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Marlow Town Council

Grounds Maintenance Contract

Agriculture & ForestryCPV 98371111
Value£255k
Deadline5 Oct 2026
Published7 Aug 2026
RegionNationwide
Timeline
Published 7 Aug 202630 days leftCloses 5 Oct 2026
Who to contact
Debbie Abbott
office@marlow-tc.gov.uk
+441628484024

The procurement contact named on the official notice.

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Contract value in context
£255ktotal contract value
median £134k
this tender£0£4.1m

This sits in the upper-middle of the Other Community & Personal Services band — a substantial contract for the sector. Based on 5,835 valued Other Community & Personal Services tenders in our corpus.

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The brief

The Council is seeking suitably experienced and competent contractors to provide grounds maintenance services in accordance with the Council's specification.

The principal services required are: • Grass cutting and trimming of urban grass verges; • Trimming and pruning of hedges, verges, trees and shrubs; • Rights of way clearance; • Cemetery maintenance; • May Balfour Gardens maintenance; and • Bin clearance.

Additional services may occasionally be required, including: • Trimming and pruning of hedges, verges, trees and shrubs not forming part of the regular scheme; and • Siding out of overgrown footways or other Rights of Way not forming part of the regular scheme.

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%

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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
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Stage
tender · Open
Source
Find a Tender
Buyer ref
075265-2026
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