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title: "Maintenance of grounds, trees, grass, hedges, verges, street lights and"
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# Maintenance of grounds, trees, grass, hedges, verges, street lights and

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/maintenance-of-grounds-trees-grass-hedges-verges-street-lights-and-ocds-h6vhtk-03103a). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** ARDLEIGH PARISH COUNCIL: "Maintenance of grounds, trees, grass, hedges, verges, street lights and". Published status: active. Published Value: Value not published. 8 published lots. Recorded submission deadline: 7 Feb 2022, 12:00 GMT. See the official notice for participation instructions.

## Key Information
- **Status:** ACTIVE (the published submission deadline has passed)
- **Buyer:** [ARDLEIGH PARISH COUNCIL](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/ardleigh-parish-council-GB-FTS-42359)
- **Published Value:** Value not published (currency not published)
- **Submission Deadline:** 7 February 2022 at 12:00 GMT
- **Lots:** 8
- **Procurement Method:** Open procedure
- **Main Category:** services
- **Classifications (CPV):** Floral-display services, Highway maintenance work, Horticultural services, Planting and maintenance services of green areas, Sports fields maintenance services (+3 more)
- **Delivery Location:** UKH
- **Legal Basis:** CELEX 32014L0024
- **Official Documents:** 1 published documents & notices ([view on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/maintenance-of-grounds-trees-grass-hedges-verges-street-lights-and-ocds-h6vhtk-03103a#documents))
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-03103a`

## Before you bid
Deciding whether to bid? The Tenderline page for this tender carries the competition and buyer analysis this notice does not:

- **Expected competition:** how many bids lots like this attract, from past awards in the same market.
- **Who could compete:** suppliers who have won similar work, and who holds the current contract.
- **Buyer track record:** earlier work for this buyer, its unexpired awards, and how its awards compared with its estimates.
- **Price forecast:** the commercial price range for each lot, with the middle 50% of comparable awards.

- **What it takes to win:** selection and award criteria, lot by lot.
- **Contract history:** what this tender replaces, and every notice in the procedure.

[Open the competition and buyer analysis](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/maintenance-of-grounds-trees-grass-hedges-verges-street-lights-and-ocds-h6vhtk-03103a#tl-md)

## Description
Tenders are invited for Ardleigh Parish Council Contracts for three years starting 1 April 2022. Areas of work include maintenance of Ardleigh Recreation Ground, Millennium Green, Cemetery and/or Churchyard and other grassed areas, verge cutting, street lighting, planting and watering floral displays and tree surveys.  
Details https://bit.ly/APCcontracts
Bids will be considered from suitably qualified and experienced contractors, organisations or individuals for any or all
of the items in a particular section.
Quotations are requested on the basis of price per item per cut/attendance, with recommendations as to number of
cuts/attendance expected to be required per year, where appropriate. Please also provide cost of additional or oneoff work, which may be requested, with hourly rate.

## Lots (8)
### Lot 1: Floral displays- planting
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** active
- **CPV codes:** 77330000
- **Delivery regions:** UKH

- **Description:** 1a. To supply and maintain the floral tubs and baskets around the village of Ardleigh as detailed;
1b. To supply and plant ready for summer colour, 14 barrels of varying sizes and 24 'lamppost' half baskets.
1c. To empty and refill the 14 barrels for...

### Lot 2: floral displays- Watering
- **Lot id:** `2`
- **Status:** active
- **CPV codes:** 77330000
- **Delivery regions:** UKH

- **Description:** 2a. To fit and remove the baskets on lampposts (24).
2b. To water 14 barrels and 24 high level baskets regularly throughout the summer season and until end of
September.

### Lot 3: Grassed areas and hedges
- **Lot id:** `3`
- **Status:** active
- **CPV codes:** 77310000
- **Delivery regions:** UKH

- **Description:** 3a. Ardleigh Churchyard grass cutting.
3b. Ardleigh Churchyard strim and weed the base of trees
3c. Ardleigh Churchyard gravestones to be carefully strimmed avoiding damage to memorial items.
3d. Trim cemetery boundary hedges as necessary.
3e. Ardlei...

### Lot 4: Highway verges
- **Lot id:** `4`
- **Status:** active
- **CPV codes:** 45233139, 45233229
- **Delivery regions:** UKH

- **Description:** 4a. To cut the highway verges within the parish of Ardleigh. 16.91km of classified roads and 63.59km of
unclassified roads in conjunction with Essex County Highways.
4b. In addition, the dangerous junction at Wick Lane/Dead Lane is to be cut every 6 ...

### Lot 5: Ardleigh Millennium Green maintenance
- **Lot id:** `5`
- **Status:** active
- **CPV codes:** 77310000
- **Delivery regions:** UKH

- **Description:** 5a. Grass cutting of the main grass and play areas.
5b. To control the weeds (especially brambles) along all fence edges, hedge line, paths and the two shrub
gardens.
5c. Maintain the area surrounding the pond.
5e. Cutting of the wild flower meadows ...

### Lot 6: Ardleigh Recreation Ground and Village Hall grounds
- **Lot id:** `6`
- **Status:** active
- **CPV codes:** 77310000, 77320000
- **Delivery regions:** UKH

- **Description:** 6a. The open grassed area, (EXCLUDING THE CRICKET SQUARE), will need regular cutting throughout the
growing season.
6b. Outer boundary strimming, to include the removal of brambles, weeds etc spreading from the hedge to
the bottom.
6c. The car park e...

### Lot 7: Street/ footpath light maintenance and servicing
- **Lot id:** `7`
- **Status:** active
- **CPV codes:** 50232100
- **Delivery regions:** UKH

- **Description:** 7a. To carry out a visual structural inspection, supply and fit replacement lamps, clean lantern bowl and
column base compartment, clear vegetation around lights, if needed. To provide a report to the Council
following the inspection.
7b. To attend s...

### Lot 8: Tree survey and maintenance
- **Lot id:** `8`
- **Status:** active
- **CPV codes:** 77211500
- **Delivery regions:** UKH

- **Description:** 8a. To carry out an annual tree condition survey with management recommendations of all communal trees
above 150mm diameter when measured at 1.3m from ground level. This will include a ground only visual
inspection from within the communal grounds. A...

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F002465-2022)
- **Last Source Update:** 2022-01-27T16:47:58.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-22T11:56:04.265Z
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