Contract

Homes England - ONSITE.003 Landscape Maintenance and Cleansing Contract 2024 - 2027 - North East

  • Homes England (the name adopted by the Homes and Communities Agency)

F03: Contract award notice

Notice identifier: 2025/S 000-053098

Procurement identifier (OCID): ocds-h6vhtk-046a0d (view related notices)

Published 2 September 2025, 11:55am



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

Email

transparancy@homesengland.gov.uk

Country

United Kingdom

Region code

UKC - North East (England)

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.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 - ONSITE.003 Landscape Maintenance and Cleansing Contract 2024 - 2027 - North East

Reference number

DN720127

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 seeking to appoint a competent Supplier for the provision of landscape maintenance and cleansing services across 9 sites in the North East. The sites vary in size and character, and include private land, land reserved for future development and residual land left over from residential and commercial development.

The contract is envisaged to have a duration of 2 years with provision for a further 1 year extension under the same Terms and Conditions of this contract.

Typical planned Services under this contract comprise 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; Cleansing; Grass Cutting; Hedge cutting; Weed Control; and Shrub maintenance.

two.1.6) Information about lots

This contract is divided into lots: No

two.1.7) Total value of the procurement (excluding VAT)

Lowest offer: £355,000 / Highest offer: £390,000 taken into consideration

two.2) Description

two.2.3) Place of performance

NUTS codes
  • UKC - North East (England)

two.2.4) Description of the procurement

Homes England is seeking to appoint a competent Supplier for the provision of landscape maintenance and cleansing services across 9 sites in the North East. The sites vary in size and character, and include private land, land reserved for future development and residual land left over from residential and commercial development.

The contract is envisaged to have a duration of 2 years with provision for a further 1 year extension under the same Terms and Conditions of this contract.

Typical planned Services under this contract comprise 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; Cleansing; Grass Cutting; Hedge cutting; Weed Control; and Shrub maintenance.

two.2.5) Award criteria

Quality criterion - Name: Quality / Weighting: 30

Price - Weighting: 70

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: 2024/S 000-016344


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

11 February 2025

five.2.2) Information about tenders

Number of tenders received: 3

The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators: No

five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor

AIREDALE FORESTRY LTD

Houghton le spring

DH5 8AN

Country

United Kingdom

NUTS code
  • UKC - North East (England)
The contractor is an SME

Yes

five.2.4) Information on value of contract/lot (excluding VAT)

Total value of the contract/lot: £260,327.57


Section six. Complementary information

six.4) Procedures for review

six.4.1) Review body

Ministry of Justice

London

Country

United Kingdom