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SPC Grounds maintenance contract

Agriculture & ForestryCPV 77300000

Value£100,000

Deadline30 Oct 2026

Published21 Sept 2026

RegionNationwide

£100,000 — stated in the notice

Timeline

Published 21 Sept 202639 days leftCloses 30 Oct 2026

Who to contact

clerk@stanwickparishcouncil.org.uk

The procurement contact named on the official notice.

How to submit

Submission by email are accepted but must include the subject line: Stanwick Grounds Maintenance Tender Submission 2026 to clerk@stanwickparishcouncil.org.uk Posted submissions: Stanwick Grounds Maintenance Tender Submission 2026 Stanwick Parish Council, 29 Hill House gardens, Stanwick Northants NN9 6QH

The submission route named on the official notice.

Contract value in context

£100ktotal contract value

median £150k

this tender£0£3.5m

This sits in the lower-middle of the Agriculture, Forestry & Horticulture band — a mid-scale opportunity. Based on 3,317 valued Agriculture, Forestry & Horticulture tenders in our corpus.

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The brief

Stanwick Parish Council is seeking to appoint a suitably experienced and competent contractor to provide grounds maintenance and associated services across Council-managed sites within the parish of Stanwick.

The contract will cover the routine management and maintenance of public green spaces and associated facilities, including recreation and leisure areas, public open spaces, natural areas, highway verges, linked footpaths, allotments, Stanwick Cemetery and St Laurence Churchyard.

Core services will include grass cutting and edging; shrub, herbaceous and flower bed maintenance; rose bed maintenance; hedge maintenance; young tree and yew tree maintenance; litter, leaf and debris clearance; hard surface maintenance; weed and vegetation control; allotment maintenance; and cemetery services including grave digging, interments, cremated remains, grave reinstatement and associated duties.

The Contractor will be required to maintain all sites to the standards specified in the Council's Grounds Maintenance Specification, using appropriate horticultural, environmental, health and safety and operational practices.

The service is required to be delivered in a manner that maintains sites in a clean, safe, tidy and well-maintained condition, while taking account of biodiversity, wildlife and environmental sustainability.

The Contractor will also be responsible for the appropriate removal and disposal of waste and arisings generated through the service and for complying with all applicable legislation and regulatory requirements.

Tenderers will be required to submit method statements covering service delivery, environmental sustainability, staffing, and health and safety/risk assessment arrangements.

The contract will initially run for three years, with an option for the Council to extend for a further twelve months, subject to satisfactory performance and the Council's requirements.

The contract will comprise annual-priced core tasks together with additional optional works instructed by the Council and paid in accordance with the Schedule of Rates.

The detailed requirements, site information, performance standards and contractual requirements are set out in the procurement documents.

Requirements

What the notice asks for

The Contractor will be required to maintain

The service is required to be delivered

The Contractor will also be responsible

Tenderers will be required to submit method

Tenderers will be required to submit method statements covering service delivery, environmental sustainability, staffing, and health and safety/risk assessment arrangements.

Sentences from the notice that state an obligation, surfaced automatically and shown in the order they appear. Not an exhaustive list — always confirm against the tender documents.

What it takes to bid this

12–20 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 bidWaste carrier / pesticide / arboricultural certifications as relevant
Show at bidComparable references / case studies
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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