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AwardedAwarded 3 August 2026

HCC Nov 25 - The Provision of a Framework for Grounds Maintenance Services

Hertfordshire County Council · Local authority

In brief

Hertfordshire County Council awarded grounds maintenance work to Chequers Contract Services Limited, John O'Conner (Grounds Maintenance) Limited and Glendale Countryside Limited and 3 others on 3 August 2026.

It is a framework worth up to £60,000,000 excluding VAT: the most the buyer expects to spend across all suppliers, not one contract.

The contract runs for 4 years, starting 1 August 2026.

The buyer says it is suitable for small and medium-sized businesses.

Built from the notice's own fields. Always check the official notice before you bid.

What the notice says

This opportunity has been awarded and is now closed. Herts Fullstop, (“HFS”) the trading arm of Hertfordshire County Council (“the Council” or “HCC”) went out to tender for a Grounds Maintenance Framework to provide general Grounds Maintenance Services to sites throughout the County. This Framework may be utilised by all departments of the Council including establishments such as Schools, Fire Stations, Disused Sites, Day Centers, Libraries etc. It may also be used for Grounds Maintenance work outside of the Council as requested by our partners and Customers (this may be outside the geographical area of Hertfordshire in some cases). The Grounds Maintenance Service includes items such as grass cutting, hedge cutting, sports field line marking, shrub bed maintenance and leaf clearance. The figures quoted in the Tender notice and Award Notice are for guidance only and have been uplifted to include any possible spend from other sites, bodies/Councils may join at any time during the life of the Framework. The Awarded Contractors are - Churchill Contract Services Ltd Glendale Countryside Ltd John O'Conner (Grounds Maintenance) Ltd Mark Walker (Grounds Maintenance) Ltd PGSD Ltd Stewart Bullard and Son Ltd

Who won

WinnerValueDates
Chequers Contract Services Limited
John O'Conner (Grounds Maintenance) Limited (SME)
Glendale Countryside Limited
PGSD Ltd (SME)
Mark Walker (Grounds Maintenance) Ltd (SME)
Stewart Bullard & Son Ltd (SME)
7 bids received
£60,000,000
Awarded 19 May 2026
3 August 2026 to 31 July 2030

Values as the award notice gives them, excluding VAT where stated.

Timeline

  1. Tender notice · UK4, notice 077736-2025
  2. Contract award notice · UK6, notice 046014-2026
  3. Contract details notice · UK7, notice 074222-2026

About the buyer

Hertfordshire County CouncilLast 12 months

Procurements

136

Awards

73

Suppliers it has used most for grounds maintenance

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From notice 077736-2025 on Find a Tender, first published 27 November 2025, last updated 5 August 2026. We last checked for changes on 28 September 2026.