Grounds maintenance tenders and contracts in the UK
There are 58 live grounds maintenance tenders in the UK right now, from Find a Tender and Contracts Finder. This page covers landscaping, grass cutting, tree surgery and parks maintenance contracts from councils, the NHS and other public buyers. Below is what buyers are asking for, so you can see whether you qualify before you spend hours bidding.
58Live now
23Closing in 14 days
7Frameworks & DPS
£273kTypical value
01What buyers ask for
From the 58 live grounds maintenance tenders in the UK we have read so far.
- Minimum turnover
- Typically £220k (stated in 2 of 58)
- Contract length
- Typically 3 years
- Suitable for SMEs
- 43 of 58 flagged by the buyer
- Frameworks & DPS
- 7 of 58
Insurance
- Employer's liability usually £10m (asked for in 1 of 58)
- Public liability usually £5m (asked for in 1 of 58)
- Product liability usually £5m (asked for in 1 of 58)
- Motor usually £5m (asked for in 1 of 58)
02Live grounds maintenance tenders in the UK
- National Trust-NI- Skernaghan Point - Woodland CreationTHE NATIONAL TRUST FOR PLACES OF HISTORIC INTEREST OR NATURAL BEAUTYNorthern Ireland£50kCloses ClosedSME
- New Grounds Maintenance Contract - Old Basing & Lychpit Parish CouncilOld Basing & Lychpit Parish CouncilSouth East£531kCloses TodaySME
- Oakham Town Centre Flower DisplaysOakham Town CouncilNorth East +8Not statedCloses Tomorrow
- Wild Purbeck Rhododendron and Scrub RemovalForestry CommissionSouth West£480kCloses TomorrowSME
- Linstone Housing Landscape Maintenance Contract 2026-2029Linstone HousingScotland£1mCloses 3 days
- RFQ2026/39 - Supply and Installation of steel post and wire Fencing PEACEPLUS PEAT+Newry, Mourne and Down District Council (NMD)Northern Ireland£30kCloses 3 daysSME
- CA18529 - RFQ2026/39 - Supply and Installation of steel post and wire Fencing PEACEPLUS PEAT+Newry, Mourne and Down District Council (NMD)UK-wide£30kCloses 3 daysSME
- Prospere Learning Trust Grounds MaintenanceProspere Learning TrustNorth West£50k–350kCloses 4 daysSME
- Tender 57/2026 - 2G, 3G & Polymeric Sports Surface Assessment, Maintenance & Renovation Works District Wide, 2026/27 to 2027/28Newry, Mourne and Down District Council (NMD)Northern Ireland£120kCloses 4 daysSME
- SPC Grounds maintenance contractStanwick Parish CouncilEast Midlands£100kCloses 4 daysSME
- ONGO Homes - Grounds Maintenance Services (Grass Cutting and Associated Grounds Maintenance Works)Ongo HomesYorkshire and the Humber£29k–2.2mCloses 6 daysSME
- Land Maintenance: Martlesham Parish 2027 - 2030Martlesham Parish CouncilEast of England£32kCloses 7 daysSME
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- Estimation of cumulative spatial restrictions to commercial fishing in Scottish watersScottish GovernmentScotlandNot statedCloses 7 days
- Grounds Maintenance at WMFRA Sites 2026 - 2030West Midlands Fire and Rescue AuthorityWest MidlandsNot statedCloses 7 days
- Grass Cutting ContractKemble & Ewen Parish CouncilNorth East +8£30kCloses 8 daysSME
- DPS1 1445 - Chestnut Park Tree WorksLondon Borough of HaringeyLondon£90kCloses 9 daysSME
- Planting and Maintenance of Flower BedsWest Bedlington Town CouncilNorth East£60kCloses 10 daysSME
- HBC 1026 Provision of Arboriculture ServicesHertsmere Borough CouncilEast of England£800kCloses 11 days
- ID 6639115 - DAERA - NIEA and DfI Rivers - Habitat Improvement Works using Truxor Amphibious VehicleNorthern Ireland Environment AgencyNorthern Ireland£295kCloses 11 days
- Grounds and hedges maintenanceHalstead Parish CouncilNorth East +8£28kCloses 13 daysSME
- Brackenhill Park Masterplan Phase 3 WorksCity of Bradford Metropolitan District CouncilYorkshire and the Humber£129kCloses 14 daysSME
- Growing Mid Wales Datgloi Project - Specialist Consultancy Services / Prosiect Datgloi Canolbarth Cymru sy'n Tyfu - Gwasanaethau Ymgynghori ArbenigolCyngor Sir Ceredigion County CouncilWales£250kCloses 14 daysSME
- TMBC - Tree Safety worksTonbridge and Malling Borough CouncilSouth EastNot statedCloses 14 daysSME
- ESPLANADE GARDENS, ROCHESTER LANDSCAPE IMPROVEMENTS - OCT 2026Medway CouncilSouth East£400kCloses 15 daysSME
- DPS1 1441 - Priory Park Tree WorksLondon Borough of HaringeyLondon£90kCloses 15 daysSME
- DPS1 1421 - Park Tree WorksLondon Borough of HaringeyLondon£90kCloses 15 daysSME
- DPS1 1442 - Downhills Park Tree WorksLondon Borough of HaringeyLondon£90kCloses 15 daysSME
- DPS1 1439 Tree WorksLondon Borough of HaringeyLondon£90kCloses 15 daysSME
- PRO0663 - Grounds Maintenance Services YorkshireYour Housing GroupYorkshire and the Humber£667kCloses 16 daysSME
- Grounds Maintenance ServicesNorth West Ambulance Service NHS TrustNorth West£167k–500kCloses 16 days
- Molendinar+Reidvale HAs Landscape Maintenance Framework 2027Molendinar Park Housing Association LimitedScotlandNot statedCloses 21 daysFramework
- Ground Maintenance ServicesFalkirk CouncilScotland£200k–1.5mCloses 21 daysFramework
- Grounds maintenanceCottenham Parish CouncilNorth East +8£7,500–54kCloses 21 daysSME
- Provision of Seasonal Grounds Maintenance StaffThe District Council of Folkestone and HytheSouth East£1.3mCloses 21 daysSME
- Norwich City Verges Mowing 2026Norse Eastern LtdEast of England£525kCloses 23 daysSME
- CA18173 - ONGO Homes - Tree Maintenance, Arboriculture and Surveying ServicesOngo HomesUK-wide£2.2mCloses 23 daysSME
- ONGO Homes - Tree Maintenance, Arboriculture and Surveying ServicesOngo HomesYorkshire and the Humber£122k–2.2mCloses 23 daysSME
- Technical and Highways Works FrameworkSalford City CouncilNorth West£20m–300mCloses 23 daysFrameworkSME
- Sgwd cllun gwyn uchaf viewing pointNatural Resources WalesWales£350kCloses 24 daysSME
- Grounds Maintenance ContractWickersley Parish CouncilNorth East +8Not statedCloses 25 days
- Gardening and Landscaping ContractWickersley Parish CouncilNorth East +8Not statedCloses 25 days
- Tender for the Supply and Maintenance of Floral ContainersArds and North Down Borough CouncilNorthern Ireland£300kCloses 28 daysSME
- Procurement for Communal Cleaning and Grounds Maintenance in Northeast England (Habinteg)(Split into Lots)Habinteg Housing Association LimitedNorth EastNot statedCloses 30 daysSME
- Procurement for Communal Cleaning, Grounds Maintenance and Window Cleaning in Central and East of England (Habinteg)(Split into Lots)Habinteg Housing Association LimitedEast of EnglandNot statedCloses 30 daysSME
- Subcontracting Framework for Works and Associated ServicesTayside ContractsScotland£17mCloses 31 daysFramework
- Colne Town Council - Grounds MaintenanceColne Town CouncilNorth WestNot statedCloses 32 days
- Effect of probiotics on Campylobacter colonisation within the broiler gutFood Standards AgencyYorkshire and the Humber£500kCloses 35 daysSME
- General Groundworks and Landscaping WorksOldham Metropolitan Borough CouncilNorth West£240kCloses 37 daysSME
- Grounds Maintenance Contract 2027-2031Penrith Town CouncilNorth West£25kCloses 38 daysSME
- Calvay Housing Association - Landscape Maintenance 2027 - 2030Calvay Housing AssociationScotlandNot statedCloses 43 days
- Refurbishment and Modernisation (RM4S) - Scotland Framework AgreementLHC Procurement GroupScotland£900k–900mCloses 46 daysFrameworkSME
- Grounds Maintenance including Sports PitchesHYTHE TOWN COUNCILUK-wide£57kCloses 66 daysFrameworkSME
- Grounds MaintanenceHYTHE TOWN COUNCILUK-wide£32kCloses 66 daysFrameworkSME
- Environmental Services ContractBracknell Forest Borough CouncilSouth East£2.3m–185mCloses 81 daysSME
- Tree Works and Associated ServicesIpswich Borough CouncilEast of England£140kCloses 1081 days
- PRO005124 – Works – Dynamic Market – Building, Operations, Labour & Trade ServicesUnited Utilities Water LimitedNorth WestNot statedCloses 2970 daysSME
- CM3634 Grounds and winter maintenanceYORKSHIRE WATER SERVICES LIMITEDYorkshire and the HumberNot statedCloses Not statedSME
- Conditions of ParticipationSHROPSHIRE TOWNS AND RURAL HOUSING LIMITEDWest MidlandsNot statedCloses Not statedSME
03Who is buying
- London Borough of Haringey 5 live tenders
- Newry, Mourne and Down District Council (NMD) 3 live tenders
- Ongo Homes 3 live tenders
- Wickersley Parish Council 2 live tenders
- Habinteg Housing Association Limited 2 live tenders
04Grounds maintenance contracts: common questions
How many grounds maintenance tenders are live in the UK?
58 right now, from 47 public buyers, with 23 closing in the next 14 days. We bring together notices from Find a Tender and Contracts Finder and refresh this page every hour.
What do buyers ask for in grounds maintenance contracts?
Where a minimum turnover is stated (2 of the 58 notices we have read), it is typically £220k. The insurance named most often is employer's liability at around £10m. Most requirements sit in the tender documents rather than the notice, so check the pack before you bid.
Can a small business win grounds maintenance contracts?
Often, yes. 43 of the 58 live tenders in the UK are marked by the buyer as suitable for small businesses, and 7 are frameworks or dynamic purchasing systems (approved supplier lists that buyers then order from). Smaller lots and lower-value contracts are usually the best place to start. Check the minimum turnover and insurance first, as those are the checks that rule most bids out.
05Expert notes: Cleaning & facilities
Cleaning and facilities contracts are often won on price per square metre and quality checks. Buyers commonly ask for public liability insurance of £5m or more, COSHH procedures and, increasingly, social value commitments such as paying the Real Living Wage.
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