Contract award · 2 May 2025

Green Flag Award Scheme

Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government awarded “Green Flag Award Scheme” to Keep Britain Tidy for £7.38m on 2 May 2025.

Public administration & defence servicesLondon

Procedure

Procedure as published: Award procedure with prior publication of a call for competition.

Key facts

Buyer
Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government · Ministry or any other national or federal authority, including their regional or local subdivisions
Supplier
Keep Britain Tidy SME
Value
£7,378,078
Procedure
Award procedure with prior publication of a call for competition
Sector
Public administration & defence services · Administrative recreational, cultural and religious services (CPV 75124000)
Region
London
Timeline
  1. Contract date2 May 2025
  2. Published7 Aug 2025Published 97 days after the contract date

Description

MHCLG require a Supplier to deliver and manage the Green Flag Award Scheme ('the Scheme') on a concessionary contract basis. The Scheme is both a national and international benchmark for quality public green spaces such as parks and community gardens - considered by the green space sector as the annual MOT for green space. It is highly regarded and credited with being a cost-effective way to raise the quality of urban green space and local people's engagement with it. The Scheme is recognised and used by the majority of local authority green space managers and increasingly by community and voluntary groups. With over 2,200 green spaces currently accredited the Scheme is considered to have significant growth potential and the principal ambition for the future running of the Scheme under Contract is to see the majority of green spaces in the United Kingdom, and beyond, accredited. The Scheme has predominantly covered parks and community gardens, but its range now extends to woodlands, n…

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