Everything on TLGB
Every page, tool, guide, template and download in one place. Type below to find what you are after.
Members Included with membership. Log in, or list your business to join.
Find trades and suppliers
Find work
- TendersPublic Tenders and TLGB Tenders in one place, and the difference between them.
- Public TendersFull feed for membersPublic contracts and planning leads for landscaping and external works.
- TLGB TendersMembersPackages posted direct by main contractors and housebuilders. Matching jobs are emailed to members.
- Supply chain finderWhere to register with main contractors, housebuilders, portals and frameworks.
- Help HubNeed a hand on a job, or have spare capacity? Ask other trades.
- Post on the Help HubMembersAsk for labour, a subcontractor, a machine or cover.
Staff and job seekers
Free profiles for people looking for landscaping and external works jobs.
- RecruitmentContact details for membersSearch job seekers by skill, role, cards and distance. Members and checked contractors see names and contact details.
- Post a job seeker profileFree for anyone looking for landscaping, grounds maintenance or groundworks jobs.
- My job seeker profileEdit, pause, renew or delete your profile.
Guides and help
- The retention banWhere the Commercial Payments Bill has got to, when the ban could start, and what to do now.
- Payment dates calculatorDue date, payment notice, pay less notice and final date under the Construction Act. Free.
- All guidesEvery guide and tool in one list.
- How to: Getting listed and verifiedHow to apply, what we check, what membership includes and how to keep your Verified badge.
- How to: Your compliance packKeep insurance, accreditations, RAMS and policies in one place and send them to contractors with one link.
- How to: Team and training recordsRecord every card and ticket your team holds, get reminders before they expire and download a training matrix.
- How to: PQQ answer bank and project referencesAnswer each prequalification question once, then copy it into every portal and questionnaire.
- How to: Payment trackerLog your applications and get warned about every Construction Act deadline, late payment and retention due.
- How to: Price requests to suppliersSend one plant or materials list to several suppliers and compare every quote side by side.
- How to: Your free websitePublish a three-page website at yourname.tlgb.co.uk, written from your listing, with an enquiry form.
- How to: Jobs from main contractorsHow matching jobs reach you, how to reply with your paperwork and how invitations work.
- How to: Help Hub and recruitmentAsk other trades for labour, machines or cover, offer spare capacity, and find people looking for work.
- How to: Using TLGB as a main contractorFind and check landscaping trades, keep shortlists, get paperwork alerts and post packages. Free.
- How to: For suppliers: listing and price requestsGet on the supplier directory for free, and receive price requests from checked landscaping firms.
- How to: For people looking for workMake a free profile so landscaping firms and main contractors can find you.
- Finding leads worth chasingWhich leads turn into work and how to work each type.
- Winning tenders and PQQsPrequalification, pricing to win and getting on approved lists.
- Accreditation helpHelp with Constructionline, CHAS and SSIP applications.
Member tools
- My listingLog inEdit your details, insurance, accreditations, photos and membership.
- Compliance packMembersInsurance, accreditations, RAMS and policies in one place, with share links for contractors.
- PQQ answer bankMembersSave answers to the questions every PQQ and supplier portal asks, then copy them in.
- Team and trainingMembersEvery card and ticket your team holds, with expiry reminders and a training matrix you can download.
- Your free websiteMembersA three-page website at yourname.tlgb.co.uk, written from your listing, with an enquiry form.
- Price requestsMembersSend one plant or materials list to several suppliers and compare their prices side by side.
- Payment trackerMembersEvery application, deadline and retention, with alerts and ready-made notices.
- Project referencesMembersYour library of past jobs and client references for tenders.
Downloads
- Training matrix (Word)MembersEveryone on your team and the cards they hold, coloured by expiry.
- Company profile (Word)MembersAll your saved PQQ answers and project references as one Word document.
- Compliance pack documentsMembersDownload any certificate or policy you have uploaded, or send a share link.
Templates (Word)
Starter documents with your company name filled in. Have a competent person check them before you use them.
- Health and Safety PolicyMembersIf you employ five or more people, the law requires a written health and safety policy. Contractors will ask for it whatever your size.
- Risk Assessment and Method Statement: Soft Landscaping and Tree PlantingMembersEdit this for each job. A contractor will want to see the site address, programme and names filled in, not a generic copy.
- COSHH AssessmentMembersFill in one of these for each hazardous product. The safety data sheet from your supplier has most of what you need.
- Environmental PolicyMembersKeep it true to how you work. Contractors will ask for evidence of anything you claim here, such as waste transfer notes.
- Quality PolicyMembersA short, honest policy is better than a long one you do not follow.
- Modern Slavery StatementMembersOnly businesses with turnover of £36m or more must publish a statement under the Modern Slavery Act 2015. Smaller firms often provide a voluntary one because contractors ask for it.
- Equality, Diversity and Inclusion PolicyMembersContractors and public sector clients usually ask for this in their pre-qualification questions.
- Data Protection (GDPR) PolicyMembersMost businesses that handle personal data also need to pay the data protection fee to the Information Commissioner's Office (ICO). Check whether that applies to you.
- Carbon Reduction PlanMembersPublic sector contracts over a set value ask for a Carbon Reduction Plan in a standard government format. Check the latest Cabinet Office guidance if you bid for public work, and use real figures from your fuel and energy bills.
- Training MatrixMembersList who holds which card or ticket and when it expires. Do not upload copies of individual cards: contractors can check card numbers themselves.
For main contractors
Free accounts for main contractors, housebuilders and developers.
- How it works for contractorsShortlist checked trades, post packages and get replies with paperwork attached.
- Create a contractor accountFree. We check your company before you can post jobs.
- Contractor dashboardYour shortlist, jobs, replies and team.
- Shortlist and paperwork alertsSaved trades, with an email when their insurance or accreditations are about to expire, lapse or are renewed.
- Post a jobSend a package to every member who matches your trade, area and requirements.
Legal and policies
- Website termsThe rules for using this website.
- Member termsMembership, payment, renewal, cancellation and refunds for listed trades.
- Contractor termsUsing the free contractor account and posting jobs.
- Privacy noticeWhat personal data we hold, why, who we share it with and your rights.
- Cookie policyThe one cookie we use and why.
- Acceptable useWhat you must not do on the site.
- ComplaintsHow to raise a complaint and what happens next.
Your account
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