AwardedAwarded 5 March 2026

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

Totton and Eling Town Council · Local authority

In brief

Totton and Eling Town Council awarded grounds maintenance work to WWCS Environmental Services Ltd., KR Commercial Ltd. and Hawksworth Garden Services Ltd. on 5 March 2026.

The notice gives a value of £526,247 excluding VAT.

The contract runs for 3 years, up to 6 years with extensions, starting 1 April 2026.

It is split into 5 lots, so a supplier can bid for part of the work.

The buyer says it is suitable for small and medium-sized businesses.

Built from the notice's own fields. Always check the official notice before you bid.

What the notice says

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…Read the full description
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.

Lots

LotTradeValue
Prestige Grounds Maintenance
1 April 2026 to 31 March 2029
What this lot covers

2.1.1. The Contractor shall provide a grounds maintenance service at the locations shown coloured green, red, purple, light blue, orange and brown on map numbers 1, 1a, 2, 2a, 3 and 5 from April to March excluding December, January and February. 2.1.2. The grounds maintenance service includes grass cutting, hedge trimming, weed control and other seasonal work relating to footpaths, grass, tree, plant, shrub maintenance and the like.

Grounds maintenance and landscaping£119,668
Grounds Maintenance & Trees
1 April 2026 to 31 March 2029
What this lot covers

2.2.1. The Contractor shall provide a grounds maintenance service at the locations shown coloured green, blue, orange with black stripe, orange and brown on map numbers 3b and 3c to 6, 13a, 15A & 33 to 35 from February to November inclusive. 2.2.2. The grounds maintenance service includes grass cutting, hedge trimming, weed control and other seasonal work relating to footpaths, grass, tree, plant, shrub maintenance and the like.

Grounds maintenance and landscaping£77,867
Grass Cutting & Pond Management
1 April 2026 to 31 March 2029
What this lot covers

2.3.1. The contractor shall provide a grass cutting and weed control service at the locations shown coloured green, green with blue dots and hatched areas on map numbers 7 to 15, 36, 40 & 40b from April to March excluding December, January and February. 2.3.16. Clear the Town Park ponds shown dark blue on map number 1 of reeds to a maximum of 70% by hand and arisings removed from site, the Council will indicate which reeds are to remain. Spray reeds and parrots feather with a suitable aquatic herbicide.

Grounds maintenance and landscaping£90,729
Grounds Maintenance & Ditches
1 April 2026 to 31 March 2029
What this lot covers

2.4.1. The Contractor shall provide a grounds maintenance service at the locations shown coloured green, yellow, yellow with black hatching and pink on map numbers 7, 9, 10, 11, 16, 16A, 16B, 17 to 23, 23a, 23b to 31 & 37 to 39 from April to March excluding December, January and February.

Grounds maintenance and landscaping£203,810
Grass Cutting, Rewilding & Minor Hedge Works
1 April 2026 to 31 March 2029
What this lot covers

2.5.1. The Contractor shall provide a grass cutting, grounds maintenance and rewilding service at the locations shown coloured orange, brown, brown chequered, green chequered, green crosshatched, blue crosshatched, pink dotted on map number 41 from April to March excluding December, January and February. 2.5.2. The grounds maintenance service includes grass cutting, hedge trimming, weed control and rewilding work relating to footpaths, grass, tree, plant, shrub maintenance and the like.

Grounds maintenance and landscaping£34,173

Who won

WinnerLotValueDates
WWCS Environmental Services Ltd. (SME)
8 bids received
Prestige Grounds Maintenance£104,940
Awarded 5 March 2026
KR Commercial Ltd. (SME)
10 bids received
Grass Cutting, Rewilding & Minor Hedge Works£20,985
Awarded 5 March 2026
KR Commercial Ltd. (SME)
11 bids received
Grounds Maintenance & Trees£52,500
Awarded 5 March 2026
KR Commercial Ltd. (SME)
10 bids received
Grass Cutting & Pond Management£84,000
Awarded 5 March 2026
Hawksworth Garden Services Ltd. (SME)
10 bids received
Grounds Maintenance & Ditches£132,111
Awarded 5 March 2026
KR Commercial Ltd. (SME)
10 bids received
Grass Cutting, Rewilding & Minor Hedge Works£20,985
Awarded 5 March 2026
WWCS Environmental Services Ltd. (SME)
8 bids received
Prestige Grounds Maintenance£104,940
Awarded 5 March 2026
KR Commercial Ltd. (SME)
11 bids received
Grounds Maintenance & Trees£52,500
Awarded 5 March 2026
KR Commercial Ltd. (SME)
10 bids received
Grass Cutting & Pond Management£84,000
Awarded 5 March 2026
Hawksworth Garden Services Ltd. (SME)
10 bids received
Grounds Maintenance & Ditches£132,111
Awarded 5 March 2026

Values as the award notice gives them, excluding VAT where stated.

Timeline

  1. Tender notice · UK4, notice 002687-2026
  2. Tender notice · UK4, notice 008466-2026
  3. Tender notice · UK4, notice 011166-2026
  4. Tender notice · UK4, notice 013176-2026
  5. Contract award notice · UK6, notice 020162-2026
  6. Contract award notice · UK6, notice 021576-2026

About the buyer

Procurements

2

Awards

2

Suppliers it has used most for grounds maintenance

  • Hawksworth Garden Services Ltd.1 contract
  • KR Commercial Ltd.1 contract
  • WWCS Environmental Services Ltd.1 contract
  1. Cliffe Park Play Area Refurbishment

    Dronfield Town CouncilNorth East, North West, Yorkshire and the Humber, East Midlands, West Midlands, East of England, London, South East, South WestGrounds maintenance and landscaping, Construction

    Open18 days leftSuitable for SMEs

    £300kestimated

From notice 002687-2026 on Find a Tender, first published 13 January 2026, last updated 10 March 2026. We last checked for changes on 28 September 2026.