Official UK procurement notice
Grounds Maintenance Service · UK public procurement notice
Authority: Covingham Parish Council (Local council)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThe service includes
Grass cutting
Hedge Cutting
Road Sweeping
Dog Bin Emptying
Maintenance of Flower Bed
Weed Suppression
All within the Covingham Parish Council boundary.
CPV: Planting and maintenance services of green areas · Tree pruning and hedge trimming
How this framework works
From the published notice- Type
- Closed framework
- Call-offs
- call-offs may be awarded directly or by further competition
- Framework period
- 3 yrs from 1 Apr 2026
Published description of the framework
All Tenders are to be returned by 29th August 2025.
Full details are included in the Tender Document.
The Parish Council will consider factors such as price, experience, and social value when evaluating tenders. The Parish Council is not bound to accept any tender.
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1Published value£70,000
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).
Published sub-criteria (4)
- Technical capacity, expertise and experience: 60%
- Health & Safety: 15%
- References: 20%
- Environmental Sustainability: 5%
Published award criteria (4)
- Technical capacity, expertise and experience
- Health & Safety
- Environmental Sustainability
- References
- “Grounds Maintenance Service” is a framework: the contest is a place on its panel, not a single contract: call-offs may be direct or by further competition.
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
- Framework agreement
- Who may use this agreement
- Not stated in the notice; call-off rights may be limited to the establishing authority
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 8 Jul 2025, 11:44 BST
- Last source update
- 8 Jul 2025, 11:44 BST
- Authority reference
CPC/JR03/25- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-038181- Latest notice
- Tender notice (UK4)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Not published
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-055afcFind a Tender
How it was run
Official notice- Appointment period ends
- 29 Aug 2025, 23:59 BST
- Electronic submission
- Not allowed
Clerk
C/O 7 Eagle Close
Covingham
Swindon
SN3 5DT
Timeline
8 Jul 2025 → 1 Apr 2026 · 3 dates- Tender notice published8 Jul 2025, 11:44 BST
- Admission / appointment period endsperiod end, not a bid countdown29 Aug 2025, 23:59 BST
- Contract starts209 days ago1 Apr 2026, 00:00 BST
Notice history
1 event · 1 release on Find a Tender- Tender notice published8 Jul 2025, 11:44 BSTUK4
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Official documents & specifications (3)
Official links; attachments are not copiedTender pack and attachments
- Bidding documents and specifications
- Bidding documents and specifications
Notices published for this procedure
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender