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Melton Borough Council

MBC-1604 Grounds Maintenance Equipment Repair and Maintenance Contract

Construction MachineryCPV 50800000
Value£103k
Deadline6 Oct 2026
Published8 Sept 2026
RegionNationwide
Timeline
Published 8 Sept 202628 days leftCloses 6 Oct 2026
Who to contact
wellandprocurement@melton.gov.uk

The procurement contact named on the official notice.

How to submit
Open the submissions portal

Suppliers are welcome to view the opportunity on the ProContract portal using the link below. https://procontract.due-north.com/Advert?advertId=b85abf10-76ab-f111-813c-005056b64545&fromProjectDashboard=True

The submission route named on the official notice.

Contract value in context
£103ktotal contract value
median £130k
this tender£0£4.8m

This sits in the lower-middle of the Repair & Maintenance band — a mid-scale opportunity. Based on 15,278 valued Repair & Maintenance tenders in our corpus.

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The brief

Melton Borough Council are seeking suppliers who are able to carry out repairs, servicing and maintenance of grounds maintenance equipment used by the Council's Environmental Maintenance Team.

The objectives of this Contract are to: • Support the safe operation of grounds maintenance equipment used by Council staff • Maintain compliance with relevant health and safety legislation and guidance • Minimise equipment downtime and disruption to service delivery • Ensure equipment is maintained in line with manufacturer requirements • Provide value for money through effective planned maintenance and timely repairs • Extend the service life of Council owned equipment.

Suppliers are welcome to view the opportunity on the ProContract portal using the link below.

The deadline for submissions is 6th October 2026 at 12 noon. https://procontract.due-north.com/Advert?advertId=b85abf10-76ab-f111-813c-005056b64545&fromProjectDashboard=True

Requirements

What the notice asks for

01

Support the safe operation of grounds maintenance

Support the safe operation of grounds maintenance equipment used by Council staff.

02

Maintain compliance with relevant health and safety

Maintain compliance with relevant health and safety legislation and guidance.

03

Ensure equipment is maintained in line

Ensure equipment is maintained in line with manufacturer requirements.

04

Provide value for money through effective planned

Provide value for money through effective planned maintenance and timely repairs.

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What it takes to bid this

1220 daysof bid-team effort
£8.2k£13.7kat typical UK bid-team rates

Typical UK bid effort for the £100k–£1m band — an estimate, not a quote.

Qualify & bid/no-bid ~10% · SQ / PQQ ~20% · Written response ~55% · Review & presentation ~15%

Typical for this category — confirm against the ITT pack

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  • Hold at bidFinancial standing (accounts, often ~2× contract value turnover)
  • Hold at bidInsurance cover (PL / EL, often PI)
  • Show at bidSocial value commitments

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Source & provenance
OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-06f474
Stage
tender · Open
Source
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Buyer ref
084858-2026
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