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Published 24 Jun 2025, 14:03 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Hedge Maintenance · UK public procurement notice

Official notice

Authority: Cranbrook Town Council (Local council)

ServicesBelow threshold - open competitionBelow threshold
Budget not disclosed£1≈ £0 / year · £1 inc. VAT
Submissions closed 17 Aug 2025
Contract term 3 yrsends 31 Mar 2029 · starts 1 Apr 2026

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Cranbrook Town Council is responsible for, among other elements, the management and maintenance of public open spaces across the town, including a 35-hectare Country Park and nature reserve. The Council is inviting tenders for the provision of grounds maintenance across the Country Park, public open spaces, and designated green areas. The successful contractor will be responsible for delivering a high-quality, environmentally sensitive maintenance service in accordance with the specification published with this opportunity across areas of public open space (POS) including the Country Park, play areas, green corridors, and other designated locations.

The Council awards a separate contract for the maintenance of grass cutting, weed control, scrub and shrub maintenance as well as path maintenance.

Meadow Grassland, to be cut, bailed, and removed within the Country Park, will also be managed under a separate contract unless agreed otherwise by Cranbrook Town Council.

CPV: Tree pruning and hedge trimming

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published
Lot #1 3 yrsPublished value£1
Contract period: 1 Apr 2026 – 31 Mar 2029 (3 yrs)Value: £1 exc. VAT · £1 inc. VAT
Delivery: South West

What it takes to win
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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 more
How bids were scored

Lot awarding rule: Please refer to Section 6 (pp. 7-8) in the invitation to tender document ("Evaluation Criteria") which sets out the evaluation criteria and their weightings in detail.

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
24 Jun 2025, 14:03 BST
Last source update
24 Jul 2025, 08:42 BST
FTS notice number
2025/S 000-034750
Latest notice
Tender notice (UK4)
Classification (CPV)
Tree pruning and hedge trimming
Delivery area
South West (UKK4)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-0552a4 Find a Tender

How it was run

Official notice
Submission deadline
17 Aug 2025, 23:59 BST
Clarification deadline
15 Aug 2025, 12:00 BST
Electronic submission
Allowed
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Electronic submissions should be sent to [email protected]

www.cranbrooktowncouncil.gov.uk ↗

Timeline

24 Jun 2025 → 1 Apr 2026 · 5 dates
  1. Tender notice published
    24 Jun 2025, 14:03 BST
  2. Latest notice published
    24 Jul 2025, 08:42 BST
  3. Clarification questions by
    15 Aug 2025, 12:00 BST
  4. Submission deadline
    17 Aug 2025, 23:59 BST
  5. Contract starts205 days ago
    1 Apr 2026, 00:00 BST

Notice history

2 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 24 Jun 2025
  1. Tender notice published
    24 Jun 2025, 14:03 BST
    UK4
  2. Tender notice published
    24 Jul 2025, 08:42 BST
    UK4

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Cranbrook Town Council

Contracting authorityPublic authority - sub-central government GB-PPON: PPJL-9849-MLBG Younghayes Centre, 169 Younghayes Road, Cranbrook, South West, EX5 7DRContact name, email, phone

Official documents & specifications (7)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Tender pack and attachments

Notices published for this procedure

  • Tender notice tenderTender noticeUK4Tender notice on Find a Tender
  • Tender notice tenderTender noticeUK4Tender notice on Find a Tender