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title: "Grounds Maintenance Services"
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current_stage: "Award"
buyer: "RUSHDEN TOWN COUNCIL"
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# Grounds Maintenance Services

Buyer: RUSHDEN TOWN COUNCIL  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-b5fd17-f432fd4f-2e9d-4224-8b31-b16cf7794e7d

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## Summary

Rushden Town Council is seeking tenders for Grounds Maintenance Services in East Midlands, United Kingdom. This procurement process has reached the award stage, with a contract valued at £2,000,000 that will commence on August 1, 2019, and conclude on July 31, 2026. The tender period ended on March 4, 2019, and the awarded contract was officially published on July 1, 2019. The buyer's focus is on securing a flexible and responsive service to maintain a variety of parks and open spaces within the growing town of Rushden.

This tender presents significant opportunities for businesses involved in landscape management and grounds maintenance, especially those prepared to work within a diverse environment that includes parks, sports pitches, and roadside verges. Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in particular may find this contract suitable, given the emphasis on qualified organisations equipped to manage maintenance for multiple facilities in a community setting. Competing businesses should have experience in horticultural services and a strong understanding of local community needs.

## Notice

Rushden Town Council (the Council) is seeking tenders from suitably qualified organisations for the supply of a flexible and responsive Grounds Maintenance Service.Rushden has a population of 30,000 and has been designated as a growth town. Rushden has seen significant development over the last 20 years, resulting in 42 parks and open spaces now being owned by the Council. The Council also owns and administers a large cemetery and is responsible for the closed Parish church yard. The parks and open spaces owned by the Council vary from small LAPs and LEAPs to a prestigious Green Flag 34 acre park. A number of the parks are of mixed use and include playing fields and sports pitches. The parks are home to a large quantity of mature, specimen trees and established hedges. The Council also undertakes grass cutting in roadside verges for the principal authority.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Contracts Finder |
| Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/a4b1dbf6-7e41-4162-af66-3ba119763a1c |
| Notice type | Award Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Selective |
| Procurement method details | Restricted procedure |
| Tender suitability | SME |
| Awardee scale | Large |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 1 Jul 2019 |
| Submission deadline | 4 Mar 2019 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 24 Jun 2019 |
| Contract period | 31 Jul 2019 - 31 Jul 2026 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £2,000,000 |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | £2,000,000 |
| 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 | RUSHDEN TOWN COUNCIL |
| Locality | RUSHDEN |
| Post town | Northampton |
| Postcode | NN10 9NG |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLF East Midlands (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLF2 Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire |
| ITL 3 | TLF25 North Northamptonshire |
| Local authority | North Northamptonshire |
| Electoral ward | Rushden Pemberton West |
| Westminster constituency | Wellingborough and Rushden |
| Delivery location | TLF East Midlands (England) |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | TURNEY LANDSCAPES |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

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

### Codes

- 77314000 - Grounds maintenance services

## Release History

- 1 Jul 2019 at 16:45 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/a4b1dbf6-7e41-4162-af66-3ba119763a1c

## Documents

- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/a4b1dbf6-7e41-4162-af66-3ba119763a1c
  1st July 2019 - Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder
- https://www.mytenders.co.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=JUL157564
  NOTE: To register your interest in this notice and obtain any additional information please visit the myTenders Web Site at the link provided.

## Notice URLs

- http://www.rushdentowncouncil.gov.uk

## Provenance

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