AwardedAwarded 12 June 2026

Oxford Burial Meadow

Oxford City Council · Local authority

In brief

Oxford City Council awarded grounds maintenance and architecture and engineering work to Blakedown Landscapes Limited on 12 June 2026.

The notice gives a value of £1,400,000 excluding VAT.

The contract runs for 30 months, starting 20 April 2026.

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

What the notice says

A new naturalistic burial ground with new vehicle access, path networks, furniture and signage, with soft landscape comprising of native woodland, hedgerows, and seeding and establishment of wildflower meadows to allow for burial plots to be created throughout the site over a period of 40 years.

Who won

WinnerValueDates
Blakedown Landscapes Limited (SME)
12 bids received
£1,194,301
Awarded 12 June 2026

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

Timeline

  1. Tender notice · UK4, notice 077871-2025
  2. Tender notice · UK4, notice 079787-2025
  3. Contract award notice · UK6, notice 056308-2026

About the buyer

Oxford City CouncilLast 12 months

Procurements

151

Awards

110

Suppliers it has used most for grounds maintenance

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    Guildford Borough CouncilSouth EastGrounds maintenance and landscaping, Construction

    Closing soon46 hours leftSmall contract

    Value not stated
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    Closing soon2 days left2 lotsSuitable for SMEsSmall contract

    £160kestimated
  3. Grounds Maintenance Contract

    Marlow Town CouncilSouth EastGrounds maintenance and landscaping, Waste and street cleansing

    Closing soon5 days left4 lotsSuitable for SMEsSmall contract

    £255kestimated
  4. 3 Year Floral Display Contract

    St Ives Town Council (Cambridgeshire)North East, North West, Yorkshire and the Humber, East Midlands, West Midlands, East of England, London, South East, South WestGrounds maintenance and landscaping

    Open14 days leftSuitable for SMEsSmall contract

    £40kestimated
  5. Portsmouth International Port - Repairs &Maintenance Support Staff and Ancillary Services 2026

    Portsmouth City CouncilSouth EastConstruction, Building maintenance and repairs

    Open16 days leftSuitable for SMEs

    £4mestimated

From notice 077871-2025 on Find a Tender, first published 27 November 2025, last updated 15 June 2026. We last checked for changes on 28 September 2026.