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Dover District Council

Supply of Grounds Maintenance/Landscaping Machinery and Equipment

AgricultureCPV 16700000
ValueValue not published
Deadline27 Jul 2026
Published6 Jul 2026
RegionNationwide
Timeline
Published 6 Jul 20261 days leftCloses 27 Jul 2026
Who to contact
Dean Coulls
dean.coulls@dover.gov.uk
01304872419

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The brief

Dover District Council (“the Council”) wishes to select and appoint a suitable Supplier for the Supply of Grounds Maintenance/Landscaping Machinery and Equipment and invites tenderers to submit a tender to meet the Council’s requirements.

For more information about this opportunity, please visit the Kent Business Portal portal at: https://www.kentbusinessportal.org.uk/tenders/UK-Dover:-Lawn%2C-park-or-sports-ground-mowers./8KPAPAW775 To respond to this opportunity, please click here: https://www.kentbusinessportal.org.uk/respond/8KPAPAW775 Tender responses are to be submitted no later than 12:00pm 27th July 2026 For more information about this opportunity, please visit the eSourcing portal at: https://www.kentbusinessportal.org.uk/tenders/UK-UK-Dover:-Lawn%2C-park-or-sports-ground-mowers./8KPAPAW775 To respond to this opportunity, please click here: https://www.kentbusinessportal.org.uk/respond/8KPAPAW775

Key requirements

What the supplier must deliver

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Dover District Council (“the Council”) wishes

Dover District Council (“the Council”) wishes to select and appoint a suitable Supplier for the Supply of Grounds Maintenance/Landscaping Machinery and Equipment and invites tenderers to submit a tender to meet the Council’s requirements.

Derived from the notice text — always confirm against the original documents.

What it takes to bid this

1022 daysof bid-team effort
£6.8k£15.1kat typical UK bid-team rates
Compressed window — start the same week

Typical UK bid effort for the value not published — mid-band assumed band — an estimate, not a quote.

Qualify & bid/no-bid ~10% · SQ / PQQ ~20% · Written response ~55% · Review & presentation ~15%

Typical for this category — confirm against the ITT pack

  • Show at bidComparable references / case studies
  • Hold at bidFinancial standing (accounts, often ~2× contract value turnover)
  • Hold at bidInsurance cover (PL / EL, often PI)
  • Show at bidSocial value commitments

Hold at bid = pass/fail conditions of participation. Show at bid = scored in the quality response. Plan for delivery = contract obligations from day one.

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Source & provenance
OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-06c486
Stage
tender · Open
Source
Find a Tender
Buyer ref
063300-2026
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