Published date: 29 July 2025

Awarded contract - This means that the contract has been awarded to a supplier.


Closing: 7 April 2025, 12pm

Contract summary

Industry

  • Planting and maintenance services of green areas - 77310000

Location of contract

IP41QJ

Value of contract

£236,141.78

Procurement reference

UOS-S00928

Published date

29 July 2025

Closing date

7 April 2025

Closing time

12pm

Contract start date

1 August 2025

Contract end date

31 July 2032

Contract type

Service contract

Procedure type

Call-off from a framework agreement

A mini-competition or direct purchase from a pre-established framework agreement.

Contract is suitable for SMEs?

Yes

Contract is suitable for VCSEs?

Yes


Description

A contract to deliver grounds maintenance services for an initial period of 3 years, with an option to extend for 2 periods of 2 years each.

This is a contract award against the ESPO Framework 245_25 - Grounds Maintenance Services, Lot 1 Grounds Maintenance.


Award information

Awarded date

17 July 2025

Contract start date

1 August 2025

Contract end date

31 July 2032

Total value of contract

£236,141.78

This contract was awarded to 1 supplier.

Vertas Group Ltd

Address

2 Friars Bridge
Ipswich
Suffolk
IP1 1RR

Reference

No reference - other

Value of contract

£236,141.78

Supplier is SME?

No

Supplier is VCSE?

No

Additional details

Vertas Company Number 07728211


About the buyer

Contact name

Nigel Hopgood

Address

Waterfront Building
Ipswich
Ipswich
IP41QJ
England

Telephone

01473 338000

Email

procurement@uos.ac.uk

Website

www.uos.ac.uk