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Published 1 Oct 2025, 17:13 BST

Official UK procurement notice

River Services · UK public procurement notice

Official notice

Authority: Midsomer Norton Town Council (Local council)

ServicesBelow threshold - open competitionBelow thresholdReserved: K02000001SME suitable
Published estimate£12,000≈ £4k / year · £14,500 inc. VAT
Submissions closed 31 Oct 2025
Contract term 3 yrsends 31 Mar 2029 · starts 1 Apr 2026

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Tenders are invited for the River Management contract to include the river vegetation and litter management, the areas as indicated below from 1st April 2026 until 31st March 2029, or a little earlier or later depending on weather and growing conditions.

Further details can be found here - msn-tc.gov.uk/wp-content/uploads/2… ↗

CPV: Floral-display services · Planting and maintenance services of green areas

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published
Lot #1 3 yrsSMEPublished value£12,000
Contract period: 1 Apr 2026 – 31 Mar 2029 (3 yrs)Value: £12,000 exc. VAT · £14,500 inc. VAT
Delivery: South WestEligibility: SME eligible

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

Lot awarding rule: The Council will evaluate tenders by considering the following principle factors: • Compliance with tender documents • Tender submission including rates and prices. • Referees and previous experience The Council does not bind itself to accept any tender, but every effort will be made to decide on the award of the contract by 1st December 2025.

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record
Procedure method
Below threshold - open competition
Legal basis
UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
Procurement category
Services
Notice status
Closed
Procurement threshold
Below threshold
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
1 Oct 2025, 17:13 BST
Last source update
13 Oct 2025, 15:00 BST
FTS notice number
2025/S 000-061496
Latest notice
Tender notice (UK4)
Classification (CPV)
Floral-display servicesPlanting and maintenance services of green areas
Delivery area
South West (UKK)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-05a642 Find a Tender
Contract terms
Reserved participation area
K02000001

How it was run

Official notice
Submission deadline
31 Oct 2025, 12:00 GMT
Electronic submission
Allowed
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Tenderer must complete and sign the form of tender and submit two referees.

These should be submitted by Noon on 31st October 2025 to the Deputy Clerk whose contact details are listed above.

If submitting your tender by post, please ensure that it arrives before the tender deadline and the envelope is clearly marked River Management Tender.

If submitting your tender by email, please ensure the subject heading is River Management Tender.

Deputy Clerk

Midsomer Norton Town Council, Somer Centre, Gullock Tying, Midsomer Norton, BA3 2UH.

Email: deputyclerk@msn-tc.gov.uk

Phone: 01761 418701

www.msn-tc.gov.uk ↗

Timeline

1 Oct 2025 → 1 Apr 2026 · 4 dates
  1. Tender notice published390 days ago
    1 Oct 2025, 17:13 BST
  2. Latest notice published378 days ago
    13 Oct 2025, 15:00 BST
  3. Submission deadline360 days ago
    31 Oct 2025, 12:00 GMT
  4. Contract starts209 days ago
    1 Apr 2026, 00:00 BST

Notice history

2 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 1 Oct 2025
  1. Tender notice published
    1 Oct 2025, 17:13 BST
    UK4
  2. Tender notice published
    13 Oct 2025, 15:00 BST
    UK4

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Midsomer Norton Town Council

Contracting authorityPublic authority - sub-central government GB-PPON: PCQH-4156-RPBX Town Hall, The Island, Midsomer Norton, South West, BA3 2HQContact name, email, phone

Official documents & specifications (3)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Tender pack and attachments

Notices published for this procedure

  • Tender notice tenderTender noticeUK4Tender notice on Find a Tender
  • Tender notice tenderTender noticeUK4Tender notice on Find a Tender