Works to be carried out under the framework include but are not limited to:
• General Grounds Maintenance: Provision of planned and reactive maintenance activities to ensure external areas are presented to an agreed standard, including grass and vegetation management, upkeep of pathways and communal areas, litter control, and seasonal operations delivered in accordance with service-level requirements.
• Soft Landscaping: Delivery of works relating to planted and living landscape features, including installation and maintenance of planting schemes, turfing, soil preparation, and biodiversity enhancement measures, undertaken to approved specifications and horticultural standards.
• Hard Landscaping: Construction, refurbishment, and maintenance of built landscape assets such as paving, fencing, boundary treatments, drainage features, and other structural elements, ensuring durability, accessibility, and compliance with relevant regulations and design standards.
• Specialist Services: Provision of targeted, technical, or compliance driven activities including ecological management, invasive species treatment, environmental protection measures, site clearance, and works requiring specialist qualifications, equipment, or accreditations.
• Arboriculture: Professional tree management services incorporating inspections, risk assessments, pruning, preservation, and safe removal undertaken in line with statutory duties, industry best practice, and agreed tree care strategies.
Kent County Council trading as Procurement Services is managing procurement of the contract which is split into 6 lots:
Lot 1. London
Lot 2. South of England
Lot 3. East & Midlands
Lot 4. North of England
Lot 5. Devolved Nations
Lot 6. National - including Northern Ireland
The total value of the work under the framework is up to £600,000,000 including VAT.
The contract will run from 25 November 2026 to 24 November 2030.
The deadline for expressions of interest is 24 September 2026.
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