BidSkim
Free report
Service market

Grounds maintenance equipment contracts

UK public sector · 232 contracts awarded in the 12 months to 6 October 2026

Covering 600+ buyer portals · 5 years of records · Updated 6 October 2026 · How we count

Contracts awarded
232
Last 12 months
Median contract
£59k
Recorded value
Recorded value
£30.6m
220 of 232 main-service contracts have a published value
Buyers
114
Suppliers
94

BidSkim assigns contracts to services from the notice text. How services are assigned

What stands out

  • The five suppliers that won the most grounds maintenance equipment contracts took 28% of them (64 of 232).
  • Contracts awarded per quarter fell 33% from the first half of the period to the second.
  • The median contract, £59k, is 16% below the median across landscaping & grounds contracts (£70k).
  • North East had the most contracts: 37, or 16% of the total.

Who buys grounds maintenance equipment

By contracts awarded, the 12 months to 6 October 2026.

  1. 1Natural England15 contracts
  2. 2Durham County Council11 contracts
  3. 3DERBY CITY COUNCIL10 contracts
  4. 4Wakefield Council8 contracts
  5. 5St Helens Borough Council7 contracts
  6. 6Ubico Limited7 contracts
  7. 7Middlesbrough Council5 contracts
  8. 8Stoke-on-Trent City Council5 contracts
  9. 9Ministry of Justice5 contracts
  10. 10Gateshead Council5 contracts

Top grounds maintenance equipment contractors by contracts won

The 12 months to 6 October 2026.

  1. 1F.R. Sharrock Ltd18 contracts
  2. 2Russells (Kirbymoorside)16 contracts
  3. 3THOMAS SHERRIFF AND COMPANY LIMITED12 contracts
  4. 4Lister Wilder10 contracts
  5. 5P Tuckwell Ltd9 contracts
  6. 6Balmers Garden Machinery8 contracts
  7. 7Lloyd Ltd8 contracts
  8. 8B&B Tractors7 contracts
  9. 9Tallis Amos Group7 contracts
  10. 10Ernest Doe & Sons6 contracts

Latest and largest awards

Each links to the official notice.

Latest

Largest

Contracts awarded by quarter

59Q4 2025*75Q1 202647Q2 202650Q3 20261Q4 2026*
* part quarter

Where the contracts were awarded

England 197 · Scotland 17 · Wales 12 · Northern Ireland 6

North East37London27East Midlands20North West19Yorkshire and The Humber19West Midlands17East of England14South East13Wales12Scotland11South West10Northern Ireland6UK-wide or not stated27

What is included

Purchase of ride-on, out-front, towed and flail mowers, tractors and implements, compact loaders, telehandlers, chippers and off-road utility vehicles for in-house grounds, parks, cemetery, golf and sports turf teams.

  • Ride-on, out-front, zero-turn and remote-controlled mowers
  • Flail and cut-and-collect mowers
  • Tractors, trailed gang and roller mowers and tractor implements (arm mowers, hedgecutters, spreaders, overseeders)
  • Woodchippers and tractor-mounted forestry mulchers
  • Compact loaders, telehandlers and compact excavators used by grounds and cemetery teams
  • Off-road utility vehicles and quad bikes
  • Golf course and fine turf mowers
  • Framework supply of grounds equipment with spares
  • Aquatic weed harvesters and watercourse maintenance plant

What is not included

  • Chainsaws, trimmers, blowers and walk-behind mowers (see Handheld and pedestrian grounds equipment supply)
  • Servicing, repair and parts for an existing fleet (see Grounds machinery servicing, repair and parts)
  • Hire and leasing (see Grounds machinery hire and leasing)
  • Harvesters, forwarders and log processors (see Forestry harvesting and timber processing machinery supply)
  • Road-going vehicles such as tippers, gritters and vans (see Transport & Logistics)
  • Road line marking equipment (see Road markings and road studs)

Often bought by the same buyers