Grounds maintenance contracts & landscaping tenders
Recorded UK public sector opportunities and awards in landscaping & grounds. Covering 600+ buyer sites · 5 years of records. Counts are dated snapshots; check notices for current status.
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Landscaping & Grounds contract opportunities
9 examples · check the official noticeThis category also includes environmental work and larger construction contracts, so check what else the buyer needs alongside the landscaping.
AI scope summary
Services are split across four lots covering grass and hedge cutting, SUDS and watercourse maintenance, rights of way seasonal vegetation cuts, grip cutting for highway drainage, and mowing and baling of countryside sites across the council area.
Services needed: Grounds maintenance and arboriculture services including grass verge cutting, hedge trimming, and watercourse maintenance for public authorities.
AI scope summary
Delivery of 424 mixed-tenure residential units at the Upper Acre parcel of the One Horton Heath development. The project involves construction of houses and apartments, including associated hard and soft landscaping, open spaces, and site-specific infrastructure. The contractor will operate under a JCT Design and Build Contract 2024, with works scheduled to commence in March 2027 and reach final completion by May 2030.
Services needed: Provision of design and build construction services for large-scale residential housing developments including associated infrastructure and public open spaces.
AI scope summary
The contract covers the maintenance of approximately 3.2 million square meters of grass across North Wales, currently serviced with seven cuts per season. The buyer is evaluating three specific cutting methods—cut and drop, cut and collect, and cut and mulch—to determine optimal service delivery frequencies and cost efficiencies for future procurement.
Services needed: Provision of comprehensive grounds maintenance services including grass cutting, weed control, and hedge trimming for large-scale residential housing portfolios.
AI scope summary
Execution of environmental facilities works to gardens within the curtilage of dwellings in West Cross, Swansea, involving the upgrading of boundary and party wall fencing, gates, clothes lines, paths, and hedges in accordance with the Welsh Housing Quality Standard (WHQS). Contract period runs from December 2026 to April 2027.
Services needed: Provision of environmental landscaping and facilities upgrading services for residential properties and gardens.
AI scope summary
Upkeep of parish land including two children's play areas, sports and recreation fields, cemetery and garden of remembrance, allotments, car parks, and a national heritage site. Specialized maintenance required for archery, bowls, cricket, and football pitches, including seasonal treatments and weekend attendance for events.
Services needed: Grounds maintenance and landscaping services for public recreation grounds, sports pitches, cemeteries, and heritage sites.
AI scope summary
Reclamation works at Shacklegate Lane Cemetery involving an extension onto former allotment land to create additional burial capacity as a natural continuation of the existing cemetery.
Services needed: Provision of civil engineering and land reclamation works for cemetery extension and landscaping projects
AI scope summary
Design, supply, install and commission a new inclusive children's play area at Arthur Street, Castle Gresley, Swadlincote. The project has a budget of GBP 100,000 excluding VAT.
Services needed: Design, supply, installation and commissioning of inclusive children's play area equipment for local authorities and parks.
AI scope summary
Comprehensive grounds maintenance and gardening services across a healthcare estate. The work involves maintaining external areas to support patient, staff, and visitor wellbeing, ensuring compliance with all relevant legislation and safety standards.
Services needed: Provision of comprehensive grounds maintenance and gardening services for healthcare estates, ensuring safe, attractive, and environmentally sustainable external areas.
AI scope summary
Routine management and maintenance of public green spaces, recreation areas, highway verges, allotments, Stanwick Cemetery and St Laurence Churchyard. Core services include grass cutting, shrub and flower bed maintenance, hedge care, tree maintenance, litter and leaf clearance, weed control, and cemetery services including grave digging and interments.
Services needed: Grounds maintenance and arboriculture across council parks and open spaces
Services in landscaping & grounds
contracts awarded · 12 monthsThe busiest service markets here are playground equipment contracts, grounds maintenance equipment contracts and grounds maintenance contracts.
Arboriculture and tree care
Grounds maintenance and site winter services
- Grounds maintenance178
Horticultural supplies and grounds machinery
- Grounds maintenance equipment235
Landscape construction and planting works
Play areas and outdoor recreation equipment
- Playground equipment243
Compare the workload behind a grounds maintenance contract
search terms and bid checksPrice a recurring maintenance round differently from a landscaping project. The site schedule and service frequencies tell you more about the workload than the contract title. This category also contains wider environmental and construction work, so read the scope of each example.
- Grounds maintenance and grass cutting
- Check mowing frequencies, grass collection, litter picking, edging and the travel between sites.
- Landscape maintenance
- Look for planting, shrub beds, weed control, watering and replacement obligations as well as grass cutting.
- Tree work and arboriculture
- Check surveys, emergency cover, specialist equipment, access and the qualifications requested for the work.
- Landscaping works
- Distinguish a one-off design or construction project from the maintenance period that follows it.
Before you commit time to a bid
- Plot the sites and estimate productive time after travel and loading.
- Read the seasonal schedule, weather provisions and required reporting.
- Check which quantities are guaranteed and which are estimates before buying equipment for the contract.
Frameworks & DPS in this market
check application dates and requirementsThese are applications to join a purchasing arrangement. The advertised value may cover several suppliers and years of work.
AI scope summary
This dynamic purchasing system covers general grounds maintenance, winter gritting and snow clearance, and specialist landscaping services. Suppliers can be appointed to one or more lots, including a multi-service category, to support various public sector requirements. The system is designed for ongoing call-off contracts across diverse sites, requiring consistent service delivery and adherence to quality and cost criteria.
Services needed: Provision of grounds maintenance, winter services, and specialist landscaping solutions for public sector organisations across the United Kingdom.
AI scope summary
This Dynamic Purchasing System covers three categories: programme and project support including grant administration, technical advice and policy analysis, and rural sector engagement services. The scope spans diverse areas including sustainable land management, carbon assessment, animal health, and ICT support. Suppliers will be engaged via mini-competition for specific tasks across these rural affairs priorities.
Services needed: Provision of professional consultancy, project management, technical advice, and stakeholder engagement services to support rural development and agricultural policy initiatives.
Who wins this work
top suppliers by recorded wins · 5 yearsWho buys it
top buyers by recorded awarded value · 5 yearsMore buyers in landscaping & grounds
- Natural England
- Environment Agency
- Forestry England
- Kirklees Council
- Homes England
- Hampshire County Council
- Southampton City Council
- City of London Corporation
- DERBY CITY COUNCIL
- Middlesbrough Council
- Somerset Council
- Durham County Council
- BIRMINGHAM CITY COUNCIL
- Cheshire West and Chester Council
- North Lanarkshire Council
- Nottingham City Council
- Newcastle City Council
- Leicester City Council
- London Borough of Hillingdon
- London Borough of Hackney
- Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
- Highways England
- Leeds City Council - PACS
- Liverpool City Council
- London Borough of Haringey
- Sandwell Metropolitan Borough Council
- Scottish Government
- Derbyshire County Council
- Brighton & Hove City Council
- Bristol City Council
- Sheffield City Council
- Nottinghamshire County Council
- Sunderland City Council
- Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Council
- City of Doncaster Council
- Central Bedfordshire Council
- West Northamptonshire Council
- South Ayrshire Council
- Staffordshire County Council
More suppliers in landscaping & grounds
Recorded market activity
historical contextPublic buyers published 2,676 landscaping & grounds awards over the last five years, with a published value of £2.3bn across 838 public buyers. 46 opportunities had future bid deadlines at the snapshot date, and 13% of the last year's awards ran through a framework or DPS. 577 recorded contracts in this market end within the 12 months after the snapshot date.Recorded by BidSkim from published notices. Recorded means published, values describe contracts, not verified payments. Updated 22 Sept 2026.
Awards by year
recorded awards per yearRecent awards
latest recorded awards, 12 monthsAI scope summary
Boundary planting work at St Lawrence CE (C) Primary School procured via a landscape and external works framework, valued at approximately £21,465.
Services needed: Provision of landscaping and boundary planting services for a primary school site
This work has already been awarded.
AI scope summary
Pest control services contract provided by Rentokil Initial UK Ltd for a healthcare trust site.
Services needed: Provision of commercial pest control services for healthcare facilities and hospital trust premises.
This work has already been awarded.
AI scope summary
Habitat restoration works across Traeth Mawr and Blaencamlais portions of Illtyd Pools SSSI, involving tree felling, immediate Ecoplug stump treatment, brash chipping and removal, and Molinia caerulea purple moor grass management using low ground-pressure machinery and bog mats. Works include a mandatory pre-work site visit and mapping of operational constraints.
Services needed: Provision of habitat restoration, tree felling, and vegetation management services for designated SSSI and peatland environments.
This work has already been awarded.
AI scope summary
Tree works and arboricultural services under a contract valued at £41,560 running from July 2026 to August 2026.
Services needed: Provision of tree surgery, arboriculture, and grounds maintenance services for local authority parks and open spaces.
This work has already been awarded.
AI scope summary
Early contractor involvement for FY26/27 safety trees including review of survey data, route drives and surveys, attending collaborative workshops and board meetings, managing specialist contractors, and programme delivery support.
Services needed: Provision of early contractor involvement, route surveys, and safety tree removal services for highway networks.
This work has already been awarded.
AI scope summary
Planned and prospective rabbit and stock fencing, as well as V-mesh fencing construction, repairs and maintenance at Delamere Nursery. Includes annual reviews and potential extensions up to five years based on key performance indicators.
Services needed: Construction, repair, and maintenance of rabbit, stock, and V-mesh fencing for forestry and nursery sites.
This work has already been awarded.
AI scope summary
Delivery of specialist soft-landscaping works for six sustainable drainage system rain gardens at two street-end locations off Adelaide Terrace, designed to improve local urban drainage and environmental aesthetics.
Services needed: Provision of specialist soft-landscaping works and sustainable drainage systems for urban regeneration and street improvements
This work has already been awarded.
Landscaping & Grounds procurement, answered
from the published recordsHow can I find grounds maintenance contracts coming up for renewal?
Use recorded awards to identify the buyer, incumbent and published end date, then check extension options and newer notices. An end date is a lead for research, not confirmation that a new tender will be advertised.
How many landscaping & grounds opportunities are in this update?
46 landscaping & grounds opportunities were recorded with future bid deadlines across 600+ buyer sites as of 22 Sept 2026. These counts were taken on that date. Check the official notices for changes, or run a free scan to see which current opportunities fit your business.
Who buys landscaping & grounds services in the UK public sector?
838 public buyers awarded recorded landscaping & grounds contracts in the last five years. The largest by recorded value are Surrey County Council, Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, Herefordshire Council.
Can I apply to landscaping & grounds frameworks or DPS?
23 framework and DPS routes were advertised at the snapshot date for landscaping & grounds work, including YPO - 000881 Ground Maintenance Services and Rural Support Dynamic Purchasing System (DPS). Your matched feed labels frameworks and DPS. Check the notice for admission requirements and application dates.
Which landscaping & grounds contracts could come back to market?
577 recorded contracts in this market carried an end date within 12 months of the snapshot date, worth a combined £225m where a value was published. Predict helps you track end dates and existing suppliers. An end date is a planning signal; the buyer may extend the contract or change how it buys the service.
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How our tender alerts workMarket snapshot
22 Sept 2026- Recorded awards, 5 years
- 2,676
- Recorded value, 5 years
- £2.3bn
- Buyers active, 5 years
- 838
- Ending within 12m of snapshot
- 577
- Via framework or DPS, 12m
- 13%
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browseAbout this data. Covering 600+ buyer sites · 5 years of records. We group records by CPV code and remove duplicates we have resolved. We list framework and DPS applications separately and leave their ceilings out of contract-value totals. We also exclude implausible values and future-dated awards. The counts describe the data on the update date. We hide examples when their recorded deadline arrives, but buyers can amend or cancel notices sooner. AI summaries describe the contract; your business needs a separate match assessment. Check the official documents before bidding. Updated 22 Sept 2026. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.