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# Ground Maintenance Services

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/ground-maintenance-services-ocds-h6vhtk-07890e). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** Falkirk Council: "Ground Maintenance Services". Published status: active. Framework Ceiling: £1,500,000. 2 published lots. Recorded submission deadline: 16 Nov 2026, 11:00 GMT. Published submission portal: www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk.

## Key Information
- **Status:** ACTIVE (open for submissions, 31 days left when this document was generated)
- **Buyer:** [Falkirk Council](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/falkirk-council-ons-s12000014)
- **Framework Ceiling (notional):** £1,500,000 (GBP)
- **Submission Deadline:** 16 November 2026 at 11:00 GMT
- **Lots:** 2
- **Procurement Method:** Open procedure
- **Main Category:** services
- **Classifications (CPV):** Grassing services, Grounds maintenance services, Tree pruning, Tree-clearing services, Tree-cutting services (+2 more)
- **Delivery Location:** UKM76
- **Legal Basis:** CELEX 32014L0024
- **Official Documents:** 1 published documents & notices ([view on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/ground-maintenance-services-ocds-h6vhtk-07890e#documents))
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-07890e`

## Before you bid
Deciding whether to bid? The Tenderline page for this tender carries the competition and buyer analysis this notice does not:

- **Expected competition:** 3-4 bids per lot (model forecast for 2 of 2 lots), with the distribution from past awards in the same market.
- **Who could compete:** suppliers who have won similar work, and who holds the current contract.
- **Buyer track record:** earlier work for this buyer, its unexpired awards, and how its awards compared with its estimates.
- **Price forecast:** not shown for these lots; the published data do not support one.

- **What it takes to win:** selection and award criteria, lot by lot.
- **Contract history:** what this tender replaces, and every notice in the procedure.

[Open the competition and buyer analysis](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/ground-maintenance-services-ocds-h6vhtk-07890e#tl-md)

## Submission
- **Submission Platform:** [publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk](/out?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk)
- **How to bid:** https://tenderline.uk/tenders/ground-maintenance-services-ocds-h6vhtk-07890e#participate

## Description
Falkirk Council wishes to undertake a tendering process to enter into a Framework Agreement with suitably experienced contractors for the provision of Ground Maintenance Service within the Falkirk Council area of Operation.
Key aims of the service are to provide a competitive, reliable, and customer-focused service to Place Services Roads and Grounds Maintenance Departments which will supplement the Council’s own in-house service.
The framework consist of 2 Lots, to which up to a maximum of 5 Contractors may be appointed per lot.
- Lot 1: Arboriculture Services
- Lot 2: Grass Cutting for Rural Area.

## Lots (2)
### Lot 1: Arboriculture Services
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** active
- **CPV codes:** 03452000, 77211300, 77211400, 77211500, 77341000
- **Delivery regions:** UKM

- **Estimated Value:** £1,300,000
- **Description:** Falkirk Council wishes to establish a framework agreement with suitably experienced contractors for the provision of Arboriculture Services within the Falkirk Council Area of Operations.
The work will consist of a variety of different operations carr...
- **Contract Period:** 31/03/2027 to 31/03/2031

### Lot 2: Grass Cutting for Rural Area
- **Lot id:** `2`
- **Status:** active
- **CPV codes:** 77314000, 77314100
- **Delivery regions:** UKM

- **Estimated Value:** £200,000
- **Description:** Falkirk Council wishes to establish a framework agreement with suitably experienced contractors for the provision of Grass Cutting Services within the Falkirk Council Area of Operations.
Rural highway verges are to be cut to prevent the obstruction o...
- **Contract Period:** 31/03/2027 to 31/03/2031

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F097723-2026)
- **Last Source Update:** 2026-10-16T08:23:34.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-17T05:13:50.309Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-07890e