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Published 26 Aug 2025, 15:45 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Cemetery Grounds Maintenance · UK public procurement notice

Official notice

Authority: Crewkerne Town Council (Local council)

ServicesBelow threshold - open competitionBelow thresholdConcessionReserved for SMEs and VCSEsReserved: K02000001SME suitable
Sectors: Agricultural, forestry, horticultural, aquacultural and apicultural services (77)Community & Cultural Services (98) Delivery: UK
Concession value (operator's revenue)£41,850initial estimate £13,950 · operator revenue, not the authority's budget · 1 value update
Submissions closed 30 Sept 2025awarded 16 Dec 2025
Awarded to Greenways Grounds Maintenance
Contract term 2 yrs 8 moends 31 Oct 2028 · starts 1 Mar 2026

What is being bought

Published requirement description

A contract for grounds maintenance of a cemetery. The contract is for a period of three years to cover the growing season of each year, from 1st March to 31st October in each of 2026, 2027 and 2028.

CPV: Cemetery maintenance services · Horticultural services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published
Lot #1Awarded 2 yrs 8 moSMEPublished value£41,850
Contract period: 1 Mar 2026 – 31 Oct 2028 (2 yrs 8 mo)Value: £41,850 exc. VAT · £50,220 inc. VAT
Delivery: UKEligibility: SME eligible
77300000 Horticultural services98371111 Cemetery maintenance services

What it takes to win
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How this buyer will score bids.

The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).

Evaluation split and conditions of participation as published; the tender pack may add more
How bids were scored

Lot awarding rule: The Council will evaluate tenders by considering the following principal factors: a. Compliance with tender documentation; b. Tender submission, including prices; c. References.

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record
Procedure method
Below threshold - open competition
Legal basis
UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
Procurement category
Services
Notice status
Awarded
Procurement threshold
Below threshold
Regulatory regime
Concession
Commercial structure
Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type
Competitive procedure
GPA / WTO covered
Unspecified in notice
Recurring procurement
Unspecified in notice
First published
26 Aug 2025, 15:45 BST
Last source update
16 Dec 2025, 16:56 GMT
FTS notice number
2025/S 000-051339
Latest notice
Contract award notice (UK6)
Classification (CPV)
Cemetery maintenance servicesHorticultural services
Delivery area
UK
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-058dee Find a Tender
Contract terms
Reserved participation area
K02000001

How it was run

Official notice
Submission deadline
30 Sept 2025, 17:00 BST
Electronic submission
Not allowed
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Tenderers must complete and sign the form of tender. The signatory must be authorised to sign the tender.

Tenders must be returned in a sealed envelope to the Town Clerk, Crewkerne Town Council, Town Hall, Market Square, Crewkerne TA18 7LN before 5pm on 30th September 2025.

If tenders are hand delivered, a receipt will be issued if requested. The tender envelope and its franking must not bear any indication of the tenderer's identity and the envelope must be marked 'TENDER FOR CEMETERY GROUNDS MAINTENANCE'.

Timeline

26 Aug 2025 → 1 Mar 2026 · 4 dates
  1. Tender notice published
    26 Aug 2025, 15:45 BST
  2. Submission deadline385 days ago
    30 Sept 2025, 17:00 BST
  3. Latest notice published308 days ago
    16 Dec 2025, 16:56 GMT
  4. Contract starts234 days ago
    1 Mar 2026

Notice history

6 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 26 Aug 2025
  1. Tender notice published
    26 Aug 2025, 15:45 BST
    UK4
  2. Tender notice published
    27 Aug 2025, 14:29 BST
    UK4
  3. Published value updated to £41,850
    27 Aug 2025, 14:29 BST
    was £13,950
  4. Contract award notice published
    16 Dec 2025, 16:56 GMT
    UK6
  5. Status changed to complete
    16 Dec 2025, 16:56 GMT
  6. Contract signature expected
    12 Jan 2026, 23:59 GMT
    scheduled
Published amendments (1)

Value of contract edited 27/08/25.

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value £38,5461 award exc. VAT
Bids received 55 from SMEs
Awarded toValueDateStatus
Greenways Grounds MaintenanceSME1 Mar 2026 – 31 Oct 2028£38,54616 Dec 2025Awarded

Bid statistics published by the authority

BidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
5final-stage tenders50—

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Crewkerne Town Council

Contracting authorityPublic authority - sub-central government GB-PPON: PLBJ-3921-NCXV Town Hall, Market Square,, Crewkerne, South West, TA18 7LNContact name, email, phone

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

Official documents & specifications (7)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Tender pack and attachments

Notices published for this procedure

  • Contract award notice awardContract award noticeUK6Contract award notice on Find a Tender
  • Tender notice tenderTender noticeUK4Tender notice on Find a Tender
  • Tender notice tenderTender noticeUK4Tender notice on Find a Tender