Notice Information
Notice Title
Grounds Maintenance Contract
Notice Description
Groby Parish Council is located in Leicestershire and covers the villages of Groby and Field Head. The contractor will be responsible for carrying out the grass cutting and grounds maintenance of designated areas within Groby and Field Head which includes recreation grounds, open green spaces and the urban grass verges. A full list of areas to be maintained is included within the contract documentation. The contract is to be a 2-year fixed price contract commencing on 1st April 2026.
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-05f5ab
- Publication Source
- Find A Tender Service
- Latest Notice
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/000652-2026
- 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
- Not specified
- Awardee Scale
- Not specified
Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)
- CPV Divisions
77 - Agricultural, forestry, horticultural, aquacultural and apicultural services
-
- CPV Codes
77314100 - Grassing services
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- £54,000 Under £100K
- Lots Value
- £54,000 Under £100K
- Awards Value
- Not specified
- Contracts Value
- Not specified
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 6 Jan 20261 months ago
- Submission Deadline
- 16 Jan 2026Expired
- Future Notice Date
- Not specified
- Award Date
- Not specified
- Contract Period
- 31 Mar 2026 - 31 Mar 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
- GROBY PARISH COUNCIL
- Contact Name
- Sue Hackett - Parish Clerk
- Contact Email
- clerk@grobyparishcouncil.gov.uk
- Contact Phone
- 0116 2876985
Buyer Location
- Locality
- LEICESTER
- Postcode
- LE6 0DQ
- Post Town
- Leicester
- Country
- England
-
- Major Region (ITL 1)
- TLF East Midlands (England)
- Basic Region (ITL 2)
- TLF2 Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire
- Small Region (ITL 3)
- TLF22 Leicestershire CC and Rutland
- 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
- Hinckley and Bosworth
- Electoral Ward
- Groby
- Westminster Constituency
- Mid Leicestershire
Further Information
Notice Documents
-
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/000652-2026
6th January 2026 - Tender notice on Find a Tender -
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/082880-2025
15th December 2025 - Tender notice on Find a Tender
Open Contracting Data Standard (OCDS)
View full OCDS Record for this contracting process
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