Notice Information
Notice Title
Grass Cutting Service for various locations
Notice Description
The Lake District National Park manages over 30 car parks, with a lot of the car park containing Grass sections, hedges and bushes which all need maintaining through the season. Each one of our sites has different requirements, so read the the tender specification form carefully.
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-05fc40
- Publication Source
- Find A Tender Service
- Latest Notice
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/022027-2026
- Current Stage
- Award
- All Stages
- Planning, Tender, Award
Procurement Classification
- Notice Type
- UK6 - Contract Award Notice
- Procurement Type
- Standard
- Procurement Category
- Services
- Procurement Method
- Open
- Procurement Method Details
- Below threshold - open competition
- Tender Suitability
- SME
- Awardee Scale
- SME
Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)
- CPV Divisions
77 - Agricultural, forestry, horticultural, aquacultural and apicultural services
-
- CPV Codes
77314000 - Grounds maintenance services
77314100 - Grassing services
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- £47,400 Under £100K
- Lots Value
- £47,400 Under £100K
- Awards Value
- £46,087 Under £100K
- Contracts Value
- Not specified
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 11 Mar 20261 months ago
- Submission Deadline
- 2 Feb 2026Expired
- Future Notice Date
- 24 Dec 2025Expired
- Award Date
- 10 Mar 20261 months ago
- Contract Period
- 31 Mar 2026 - 31 Mar 2029 3-4 years
- Recurrence
- Not specified
Notice Status
- Tender Status
- Complete
- Lots Status
- Complete
- Awards Status
- Active
- Contracts Status
- Not Specified
Buyer & Supplier
Contracting Authority (Buyer)
- Main Buyer
- LAKE DISTRICT NATIONAL PARK AUTHORITY
- Contact Name
- Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
- Contact Email
- Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
- Contact Phone
- Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
Buyer Location
- Locality
- KENDAL
- Postcode
- LA9 7RL
- Post Town
- Lancaster
- Country
- England
-
- Major Region (ITL 1)
- TLD North West (England)
- Basic Region (ITL 2)
- TLD1 Cumbria
- Small Region (ITL 3)
- TLD14 Westmorland and Furness
- Delivery Location
- TLD1 Cumbria
-
- Local Authority
- Westmorland and Furness
- Electoral Ward
- Kendal South
- Westminster Constituency
- Westmorland and Lonsdale
Further Information
Notice Documents
-
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/022027-2026
11th March 2026 - Contract award notice on Find a Tender -
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/000402-2026
5th January 2026 - Tender notice on Find a Tender -
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/085719-2025
23rd December 2025 - Tender notice on Find a Tender -
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/085701-2025
23rd December 2025 - Planned procurement notice on Find a Tender
Open Contracting Data Standard (OCDS)
View full OCDS Record for this contracting process
The Open Contracting Data Standard (OCDS) is a framework designed to increase transparency and access to public procurement data in the public sector. It is widely used by governments and organisations worldwide to report on procurement processes and contracts.
{
"tag": [
"compiled"
],
"id": "ocds-h6vhtk-05fc40-2026-03-11T17:20:51Z",
"date": "2026-03-11T17:20:51Z",
"ocid": "ocds-h6vhtk-05fc40",
"initiationType": "tender",
"planning": {
"documents": [
{
"id": "085701-2025",
"documentType": "plannedProcurementNotice",
"noticeType": "UK3",
"description": "Planned procurement notice on Find a Tender",
"url": "https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/085701-2025",
"datePublished": "2025-12-23T10:30:45Z",
"format": "text/html"
}
]
},
"parties": [
{
"id": "GB-PPON-PBPJ-8656-VBYR",
"name": "Lake District National Park Authority",
"identifier": {
"scheme": "GB-PPON",
"id": "PBPJ-8656-VBYR"
},
"address": {
"streetAddress": "Wayfaring House, Murley Moss Business Park, Oxenholme Road",
"locality": "Kendal",
"postalCode": "LA9 7RL",
"country": "GB",
"countryName": "United Kingdom",
"region": "UKD12"
},
"contactPoint": {
"name": "Simon Hill",
"email": "Nathan.leadbeater@lakedistrict.gov.uk"
},
"roles": [
"buyer"
],
"details": {
"classifications": [
{
"id": "publicAuthoritySubCentralGovernment",
"scheme": "UK_CA_TYPE",
"description": "Public authority - sub-central government"
}
]
}
},
{
"id": "GB-COH-05625887",
"name": "AIRE & CALDER LIMITED",
"identifier": {
"scheme": "GB-COH",
"id": "05625887"
},
"additionalIdentifiers": [
{
"scheme": "GB-PPON",
"id": "PHTD-8865-BBCM"
}
],
"address": {
"streetAddress": "Office 11 Flexspace, Monckton Road",
"locality": "Wakefield",
"postalCode": "WF2 7AS",
"country": "GB",
"countryName": "United Kingdom",
"region": "UKE45"
},
"contactPoint": {
"email": "aireandcalder.office@gmail.com"
},
"roles": [
"supplier"
],
"details": {
"url": "http://www.northerngreenscapes.co.uk/",
"scale": "sme",
"vcse": false
}
}
],
"buyer": {
"id": "GB-PPON-PBPJ-8656-VBYR",
"name": "Lake District National Park Authority"
},
"tender": {
"id": "ocds-h6vhtk-05fc40",
"legalBasis": {
"id": "2023/54",
"scheme": "UKPGA",
"uri": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/54/contents"
},
"title": "Grass Cutting Service for various locations",
"description": "The Lake District National Park manages over 30 car parks, with a lot of the car park containing Grass sections, hedges and bushes which all need maintaining through the season. Each one of our sites has different requirements, so read the the tender specification form carefully.",
"status": "complete",
"items": [
{
"id": "1",
"additionalClassifications": [
{
"scheme": "CPV",
"id": "77314100",
"description": "Grassing services"
}
],
"deliveryAddresses": [
{
"region": "UKD1",
"country": "GB",
"countryName": "United Kingdom"
},
{
"region": "UKD1",
"country": "GB",
"countryName": "United Kingdom"
},
{
"region": "UKD1",
"country": "GB",
"countryName": "United Kingdom"
}
],
"relatedLot": "1"
}
],
"value": {
"amountGross": 56000,
"amount": 47400,
"currency": "GBP"
},
"procurementMethod": "open",
"procurementMethodDetails": "Below threshold - open competition",
"mainProcurementCategory": "services",
"aboveThreshold": false,
"submissionMethodDetails": "https://www.the-chest.org.uk (https://www.the-chest.org.uk)",
"submissionTerms": {
"electronicSubmissionPolicy": "allowed"
},
"tenderPeriod": {
"endDate": "2026-02-02T16:00:00Z"
},
"enquiryPeriod": {
"endDate": "2026-01-16T23:59:00Z"
},
"otherRequirements": {
"reservedParticipation": [
"smeVcse"
],
"reservedParticipationLocation": {
"gazetteer": {
"scheme": "GB-ONS",
"identifiers": [
"E10000006"
]
},
"description": "Cumbria"
}
},
"lots": [
{
"id": "1",
"status": "complete",
"value": {
"amountGross": 56000,
"amount": 47400,
"currency": "GBP"
},
"awardCriteria": {
"criteria": [
{
"type": "price",
"name": "Price",
"numbers": [
{
"number": 40,
"weight": "percentageExact"
}
]
},
{
"type": "quality",
"name": "Technical / Ability",
"numbers": [
{
"number": 20,
"weight": "percentageExact"
}
]
},
{
"type": "quality",
"name": "Previous experience in this field",
"numbers": [
{
"number": 20,
"weight": "percentageExact"
}
]
},
{
"type": "quality",
"name": "Compliance with brief",
"numbers": [
{
"number": 10,
"weight": "percentageExact"
}
]
},
{
"type": "quality",
"name": "References",
"numbers": [
{
"number": 5,
"weight": "percentageExact"
}
]
},
{
"type": "quality",
"name": "Quality of submission",
"numbers": [
{
"number": 5,
"weight": "percentageExact"
}
]
},
{
"type": "price",
"name": "Price",
"numbers": [
{
"number": 40,
"weight": "percentageExact"
}
]
},
{
"type": "price",
"name": "Previous experience",
"numbers": [
{
"number": 20,
"weight": "percentageExact"
}
]
},
{
"type": "quality",
"name": "Technical Ability",
"numbers": [
{
"number": 20,
"weight": "percentageExact"
}
]
},
{
"type": "quality",
"name": "Compliance with Tender brief",
"numbers": [
{
"number": 10,
"weight": "percentageExact"
}
]
},
{
"type": "quality",
"name": "Refrences",
"numbers": [
{
"number": 5,
"weight": "percentageExact"
}
]
},
{
"type": "quality",
"name": "Quality of submission",
"numbers": [
{
"number": 5,
"weight": "percentageExact"
}
]
},
{
"type": "price",
"name": "Price",
"numbers": [
{
"number": 40,
"weight": "percentageExact"
}
]
},
{
"type": "price",
"name": "Previous experience",
"numbers": [
{
"number": 20,
"weight": "percentageExact"
}
]
},
{
"type": "quality",
"name": "Technical Ability",
"numbers": [
{
"number": 20,
"weight": "percentageExact"
}
]
},
{
"type": "quality",
"name": "Compliance with Tender brief",
"numbers": [
{
"number": 10,
"weight": "percentageExact"
}
]
},
{
"type": "quality",
"name": "Refrences",
"numbers": [
{
"number": 5,
"weight": "percentageExact"
}
]
},
{
"type": "quality",
"name": "Quality of submission",
"numbers": [
{
"number": 5,
"weight": "percentageExact"
}
]
}
]
},
"suitability": {
"sme": true
},
"contractPeriod": {
"startDate": "2026-04-01T00:00:00+01:00",
"endDate": "2029-03-31T23:59:59+01:00"
}
}
],
"communication": {
"futureNoticeDate": "2025-12-24T23:59:59Z"
},
"documents": [
{
"id": "085719-2025",
"documentType": "tenderNotice",
"noticeType": "UK4",
"description": "Tender notice on Find a Tender",
"url": "https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/085719-2025",
"datePublished": "2025-12-23T10:52:04Z",
"format": "text/html"
},
{
"id": "A-9800",
"documentType": "biddingDocuments",
"url": "https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/A-9800",
"format": "application/pdf"
},
{
"id": "000402-2026",
"documentType": "tenderNotice",
"noticeType": "UK4",
"description": "Tender notice on Find a Tender",
"url": "https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/000402-2026",
"datePublished": "2026-01-05T15:31:32Z",
"format": "text/html"
}
],
"amendments": [
{
"id": "000402-2026",
"description": "Originally posted on 23rd of December, had difficulty posting onto the chest. deadline have been extended to allow extra time for responses and it'll be published tomorrow (6th January)"
}
],
"specialRegime": [
"concession"
]
},
"language": "en",
"bids": {
"statistics": [
{
"id": "1",
"measure": "bids",
"value": 16,
"relatedLot": "1"
},
{
"id": "2",
"measure": "finalStageBids",
"value": 15,
"relatedLot": "1"
},
{
"id": "3",
"measure": "smeFinalStageBids",
"value": 15,
"relatedLot": "1"
},
{
"id": "4",
"measure": "vcseFinalStageBids",
"value": 0,
"relatedLot": "1"
}
]
},
"awards": [
{
"id": "1",
"title": "Grass Cutting Service for various locations",
"status": "active",
"date": "2026-03-10T00:00:00Z",
"value": {
"amountGross": 55304.4,
"amount": 46087,
"currency": "GBP"
},
"mainProcurementCategory": "services",
"aboveThreshold": false,
"suppliers": [
{
"id": "GB-COH-05625887",
"name": "AIRE & CALDER LIMITED"
}
],
"items": [
{
"id": "1",
"additionalClassifications": [
{
"scheme": "CPV",
"id": "77314000",
"description": "Grounds maintenance services"
}
],
"deliveryAddresses": [
{
"region": "UKC",
"country": "GB",
"countryName": "United Kingdom"
},
{
"region": "UKD",
"country": "GB",
"countryName": "United Kingdom"
},
{
"region": "UKE",
"country": "GB",
"countryName": "United Kingdom"
},
{
"region": "UKF",
"country": "GB",
"countryName": "United Kingdom"
},
{
"region": "UKG",
"country": "GB",
"countryName": "United Kingdom"
},
{
"region": "UKH",
"country": "GB",
"countryName": "United Kingdom"
},
{
"region": "UKI",
"country": "GB",
"countryName": "United Kingdom"
},
{
"region": "UKJ",
"country": "GB",
"countryName": "United Kingdom"
},
{
"region": "UKK",
"country": "GB",
"countryName": "United Kingdom"
}
],
"relatedLot": "1"
}
],
"contractPeriod": {
"startDate": "2026-04-01T00:00:00+01:00",
"endDate": "2029-03-31T23:59:59+01:00"
},
"relatedLots": [
"1"
],
"documents": [
{
"id": "022027-2026",
"documentType": "awardNotice",
"noticeType": "UK6",
"description": "Contract award notice on Find a Tender",
"url": "https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/022027-2026",
"datePublished": "2026-03-11T17:20:51Z",
"format": "text/html"
}
],
"milestones": [
{
"id": "1",
"type": "futureSignatureDate",
"dueDate": "2026-03-31T23:59:59+01:00",
"status": "scheduled"
}
]
}
]
}