AwardedAwarded 1 March 2026

ID 5871816 - DfC - Historic Environment Division (HED) Provision of Grounds Maintenance Services at NI State Care Monuments - Northeast, Northwest and Southeast

The Department for Communities (DfC) · Central government

In brief

The Department for Communities (DfC) awarded grounds maintenance work to Landscaping Centre LTD and R & M Greenkeeper Ltd on 1 March 2026.

The notice gives a value of £800,000 excluding VAT.

The contract runs for 3 years, up to 5 years with extensions, starting 1 February 2026.

It is split into 3 lots, so a supplier can bid for part of the work.

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

Historic Environment Division (HED) is part of the Department for Communities (DfC). The remit of HED includes the conservation and protection of the historic built heritage. A key part of the historic built heritage of Northern Ireland are monuments in State Care, which are in the direct ownership or guardianship of the state. In order to ensure that State Care Monuments owned or managed by DfC are maintained effectively and to a high standard, DfC is seeking to appoint suitably experienced Supplier(s) for the provision of grounds maintenance at a number of sites under their management. The grounds maintenance will take place at archaeologically sensitive sites and the Supplier(s) will need to adhere with statutory protections and best practice guidance in their approach to grounds maintenance at these sites.

Lots

LotTradeValue
Northeast
1 February 2026 to 31 January 2029
What this lot covers

Services in Northeast area. Please see Tender documentation for map boundaries.

Grounds maintenance and landscaping£270,000
Northwest
1 February 2026 to 31 January 2029
What this lot covers

Services in Northwest area. Please see Tender documentation for map boundaries.

Grounds maintenance and landscaping£265,000
Southeast
1 February 2026 to 31 January 2029
What this lot covers

Services in Southeast area. Please see Tender documentation for map boundaries.

Grounds maintenance and landscaping£265,000

Who won

WinnerLotValueDates
Landscaping Centre LTD (SME)
3 bids received
Northeast£500,000
Awarded 17 February 2026
2 March 2026 to 1 March 2029
R & M Greenkeeper Ltd
5 bids received
Northwest£372,000
Awarded 17 February 2026
2 March 2026 to 1 March 2029
Landscaping Centre LTD (SME)
3 bids received
Southeast£883,000
Awarded 17 February 2026
2 March 2026 to 1 March 2029

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

Timeline

  1. Tender notice · UK4, notice 075486-2025
  2. Contract award notice · UK6, notice 014741-2026
  3. Contract details notice · UK7, notice 022386-2026

About the buyer

Procurements

14

Awards

6

Suppliers it has used most for grounds maintenance

  1. Tender for the Supply and Maintenance of Floral Containers

    Ards and North Down Borough CouncilNorthern IrelandGrounds maintenance and landscaping

    Open9 days leftLow competitionSuitable for SMEs

    £300kestimated
  2. PeacePlus Peat+ Supported tender invitation for Contractors to control and eradicate Invasive Rhododendron from within a 50ha designated control area on the site of Peatlands Park SAC in Co Armagh.

    Armagh City, Banbridge and Craigavon Borough CouncilNorthern IrelandConstruction, Grounds maintenance and landscaping

    Open9 days leftSmall contract

    £200kestimated
  3. Tender for capital youth programme (enniskillen round o) - 2627 cp 067n

    Fermanagh and Omagh District CouncilNorthern IrelandConstruction, Grounds maintenance and landscaping

    Open11 days leftLow competitionSmall contract

    £162kestimated
  4. Peatlands Restoration - Scrub Control on Selshion ASSI funded by PEACEPLUS PEAT+

    Armagh City, Banbridge and Craigavon Borough CouncilNorthern IrelandConstruction, Grounds maintenance and landscaping

    Open12 days leftSuitable for SMEsSmall contract

    £200kestimated
  5. APX038 Grounds Maintenance Services for Apex Housing

    Apex Housing AssociationNorthern IrelandGrounds maintenance and landscaping

    Open13 days left5 lotsSuitable for SMEs

    £350kestimated

From notice 075486-2025 on Find a Tender, first published 20 November 2025, last updated 12 March 2026. We last checked for changes on 28 September 2026.