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Preliminary Market Engagement Notice Grounds and Cleansing Maintenance Service Review
Environmental services
Grounds maintenance services
Location not published
Published value
Not published
Submission deadline Not published
Lots published1
Procurement Executive Summary
AI & Search Synopsis
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Tenderline Synopsis: Borough of Telford & Wrekin: "Preliminary Market Engagement Notice Grounds and Cleansing Maintenance Service Review". Published status: planning. Published value: Value not published. 1 published lot. Submission deadline not published. See the official notice for participation instructions.
| Contracting Authority | Borough of Telford & Wrekin | Scope & Categories | Not published | Submission Window | planning No deadline published |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Submission Gateway | Direct notice route | Legal Basis & Regime | Standard procurement | Estimated Value (exc. VAT) | Not published |
Bidder Intelligence · Authority Profile: Borough of Telford & Wrekin
Market Analytics
Derived from OCDS awards & bid statistics
Published history for Borough of Telford & Wrekin. These figures describe retained records, not a forecast of bids or a measure of buyer bias.
Published-to-award variance
Not availableInsufficient comparable data
Competition Density
25.4Bids / Report
Supplier ConcentrationHigh Concentration
POHWERTop vendor: 52.2% of attributable valuePayment Terms
Check noticePublished terms
Coverage: 159 active published awards; 29 bid reports (which may be per lot). Supplier values exclude multi-supplier awards, frameworks and DPS, and use GBP only. They are published award values, not payments. Published-to-award variance compares single-lot, single-award, single-supplier GBP procedures with explicitly non-framework/non-DPS status; increases remain in the average. Unpublished data stays unknown. Awarded suppliers are winners, not all bidders.
Historical Awarded Suppliers With This Authority:
| Supplier Name | Historic Awards | Attributable GBP Value |
|---|---|---|
| POHWER | 1 win | £550,000 |
| BARNARDO'S | 2 wins | £480,000 |
| MYA consulting limited | 1 win | £20,000 |
| Public Sphere ltd | 1 win | £3,000 |
Procedure terms
Contracting AuthorityBorough of Telford & Wrekin | Procedure methodNot published | Procurement categoryNot published |
Statusplanning | Framework / DPSNot published | CompetitionNot published |
Above thresholdNot published | Legal basisNot published | Tender period startsNot published |
Clarification deadlineNot published | Electronic submissionNot published | Submission languagesNot published |
Published27 Feb 2026, 12:08 GMT | Last source update27 Feb 2026, 12:08 GMT | Recurring procurementNot published |
ClassificationEnvironmental services, Grounds maintenance services | ||
Delivery areaLocation not published | ||
OCIDocds-h6vhtk-065e2d | ||
What is being bought
Purpose of this Notice
In accordance with Sections 16 and 17 of the Procurement Act 2023 and the Procurement Regulations 2024, Telford & Wrekin Council intend to conduct preliminary market engagement to inform the development of the specification and procurement strategy for Grounds and Cleansing Maintenance Services.
This engagement aims to:
Understand market capability and capacity.
Gather feedback on potential delivery models and risks.
Encourage participation from a diverse range of suppliers.
Participation in this engagement will not confer any advantage in any subsequent procurement process. All responses will be treated equally and confidentially.
All suppliers will be treated equally, and engagement will be conducted in a transparent manner.
Scope of Requirement
Grounds maintenance: parks, open spaces, shrub beds, verges, cemeteries, sports fields, grass cutting, tree and woodland management.
Street cleansing: litter picking, mechanical sweeping, seasonal leaf clearance.
Environmental tasks: fly-tip removal, graffiti clearance, litter removal, litter bin servicing and associated services.
Burials.
Expected contract start date: 1 April 2029.
Interested parties are invited to:
Complete the Supplier Questionnaire
Attend a two-party Market Engagement meeting with the council on 21st or 22nd May 2026.
Responses should be clear and concise.
Where applicable, provide supporting documentation or examples.
Indicate any assumptions made in your responses.
Timetable
Publication of Notice 27th February 2026
Questionnaire Release 27th February 2026
Deadline for Responses 17th April 2026 noon
Analysis of Responses 20th April to 1st May 2026
Market Engagement Sessions May 21st or May 22nd 2026
What changed
From the official release history
- Status changed to planning
27 Feb 2026, 12:08 GMT - Official notice release published
27 Feb 2026, 12:08 GMT - Buyer information updated
27 Feb 2026, 12:08 GMT
Lots and requirements (1)
Published by the contracting authority
- Lot 1 · #1Individual lot title not publishedplanningPublished valueNot publishedThe source published no individual title or description for this lot.Contract periodNot publishedEligibilityNot publishedOptions / renewalNot published
Timeline
- Pipeline notice
27 Feb 2026, 12:08 GMT - Procedure published
27 Feb 2026, 12:08 GMT - engagement
17 Apr 2026, 23:59 BST · scheduledPreliminary Market engagement ends on 17th April noon. Face to Face meetings with respondents on May 21st or 22nd May 2026.
Commercial outcome and competition
AwardsNo award published |
ContractsNo contract published |
Bid statisticsNo aggregate bid statistics published |
Buyer and organisations in this procedure
Borough of Telford & Wrekin
Contracting authority GB-PPON-PHHD-5776-GZNNDocuments (1)
Official links; attachments are not copied
- 27 Feb 2026, 12:08 GMT
Related procedures (0)
No related procedures published
Planning and rationale
Planning budgetNot published |
No-engagement rationaleNot published |
Procedure rationaleNot published |