New Grounds Maintenance Contract - Old Basing & Lychpit Parish Council

What the buyer is asking for

Grounds Maintenance Contractor based within 10 mile radius of Basingstoke required by Old Basing & Lychpit Parish Council to manage the upkeep of the Parish Council's land consisting of two children's play areas and adult exercise equipment, sports and general recreation fields, Cemetery & Garden of Remembrance, Allotments, car parks and National Heritage site in addition to sports pitches including Archery, Bowls, Cricket and Football. The contractor must provide evidence of having prior experience and specialist knowledge of maintenance of a heritage site, bowling greens and cricket pitches and have a proven track record of a high level of customer satisfaction. The contractor must also demonstrate the ability to be responsive and flexible in its approach to tasks and particularly in dealing with those clubs that use the facilities. Works as set out in the Maintenance Schedule to be provided on application will include grass and hedge cutting, maintenance of grass borders, upkeep of the Cemetery, Garden of Remembrance and Allotments and seasonal maintenance and treatment of the sports pitches. Attendance on site for certain sports and other events, which will include weekends, is also required. The contract will be for an initial 5 year period and, subject to satisfactory results, will include an option to extend for a further 2 years. Suitable interested parties will be provided with an Invitation to Tender and Grounds Maintenance Schedule and site maps on application.

How this is scored

Published by the buyer. A winning response is written to these weightings, not to the question.

• 70%qualityQualityThe quality assessment will consider the contractor's relevant experience, resources, approach to service delivery, understanding of the specification and compliance with the tender requirements.
• 30%pricePrice

What you must already have

Conditions of participation. These are pass or fail, so check them before writing anything.

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• technical

  The ideal contractor must be local and must be able to demonstrate experience working within the local government sector and examples of such. The contractor will be required to provide evidence of access to machinery to carry out the work and must comply with latest enactments, regulations and working rules relating to health & safety.

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Timeline

4 published dates · Europe/London

1. Tender notice publishedtoday

   21 Sept 2026, 17:30 BST
2. Clarification questions byin 35 days

   26 Oct 2026, 23:59 GMT
3. Submission deadlinein 35 days

   26 Oct 2026, 23:59 GMT
4. Award decision expected byin 114 days

   13 Jan 2027, 23:59 GMT

Commercial outcome and contract awards

Nothing awarded yet

Notice history

2 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender

1. Tender notice21 Sept 2026, 16:19 BST089318-2026
2. Tender updated21 Sept 2026, 17:30 BST089362-2026

Documents

• Tender notice on Find a Tender