Notice Information
Notice Title
Grounds Maintenance Contract
Notice Description
Provision of grounds maintenance services for Hawkinge Town Council assets.
Lot Information
Lot 1
Options: Additional Maintenance: To provide any additional maintenance required by HTC, ie: fencing repairs, tree surgery and other ad-hoc handyman requests. May be asked to undertake additional grounds maintenance on sites as and when deemed necessary by the Council.
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-056710
- Publication Source
- Find A Tender Service
- Latest Notice
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/064080-2025
- Current Stage
- Award
- All Stages
- Tender, Award
Procurement Classification
- Notice Type
- UK6 - Contract Award Notice
- Procurement Type
- Standard
- Procurement Category
- Services
- Procurement Method
- Open
- Procurement Method Details
- Competitive flexible procedure
- Tender Suitability
- SME
- Awardee Scale
- SME
Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)
- CPV Divisions
77 - Agricultural, forestry, horticultural, aquacultural and apicultural services
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- CPV Codes
77000000 - Agricultural, forestry, horticultural, aquacultural and apicultural services
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- £312,500 £100K-£500K
- Lots Value
- £312,500 £100K-£500K
- Awards Value
- £312,500 £100K-£500K
- Contracts Value
- Not specified
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 10 Oct 20254 months ago
- Submission Deadline
- 27 Aug 2025Expired
- Future Notice Date
- Not specified
- Award Date
- 7 Oct 20254 months ago
- Contract Period
- 31 Mar 2026 - 31 Mar 2031 Over 5 years
- Recurrence
- Not specified
Notice Status
- Tender Status
- Complete
- Lots Status
- Complete
- Awards Status
- Active
- Contracts Status
- Not Specified
Buyer & Supplier
Contracting Authority (Buyer)
- Main Buyer
- HAWKINGE TOWN COUNCIL
- Contact Name
- Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
- Contact Email
- Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
- Contact Phone
- Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
Buyer Location
- Locality
- HAWKINGE
- Postcode
- CT18 7FP
- Post Town
- Canterbury
- Country
- England
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- Major Region (ITL 1)
- TLJ South East (England)
- Basic Region (ITL 2)
- TLJ4 Kent
- Small Region (ITL 3)
- TLJ44 East Kent
- Delivery Location
- TLJ South East (England)
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- Local Authority
- Folkestone and Hythe
- Electoral Ward
- North Downs East
- Westminster Constituency
- Ashford
Further Information
Notice Documents
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https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/064080-2025
10th October 2025 - Contract award notice on Find a Tender -
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/050261-2025
20th August 2025 - Tender notice on Find a Tender -
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/047168-2025
8th August 2025 - Tender notice on Find a Tender -
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/043456-2025
28th July 2025 - Tender notice on Find a Tender -
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/A-3525
Tender Notice Specific Requirements for Tender - including ITT instructions. Please Note: Tender Return Date states Friday 27 August 2025 should read Wednesday 27 August 2025. -
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https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/A-4128
A summary of questions received and answers given during the designated period.
Open Contracting Data Standard (OCDS)
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