Notice Information
Notice Title
Grounds Maintenance Contract
Notice Description
Contract for grounds maintenance in and around Stotfold, Bedfordshire
Lot Information
Lot 1
Renewal: EXTENSION BY 12 MONTHS WITH THE AGREEMENT OF BOTH PARTIES
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-05fd3b
- Publication Source
- Find A Tender Service
- Latest Notice
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/086109-2025
- 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
- Open procedure
- 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
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- £90,000 Under £100K
- Lots Value
- £90,000 Under £100K
- Awards Value
- Not specified
- Contracts Value
- Not specified
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 24 Dec 20255 days ago
- Submission Deadline
- 12 Jan 20262 weeks to go
- Future Notice Date
- Not specified
- Award Date
- Not specified
- Contract Period
- 31 Mar 2026 - 31 Mar 2027 6-12 months
- 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
- STOTFOLD TOWN COUNCIL
- Contact Name
- Emma Payne
- Contact Email
- townclerk@stotfoldtowncouncil.gov.uk
- Contact Phone
- 01462 730064
Buyer Location
- Locality
- STOTFOLD
- Postcode
- SG5 4HG
- Post Town
- Stevenage
- Country
- England
-
- Major Region (ITL 1)
- TLH East (England)
- Basic Region (ITL 2)
- TLH2 Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire
- Small Region (ITL 3)
- TLH25 Central Bedfordshire
- 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
- Central Bedfordshire
- Electoral Ward
- Stotfold
- Westminster Constituency
- Hitchin
Further Information
Notice Documents
-
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/086109-2025
24th December 2025 - Tender notice on Find a Tender -
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