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# Grounds and Sports Pitch Maintenance Services

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/grounds-and-sports-pitch-maintenance-services-ocds-h6vhtk-06c7bb). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** Ferndown Town Council: "Grounds and Sports Pitch Maintenance Services". Published status: active. Published Value: £600,000. 1 published lot. Recorded submission deadline: 25 Aug 2026, 12:00 BST. See the official notice for participation instructions.

## Key Information
- **Status:** ACTIVE (the published submission deadline has passed)
- **Buyer:** [Ferndown Town Council](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/ferndown-town-council-GB-PPON-PZCB-2318-LMVH)
- **Published Value:** £600,000 (GBP)
- **Submission Deadline:** 25 August 2026 at 12:00 BST
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Competitive flexible procedure
- **Main Category:** services
- **Classifications (CPV):** Grounds maintenance services
- **Delivery Location:** UKC, UKD, UKE, UKF, UKG, UKH, UKI, UKJ, UKK
- **Legal Basis:** UKPGA 2023/54
- **Official Documents:** 3 published documents & notices ([view on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/grounds-and-sports-pitch-maintenance-services-ocds-h6vhtk-06c7bb#documents))
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-06c7bb`

## 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:** how many bids lots like this attract, 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:** the commercial price range for each lot, with the middle 50% of comparable awards.

- **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/grounds-and-sports-pitch-maintenance-services-ocds-h6vhtk-06c7bb#tl-md)

## Submission
- **Submission method:** FAO - Liz Bishopp, Town Clerk
Ferndown Town Council
The Barrington Centre
Penny's Walk
FERNDOWN
Dorset
BH22 9TH
Clearly mark envelope:  Grounds Maintenance Tender

## Description
Ferndown Town Council, as Sole Trustee to King George's Field Charity (the Charity) invites suitably qualified and experienced contractors to submit a tender for the provision of grounds maintenance and sports pitch preparation and maintenance services.
The objective of this procurement is to appoint a contractor capable of delivering high-quality, safe, and sustainable grounds maintenance across our estate whilst preparing and maintaining sports pitches to an appropriate standard for their intended use.
Recognising that maintenance methodologies vary between contractors, interested parties are invited to develop and submit their own recommended maintenance specification based upon their professional expertise, industry best practice, and site inspection.

## Lots (1)
### Lot 1: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** active
- **CPV codes:** 77314000
- **Delivery regions:** UKC, UKD, UKE, UKF, UKG, UKH, UKI, UKJ, UKK
- **Delivery countries in notice:** GB
- **Estimated Value:** £600,000

- **Contract Period:** 01/01/2027 to 31/12/2030
- **Renewal published:** yes
- **Options published:** yes

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F064805-2026)
- **Last Source Update:** 2026-07-09T14:09:50.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-22T10:30:53.257Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-06c7bb