Who won: Grounds Maintenance Contract

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Fenland District Council (the Council) intends to modify its grounds maintenance services contract (originally awarded to ISS, subsequently novated to Tivoli Group UK Limited) by extending the contract term by a further 12 months from 1 November 2026 to 31 October 2027. The Council is modifying the contract in accordance with Regulation 72(1)(c) of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015, which permits modification without a new procurement where the need for modification has been brought about by circumstances which a diligent contracting authority could not have foreseen, provided that the modification does not alter the overall nature of the contract and any increase in price does not exceed 50% of the value of the original contract. The unforeseen circumstances are the ongoing uncertainty arising from Local Government Reorganisation (LGR). Four LGR proposals affecting the Council's area were submitted in November 2025. A decision on LGR in Cambridgeshire and Peterborough was expected October 2026 but was paused by the Government on 7 September 2026. This made it impracticable to commence a procurement process which would delay the successor authority aligning its ground mainten

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