Totton & Eling Town Council, Grounds Maintenance Contract
Estimated value
£526k
Awarded value
—
Suppliers
0
Lots
5
Published
13 Jan 2026
Description
Totton & Eling Town Council requires grounds maintenance services from external suppliers to fulfil duties such as grass cutting, shrub and hedge maintenance, planting and watering, assistance with re-wilding programmes and other duties as detailed in forthcoming documentation. Services required are spread across 5 sections (lots). Each lot has a different area of focus e.g. horticulture, grass maintenance of varying frequency, ditching work etc.
Scope
- Reference
- ocds-h6vhtk-0604b0
- Total value
- £526,247 excluding VAT£631,496 including VATAbove the relevant threshold
- Commercial tool
- Standalone contract
- Contract dates
- 31 Mar 2026 to 31 Mar 2029Possible extension to 31 Mar 2032
Should Totton & Eling Town Council be satisfied with the services provided they may seek to extend any contract by a maximum of 3 years. Any proposed extension is subject to the decision of our authority's scrutiny panel.
- Main category
- services
- CPV classifications
- 7731100077312000773130007731400077330000773410007734200077320000
- Contract locations
- South East England, United Kingdom
- Particular suitability
- Small and medium-sized enterprises (SME)Voluntary, community and social enterprises (VCSE)
Award criteria
Criteria the buyer will use to evaluate bids.
| Name | Description | Type | Weighting |
|---|---|---|---|
| Quality | We hope to encourage bids from suppliers who can fulfil duties as required and provide an excellent level of service at a reasonable price point. This will be determined by our authority's scrutiny panel. | quality | — |
Participation
Conditions suppliers must meet to bid.
See tender document
This part of the ground's maintenance contract is reserved for those who can demonstrate experience specifically in the field of horticulture to a Level 2 Technical Certificate or higher. Relevant comparable experience of an equivalent level will be taken into consideration. See tender document
Submission & procedure
- Enquiry deadline
- 13 Feb 2026, 4:00 pm
- Submission deadline
- 20 Feb 2026, 12:00 pm
- Submission address
- Please return the completed form of tender, schedule of unit rates for valuation of variations, contractor information form and contractor insurance declaration in an envelope marked DO NOT OPEN - TENDER FOR GROUNDS MAINTENANCE CONTRACT to Totton and Eling Town Council, Civic Centre, Testwood Lane, Totton, Hampshire SO40 3AP by 12 noon on Friday 20 February 2026. Any tenders received by any other method will not be considered.
- Electronic submission
- No
- Procedure
- Open procedure
Lots · 5 total
Divisions of the contract. Each lot can be awarded separately.
| Lot | Title | Est. value | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Section 1 | Prestige Grounds Maintenance | £120k | active |
| Section 2 | Grounds Maintenance & Trees | £78k | active |
| Section 3 | Grass Cutting & Pond Management | £91k | active |
| Section 4 | Grounds Maintenance & Ditches | £204k | active |
| Section 5 | Grass Cutting, Rewilding & Minor Hedge Works | £34k | active |