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Published 11 Aug 2026, 12:51 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Hooper's Sports Pavilion Grounds Maintenance

Official notice

Authority: Wanborough Parish Council (Local council)

ServicesOpen procedureAbove thresholdSME suitable
Published estimate£11,000≈ £6k / year · £12,000 inc. VAT
Submissions closed 1 Oct 2026
Contract term 2 yrsends 31 Mar 2029 · starts 1 Apr 2027

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Wanborough Parish Council invites tenders for the provision of grounds maintenance services at Hoopers Recreation Ground and associated areas. The contract includes grass cutting, sports pitch maintenance, hedge trimming, weed control, litter collection, maintenance of landscaped and grassed areas, and other associated grounds maintenance tasks in accordance with the Council's specification. The successful contractor will be responsible for maintaining the site to a high standard and complying with all relevant health and safety and environmental requirements.

CPV: Sports fields maintenance services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published
Lot #1 2 yrsSMEPublished value£11,000
Contract period: 1 Apr 2027 – 31 Mar 2029 (2 yrs)Value: £11,000 exc. VAT · £12,000 inc. VAT
Delivery: South WestEligibility: SME eligible
Pre-qualification & selection criteria (PQQ)1
  • Economic & financial standing

    Tenderers must have relevant experience of grounds and sports field maintenance and demonstrate the capacity to deliver the contract. References may be requested. The successful contractor will be required to maintain appropriate insurance and comply with all relevant legislation before the contract begins.

What it takes to win
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How this buyer will score bids.

The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).

Evaluation split and conditions of participation as published; the tender pack may add more
How bids were scored
Quality: 40%Price: 60%
Published award criteria (2)
  • Price
  • quality
Conditions of participation1
  • Economic & financial standing

    Tenderers must have relevant experience of grounds and sports field maintenance and demonstrate the capacity to deliver the contract. References may be requested. The successful contractor will be required to maintain appropriate insurance and comply with all relevant legislation before the contract begins.

What this means for your bid
  • Price carries 60 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 6 points. This one is won on the number: sharpen the price before polishing the prose.

Price arithmetic assumes straight proportional scoring; the tender pack may use another formula.

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record
Procedure method
Open procedure
Legal basis
UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
Procurement category
Services
Notice status
Closed
Procurement threshold
Above threshold (FTS publication)
Regulatory regime
Standard
Commercial structure
Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type
Competitive procedure
GPA / WTO covered
Unspecified in notice
Recurring procurement
Unspecified in notice
First published
11 Aug 2026, 12:51 BST
Last source update
11 Aug 2026, 12:51 BST
Award evaluation window
Submission end – 14 Dec 2026
FTS notice number
2026/S 000-076209
Latest notice
Tender notice (UK4)
Classification (CPV)
Sports fields maintenance services
Delivery area
South West (UKK)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-06e149 Find a Tender

How it was run

Official notice
Submission deadline
1 Oct 2026, 23:59 BST
Clarification deadline
21 Sept 2026, 17:00 BST
Electronic submission
Not allowed
Accepted languages
en
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

By post only

12:00 noon on Thursday 1 October 2026

The envelope should be clearly marked:

"Hooper's Sports Pavilion Grounds Maintenance Tender - Confidential"

Submissions should be addressed to:

Mrs Laura Evans

Parish Clerk

Wanborough Parish Council

Parish Office, Hoopers Field

Rotten Row

Wanborough

Swindon

SN4 0AN

Timeline

11 Aug 2026 → 1 Apr 2027 · 5 dates
  1. Tender notice published77 days ago
    11 Aug 2026, 12:51 BST
  2. Clarification questions by36 days ago
    21 Sept 2026, 17:00 BST
  3. Submission deadline26 days ago
    1 Oct 2026, 23:59 BST
  4. Today
    28 Oct 2026
  5. Award decision expected byin 47 days
    14 Dec 2026, 23:59 GMT
  6. Contract startsin 154 days
    1 Apr 2027, 00:00 BST

Notice history

1 event · 1 release on Find a Tender
  1. Tender notice published
    11 Aug 2026, 12:51 BST
    UK4

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Wanborough Parish Council

Contracting authorityPublic authority - sub-central government GB-PPON: PCDB-8714-VTBQ Hoopers Field, Wanborough, South West, SN4 0ANContact email

Official documents & specifications (2)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Tender pack and attachments

Notices published for this procedure

  • Tender notice tenderTender noticeUK4Tender notice on Find a Tender