Official UK procurement notice
Grass Cutting and Grounds Maintenance Services 2026-2029
Authority: Pulborough Parish Council (Local council)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionPulborough Parish Council seeks a contractor to provide routine grounds maintenance across parish-owned open spaces, including grass cutting, litter picking, and seasonal clearance. The contract will cover 3 sites within the parish boundary, with fortnightly cuts March-October. The contract term is 3 years. All work must comply with relevant health and safety legislation and environmental standards.
CPV: Grounds maintenance services · Sports fields maintenance services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1RenewalPublished value£36,000
- Condition of participation
Bidders must demonstrate the following minimum requirements:
- Experience delivering grass‑cutting and grounds‑maintenance services of a similar scale.
- Ability to meet the specified cutting schedule and quality standards.
- Valid public liability insurance
- Compliance with relevant health and safety legislation, including operator competence and equipment maintenance.
What it takes to wini
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 morei
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).
Published sub-criteria (5)
- RAMS & health & Safety Compliance: 15%
- Local Business: 10%
- Quality of work & relevant experience: 20%
- Price/ Value for money: 40%
- Reliability, sustainability & workforce capability: 15%
Published award criteria (5)
- RAMS & health & Safety Compliance: Safety Priority RAMS Control Measures
- Local Business: Location
- Quality of work & relevant experience: Staff Training/ Qualifications Future Thinking Flexibility offered
- Price/ Value for money: Price Value offered
- Reliability, sustainability & workforce capability: Reliability Biodiversity practices Workforce capability
- Condition of participation
Bidders must demonstrate the following minimum requirements:
- Experience delivering grass‑cutting and grounds‑maintenance services of a similar scale.
- Ability to meet the specified cutting schedule and quality standards.
- Valid public liability insurance
- Compliance with relevant health and safety legislation, including operator competence and equipment maintenance.
- Price carries 40 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 4 points. The method statement decides this lot, not the discount.
Price arithmetic assumes straight proportional scoring; the tender pack may use another formula.
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
- Closed
- Procurement threshold
- Below threshold
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 30 Mar 2026, 11:04 BST
- Last source update
- 31 Mar 2026, 10:30 BST
- Authority reference
PPC-GC-2026- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-028959- Latest notice
- Tender notice (UK4)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-067780Find a Tender
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 19 Apr 2026, 23:59 BST
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
pulboroughparishcouncil.gov.uk/site/news-articles/t… ↗
All tenders must be submitted in writing by the stated deadline:
Clerk to Pulborough Parish Council
Village Hall
Swan View
Lower Street
Pulborough
West Sussex
RH20 2BF
or
Your tender must include:
- Signed cover letter
- Full tender proposal
- Insurance documents
- RAMS
- Health & Safety Policy
- Pricing schedule
Late submissions will not be considered.
Timeline
30 Mar 2026 → 1 May 2026 · 3 dates- Tender notice published211 days ago30 Mar 2026, 11:04 BST
- Submission deadline191 days ago19 Apr 2026, 23:59 BST
- Contract starts180 days ago1 May 2026, 00:00 BST
Notice history
3 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 30 Mar 2026- Tender notice published30 Mar 2026, 11:04 BSTUK4
- Tender notice published31 Mar 2026, 10:30 BSTUK4
- Deadline moved to 19 Apr 2026, 23:59 BST31 Mar 2026, 10:30 BST+0 days · was 19 Apr 2026, 23:59 BST
Published amendments (1)
The correct scoring criteria have been updated.
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Official documents & specifications (5)
Official links; attachments are not copiedTender pack and attachments
- Bidding documents and specifications PULBOROUGH PARISH COUNCIL GROUNDS MAINTENANCE CONTRACT
- Bidding documents and specifications PULBOROUGH PARISH COUNCIL GRASS CUTTING AND MAINTENANCE CONTRACT
- Technical specifications PULBOROUGH PARISH COUNCIL GROUNDS MAINTENANCE CONTRACT
Notices published for this procedure
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender