Official UK procurement notice
Grounds and amenities maintenance contract
Authority: Thrapston Town Council (Local council)
Sectors: Agricultural, forestry, horticultural, aquacultural and apicultural services (77) Delivery: North East (UKC)North West (UKD)Yorkshire & Humber (UKE)
Published estimate£325,000≈ £108k / year · £390,000 inc. VAT
Submissions closed 20 Feb 2026
Contract term 3 yrsends 31 Mar 2029 · up to 31 Mar 2031 with extensions · starts 1 Apr 2026
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionTo undertake the grounds maintenance in the town for a three year contract, including mowing, hedgerows, trees, litter, hanging baskets and planters. Also to include cemetery work.
- The authority expects to re-tender this requirement around 8 Jan 2031, 23:59 GMT.
CPV: Horticultural services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1RenewalPublished value£325,000
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).
How bids were scored
Published sub-criteria (5)
- Experience and track record: 15%
- Workforce: 10%
- Health and safety: 15%
- Price: 50%
- Environmental management: 10%
Published award criteria (5)
- Price
- Experience and track record
- Workforce
- Health and safety
- Environmental management
What this means for your bid
- Price carries 50 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 5 points. This one is won on the number: sharpen the price before polishing the prose.
Price arithmetic assumes straight proportional scoring; the tender pack may use another formula.
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Open procedure
- Legal basis
- UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Closed
- Procurement threshold
- Above threshold (FTS publication)
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- Yes · next expected 8 Jan 2031
- First published
- 8 Jan 2026, 12:12 GMT
- Last source update
- 8 Jan 2026, 12:12 GMT
- Award evaluation window
- Submission end – 17 Mar 2026
- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-001429- Latest notice
- Tender notice (UK4)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-0601ccFind a Tender
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 20 Feb 2026, 12:00 GMT
- Clarification deadline
- 18 Feb 2026, 12:00 GMT
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
- Accepted languages
- en
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release
www.thrapstontowncouncil.gov.uk ↗
email: [email protected]
postal: Thrapston Town Council, 77 High Street, Thrapston NN14 4JJ
Timeline
8 Jan 2026 → 1 Apr 2026 · 5 dates- Tender notice published287 days ago8 Jan 2026, 12:12 GMT
- Clarification questions by246 days ago18 Feb 2026, 12:00 GMT
- Submission deadline244 days ago20 Feb 2026, 12:00 GMT
- Award decision expected by219 days ago17 Mar 2026, 23:59 GMT
- Contract starts205 days ago1 Apr 2026, 00:00 BST
Notice history
1 event · 1 release on Find a Tender- Tender notice published8 Jan 2026, 12:12 GMTUK4
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Official documents & specifications (2)
Official links; attachments are not copiedTender pack and attachments
- Bidding documents and specifications The invitation to tender and Schedule A-H Maps can be found using the link to the Town Council website.
Notices published for this procedure
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender