# Grounds Maintenance

> Contract award record from UK public-sector procurement sources.

## Key facts

- Public buyer: [Colchester Borough Council](/buyers/colchester-borough-council/contract-awards)
- Contract winner: The Landscape Group Ltd
- Award value: £12,559,372
- Tender value: £12,559,372
- Award date: 1 March 2016
- Published: 18 November 2016
- Contract start: 1 April 2016
- Contract end: 31 October 2023
- Stage: awarded
- Procurement category: services
- Notice ID: dceffb81-e548-47e5-89c4-dc87d859aa45-90521
- OCID: ocds-b5fd17-6d1cfe6e-adc9-11e6-9901-0019b9f3037b

## Description

Provision of grounds maintenance services throughout the Borough of Colchester, comprising: Grounds maintenance, including grass cutting, maintenance of planted areas and borders \(including seasonal displays\), hedges, trees, ponds and ditches, hard landscaping and litter collection Site security for the parks and crematorium Sports ground maintenance Cemetery and crematorium maintenance– including burials Types of site: Parks and open spaces, including the award winning Castle Park and High Woods Country Park Closed churchyards and heritage sites Cemetery and Crematorium Housing areas- including sheltered and assisted accommodation Sports grounds – including football, rugby, cricket \(county and club standard\), bowls, tennis courts \(hard and grass\) Highway verges and roundabouts Allotments The contract will have an initial term of seven \(7\) years and seven \(7\) months, with provision to extend for a single period of three \(3\)years, at the discretion of the Council\. The Council reserves the right to collaborate with other local authorities or agencies within Essex or Suffolk for the purpose of inclusion within this contract at a later date\. During the resulting contract period, the successful bidder\(s\) may be required to work with the Council to undertake an options appraisal for the development of a Trading Company \(eg, joint venture or similar\) to provide the services included in this notice\.

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## Source

[View the original notice on Contracts Finder](https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/dceffb81-e548-47e5-89c4-dc87d859aa45-90521)