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250018 - Contract for the Provision of Grounds Maintenance Services

Queen's University Belfast

Buyer Contact Info

Buyer Name: Queen's University Belfast

Buyer Address: University Rd, Belfast, UKN06, BT7 1NN, United Kingdom

Contact Name: Brooklyn Carville

Contact Email: procurement@qub.ac.uk

Contact Telephone: 02890972126

Status
complete
Procedure
open
Value
250000.0 GBP
Published
10 Oct 2025, 16:19
Deadline
n/a
Contract Start
30 Sep 2025, 23:00
Contract End
30 Sep 2026, 22:59
Category
n/a
CPV
77314000 - Grounds maintenance services
Region
n/a
Awarded To
Dalzell Landscape Company Ltd
Official Source
Open Find a Tender

Description

​​The University invites tenders from competent providers of Grounds Maintenance Services.  The service will include grass cutting, hedge clipping, shrub pruning, trimming back ivy/ creepers, weed and moss control, and leaf and litter clearance across multiple areas including student and staff accommodation.  ​  ​The service will be carried out in a manner that is in accordance with good practice in the Grounds Maintenance Service Industry.

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Opportunity Context

Lots

Lot LOT-0001 Status: complete

Documents

Document Description: Not published

Contracts

Contract Title: 250018 - Contract for the Provision of Grounds Maintenance Services

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