Totton & Eling Town Council, Grounds Maintenance Contract

A Tender Notice
by TOTTON AND ELING TOWN COUNCIL

Source
Find a Tender
Type
Contract (Services)
Duration
3 year
Value
£526K
Sector
ENVIRONMENT
Published
13 Jan 2026
Delivery
01 Apr 2026 to 31 Mar 2029
Deadline
20 Feb 2026 12:00

Related Terms

Location

South East England:

Geochart for 1 buyers and 0 suppliers

Description

Totton & Eling Town Council requires grounds maintenance services from external suppliers to fulfil duties such as grass cutting, shrub and hedge maintenance, planting and watering, assistance with re-wilding programmes and other duties as detailed in forthcoming documentation. Services required are spread across 5 sections (lots). Each lot has a different area of focus e.g. horticulture, grass maintenance of varying frequency, ditching work etc.

Lot Division

1 Prestige Grounds Maintenance
  • Value: £120K

2.1.1. The Contractor shall provide a grounds maintenance service at the locations shown coloured green, red, purple, light blue, orange and brown on map numbers 1, 1a, 2, 2a, 3 and 5 from April to March excluding December, January and February. 2.1.2. The grounds maintenance service includes grass cutting, hedge trimming, weed control and other seasonal work relating to footpaths, grass, tree, plant, shrub maintenance and the like.

2 Grounds Maintenance & Trees
  • Value: £78K

2.2.1. The Contractor shall provide a grounds maintenance service at the locations shown coloured green, blue, orange with black stripe, orange and brown on map numbers 3b and 3c to 6, 13a, 15A & 33 to 35 from February to November inclusive. 2.2.2. The grounds maintenance service includes grass cutting, hedge trimming, weed control and other seasonal work relating to footpaths, grass, tree, plant, shrub maintenance and the like.

3 Grass Cutting & Pond Management
  • Value: £91K

2.3.1. The contractor shall provide a grass cutting and weed control service at the locations shown coloured green, green with blue dots and hatched areas on map numbers 7 to 15, 36, 40 & 40b from April to March excluding December, January and February. 2.3.16. Clear the Town Park ponds shown dark blue on map number 1 of reeds to a maximum of 70% by hand and arisings removed from site, the Council will indicate which reeds are to remain. Spray reeds and parrots feather with a suitable aquatic herbicide.

4 Grounds Maintenance & Ditches
  • Value: £204K

2.4.1. The Contractor shall provide a grounds maintenance service at the locations shown coloured green, yellow, yellow with black hatching and pink on map numbers 7, 9, 10, 11, 16, 16A, 16B, 17 to 23, 23a, 23b to 31 & 37 to 39 from April to March excluding December, January and February.

5 Grass Cutting, Rewilding & Minor Hedge Works
  • Value: £34K

2.5.1. The Contractor shall provide a grass cutting, grounds maintenance and rewilding service at the locations shown coloured orange, brown, brown chequered, green chequered, green crosshatched, blue crosshatched, pink dotted on map number 41 from April to March excluding December, January and February. 2.5.2. The grounds maintenance service includes grass cutting, hedge trimming, weed control and rewilding work relating to footpaths, grass, tree, plant, shrub maintenance and the like.

Renewal Options

Should Totton & Eling Town Council be satisfied with the services provided they may seek to extend any contract by a maximum of 3 years. Any proposed extension is subject to the decision of our authority's scrutiny panel.

Award Criteria

Quality We hope to encourage bids from suppliers who can fulfil duties as required and provide an excellent level of service at a reasonable price point. This will be determined by our authority's scrutiny panel.

CPV Codes

  • 77311000 - Ornamental and pleasure gardens maintenance services
  • 77312000 - Weed-clearance services
  • 77313000 - Parks maintenance services
  • 77314000 - Grounds maintenance services
  • 77330000 - Floral-display services
  • 77341000 - Tree pruning
  • 77342000 - Hedge trimming
  • 77320000 - Sports fields maintenance services

Indicators

  • Restrictions apply to the lot award allocation.
  • This is a recurring contract.
  • Renewals are available.

Other Information

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Reference

  • ocds-h6vhtk-0604b0
  • FTS 002687-2026

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