Tender

Gardening Contract

  • Ellesmere Town Council

UK4: Tender notice - Procurement Act 2023 - view information about notice types

Notice identifier: 2025/S 000-078538

Procurement identifier (OCID): ocds-h6vhtk-05ec0f

Published 1 December 2025, 2:42pm



Scope

Reference

ETC-Gardening 2026-2029

Description

To provide Gardening Services as follows: -

Shrubs on the Inner Relief Roads - Willow Street and Talbot Street x 3:

These beds are to be kept weed free and neat. The second bed from the Church Street end is now included in this contract.

Maintenance of Planters and Hanging Baskets:

20 Large Planters on Poles

6 Hay Baskets in Willow Street

2 Large Hay Baskets back of Cross St Toilets

4 Planting tubs in front of Town Hall

1 Planting tub at the rear of the Town Hall

4 Hanging Baskets on front of the Town Hall

All above items are to be watered and maintained, after being erected by the Nursery and then emptied at the end of the season and stored at Ellesmere Town Hall. All waste is to be disposed of.

Wharf Square by Tesco:

To maintain this area to keep it litter free.

Ellesmere Town Hall:

From April - March to cut lawns, prune shrubs, trees, cut and maintain hedges. During the winter months to clear the leaves when required. To treat moss regularly. To maintain and keep tidy all the grounds and to ensure all waste is disposed of. Extra gardening work may be called upon during the year.

St. Mary's Churchyard:

To ensure the pathway around the War Memorial is weed and moss free before Remembrance Sunday for the Parade.

This Contract is to run from 1st April 2026 to 31st March 2029.

Insurance:

Public Liability must be held and produced to the Council at the time of activation of this agreement.

Commercial tool

Establishes an open framework

Total value (estimated)

  • £30,000 including VAT

Below the relevant threshold

Contract dates (estimated)

  • 1 April 2026 to 31 March 2029
  • 3 years

Main procurement category

Services

CPV classifications

  • 71421000 - Landscape gardening services

Contract locations

  • UKC - North East (England)
  • UKD - North West (England)
  • UKE - Yorkshire and the Humber
  • UKF - East Midlands (England)
  • UKG - West Midlands (England)
  • UKH - East of England
  • UKI - London
  • UKJ - South East (England)
  • UKK - South West (England)

Framework

Open framework scheme end date (estimated)

31 March 2029

Maximum number of suppliers

1

Maximum percentage fee charged to suppliers

0%

Framework operation description

Ellesmere Town Council will look to the contract to deliver good value for money whilst retaining a high standard of work.

Award method when using the framework

Either with or without competition

Contracting authorities that may use the framework

Establishing party only


Participation

This procurement is reserved for

  • Suppliers from West Midlands
  • Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and voluntary, community and social enterprises (VCSEs)

Particular suitability

Small and medium-sized enterprises (SME)


Submission

Enquiry deadline

5 December 2025, 11:59pm

Tender submission deadline

12 December 2025, 11:59pm

Submission address and any special instructions

1-3 willow street

Ellesmere

Shropshire

SY12 0AL

Assistant.clerk@ellesmere-tc.gov.uk

https://ellesmere-tc.gov.uk/

Tenders may be submitted electronically

Yes


Award criteria

Ellesmere Town Council will look at locality of value for money for the services being tendered for.


Procedure

Procedure type

Below threshold - open competition


Documents

Associated tender documents

Gardening Contract Specification. 26-29.pdf


Contracting authority

Ellesmere Town Council

  • Public Procurement Organisation Number: PYCJ-7526-MTJT

1-3 Willow Street

Ellesmere

SY12 0AL

United Kingdom

Telephone: 01691 622188

Email: jo.butterworth@ellesmere-tc.gov.uk

Region: UKG22 - Shropshire CC

Organisation type: Public authority - sub-central government