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YPO - 000881 Ground Maintenance Services

YPO

Estimated value
£500,000,000
Excluding VAT
Where
UK-wide
Buyer in Yorkshire and the Humber
Trade
Cleaning and facilities
Agricultural, forestry, horticultural, aquacultural and apicultural services
Documents
On YPO’s supplier portal
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Worked out by Evendraft from the notice’s own data, on 24 Oct 2026. The official notice is the one to rely on.

Time to bid
591 full UK working days before the closing day, Fri 23 Feb 2029 (England and Wales bank holidays left out).
Value
£500m is among the largest tenth of the 115 open cleaning, grounds and facilities tenders that state a value (median £640,000).
This buyer
21 more open tenders from YPO listed here.
Lots
Divided into 4 lots. The documents say whether you can bid for one, several or all.

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About this tender

The summary is the start of the buyer’s own description, word for word. The full description and the documents are on the official notice.

YPO are looking for suppliers to be appointed onto a dynamic purchasing system (DPS) for the provision of grounds maintenance and associated services.

Official notice
Find a Tender, notice 034982-2026
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Buyer
YPO
Buyer’s region
Yorkshire and the Humber
Where the work is
UK-wide
Listed on Evendraft under
UK-wide tenders (a national buyer)
Published
28 Oct 2019
Tender deadline
23 Feb 2029, 23:55 UK time
Estimated value
£500,000,000 (excluding VAT)
Trade
Cleaning and facilities
CPV codes
  • 77000000 Agricultural, forestry, horticultural, aquacultural and apicultural services
  • 03000000 Agricultural, farming, fishing, forestry and related products
  • 14410000 Rock salt
  • 15981320 Snow
  • 16000000 Agricultural machinery
  • 16100000 Agricultural and forestry machinery for soil preparation or cultivation
Show all 53 codes
  • 16310000 Mowers
  • 24400000 Fertilisers and nitrogen compounds
  • 34144420 Salt spreaders
  • 34928200 Fences
  • 34928400 Urban furniture
  • 34928480 Waste and rubbish containers and bins
  • 37451110 Baseball backstops or fences
  • 39293300 Artificial grass
  • 39293400 Artificial lawn
  • 43313000 Snowploughs and snowblowers
  • 45100000 Site preparation work
  • 45212140 Recreation installation
  • 45212290 Repair and maintenance work in connection with sports facilities
  • 45212314 Historical monument or memorial construction work
  • 45215300 Construction work for crematoriums
  • 45215400 Cemetery works
  • 45216000 Construction work for buildings relating to law and order or emergency services and for military buildings
  • 45236000 Flatwork
  • 45240000 Construction work for water projects
  • 45260000 Roof works and other special trade construction works
  • 45432112 Laying of paving
  • 45442180 Repainting work
  • 45451300 Interior gardens
  • 50870000 Repair and maintenance services of playground equipment
  • 70332100 Land management services
  • 71400000 Urban planning and landscape architectural services
  • 90000000 Sewage, refuse, cleaning and environmental services
  • 90510000 Refuse disposal and treatment
  • 90600000 Cleaning and sanitation services in urban or rural areas, and related services
  • 90721000 Environmental safety services
  • 90914000 Car park cleaning services
  • 90918000 Bin-cleaning services
  • 92530000 Botanical and zoological garden services and nature reserve services
  • 92610000 Sports facilities operation services
  • 98371100 Cemetery services and cremation services
  • 98371110 Cemetery services
  • 98371111 Cemetery maintenance services
  • 34144200 Vehicles for the emergency services
  • 03440000 Forestry products
  • 03450000 Tree-nursery products
  • 90732000 Services related to soil pollution
  • 90922000 Pest-control services
  • 03111900 Flower seeds
  • 03117200 Seeds of plants used in specific fields
  • 03121100 Live plants, bulbs, roots, cuttings and slips
  • 03121200 Cut flowers
  • 34928340 Snow fences
Procedure
Restricted procedureTwo stages: apply to take part first; shortlisted suppliers are invited to tender.
Framework
No
Lots
4 lots
Suitable for small businesses The buyer’s answer
Yes
Suitable for charities and social enterprises The buyer’s answer
Yes
Good for small firms Evendraft’s filter
No (estimated value over £1m)Good for small firms means the buyer marked it suitable for small businesses, the estimated value is £1m or less (or not stated), it is open to new suppliers, and it is not a framework with more than 20 places. Tenders where the buyer didn't say are left out.
Documents
On YPO’s supplier portal

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