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Grounds Maintenance

Buyer: Medway Council →

BuyerMedway Council
Statuscomplete
DeadlineNot published
ValueValue not published
Published19 Mar 2026

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Dynamic purchasing systemNot published
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Special regimeNot published
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Submission policyNot published
Selection criteriaNot published
Risk detailsNot published

Planning & early market engagement

BudgetNot published
No-engagement rationaleNot published
Planning documents0
Planning milestones0

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Related procurements

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Awards

1

Statusactive

Contracts

1

Statuscancelled

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Source data inventory

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OCIDocds-h6vhtk-05a6dd
Latest release ID024898-2026
Latest release timestampThu Mar 19 2026 08:53:53 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
Sourcefind-a-tender
Official notice URLNot published
Tender statusNot published
Procurement methodNot published
Procurement method detailsNot published
Main procurement categoryNot published
Above thresholdNot published
Legal basis2023/54
Tender period: startNot published
Tender period: endNot published
Expression of interest deadlineNot published
Enquiry deadlineNot published
Award period: startNot published
Award period: endNot published
Submission method detailsNot published
Submission languagesNot published
Electronic catalogue policyNot published
Total tender valueNot published
Tender lots in source0
Tender items in source0
Tender documents in source1
Awards in latest release1
Contracts in latest release1
Parties in latest release1

Notice history

DateEventReference
19 Mar 2026tenderCancellation024898-2026
27 Jan 2026award, contract007250-2026
2 Oct 2025tender061739-2025

All source data

Unmodified official OCDS data retained by Tenderline for this procurement process.

Complete current OCDS release JSON
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Complete JSON history (3 releases)
19 Mar 2026 · 024898-2026 · tenderCancellation
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27 Jan 2026 · 007250-2026 · award, contract
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2 Oct 2025 · 061739-2025 · tender
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