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Grounds Maintenance Contract

Hawkinge Town Council · Tender notice on Find a Tender

Tender information last checkedLast checked 30 Sept 2026, 06:26.

Opportunity overview

Provision of grounds maintenance services for Hawkinge Town Council assets.

Awarded to

Amounts belong to published awards or contracts. Where several suppliers share one value, it is labelled as shared and is not a supplier-specific allocation.

Classification

  • CPV77000000 — Agricultural, forestry, horticultural, aquacultural and apicultural services

Lots

  • Lot 1£312.5k

Documents and notices

Published notice details

Additional information from the published procurement release. Fields appear only when supplied by the source; check the original notice and tender documents before acting.

Scope, procedure and submissions

Id
Hawkinge Town Council - Grounds Maintenance
Status
complete
Above Threshold
Yes
Procurement Method
open
Main Procurement Category
services
How to submit
All submissions via email to clerk@hawkinge-tc.gov.uk
Procurement Method Details
Competitive flexible procedure

Procedure

Features
Read these instructions carefully before completing the Invitation to Tender Supplier Response document. It is your responsibility to make sure the document is fully completed with any other required documents. If you fail to comply with these requirements, we may reject your tender. 2.1.2 By submitting a response to this ITT, you confirm that you understand and can provide services (or works or goods) that satisfy the requirements described in our specifications. 2.1.3 Complete the following documents and submit documents directly to clerk@hawkinge-tc.gov.uk • Appendix A - ITT Supplier Response Form • ITT sub-contractor information • Appendix B - Pricing Schedule & Specification If possible, please return these documents in the file format provided (e.g. .doc, .xls, etc.) or a compatible format. 2.1.4 See Section 4 for information about site visits. 2.1.5 You are permitted include appendices with your tender to support answers to the quality/technical questions in the Invitation to Tender Supplier Response document. Any additional documents you include should be relevant and, if part of your answer to a quality question, comply with any word count limits. 2.1.6 You are not required to submit copies of audited accounts, insurance certificates or company policies with your tender. If you are successful, you must provide these and any other evidence we request, before HTC enters into contract with you. 2.1.7 Tenders must be submitted by the Tender Return Date (see section 1.2). We will not consider late tenders unless agreed by the HTC's authorised officers in exceptional circumstances. 2.1.8 Tender Validity - your tender must be open for acceptance for at least 180 days from the Tender Return Date. We will not accept any changes to your tender in that period, unless a genuine error is found and corrected before we make the award decision. 2.1.9 Modification & Withdrawal - You may modify or withdraw your tender at any time before the Tender Return Date. If you need to withdraw your tender after the deadline, please send contact the clerk via email clerk@hawkinge-tc.gov.uk. 2.1.10 Queries and Clarifications - All enquiries a bout this ITT should be sent by email to clerk@hawkinge-tc.gov.uk. We will try to answer all questions as quickly as possible before the Clarification Closing Date. We recommend you submit your questions as early as possible.

Amendments

Entry 1
Id
047168-2025
Description
Clarification questions have been published.
Entry 2
Id
050261-2025
Description
Please Note: Tender Return Date states Friday 27 August 2025 should read Wednesday 27 August 2025.

Legal basis

Id
2023/54
Scheme
UKPGA

Expected award period

Ends
10 Oct 2025, 23:59

Tender Period

Ends
27 Aug 2025, 13:00

Enquiry period

Ends
8 Aug 2025, 16:00

Submission terms

Electronic Submission Policy
notAllowed

Languages

en

Lots and requirements

Entry 1
Id
1
Status
complete
Has Options
Yes

Value

Amount
312,500
Currency
GBP
Including VAT
375,000

Options

Description
Additional Maintenance: To provide any additional maintenance required by HTC, ie: fencing repairs, tree surgery and other ad-hoc handyman requests. May be asked to undertake additional grounds maintenance on sites as and when deemed necessary by the Council.

Suitability

Sme
Yes

Award criteria

Criteria

Criterion 1
Name
Price
Type
price

Numbers

Entry 1
Number
60
Weight
percentageExact
Criterion 2
Name
Quality
Type
quality

Numbers

Entry 1
Number
40
Weight
percentageExact

Contract period

Ends
31 Mar 2031, 23:59
Starts
1 Apr 2026, 00:00

Items and delivery

Item 1
Id
1
Related Lot
1

Delivery locations

Entry 1
Region
UKJ
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Entry 2
Region
UKJ
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Entry 3
Region
UKJ
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom

Additional Classifications

Entry 1
Id
77000000
Scheme
CPV
Description
Agricultural, forestry, horticultural, aquacultural and apicultural services

Published documents

Entry 1
Id
conflictOfInterest
Description
Not published
Document Type
conflictOfInterest
Entry 2
Id
A-3525
Format
application/vnd.openxmlformats-officedocument.wordprocessingml.document
Description
Tender Notice Specific Requirements for Tender - including ITT instructions. Please Note: Tender Return Date states Friday 27 August 2025 should read Wednesday 27 August 2025.
Document Type
biddingDocuments
Entry 3
Id
A-3526
Format
application/vnd.openxmlformats-officedocument.wordprocessingml.document
Description
Bidding Documents
Document Type
biddingDocuments
Entry 4
Id
A-3527
Format
application/vnd.openxmlformats-officedocument.spreadsheetml.sheet
Description
Bidding Documents
Document Type
biddingDocuments
Entry 5
Id
A-3528
Format
application/msword
Description
Bidding Documents
Document Type
biddingDocuments
Entry 6
Id
A-3529
Format
application/vnd.openxmlformats-officedocument.wordprocessingml.document
Description
Bidding Documents
Document Type
biddingDocuments
Entry 7
Id
A-3530
Format
application/pdf
Description
Bidding Documents
Document Type
biddingDocuments
Entry 8
Id
043456-2025
Format
text/html
Notice Type
UK4
Description
Tender notice on Find a Tender
Document Type
tenderNotice
Published
28 Jul 2025, 13:14
Entry 9
Id
A-4128
Format
application/pdf
Description
A summary of questions received and answers given during the designated period.
Document Type
biddingDocuments
Entry 10
Id
047168-2025
Format
text/html
Notice Type
UK4
Description
Tender notice on Find a Tender
Document Type
tenderNotice
Published
8 Aug 2025, 10:31
Entry 11
Id
050261-2025
Format
text/html
Notice Type
UK4
Description
Tender notice on Find a Tender
Document Type
tenderNotice
Published
20 Aug 2025, 15:24

Buyer, suppliers and contacts

Organisation 1
Id
GB-PPON-PLYQ-5138-GXTN
Name
Hawkinge Town Council

Roles

buyer

Address

Region
UKJ44
Country
GB
Locality
Hawkinge
Postal Code
CT18 7FP
Country Name
United Kingdom
Street Address
Hawkinge Town Council Offices, Hawkinge Community Centre, Heron Forstal Avenue

Details

Classifications

Entry 1
Id
publicAuthoritySubCentralGovernment
Scheme
UK_CA_TYPE
Description
Public authority - sub-central government

Identifier

Id
PLYQ-5138-GXTN
Scheme
GB-PPON

Contact

Organisation 2
Id
GB-FTS-163535
Name
Harmer and Sons Ground Maintenance Ltd

Roles

supplier

Address

Region
UKJ44
Country
GB
Locality
Acrise
Postal Code
CT18 8LS
Country Name
United Kingdom
Street Address
Office rear of 23 Coach Road

Details

Vcse
No
Scale
sme

Contact

Award information

Award 1
Id
1
Date
8 Oct 2025, 00:00
Title
Grounds Maintenance Contract
Status
active
Has Options
Yes
Above Threshold
No
Main Procurement Category
services
Assessment Summaries Date Sent
9 Oct 2025, 00:00

Items

Item 1
Id
1
Related Lot
1

Delivery locations

Entry 1
Region
UKJ
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom

Additional Classifications

Entry 1
Id
77000000
Scheme
CPV
Description
Agricultural, forestry, horticultural, aquacultural and apicultural services

Value

Amount
312,500
Currency
GBP
Including VAT
375,000

Options

Description
Additional Maintenance: To provide any additional maintenance required by HTC, ie: fencing repairs, tree surgery and other ad-hoc handyman requests.

Documents

Entry 1
Id
064080-2025
Format
text/html
Notice Type
UK6
Description
Contract award notice on Find a Tender
Document Type
awardNotice
Published
10 Oct 2025, 11:03

Suppliers

Supplier 1
Id
GB-FTS-163535
Name
Harmer and Sons Ground Maintenance Ltd

Milestones

Entry 1
Id
1
Type
futureSignatureDate
Status
scheduled
Due
13 Oct 2025, 23:59

Related lots

1

Contract period

Ends
31 Mar 2031, 23:59
Starts
1 Apr 2026, 00:00

Recorded locations

  • Buyer location · Hawkinge · UKJ44 · CT18 7FP · United Kingdom
  • Delivery location · UKJ · United Kingdom

Notice and amendment history

1 published notice version reviewed by ProcuraAxis.

1 VERSION
  1. ocds-h6vhtk-056710-2025-10-10T11:03:55+01:00Tender notice on Find a Tender ·