Totton & Eling Town Council, Grounds Maintenance Contract Totton and Eling Town Council

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Following challenge during the standstill period as stated in the original contract award notice published 05/03/2026, additional assessment summary details have been provided to all bidders directly by email and this new contract award tender is being published with a new standstill period stipulated. Please note, in generating a new contract award tender the online system has defaulted to referring to contracts 6-10 whereas these should be shown as contracts 1-5. To make clear, contracts and lots listed below are as per the procurement and previous award notice and are not additional contracts. 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. Thank you for participating in this procurement and for submitting a tender response. Totton & Eling Town Council (T&ETC) has now concluded the evaluation of all tenders recieved and, on the basis of the evaluation process, we are pleased to confirm that the following contractors have been successful for the sections as detailed, Lot Section 1, WWCS Environmental Services Ltd, Lot Sections 2, 3 and 5, KR Commercial Ltd. and Lot Section 4, Hawksworth Garden Services Ltd., and, that T&ETC has decided to proceed with the award of the Totton & Eling Town Council, Grounds Maintenance Contract. Please note the evaluation process was overseen by a panel of two officers and one independent councillor. In accordance with the Procurement Act 2023, T&ETC will now observe an eight (8) working days Standstill Period. The Standstill Period will commence on 11/03/2026 and conclude at midnight on 23/03/2026.