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title: "Grounds and hedges maintenance"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-0785e6"
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buyer: "Halstead Parish Council"
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# Grounds and hedges maintenance

Buyer: Halstead Parish Council  
Current stage: Tender  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-0785e6

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## Summary

Halstead Parish Council is buying grounds and hedge maintenance services for recreation and public spaces in Halstead, Kent. The work includes cutting perimeter hedges at the recreation ground, including along public rights of way and the car park, and maintaining grass across the recreation field, play area, netball court, pavilion and youth shelter. It also covers grass cutting and strimming at the village green, bus shelters, roadside verges, benches and small green spaces, as well as fertilising the recreation field and treating weeds. One tree survey is included. This is a grounds maintenance contract (CPV 77314000), with tree maintenance and management and football pitch marking identified as possible additional work. The listed locations are in and around Halstead.

The council invited offers through an open competition below the UK procurement threshold. This is the tender stage: suppliers were asked to submit offers by email or post, with electronic submission not permitted. The submission deadline set was 8 November 2026 at 17:00 UTC. The contract period runs from 1 April 2027 to 31 March 2030. The estimated value is £28,000 excluding VAT (£33,600 including VAT). The procurement is a single lot. The council will assess overall value for money, considering price, quality of work, experience, reliability and compliance with its specification. The lot also allows for additional tree maintenance and management and football pitch marking.

The opportunity is suitable for small and medium-sized businesses and is reserved for suppliers located in Kent. It should suit grounds maintenance contractors able to deliver recurring grass cutting and strimming across several public sites, maintain hedges and verges, and carry out fertilising and weed treatment. The requirement calls for reliable delivery and work that meets the Parish Council’s specification; experience and the quality of work are part of the award assessment, alongside price. Suppliers able to undertake a tree survey would be relevant, and capacity to provide tree maintenance and management or football pitch marking could be useful if the council takes up those additional options. The spread of tasks across recreation areas, play spaces and smaller village locations favours a contractor able to coordinate regular outdoor maintenance across multiple sites.

## Notice

Cut hedges located at the Recreation ground perimeter including PROW, carpark. Cut hedges by bus shelter. Gang Mowing Halstead Recreation Fertilise recreation field Weed treatment recreation field Grass cutting around flower beds and main entrance to recreation field Grass cutting around youth shelter Grass cutting to the rear and side of the netball court Grass Strimming between trees and along public right of way in car park. Grass strimming under the hedges in the car park to the left of the entrance Grass strimming around the benches Grass cutting/strimming along far side of the recreation field from the kissing gates to the netball club shed Grass strimming the side of the pavilion facing car park Village green, Church Road grass cutting outside parish room Bus Shelter, Station Road Grass cutting verge around shelter and flower bed Grass strimming in front of hedge from opposite side to The Cock Inn to Upton Villas Shoreham Lane Grass cutting inside play area One tree survey in 3 year contract Grass strimming land adjacent to 1 Southdene (small verge 174m2) and 6 Parkside (small green with flower beds 192m2)

### Lot Information

Lot 1

Options: Tree maintenance and management Football pitch marking

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/096227-2026 |
| Notice type | UK4 - Tender Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Open |
| Procurement method details | Below threshold - open competition |
| Tender suitability | SME |
| Awardee scale | Not specified |
| All stages | Tender |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 12 Oct 2026 |
| Submission deadline | 8 Nov 2026 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | Not specified |
| Contract period | 1 Apr 2027 - 31 Mar 2030 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £28,000 |
| Lots value | £28,000 |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | Not specified |

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Active |
| Lots status | Active |
| Awards status | Not specified |
| Contracts status | Not specified |

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | Halstead Parish Council |
| Locality | HALSTEAD, SEVENOAKS |
| Postcode area | Tonbridge |
| Postcode | TN14 7HG |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLJ South East (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLJ4 Kent |
| ITL 3 | TLJ46 West Kent |
| Local authority | Sevenoaks |
| Electoral ward | Halstead, Knockholt and Badgers Mount |
| Westminster constituency | Sevenoaks |
| 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) |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

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

### Codes

- 77314000 - Grounds maintenance services

## Release History

- 12 Oct 2026 at 16:01 - Tender - UK4 - Tender Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/096227-2026

## Documents

- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/096227-2026
  12th October 2026 - Tender notice on Find a Tender
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/A-23988

## Notice URLs

- http://www.halsteadparishcouncil.gov.uk/
- https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/54/contents

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