How to win: Environmental Services for Daventry Town Council

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Daventry Town Council is preparing for the procurement of its future Environmental Services arrangements, with the current contract due to expire in May 2028. The Council is undertaking preliminary market engagement to inform its approach to the future procurement and to understand the capability, capacity and interest of potential suppliers. As part of this exercise, the Council is inviting interested suppliers to participate in a market engagement questionnaire. The scope of services is expected to include, but may not be limited to: • LANDSCAPE MAINTENANCE to Council maintained open spaces, highway verges, residential areas and other sites to include: 247 acres of grass cutting, hedge and shrub maintenance, planting, floral displays, weed control, hard-surface maintenance, seasonal operations; • TREES / ARBORICULTURE - Routine tree inspections undertaken by an ArbCert tree inspector, arboricultural advice, planned/reactive tree works, emergency response and associated tree management; • PONDS, STREAMS, DITCHES & SUDS – Vegetation management, debris/obstruction clearance, maintaining water flow, inspections and reporting defects; • CEMETERIES / CHURCHYARDS & BURIAL OPERATIONS - G

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• ✓Answer against the marking scheme, not the question text — Daventry Town Council scores each response, so map your evidence to the published criteria and weightings.
• ✓At £9,317,760, expect quality and social value to carry a large share of the score — price alone rarely wins services work.
• ✓Show recent, comparable delivery: name similar services contracts you've delivered for public bodies, with measurable outcomes.
• ✓Start early: it closes 20 November 2026 and a strong bid takes iteration.

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