Official UK procurement notice
Grounds Maintenance · UK public procurement notice
Authority: Telscombe Town Council (Local council)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionTelscombe Town Council is seeking a contractor to provide grounds maintenance at Chatsworth Park and other sites in Telscombe Cliffs and East Saltdean for a 3 year term commencing on 1st April 2027.
CPV: Grounds maintenance services · Parks maintenance services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1Published value£18,000
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).
Lot awarding rule: Councillors will evaluate proposals based on a comprehensive assessment of local capability, service quality, environmental impact and cost effectiveness. Decisions made made take into account fluctuating local priorities and strategic alignment with the Council's current financial year objectives.
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Below threshold - open competition
- Legal basis
- UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Closed
- Procurement threshold
- Below threshold
- 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
- 28 Aug 2026, 15:49 BST
- Last source update
- 28 Aug 2026, 15:49 BST
- Authority reference
Grounds Maintenance Contract 2 for Vegetation, hedge and tree branch cutbacks- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-082308- Latest notice
- Tender notice (UK4)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-06eed3Find a Tender
- Reserved participation area
- E10000011
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 16 Oct 2026, 23:59 BST
- Clarification deadline
- 2 Oct 2026, 23:59 BST
- Electronic submission
- Not allowed
Stella Newman, Town Clerk & RFO, Telscombe Town Council, Telscombe Civic Centre, 360 South Coast Road, Telscombe Cliffs, E Sussex, BN10 7ES
Timeline
28 Aug 2026 → 1 Apr 2027 · 4 dates- Tender notice published55 days ago28 Aug 2026, 15:49 BST
- Clarification questions by20 days ago2 Oct 2026, 23:59 BST
- Submission deadline6 days ago16 Oct 2026, 23:59 BST
- Today22 Oct 2026
- Contract startsin 160 days1 Apr 2027, 00:00 BST
Notice history
1 event · 1 release on Find a Tender- Tender notice published28 Aug 2026, 15:49 BSTUK4
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Official documents & specifications (2)
Official links; attachments are not copiedTender pack and attachments
Notices published for this procedure
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender