Skip to content
SkimSkim home

Public sector tenders

In deliveryUnited KingdomServices£171,040Add to pipeline

Grounds Maintenance Services

Awarded to Countrywide Grounds Maintenance

Christchurch Town Council(buyer)

Published
Published 22 July 2026
Deadline
Closed 31 August 2026

Tender documents

Skim pulls every file the buyer attaches to this process and extracts the requirements from it.

Documents as they publish

Specification, evaluation criteria, pricing schedules and every requirement — extracted, searchable and mapped to your response.

View tender files

Overview

Christchurch Town Council is seeking a contractor to provide grounds maintenance services for its public open spaces and associated assets, commencing 1 October 2026 for an initial three-year period with an optional one-year extension. The contractor must deliver safe, reliable, environmentally responsible grounds management that maintains public spaces to agreed standards, supports biodiversity objectives, and complies with relevant legislation.

Contracting authority

Find the key decision makers

The people who scope, score and sign this contract — names, roles and how to reach them.

Key details

Country
United Kingdom
Status
In delivery
Category
Services
Estimated value
£171,040
Procedure
Below threshold - open competition
Rules
Procurement Act 2023
Published
22 July 2026
Questions by
14 August 2026
Deadline
Closed
Classification (CPV)
Parks maintenance servicesGrounds maintenance services

Award outcome

Awarded value
£171,040
Award date
19 October 2026
Contract period
30 September 2026 → 30 September 2029
Contract length
3 years
Could run to
31 December 2030
Bids received
10
Winner
  • Countrywide Grounds Maintenance

This contract ends on 30 September 2029, or 31 December 2030 if every extension is used.

Contract ending soon? Skim tracks incumbents and flags recompetes early. Start for Free to set up alerts.

About the winner

Countrywide Grounds Maintenance

Based in
Brackley
Public contracts won
48
Across UK and EU notices

No other contract from Christchurch Town Council under this supplier name in Skim's records.

See every contract Countrywide Grounds Maintenance holds and when each one ends

Competition and scoring

Bids received

10

7 from SMEs

Open and restricted tenders in Agricultural, forestry, horticultural, aquacultural and apicultural services drew a median of 4 bids over the last 24 months; 14% received only one.

How bids were scored

Price 30% · Quality 70%

  • Quality of service delivery and methodology35%
  • Price and Value for Money30%
  • Contract Management and Resourcing10%
  • Environmental Sustainability and Biodiversity Enhancement20%
  • Experience & references5%

Price and cost criteria in black, quality in blue.

Market context

Typical award in Agricultural, forestry, horticultural, aquacultural and apicultural services

£140,438

Median of 1,212 awards in the last 24 months

This award is 22% above the median.

Christchurch Town Council in the last 12 months

2

contracts awarded, worth £291,040 in total

See their procurement profile →

Recent awards in Agricultural, forestry, horticultural, aquacultural and apicultural services

The latest contracts other buyers awarded under the same classification.

Notice history

Every published notice in this contracting process, newest first.

  1. Contract

    2 November 2026

  2. Contract Notice

    22 July 2026

More from Christchurch Town Council

Other contracts from the same contracting authority. 2 awarded contracts on their hub.

See all their tenders →

Get the full picture

AI analysis, bid scoring, and expert strategy for this tender

Skim analyses every tender against your company profile and tells you whether to bid, how to win, and who you are up against.

How to win this tender

Skim reads the notice and every document attached to it, scores the fit against your company profile for a clear bid or no-bid call, then drafts each answer from your own evidence and past bids. You review, refine and submit — on time, with every requirement covered.

See exactly how Skim’s agents do this →

Comparing platforms? Skim is set against the alternatives for pre-tender intelligence, tender management software and bid management software.

Find tenders like this before your competitors do.

Skim scans every portal daily and scores each tender against your profile. Start for free and see the tenders you are missing.