Awarded 6 October 2026
BHCC - RS - Royal Pavilion Gardens Landscape and Amenities works
Brighton & Hove City Council · South East
Park refurbishment tenders and contracts
UK public sector, covering 600+ buyer sites
94 contracts awarded in the 24 months to 12 October 2026
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Updated 12 October 2026 · compiled by BidSkim Limited · How we count
Park refurbishment contracts ,
94 contracts across the UK, of any size
Recently awarded
The latest park refurbishment contracts awarded
Awarded 29 September 2026
Onchan Park - Development
Gedling Borough Council · East Midlands
Awarded 25 September 2026
Wesley Park Playing Fields Improvements
London Borough of Ealing · London
Awarded 17 September 2026
Fountain Square, Staple Hill - Refurbishment Project
South Gloucestershire Council · South West
Awarded 15 July 2026
Lots Road Open Space
The Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea · London
Who wins · 24 months to October 2026
Blakedown Landscapes won the most park refurbishment contracts
It also won the most by value. Each dot is one contract, coloured by who bought it.
CouncilsHousing associationsSchools and collegesOther public bodies
| Rank | Contractor | Contracts won, by buyer | Contracts | Value won | Buyers | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Blakedown Landscapes South East · SME · See every contract | 8 | £18.6m | 6 | ||
| 2 | Ground Inc Ltd North West · SME · See every contract | 6 | £1.2m | 4 | ||
| 3 | Haystoun Construction Ltd West Midlands · SME · See every contract | 4 | £317k | 2 | ||
| 4joint | Ground Control East Midlands · See every contract | 3 | £4.2m | 3 | ||
| 4joint | T Loughman and Company Ltd London · SME · See every contract | 3 | £1.6m | 3 | ||
| 4joint | PVR CONTRACTING LIMITED South East · SME · See every contract | 3 | £1.5m | 3 | ||
| 4joint | Warwick Landscaping London · SME · See every contract | 3 | £755k | 2 | ||
| 4joint | Brambledown Landscape Services Yorkshire and the Humber · See every contract | 3 | £324k | 1 | ||
| 9joint | McQuillan Northern Ireland · SME · See every contract | 2 | £5.5m | 2 | ||
| 9joint | Verde Landscapes Ltd South East · SME · See every contract | 2 | £2.2m | 1 |
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Who buys
Councils award 93% of park refurbishment contracts
Contracts with a published value in the last 24 months, from the type of buyer to the size of the contract.
16 buyers bought park refurbishment more than once in the last 24 months
Each dot is a buyer, by how many park refurbishment contracts it awarded in the last 24 months.
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Few and big, or many and small
Each dot is a buyer: how many park refurbishment contracts it awarded against what they were worth. The busiest and biggest are named.
CouncilsHousing associationsSchools and collegesOther public bodies
Top buyers by contracts awarded
| Rank | Buyer | Contracts | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Canterbury City Council | 6 | £9.1m |
| 2 | Kirklees Council | 5 | £920k |
| 3 | Halton Borough Council | 5 | £814k |
| 4 | City of Doncaster Council | 4 | £496k |
| 5 | Hull City Council | 3 | £12.1m |
| 6 | Walsall Council e-Tendering | 3 | £6.3m |
| 7 | Wolverhampton City Council | 3 | £456k |
| 8 | Moray Council | 2 | £4m |
| 9 | Gravesham Borough Council | 2 | £2.2m |
| 10 | South Gloucestershire Council | 2 | £1.6m |
Prices
Half of park refurbishment contracts are worth less than £253k
Every contract with a published value, on a log scale, coloured by who bought it.
CouncilsHousing associationsOther public bodies
The 10 biggest contracts hold 55% of the money
Coloured by who bought it.
- Hull City CouncilC R Reynolds Limited · 19 Nov 2024
- Brighton & Hove City CouncilBlakedown Landscapes · 6 Oct 2026
- Walsall Council e-TenderingInterclass · 13 Feb 2026
- Hull City CouncilPBS Construction (North East) Ltd, Landplan, Wright Civil Engineering Ltd · 8 May 2025
- Sunderland City CouncilEsh Group · 14 Nov 2024
- Canterbury City CouncilBlakedown Landscapes · 28 Jan 2025
- Huntingdonshire District CouncilLindum Group · 14 Jul 2026
- Belfast City CouncilMcQuillan · 24 Sep 2025
- The Royal ParksBlakedown Landscapes · 8 Jan 2025
- Nottinghamshire County CouncilGround Control · 3 Feb 2025
Where and when
Yorkshire and the Humber awards the most park refurbishment contracts. November and March are the busiest months.
Contracts by region and by month awarded. Click a region to filter the page.
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| Region | Contracts | Value |
|---|---|---|
| Yorkshire and the Humber | 15 | £13.6m |
| South East | 12 | £16m |
| West Midlands | 11 | £7.2m |
| London | 11 | £3.7m |
| North East | 7 | £6.6m |
| East of England | 6 | £5.2m |
| North West | 5 | £636k |
| East Midlands | 4 | £3.4m |
| South West | 4 | £2.1m |
| Scotland | 3 | £4.7m |
| Northern Ireland | 2 | £5.5m |
| Wales | 1 | Not published |
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Deadlines
Half of park refurbishment tenders close within 31 days of being published
Each dot is a park refurbishment tender published across the UK in the last 24 months, by how many days it was open. 49% closed within a month. Spot one a week late and 23% of the time to respond has gone.
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Key findings
- 31 days
is how long the typical park refurbishment tender is open, from publication to deadline.
Median of 74 UK park refurbishment tenders published in the last 24 months. - 4
new park refurbishment tenders are published across the UK in a typical month.
84 in the last 24 months. - 55%
of the money is in the 10 biggest park refurbishment contracts.
Of 90 contracts with a published value. - 76%
of park refurbishment contracts are won by SMEs.
As recorded by the buyer, on 80 award notices. - 27%
of park refurbishment contracts are awarded in November and March.
25 of 94 contracts.
Questions
How many park refurbishment contracts does the UK public sector award?
94 in the 24 months to 12 October 2026, from 63 public buyers.
How long are park refurbishment tenders open for?
The median park refurbishment tender is open for 31 days from publication to deadline.
How much is a typical public sector park refurbishment contract worth?
The median is £253k, and 50% are worth less than £250k.
Who wins the most public sector park refurbishment contracts?
Blakedown Landscapes won the most (8), and the most by value (£18.6m).
Which buyers award the most park refurbishment contracts?
Councils award 93% of them.
What is included
Capital works that improve, refurbish or remake a park, public garden or green space as a place: new paths, planting, seating, play and biodiversity features delivered as one scheme, including landscape repair lots of green space frameworks.
- Park refurbishment and transformation schemes
- Hard and soft landscaping within a named park or open space
- Landscape and biodiversity improvement frameworks for council green spaces
- Public garden refurbishment
- Repairs to landscaped green spaces under the same frameworks
- Landscaping and play features in a park scheme
- Historic and heritage park and garden restoration schemes
What is not included
- Planting-only lots in parks (grd.land.soft-landscaping-planting)
- Path or paving-only works in parks (grd.land.hard-landscaping-paths-parks-grounds)
- Pocket parks and street greening (grd.land.urban-greening-pocket-parks)
- Play area installation (grd.play.play-area-design-supply-installation)
- Habitat works on nature reserves (grd.green.habitat-creation-enhancement)
- Outsourced park management (grd.parks.parks-open-spaces-management)
- Park design-only commissions (csl.design.landscape-architecture-public-realm)
- Public realm paving schemes (con.civils.public-realm)
- Park buildings, pavilions and floodlighting (con.build.non-residential-new-build; con.elec.external-lighting)