Official UK procurement notice
Grounds Maintenance Contract · UK public procurement notice
Authority: Stotfold 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£90,000≈ £90k / year · £90,000 inc. VAT
Submissions closed 12 Jan 2026
Contract term 1 yrends 31 Mar 2027 · up to 31 Mar 2028 with extensions · starts 1 Apr 2026
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionContract for grounds maintenance in and around Stotfold, Bedfordshire
CPV: Grounds maintenance services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1RenewalPublished value£90,000
Pre-qualification & selection criteria (PQQ)2
- Economic & financial standing
£5m PLI minimum
- Technical & professional ability
Desirable - CHAS
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 (4)
- Quality: 20%
- Experience: 20%
- Price: 50%
- Environment/ecology: 10%
Published award criteria (4)
- Price
- Quality
- Experience: evidence of contractor's relevant knowledge and experience
- Environment/ecology: evidence of supplier's knowledge and experience of environment, biodiversity, ecology
Conditions of participation2
- Economic & financial standing
£5m PLI minimum
- Technical & professional ability
Desirable - CHAS
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
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 24 Dec 2025, 11:40 GMT
- Last source update
- 24 Dec 2025, 11:40 GMT
- Award evaluation window
- Submission end – 22 Jan 2026
- Authority reference
stc 002- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-086109- Accelerated
- State of urgency
- Latest notice
- Tender notice (UK4)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-05fd3bFind a Tender
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 12 Jan 2026, 12:00 GMT
- Clarification deadline
- 7 Jan 2026, 23:59 GMT
- Electronic submission
- Not allowed
- Accepted languages
- en
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release
SUBMISSIONS BY EMAIL TO [email protected] or by post to the address in the specification
Timeline
24 Dec 2025 → 1 Apr 2026 · 5 dates- Tender notice published302 days ago24 Dec 2025, 11:40 GMT
- Clarification questions by287 days ago7 Jan 2026, 23:59 GMT
- Submission deadline283 days ago12 Jan 2026, 12:00 GMT
- Award decision expected by272 days ago22 Jan 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 published24 Dec 2025, 11:40 GMTUK4
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Official documents & specifications (5)
Official links; attachments are not copiedTender pack and attachments
- Bidding documents and specifications form of tender
- Bidding documents and specifications map of sites
- Bidding documents and specifications Invitation to tender
- Bidding documents and specifications Specification of works
Notices published for this procedure
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender