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Grounds and Sports Pitch Maintenance Services

Ferndown Town Council · Tender notice on Find a Tender

Tender information last checkedLast checked 27 Sept 2026, 04:03.

Opportunity overview

Ferndown Town Council, as Sole Trustee to King George's Field Charity (the Charity) invites suitably qualified and experienced contractors to submit a tender for the provision of grounds maintenance and sports pitch preparation and maintenance services. The objective of this procurement is to appoint a contractor capable of delivering high-quality, safe, and sustainable grounds maintenance across our estate whilst preparing and maintaining sports pitches to an appropriate standard for their intended use. Recognising that maintenance methodologies vary between contractors, interested parties are invited to develop and submit their own recommended maintenance specification based upon their professional expertise, industry best practice, and site inspection.

Classification

  • CPV77314000 — Grounds maintenance services

Lots

  • Lot 1£600k · Including VAT

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
ocds-h6vhtk-06c7bb
Status
active
Procurement Method
open
Procurement Method Details
Competitive flexible procedure
Main Procurement Category
services
Above Threshold
Yes
How to submit
FAO - Liz Bishopp, Town Clerk Ferndown Town Council The Barrington Centre Penny's Walk FERNDOWN Dorset BH22 9TH Clearly mark envelope: Grounds Maintenance Tender

Legal basis

Id
2023/54
Scheme
UKPGA

Procedure

Features
Contractors are asked to provide a recommended scope of works with associated prices based on our facilities. In discussion with short-listed contractors, Trustees may ask for adjustments.

Submission terms

Electronic Submission Policy
notAllowed

Languages

en

Tender Period

Ends
25 Aug 2026, 12:00

Enquiry period

Ends
20 Aug 2026, 12:00

Expected award period

Ends
15 Oct 2026, 23:59

Lot Details

No Lots Division Rationale
As a small town council and Charity, there is reduced capacity to manage multi-contractors.

Lots and requirements

Entry 1
Id
1
Status
active
Has Renewal
Yes
Has Options
Yes

Value

Including VAT
600,000
Currency
GBP

Award criteria

Criteria

Criterion 1
Type
quality
Name
Quality of proposed maintenance specification

Numbers

Entry 1
Number
35
Weight
percentageExact
Criterion 2
Type
quality
Name
Technical approach and methodology

Numbers

Entry 1
Number
20
Weight
percentageExact
Criterion 3
Type
quality
Name
Relevant experience and references

Numbers

Entry 1
Number
15
Weight
percentageExact
Criterion 4
Type
quality
Name
Contract management and resources

Numbers

Entry 1
Number
10
Weight
percentageExact
Criterion 5
Type
quality
Name
Sustainability and innovation

Numbers

Entry 1
Number
10
Weight
percentageExact
Criterion 6
Type
price
Name
Price

Numbers

Entry 1
Number
10
Weight
percentageExact

Selection criteria

Criteria

Criterion 1
Type
technical
Description
Membership of the GMA and/or BALI would be beneficial.

Suitability

Sme
Yes

Contract period

Starts
1 Jan 2027, 00:00
Ends
31 Dec 2030, 23:59
Max Extent Date
31 Dec 2032, 23:59

Renewal

Description
The contract may be extended by 12 or 24 months by mutual agreement.

Options

Description
Facilities may over the period of the contract - either additions or deletions.

Items and delivery

Item 1
Id
1
Related Lot
1

Additional Classifications

Entry 1
Scheme
CPV
Id
77314000
Description
Grounds maintenance services

Delivery locations

Entry 1
Region
UKC
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Entry 2
Region
UKD
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Entry 3
Region
UKE
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Entry 4
Region
UKF
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Entry 5
Region
UKG
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Entry 6
Region
UKH
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Entry 7
Region
UKI
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Entry 8
Region
UKJ
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Entry 9
Region
UKK
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom

Published documents

Entry 1
Id
conflictOfInterest
Document Type
conflictOfInterest
Description
Not published
Entry 2
Id
A-18975
Document Type
biddingDocuments
Format
application/vnd.openxmlformats-officedocument.wordprocessingml.document
Entry 3
Id
064805-2026
Document Type
tenderNotice
Notice Type
UK4
Description
Tender notice on Find a Tender
Published
9 Jul 2026, 15:09
Format
text/html

Buyer, suppliers and contacts

Organisation 1
Name
Ferndown Town Council
Id
GB-PPON-PZCB-2318-LMVH

Identifier

Scheme
GB-PPON
Id
PZCB-2318-LMVH

Address

Street Address
The Barrington Centre, Penny's Walk
Locality
Ferndown
Postal Code
BH22 9TH
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Region
UKK25

Contact

Name
Liz Bishopp
Telephone
01202892249

Roles

buyer

Details

Classifications

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

Recorded locations

  • Buyer location · Ferndown · UKK25 · BH22 9TH · United Kingdom
  • Delivery location · UKC · United Kingdom
  • Delivery location · UKD · United Kingdom
  • Delivery location · UKE · United Kingdom
  • Delivery location · UKF · United Kingdom
  • Delivery location · UKG · United Kingdom
  • Delivery location · UKH · United Kingdom
  • Delivery location · UKI · United Kingdom
  • Delivery location · UKJ · United Kingdom
  • Delivery location · UKK · United Kingdom

Notice and amendment history

1 published notice version reviewed by ProcuraAxis.

1 VERSION
  1. 064805-2026Tender notice on Find a Tender ·