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# Provision of Custodianship and volunteer management services of countryside sites

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/provision-of-custodianship-and-volunteer-management-services-of-countryside-sites-ocds-h6vhtk-03dc4f). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** South Oxfordshire District Council: "Provision of Custodianship and volunteer management services of countryside sites". Published status: complete. Published Value: £375,000. 1 published lot. Recorded submission deadline: 6 Aug 2023, 23:55 BST. Published submission portal: procontract.due-north.com.

## Key Information
- **Status:** COMPLETE (the published submission deadline has passed)
- **Buyer:** [South Oxfordshire District Council](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/south-oxfordshire-district-council-ons-e07000179)
- **Published Value:** £375,000 (GBP)
- **Submission Deadline:** 6 August 2023 at 23:55 BST
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Open procedure
- **Main Category:** services
- **Classifications (CPV):** Environmental protection
- **Delivery Location:** UKJ14
- **Legal Basis:** CELEX 32014L0024
- **Awarded Value:** £497,547 (exc. VAT, 1 contract)
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-03dc4f`

## Before you bid
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- **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.
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- **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/provision-of-custodianship-and-volunteer-management-services-of-countryside-sites-ocds-h6vhtk-03dc4f#tl-md)

## Submission
- **Submission Platform:** [procontract.due-north.com](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fprocontract.due-north.com%2FAdvert%2FIndex%3FadvertId%3D7a043264-ef13-ee11-8123-005056b64545)
- **How to bid:** https://tenderline.uk/tenders/provision-of-custodianship-and-volunteer-management-services-of-countryside-sites-ocds-h6vhtk-03dc4f#participate

## Description
The council's management of the sites relies heavily on the use of groups of volunteers drawn from the local communities.
All of the sites are managed to enhance their ecological value and several of the sites are
subject to biological designations. A successful contractor would be expected to have
experience of working on sensitive sites and an understanding of the biological processes
that maintain their special interest

## Lots (1)
### Lot 1: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** complete
- **CPV codes:** 90720000
- **Delivery regions:** UKJ

- **Description:** All of the sites are managed to enhance their ecological value and several of the sites are
subject to biological designations. A successful contractor would be expected to have
experience of working on sensitive sites and an understanding of the bio...
- **Contract Period:**  to 30/09/2028

## Awards & Winning Suppliers (1)
- **Award:** Provision of Custodianship and volunteer management services of countryside sites (active)
  - Award id: `016089-2024-1756-1`
  - Supplier(s): **Earth Trust**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-114267`
  - Value: £497,547 † (exc. VAT)

> † value taken from the contract record; the award notice published none.

## Contracts (1)
- **Contract:** Provision of Custodianship and volunteer management services of countryside sites (active)
  - Signed Value: £497,547
  - Signed Date: 15/05/2024

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F016089-2024)
- **Last Source Update:** 2024-05-22T05:36:29.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-23T14:51:25.820Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-03dc4f