Notice Information
Notice Title
Grounds and Sports Pitch Maintenance Services
Notice Description
Ferndown Town Council, as Sole Trustee to King George's Field Charity (the Charity) invites suitably qualified and experienced contractors to submit a tender for the provision of grounds maintenance and sports pitch preparation and maintenance services. The objective of this procurement is to appoint a contractor capable of delivering high-quality, safe, and sustainable grounds maintenance across our estate whilst preparing and maintaining sports pitches to an appropriate standard for their intended use. Recognising that maintenance methodologies vary between contractors, interested parties are invited to develop and submit their own recommended maintenance specification based upon their professional expertise, industry best practice, and site inspection.
Lot Information
Lot 1
Options: Facilities may over the period of the contract - either additions or deletions.
Renewal: The contract may be extended by 12 or 24 months by mutual agreement.
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-06c7bb
- Publication Source
- Find A Tender Service
- Latest Notice
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/064805-2026
- 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
- Competitive flexible 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
- £600,000 £500K-£1M
- Lots Value
- £600,000 £500K-£1M
- Awards Value
- Not specified
- Contracts Value
- Not specified
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 9 Jul 20266 days ago
- Submission Deadline
- 25 Aug 20262 months to go
- Future Notice Date
- Not specified
- Award Date
- Not specified
- Contract Period
- 1 Jan 2027 - 31 Dec 2030 4-5 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
- FERNDOWN TOWN COUNCIL
- Contact Name
- Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
- Contact Email
- Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
- Contact Phone
- Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
Buyer Location
- Locality
- FERNDOWN
- Postcode
- BH22 9TH
- Post Town
- Bournemouth
- Country
- England
-
- Major Region (ITL 1)
- TLK South West (England)
- Basic Region (ITL 2)
- TLK6 North Somerset, Somerset and Dorset
- Small Region (ITL 3)
- TLK64 Dorset
- 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
- Dorset
- Electoral Ward
- Ferndown North
- Westminster Constituency
- Christchurch
Further Information
Notice Documents
-
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/064805-2026
9th July 2026 - Tender notice on Find a Tender
Open Contracting Data Standard (OCDS)
The Open Contracting Data Standard (OCDS) is a framework designed to increase transparency and access to public procurement data in the public sector. It is widely used by governments and organisations worldwide to report on procurement processes and contracts.
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