Notice Information
Notice Title
Gardening Contract
Notice Description
To provide Gardening Services as follows: - Shrubs on the Inner Relief Roads - Willow Street and Talbot Street x 3: These beds are to be kept weed free and neat. The second bed from the Church Street end is now included in this contract. Maintenance of Planters and Hanging Baskets: 20 Large Planters on Poles 6 Hay Baskets in Willow Street 2 Large Hay Baskets back of Cross St Toilets 4 Planting tubs in front of Town Hall 1 Planting tub at the rear of the Town Hall 4 Hanging Baskets on front of the Town Hall All above items are to be watered and maintained, after being erected by the Nursery and then emptied at the end of the season and stored at Ellesmere Town Hall. All waste is to be disposed of. Wharf Square by Tesco: To maintain this area to keep it litter free. Ellesmere Town Hall: From April - March to cut lawns, prune shrubs, trees, cut and maintain hedges. During the winter months to clear the leaves when required. To treat moss regularly. To maintain and keep tidy all the grounds and to ensure all waste is disposed of. Extra gardening work may be called upon during the year. St. Mary's Churchyard: To ensure the pathway around the War Memorial is weed and moss free before Remembrance Sunday for the Parade. This Contract is to run from 1st April 2026 to 31st March 2029. Insurance: Public Liability must be held and produced to the Council at the time of activation of this agreement.
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-05ec0f
- Publication Source
- Find A Tender Service
- Latest Notice
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/078538-2025
- Current Stage
- Tender
- All Stages
- Tender
Procurement Classification
- Notice Type
- UK4 - Tender Notice
- Procurement Type
- Framework
- 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
71 - Architectural, construction, engineering and inspection services
-
- CPV Codes
71421000 - Landscape gardening services
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- £30,000 Under £100K
- Lots Value
- £30,000 Under £100K
- Awards Value
- Not specified
- Contracts Value
- Not specified
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 1 Dec 20253 days ago
- Submission Deadline
- 12 Dec 20251 weeks to go
- Future Notice Date
- Not specified
- Award Date
- Not specified
- Contract Period
- 31 Mar 2026 - 31 Mar 2029 3-4 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
- ELLESMERE TOWN COUNCIL
- Contact Name
- Not specified
- Contact Email
- jo.butterworth@ellesmere-tc.gov.uk
- Contact Phone
- 01691 622188
Buyer Location
- Locality
- ELLESMERE
- Postcode
- SY12 0AL
- Post Town
- Shrewsbury
- 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)
-
- Local Authority
- Shropshire
- Electoral Ward
- Ellesmere Urban
- Westminster Constituency
- North Shropshire
Further Information
Notice Documents
-
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/078538-2025
1st December 2025 - Tender notice on Find a Tender
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