Notice Information
Notice Title
Grounds & Sports Pitch Maintenance Contract
Notice Description
Dronfield Town Council is inviting quotations for a three-year contract for the maintenance of seven open spaces as well as a cost breakdown for the maintenance of football and cricket pitches. The scope of the project includes: * Grass cutting and hedge cutting * Maintenance of football pitches * Maintenance of cricket pitches It is anticipated that the new contract will start from the beginning of April 2026 and last for three years until March 2029.
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-05fa5a
- Publication Source
- Find A Tender Service
- Latest Notice
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/085501-2025
- 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
77314000 - Grounds maintenance services
77320000 - Sports fields maintenance services
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- £56,000 Under £100K
- Lots Value
- £56,000 Under £100K
- Awards Value
- Not specified
- Contracts Value
- Not specified
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 22 Dec 20251 weeks ago
- Submission Deadline
- 30 Jan 20262 months 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
- DRONFIELD TOWN COUNCIL
- Contact Name
- Not specified
- Contact Email
- townclerk@dronfield.gov.uk
- Contact Phone
- Not specified
Buyer Location
- Locality
- DRONFIELD
- Postcode
- S18 1PD
- Post Town
- Sheffield
- Country
- England
-
- Major Region (ITL 1)
- TLF East Midlands (England)
- Basic Region (ITL 2)
- TLF1 Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire
- Small Region (ITL 3)
- TLF12 East Derbyshire
- Delivery Location
- TLE Yorkshire and The Humber, TLF East Midlands (England)
-
- Local Authority
- North East Derbyshire
- Electoral Ward
- Dronfield South
- Westminster Constituency
- North East Derbyshire
Further Information
Notice Documents
-
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/085501-2025
22nd December 2025 - Tender notice on Find a Tender -
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/084899-2025
19th December 2025 - Tender notice on Find a Tender
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