Official UK procurement notice
Grounds Maintenance Tender 2026
Authority: Kings Worthy Parish Council (Local council)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionKings Worthy Parish Council is seeking to appoint a contractor to deliver grounds maintenance services across a range of Parish Council managed sites totalling approximately 11 acres.
The contract will include, but is not limited to, grass cutting, hedge and shrub maintenance, weed control, litter and debris removal associated with grounds maintenance activities, maintenance of sports and recreation areas, and other related grounds maintenance services as specified in the tender documentation.
Due to the potential changes to our number of open spaces as part of the Local Government Reorganisation, the initial contract term will be 12 months commencing on 1 October 2026, with the option, at the Council's sole discretion, to extend the contract for a further period of 12 months.
Companies wishing to tender must be suitably qualified and experienced with commercial grounds maintenance contracts of this size.
CPV: Grounds maintenance services · Hedge trimming · Parks maintenance services · Sports fields maintenance services · Weed-killing services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedWhat 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: Award will be based on the most advantageous tender, assessed on the basis of: Quality: 50%; Price: 50% Further details of the evaluation criteria, methodology, weightings and scoring matrix are set out in the Tender Evaluation Methodology document available within the tender documentation.
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
- 4 Aug 2026, 15:57 BST
- Last source update
- 4 Aug 2026, 15:57 BST
- Authority reference
Grounds Maintenance Tender 2026- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-073840- Latest notice
- Tender notice (UK4)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-06dba1Find a Tender
- Reserved participation area
- K02000001
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 31 Aug 2026, 23:59 BST
- Clarification deadline
- 28 Aug 2026, 12:00 BST
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
www.kingsworthy-pc.gov.uk/grounds-maintenance-… ↗
Tender submissions should be sent to [email protected]
Timeline
4 Aug 2026 → 1 Oct 2026 · 4 dates- Tender notice published83 days ago4 Aug 2026, 15:57 BST
- Clarification questions by59 days ago28 Aug 2026, 12:00 BST
- Submission deadline56 days ago31 Aug 2026, 23:59 BST
- Contract starts26 days ago1 Oct 2026, 00:00 BST
Notice history
1 event · 1 release on Find a Tender- Tender notice published4 Aug 2026, 15:57 BSTUK4
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Official documents & specifications (3)
Official links; attachments are not copiedTender pack and attachments
Notices published for this procedure
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender