Sample issue · 17 October 2026 · South & East

UK grounds maintenance & landscaping tenders: weekly digest

Real notices from Find a Tender and Contracts Finder, published in the 30 days to 17 October 2026 and still open. For South & East: 10 open tenders, 3 DPS/framework call-offs, 7 pre-tender notices (all UK) and 10 contracts ending in the next 12 months.

Shown here: South & East only (London, South East, East of England), to show how coverage by region works. Subscribers choose one macro-region or National.

Summaries are written in plain English and checked by a person. Always check the official notice before bidding. Regions are worked out from the buyer's address and may be approximate.

Open tenders, closing soonest first

Arboricultural services - Tree works operations

London Borough of Islington · London

Value
not stated
Deadline
20 Oct 2026, 14:42
Source
Contracts Finder

Removing dead trees across Islington ahead of replanting (order 13682, 2026–27). Value not stated. Closes Tue 20 Oct at 14:42. This is a restricted process run through Islington's adam procurement portal, so it's for suppliers already registered there.

Past award values (same buyer): £4,980 to M Parkin Tree Specialists Ltd, Oct 2026 (Arboricultural services - Tree works operations); £137,000 to M Parkin Tree Specialists Ltd, Oct 2026 (Arboricultural services - Tree works operations)

Arboricultural Services for Peterborough

Peterborough City Council · East of England

Value
£7,000,000
Deadline
23 Oct 2026, 14:00
Source
Find a Tender

Peterborough City Council wants one contractor to look after around 40,000 council trees on highways, parks, cemeteries and school sites, covering pruning, crown work and felling. Up to £7m. Closes Fri 23 Oct at 14:00. Open procedure: any supplier can bid, but Arboricultural Association Approved Contractor status is required.

Past award values: coming soon for this buyer.

Burial Ground Maintenance Contract

Chobham Parish Council · South East

Value
£36,000
Deadline
23 Oct 2026, 17:00
Source
Find a Tender

Year-round care of Chobham's cemetery, extension area and car park: weekly mowing and strimming around headstones from April to September, litter and floral-tribute clearance, hedges and leaf clearance. About £36,000. Closes Fri 23 Oct at 17:00. Open to any supplier, and a good size for a small local firm.

Past award values: coming soon for this buyer.

New Grounds Maintenance Contract - Old Basing & Lychpit Parish Council

Old Basing & Lychpit Parish Council · South East

Value
£531,000
Deadline
26 Oct 2026, 23:59
Source
Find a Tender

Full grounds maintenance for Old Basing & Lychpit Parish Council near Basingstoke: play areas, sports pitches (bowls, cricket, football, archery), cemetery, allotments, car parks and a heritage site. About £531,000. Closes Mon 26 Oct at 23:59. Open procedure, but the contractor must be based within 10 miles of Basingstoke and show bowling-green, cricket-pitch and heritage-site experience.

Past award values: coming soon for this buyer.

HBC 1026 Provision of Arboriculture Services

Hertsmere Borough Council · East of England

Value
£800,000
Deadline
6 Nov 2026, 12:00
Source
Find a Tender

Tree work and tree surveys across Hertsmere's parks, open spaces, amenity areas and closed cemeteries, for 4 years from 1 April 2027. About £800,000. Closes Fri 6 Nov at 12:00. Open procedure via Supply Hertfordshire (In-tend). You'll need to work in the council's Ezytreev system.

Past award values: coming soon for this buyer.

Grounds and hedges maintenance

Halstead Parish Council · South East

Value
£28,000
Deadline
8 Nov 2026, 17:00
Source
Find a Tender

Gang mowing, grass cutting and strimming, hedge cutting, fertilising and weed treatment at Halstead's recreation ground, village green, verges and bus-shelter areas. About £28,000. Closes Sun 8 Nov at 17:00. Open to any supplier, and suits a small local contractor.

Past award values: coming soon for this buyer.

TMBC - Tree Safety works

Tonbridge and Malling Borough Council · South East

Value
not stated
Deadline
9 Nov 2026, 12:00
Source
Find a Tender

Tree safety works arising from inspections across Tonbridge & Malling's parks, woodlands, cemeteries and other council land in Kent. More than one contractor may be appointed. Value not stated. Closes Mon 9 Nov at 12:00. Open to any supplier through the Kent Business Portal.

Past award values: coming soon for this buyer.

Grounds Maintenance including Sports Pitches

Hythe Town Council · South East

Value
£57,000
Deadline
31 Dec 2026, 17:00
Source
Contracts Finder

Grounds maintenance at South Road, Hythe, for 2027–2032: grass cutting, edging, weeding, planting and bedding, pruning, small tree works and sports-pitch care. About £57,000. Closes Thu 31 Dec at 17:00. Competitive quotation, open to any supplier.

Past award values: coming soon for this buyer.

Environmental Services Contract

Bracknell Forest Council · South East

Value
£185,000,000
Deadline
15 Jan 2027, 12:00
Source
Find a Tender

Bracknell Forest's large environmental services contract covers waste collection, street cleansing and grounds maintenance (including trees), let in lots. It runs 8 years from October 2028 and can be extended by up to 8 more. Up to £185m in total. Closes Fri 15 Jan 2027 at 12:00. Open procedure. Grounds maintenance is in the same lot as street cleansing, so this suits larger firms or partnerships.

Past award values: coming soon for this buyer.

Tree Works and Associated Services

Ipswich Borough Council · East of England

Value
£140,000
Deadline
See notice (date on notice looks wrong)
Source
Find a Tender

Tree works and associated services for Ipswich Borough Council, intended to run from 12 Nov 2026 to 11 Oct 2029. About £140,000. Open to any supplier via the council's e-tendering portal. The closing date shown on the notice (Oct 2029) looks like a portal placeholder: the council says its system forced dummy dates, so check the real deadline in the tender documents.

Past award values: coming soon for this buyer.

Frameworks & DPS

Frameworks and dynamic purchasing systems (DPS). Getting onto one can lead to call-off work over several years. Call-offs are open only to suppliers already on the DPS or framework.

  • DPS call-offs · members only London Borough of Haringey: 3 highway tree works mini-competitions (DPS1 1427, DPS1 1419, DPS1 1420), about £90,000 each, closing 24–26 Oct. Only suppliers already admitted to the London Construction Programme dynamic purchasing system can bid. If you're not on it, this shows where to register for future rounds. [notice 1] [notice 2] [notice 3]

Other regions (included in National)

  • Framework CPU 8586 Grounds Maintenance Operated Plant Framework
    Nottingham City Council · East Midlands · closes 30 Oct 2026
    Framework for tractor operators and plant (out-front and towed mowers, flails, hedge cutters, slope mowers) for rural highway verges in Nottingham. About £400,000. Closes Fri 30 Oct at 12:00. Open procedure.
  • Framework Molendinar+Reidvale HAs Landscape Maintenance Framework 2027
    Molendinar Park & Reidvale Housing Associations · Scotland · closes 16 Nov 2026
    Landscape maintenance framework for two Glasgow housing associations (G31, G40 and G45 areas), with separate contracts for each association. Value not stated. Closes Mon 16 Nov at 10:00. Open procedure.
  • Framework Ground Maintenance Services
    Falkirk Council · Scotland · closes 16 Nov 2026
    Framework for arboriculture (Lot 1) and rural grass cutting (Lot 2) to support Falkirk Council's in-house team, with up to 5 contractors per lot. About £1.5m. Closes Mon 16 Nov at 11:00. Open procedure.

Pre-tender: pipeline & market engagement

Notices published before a formal tender: a chance to talk to the buyer early. All 7 from the last 30 days are shown here.

  • Pipeline / market engagement Public Rights of Way Grass Cutting
    Suffolk County Council · East of England · published 8 Oct 2026
    Suffolk County Council is preparing to tender grass cutting on public rights of way across the county, in 16 geographic lots. Estimated at about £775,000. Advance notice only: no tender documents yet.
  • Planned procurement EPP0282 Arboriculture Works to Urban and Rural Trees, Rochford
    Rochford District Council · East of England · published 5 Oct 2026
    Rochford District Council plans to buy tree and grounds works for its parks, open spaces and other council land. Estimated at about £420,000. The notice gives 6 Nov 2026 as the planned tender date.
  • Planned procurement Arboricultural Services for Peterborough
    Peterborough City Council · East of England · published 28 Sep 2026
    Advance notice of Peterborough's arboricultural contract for about 40,000 council trees, estimated at about £5m at the time. The full tender is now open (see Open tenders).

Other regions (included in National)

  • Planned procurement The Provision of County Urban and Rural Verge Maintenance Services in Powys, Mid-Wales
    Powys County Council · Wales · published 15 Oct 2026
    Powys County Council will soon tender grass cutting on urban and rural road verges, starting 1 April 2027. It's split into 2 lots with 10 small geographic sub-lots, which suits local firms. Estimated at about £1.5m.
  • Pipeline / market engagement Contract for Machine Bulb Planting
    Swansea Council · Wales · published 28 Sep 2026
    Swansea Council is asking the market about machine-planting pollinator-friendly bulb mixes over about 1,100 m² of sites. Estimated at about £42,000. Pre-market engagement, so you can talk to the council before it tenders.
  • Planned procurement Parks Landscaping Works MTC 2
    Sheffield City Council · Yorkshire and the Humber · published 28 Sep 2026
    Sheffield City Council plans a measured term contract for parks landscaping, paving, resurfacing and minor building work, with a notional value of about £2.5m. Planned procurement: no tender yet.
  • Pipeline / market engagement Grounds Maintenance at WMFRA Sites
    West Midlands Fire and Rescue Authority · West Midlands · published 17 Sep 2026
    West Midlands Fire and Rescue Authority is preparing a grounds maintenance contract for its 40 sites. Value not stated. This was the early market notice; the formal tender has since opened.

Re-tender calendar: South & East, ending in the next 6–12 months

EndsContractBuyerRegionCurrent supplierAward value
30 Sep 2027Grounds Maintenance Services 2025
County-wide grounds maintenance for West Sussex County Council.
West Sussex County CouncilSouth EastChurchill Contract Services Limited£1,300,000

Ending within 6 months

These may already be in procurement. Check buyer portals now. The award value is what the current contract was awarded for.

EndsContractBuyerRegionCurrent supplierAward value
31 Oct 2026Horticultural Services Contract
Horticultural services across Fenland, held by Tivoli since November 2015 (5+5 years). The council has used a final 12-month extension while it prepares a new procurement.
Fenland District CouncilEast of EnglandTivoli£6,400,000
20 Nov 2026Arboricultural services - Tree works operations
A small tree-works order at the Manchester Mansions estate.
London Borough of IslingtonLondonM Parkin Tree Specialists Ltd£4,980
14 Dec 20262425-0208 Shearling Way Landscaping Improvements
Landscaping a disused ball court and walkway on the Shearling Way estate, N7. A one-off project, not a recurring contract.
London Borough of IslingtonLondonBorras Construction Ltd£300,000
23 Dec 2026Veteran Tree Services - Epping Forest
Veteran-tree care and habitat management in Epping Forest, shared between 4 contractors.
City of London CorporationLondonJohn O'Conner (Grounds Maintenance) Ltd, Heartwood Tree Surgeons LTD, Ainsty Timber Marketing Limited, Aztech Tree Services LTD£389,080
31 Dec 2026ASEA - Landscaping Work - AOMR Lot 3
Environment Agency landscaping work (Lot 3). Few details are published, so check the notice.
Environment AgencyLondonGlendale Countryside Ltd£130,710
8 Jan 2027East Lodge Building Restoration - Landscaping
Landscaping and drainage around the restored East Lodge building, to give it accessible paths. A one-off project.
London Borough of SouthwarkLondonWarwick Landscaping Ltdnot stated
1 Mar 2027Arboricultural services - Tree planting and post planting maintenance
Tree planting with 3 years' aftercare (including watering) at Islington sites, priced per lot.
London Borough of IslingtonLondonGlendale Countryside Limited£100,657
31 Mar 2027Grounds Maintenance
Grounds maintenance for the housing association's estates, running since November 2021.
The Cambridge Housing SocietyEast of EnglandMark Walker (Grounds Maintenance) Ltd£482,798
31 Mar 2027Grounds Maintenance Contract
Grounds maintenance of the Elvetham Heath estate in Hampshire: 3 years from April 2024, with a possible rolling 2-year extension, at £75,000–£88,000.
Elvetham Heath Parish CouncilSouth EastGlendale Countryside Ltd£88,000

Past award values: shown on a tender where we hold an earlier award by the same buyer. Wider coverage is coming soon.

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