Notice Information
Notice Title
TENDER OPPORTUNITY FOR GRASS CUTTING 2025-28
Notice Description
Market Drayton Town Council (MDTC) is seeking tenders from competent contractors for the grass cutting and strimming in the town as set out in the schedule of works. The cutting is for 13 locations within the town during the grass cutting season from April 2026 to October 2028; the areas are mainly play areas and open spaces.
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-05cc5c
- Publication Source
- Find A Tender Service
- Latest Notice
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/065220-2025
- Current Stage
- Tender
- All Stages
- Tender
Procurement Classification
- Notice Type
- UK4 - Tender Notice
- Procurement Type
- Standard
- Procurement Category
- Services
- Procurement Method
- Open
- Procurement Method Details
- Below threshold - open competition
- Tender Suitability
- SME
- Awardee Scale
- Not specified
Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)
- CPV Divisions
77 - Agricultural, forestry, horticultural, aquacultural and apicultural services
-
- CPV Codes
77310000 - Planting and maintenance services of green areas
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- £72,000 Under £100K
- Lots Value
- £72,000 Under £100K
- Awards Value
- Not specified
- Contracts Value
- Not specified
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 14 Oct 20254 months ago
- Submission Deadline
- 14 Nov 2025Expired
- Future Notice Date
- Not specified
- Award Date
- Not specified
- Contract Period
- 1 Mar 2026 - 30 Nov 2028 2-3 years
- Recurrence
- Not specified
Notice Status
- Tender Status
- Active
- Lots Status
- Active
- Awards Status
- Not Specified
- Contracts Status
- Not Specified
Buyer & Supplier
Contracting Authority (Buyer)
- Main Buyer
- MARKET DRAYTON TOWN COUNCIL
- Contact Name
- Not specified
- Contact Email
- townclerk@marketdrayton.gov.uk
- Contact Phone
- Not specified
Buyer Location
- Locality
- MARKET DRAYTON
- Postcode
- TF9 3AX
- Post Town
- Telford
- Country
- England
-
- Major Region (ITL 1)
- TLG West Midlands (England)
- Basic Region (ITL 2)
- TLG2 Shropshire and Staffordshire
- Small Region (ITL 3)
- TLG22 Shropshire
- Delivery Location
- TLC North East (England), TLD North West (England), TLE Yorkshire and The Humber, TLF East Midlands (England), TLG West Midlands (England), TLH East (England), TLI London, TLJ South East (England), TLK South West (England)
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- Local Authority
- Shropshire
- Electoral Ward
- Market Drayton West
- Westminster Constituency
- North Shropshire
Further Information
Notice Documents
-
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/065220-2025
14th October 2025 - Tender notice on Find a Tender
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