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Environmental Services for Daventry Town Council

Daventry Town Council

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Planning

22 Oct 2026 at 17:15

UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice
Summary of the contracting process

Daventry Town Council is preparing a future environmental services procurement covering council-maintained sites in Daventry. The expected work combines grounds and landscape maintenance, including grass cutting across 247 acres, hedges, planting, floral displays and weed control; tree inspections and works; maintenance of ponds, streams, ditches and sustainable drainage systems; and cemetery grounds and burial operations. It also covers cleansing open spaces and specified town-centre areas, including litter and fly-tip removal, public toilet cleaning and opening, litter and dog-waste bins, support for Daventry markets, and inspection and minor maintenance of play equipment. The supplier or suppliers will also be responsible for disposing of waste generated by the services. The Council is considering whether to procure this as one contract, separate packages or individual lots.

This process is at preliminary market engagement and planning stage, not an invitation to tender. The Council is seeking supplier views through a questionnaire on how the services might be packaged, possible contract structures and other considerations, to shape the scope, commercial model and procurement strategy. Responses to the questionnaire are expected by 20 November 2026; this is an engagement response date, not a tender deadline. The Council is considering a five-year contract from 1 May 2028 to 30 April 2033, with possible extension to 30 April 2036. The stated estimated value is £9,317,760 including VAT. No procurement procedure, bid evaluation criteria or participation requirements have yet been set out.

The engagement is relevant to suppliers able to deliver one or more of the service areas, since the Council is considering a single contract, separate packages or individual lots. Potentially well-placed businesses include grounds and landscape contractors, arboriculture providers, watercourse maintenance firms, cemetery and burial operators, environmental cleansing and waste-removal companies, public toilet service providers, market support contractors, and play-equipment inspection and maintenance specialists. The breadth of services may also suit a lead contractor able to coordinate several operational disciplines and manage waste disposal, as well as specialist suppliers interested in a defined package. The Council is seeking market insight on supplier capability, capacity and interest, and on workable service packaging and commercial structures. Tree inspection work is expected to involve an ArbCert tree inspector. No other accreditation or qualification requirements are stated at this planning stage.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Environmental Services for Daventry Town Council

Notice Description

Daventry Town Council is preparing for the procurement of its future Environmental Services arrangements, with the current contract due to expire in May 2028. The Council is undertaking preliminary market engagement to inform its approach to the future procurement and to understand the capability, capacity and interest of potential suppliers. As part of this exercise, the Council is inviting interested suppliers to participate in a market engagement questionnaire. The scope of services is expected to include, but may not be limited to: * LANDSCAPE MAINTENANCE to Council maintained open spaces, highway verges, residential areas and other sites to include: 247 acres of grass cutting, hedge and shrub maintenance, planting, floral displays, weed control, hard-surface maintenance, seasonal operations; * TREES / ARBORICULTURE - Routine tree inspections undertaken by an ArbCert tree inspector, arboricultural advice, planned/reactive tree works, emergency response and associated tree management; * PONDS, STREAMS, DITCHES & SUDS - Vegetation management, debris/obstruction clearance, maintaining water flow, inspections and reporting defects; * CEMETERIES / CHURCHYARDS & BURIAL OPERATIONS - Grounds maintenance, grave digging/preparation, cremated-remains interments, backfilling and grave reinstatement, associated cemetery operations; * ADDITIONAL LANDSCAPE ACTIVITIES - Hanging baskets, memorial gardens, floral/seasonal activities and other operational enhancements; * CLEANSING OF OPEN SPACES AND SPECIFIED TOWN-CENTRE AREAS, to include litter picking, sweeping, litter and dog-waste bins, fly-tip removal, fly-posting, graffiti/defacement, abandoned trolleys, leaf/blossom/fruit clearance, event cleansing, weed control and clearance; * PUBLIC TOILET FACILITIES (Welton Road and Market Trader) - Opening/closing, cleaning, restocking consumables, reporting defects/blockages; * LITTER & DOG WASTE BINS - Cleaning bins, responding to overflowing bins, replacement and installation of new/additional litter and dog-waste bins; * DAVENTRY MARKETS - Market-area checks, road closure/reopening, cleansing before/after market, operational support, reporting issues; * PLAY EQUIPMENT - Routine safety inspections, cleansing, minor maintenance and repairs, reporting defects, urgent response to safety issues, maintenance of surfacing, gates, fencing and associated features. The appointed supplier/s will be required to dispose of all waste generated through provision of the services. The Council is considering how these services may best be structured and delivered, including whether they should be procured as a single contract, separate packages, or individual Lots. Feedback from the market will help inform the scope, commercial model and structure of the future procurement, and the development of the Council's procurement strategy.

Planning Information

The Council wishes to engage with suppliers who have experience, capability or an interest in delivering some or all of the services outlined above. This exercise is being undertaken solely for preliminary market engagement purposes and does not constitute a call for competition or a commitment by the Council to undertake a particular procurement. Participation is voluntary and will not confer any advantage or disadvantage in any subsequent procurement process. Suppliers who do not participate in this exercise will not be prevented from participating in any future tender opportunity. The Council may undertake further market engagement as its requirements and procurement approach develop. Details of any subsequent market engagement and/or procurement opportunity will be published through the appropriate notice on Find a Tender. SUPPLIERS INTERESTED IN PARTICIPATING in this market engagement are invited to express their interest by emailing buyer@polaris-procurement.com to request access to a short market engagement questionnaire which will seek market views on the packaging of the proposed services, potential contract structures and other considerations relevant to the future procurement. Please quote DTC Environmental Services – Market Engagement in the subject line. DEADLINE FOR RESPONSES TO THE QUESTIONNAIRE: Friday 20th November 2026.

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-078e57
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/100193-2026
Current Stage
Planning
All Stages
Planning

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Not Specified
Procurement Method Details
Not specified
Tender Suitability
SME
Awardee Scale
Not specified

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

45 - Construction work

50 - Repair and maintenance services

71 - Architectural, construction, engineering and inspection services

77 - Agricultural, forestry, horticultural, aquacultural and apicultural services

90 - Sewage, refuse, cleaning and environmental services

CPV Codes

45112710 - Landscaping work for green areas

45112711 - Landscaping work for parks

45112712 - Landscaping work for gardens

45112714 - Landscaping work for cemeteries

45112720 - Landscaping work for sports grounds and recreational areas

45112723 - Landscaping work for playgrounds

50760000 - Repair and maintenance of public conveniences

71421000 - Landscape gardening services

77310000 - Planting and maintenance services of green areas

77320000 - Sports fields maintenance services

77340000 - Tree pruning and hedge trimming

90511300 - Litter collection services

90610000 - Street-cleaning and sweeping services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
£9,317,760 £1M-£10M
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
22 Oct 20264 days ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
Not specified
Contract Period
1 May 2028 - 1 May 2033 Over 5 years
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Planning
Lots Status
Planning
Awards Status
Not Specified
Contracts Status
Not Specified

Buyer & Supplier

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
Daventry Town Council
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
DAVENTRY
Postcode
NN11 4BT
Postcode Area
Northampton
Country
England
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLF East Midlands (England)
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLF2 Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLF24 West Northamptonshire
Delivery Location
TLF24 West Northamptonshire
Local Authority
West Northamptonshire
Electoral Ward
Daventry South
Westminster Constituency
Daventry

Further Information

Notice Documents

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