Source: https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a13cef-16dc-70f0-9b68-c5c4e0e37372/grounds-maintenance-contract [Skip to main content](#main-content) closedGBopen procedureSuitable for SMEs # Grounds Maintenance Contract [Shaftesbury Town Council](https://tendernation.io/buyers/shaftesbury-town-council) Estimated value £150,000 Published 17 Jan 2024 Deadline Closed 11 Feb 2024 ## Who can bid - Buyer says suitable for SMEs The buyer ticked “suitable for SMEs” on the notice. Anyone can still bid. - Open procedure Anyone can submit a full tender; there is no shortlisting stage. [More contracts for small businesses and VCSEs](/opportunities/for-small-businesses)## About this tender Shaftesbury Town Council (STC) is located in the north of the county of Dorset. The Council looks after over 37 acres (15 hectares) of parks and green spaces across the town, from recreation areas and woods, to play areas, verges and roundabouts. Managing and looking after these spaces to the high standards is set by Shaftesbury Town Council. The grounds operatives are seen as the public face of the Council. STC continues to plan how it better manages open spaces in Shaftesbury, focusing on the resident and visitor experience equally balancing the need to conserve and enhance the landscape value and biodiversity objectives. Tenderers should be aware that, particularly in view of the financial pressures currently being faced by Central and Local Government, the Town Council places considerable importance on the financial aspects of this Contract and seeks best value for money. This Invitation to Tender sets out how your organisation can tender for the provision of a Grounds maintenance Service to the Council. ### Submission of Tenders The original signed tender must be returned in an envelope marked; Tender - Private & Confidental ### The Town Clerk Shaftesbury Town Council ### Town Hall ### High Street ### Shaftesbury SP7 8LY Or sent electronically as a PDF file marked Private & Confidential to: ### STCconfidentialtenders@Shaftesbury-tc.gov.uk The signed tenders must be received by no later than 11th February 2024 MIDDAY on the Form of Tender attached at Appendix E. Read full description ## CPV classification Planting and maintenance services of green areas Source Contracts Finder (UK) [View official notice ](https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/notice/b1fbd52b-fe96-47ec-bb94-fa21398df131) Never miss a tender like this again Get AI summaries, deadline alerts and a bid pipeline for tenders matched to your business. Free to start. [Track tenders free ](/register) [Buyer profileShaftesbury Town Council: past awards and live tenders](https://tendernation.io/buyers/shaftesbury-town-council)[SectorMore Agricultural, forestry & horticultural services tenders](https://tendernation.io/sectors/agricultural-forestry-horticultural-services) ## More tenders like this [Estimation of cumulative spatial restrictions to commercial fishing in Scottish waters Scottish Government 17 days left 2 Nov 2026](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a14571-3448-737f-9ae6-3dd8b737c303/estimation-of-cumulative-spatial-restrictions-to-commercial-fishing-in-scottish)[Ground Maintenance Services Falkirk Council 31 days left 16 Nov 2026](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a14427-98e9-72b7-85a7-645fa3935734/ground-maintenance-services)[Molendinar+Reidvale HAs Landscape Maintenance Framework 2027 Molendinar Park Housing Association Limited 31 days left 16 Nov 2026](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a14427-9907-71f9-872d-656e3a5dce64/molendinarreidvale-has-landscape-maintenance-framework-2027)[Restoration Operatives to Control Invasive Plants, Isle of Raasay Raasay Development Trust 14 days left 30 Oct 2026](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a14575-08c1-730b-8867-e4d922d0dcfd/restoration-operatives-to-control-invasive-plants-isle-of-raasay)[Grounds maintenance services – „Услуги по поддържане на зелени площи и дървесна растителност на територията на СО - район „Триадица“ РАЙОН "ТРИАДИЦА" 31 days left 16 Nov 2026](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a14210-7870-72da-9dbf-bd79d009acc1/bulgaria-grounds-maintenance-services-uslugi-po-poddierzane-na-zeleni-ploshhi)[Grounds maintenance services – B-2026-04 Maaien bermen en schonen watergangen gemeente Nieuwkoop Gemeente Nieuwkoop 55 days left 10 Dec 2026](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a14210-b8ed-730e-bf8c-257cf1edea85/netherlands-grounds-maintenance-services-b-2026-04-maaien-bermen-en-schonen)