--- title: "Grounds Maintenance Contract" ocid: "ocds-b5fd17-90df6f50-41de-4223-8680-84471b37400c" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-90df6f50-41de-4223-8680-84471b37400c" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-90df6f50-41de-4223-8680-84471b37400c.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-90df6f50-41de-4223-8680-84471b37400c.json" source: "Contracts Finder" current_stage: "Award" buyer: "HYTHE TOWN COUNCIL" published: "2022-10-28" --- # Grounds Maintenance Contract Buyer: HYTHE TOWN COUNCIL Current stage: Award OCID: ocds-b5fd17-90df6f50-41de-4223-8680-84471b37400c [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-90df6f50-41de-4223-8680-84471b37400c) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-90df6f50-41de-4223-8680-84471b37400c.json) ## Summary The Hythe Town Council has awarded a contract for Grounds Maintenance Services. The contract, with an estimated value of £50,000, was tendered through a selective procurement process which involved a competitive procedure with negotiation. The contract period will run from 1st April 2022 to 31st March 2027. Interested parties were required to submit sealed tenders by midnight on 31st December 2021. The buying organisation for this contract is the Hythe Town Council, with the main procurement category being services. This tender for Grounds Maintenance Services by the Hythe Town Council presents an opportunity for businesses involved in grounds maintenance and landscaping to compete for a valuable contract. Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) particularly would find this tender suitable for bidding. The contract aims to ensure the maintenance of public open spaces in Hythe to a high standard, providing a significant business opportunity for firms in the landscaping and horticulture industry. Interested businesses can find further details on the Hythe Town Council's website. ## Notice Hythe Town Council currently hold long term leases on a number of public open spaces within the Town. The Town Council are required to ensure that these spaces are kept in a clean and tidy condition. The Town Council place great value in the day-to-day management of these sites as the free resource that all residents can enjoy. Green Spaces are a vital part of our community infrastructure contributing in a variety of ways to the health and well-being of all that use them or even enjoy the simple visual amenity. Therefore, it is vital that the maintenance of these spaces is carried out to the highest standard and fully reflects the quality of service that the residents of Hythe pay for. Duties to include edging, grass cutting, weeding, planting trees, shrubs and seasonal bedding, pruning, small tree works, sports pitch maintenance and any other gardening tasks associated with grounds maintenance. The Tender notice refers to an official letter provided by Hythe Town Council to complete large-scale services and deliver goods. Where the estimated value of a public contract exceeds PS25,000 (net of VAT) Hythe Town Council will comply with Articles 109 and 114 of the 2015 Public Contracts Regulations in addition to section 135 of the 1972 Local Government Act. Details of every open invitation to tender for contracts to provide goods and/or services which exceeds PS25,000, and details of any contract, commissioned activity, purchase order, framework agreement and any other legally enforceable agreement with a value that exceeds PS25,000 will be published on the Hythe Town Council website and on the Contracts Finder website. Invitations and specifications will be sent to interested parties Please contact The Proper Officer, The Town Clerk in the first instance. All sealed tenders must then be completed and returned by midnight 31 December 2021 and addressed to the Proper Officer: The Town Clerk, Town Council Offices, Oaklands, 1 Stade Street, Hythe, Kent. CT20 6BG. The Council will reply in writing no later than 31 January 2022. ## Key Details | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication source | Contracts Finder | | Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/2fe51d56-2de7-4ce1-b198-6392d74a5974 | | Notice type | Award Notice | | Procurement type | Framework | | Procurement category | Services | | Procurement method | Selective | | Procurement method details | Competitive procedure with negotiation (above threshold) | | Tender suitability | SME | | Awardee scale | Large | | All stages | Tender, Award | ## Dates | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication date | 28 Oct 2022 | | Submission deadline | 31 Dec 2021 | | Future notice date | Not specified | | Award date | 10 Mar 2022 | | Contract period | 31 Mar 2022 - 31 Mar 2027 | | Recurrence | Not specified | ## Values | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender value | £50,000 | | Lots value | Not specified | | Awards value | £50,836 | | Contracts value | Not specified | ## Status | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender status | Complete | | Lots status | Not specified | | Awards status | Active | | Contracts status | Not specified | ## Buyer | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Main buyer | HYTHE TOWN COUNCIL | | Locality | HYTHE | | Post town | Canterbury | | Postcode | CT21 6BG | | Country | England | | ITL 1 | TLJ South East (England) | | ITL 2 | TLJ4 Kent | | ITL 3 | TLJ44 East Kent | | Local authority | Folkestone and Hythe | | Electoral ward | Hythe | | Westminster constituency | Folkestone and Hythe | | Delivery location | Not specified | ## Supplier | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Number of suppliers | 1 | | Supplier names | FOLKESTONE AND HYTHE DISTRICT COUNCIL | ## CPV Codes ### Divisions - 77 - Agricultural, forestry, horticultural, aquacultural and apicultural services ### Codes - 77314000 - Grounds maintenance services ## Release History - 28 Oct 2022 at 09:38 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/2fe51d56-2de7-4ce1-b198-6392d74a5974 - 21 Oct 2021 at 14:31 - Tender - Tender Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/989d152a-4eb8-450b-ae80-eb4c9debb371 ## Documents - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/2fe51d56-2de7-4ce1-b198-6392d74a5974 28th October 2022 - Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/989d152a-4eb8-450b-ae80-eb4c9debb371 21st October 2021 - Opportunity notice on Contracts Finder ## Notice URLs - http://www.hythe-tc.gov.uk ## Provenance This Markdown file is an alternate public rendering of the D3 Tenders contract record. 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