent-county-council.gov | |
| Commercial Director | +44 •••• •••••• | ••••••••@kent-county-council.gov | |
| Procurement Manager | +44 •••• •••••• | ••••••••@kent-county-council.gov | |
| Category Lead | +44 •••• •••••• | ••••••••@kent-county-council.gov | |
| Senior Buyer | +44 •••• •••••• | ••••••••@kent-county-council.gov | |
| Contracts Manager | +44 •••• •••••• | ••••••••@kent-county-council.gov |
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