Section one: Contracting authority
one.1) Name and addresses
Homes England (the name adopted by the Homes and Communities Agency)
The Lumen, St James Boulevard, Newcastle Helix
Newcastle upon Tyne
NE4 5BZ
transparancy@homesengland.gov.uk
Telephone
+44 3001234500
Country
United Kingdom
Region code
UKJ4 - Kent
Internet address(es)
Main address
https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/homes-england
Buyer's address
https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/homes-england
one.2) Information about joint procurement
The contract is awarded by a central purchasing body
one.4) Type of the contracting authority
National or federal Agency/Office
one.5) Main activity
Housing and community amenities
Section two: Object
two.1) Scope of the procurement
two.1.1) Title
Homes England - Lodge Hill Landscape Maintenance and Cleansing Contract 2025 -2030
Reference number
DN760051
two.1.2) Main CPV code
- 77314000 - Grounds maintenance services
two.1.3) Type of contract
Services
two.1.4) Short description
Homes England is currently seeking to appoint a competent Supplier for the provision of landscape maintenance and cleansing services at the Lodge Hill Site, Chattenden, Kent.
The contract is anticipated to start 01 April 2026. Completion is anticipated to 31 March 2029 with two optional +1 year extensions to 31 March 2031.
Typical planned Services under this contract comprise of but are not exclusively limited to the following:
• Site inspections, whereby the Supplier shall indicate; all matters relating to the maintenance specification, recommendations for necessary Service, incidences of vandalism, fly tipping, trespass and adjustments to the scheduled Service;
• Aquatic Plant Maintenance;
• Shrub Maintenance;
• Grass Cutting;
• Weed Control; and
• Cleansing.
This contract is a performance based, the performance of which will be monitored via Key Performance Indicators (KPI’s)
two.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots: No
two.1.7) Total value of the procurement (excluding VAT)
Value excluding VAT: £547,253.25
two.2) Description
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UKJ4 - Kent
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
Homes England is currently seeking to appoint a competent Supplier for the provision of landscape maintenance and cleansing services at the Lodge Hill Site, Chattenden, Kent.
The contract is anticipated to start 01 April 2026. Completion is anticipated to 31 March 2029 with two optional +1 year extensions to 31 March 2031.
Typical planned Services under this contract comprise of but are not exclusively limited to the following:
• Site inspections, whereby the Supplier shall indicate; all matters relating to the maintenance specification, recommendations for necessary Service, incidences of vandalism, fly tipping, trespass and adjustments to the scheduled Service;
• Aquatic Plant Maintenance;
• Shrub Maintenance;
• Grass Cutting;
• Weed Control; and
• Cleansing.
This contract is a performance based, the performance of which will be monitored via Key Performance Indicators (KPI’s)
two.2.5) Award criteria
Cost criterion - Name: Price / Weighting: 60
Cost criterion - Name: Quality / Weighting: 40
two.2.11) Information about options
Options: No
two.2.13) Information about European Union Funds
The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds: No
Section four. Procedure
four.1) Description
four.1.1) Type of procedure
Open procedure
four.1.8) Information about the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement: Yes
four.2) Administrative information
four.2.1) Previous publication concerning this procedure
Notice number: 2025/S 000-006538
Section five. Award of contract
A contract/lot is awarded: Yes
five.2) Award of contract
five.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
2 February 2026
five.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 5
Number of tenders received from SMEs: 3
Number of tenders received from tenderers from other EU Member States: 0
Number of tenders received from tenderers from non-EU Member States: 0
Number of tenders received by electronic means: 5
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators: No
five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
FGS Agri Ltd
Stanford Bridge Farm, Station Road
Pluckley
TN27 0RU
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
- UKJ4 - Kent
The contractor is an SME
No
five.2.4) Information on value of contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot: £547,253.25
Section six. Complementary information
six.4) Procedures for review
six.4.1) Review body
Ministry of Justice
London
Country
United Kingdom