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Grass Cutting Contract

Dalston Parish Council

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16 Sep 2026 at 12:41

UK4 - Tender Notice
Summary of the contracting process

Dalston Parish Council is procuring rural grass-cutting services across the Parish of Dalston, Carlisle. The work covers Village Greens, Common Land, play areas, a recreational sports field and a cemetery. It is divided into two service areas: general parish grass cutting for Village Greens, Common Land, play areas and the sports field; and cemetery maintenance involving grass cutting and hedge cutting. The buyer is Dalston Parish Council, and delivery is in Dalston and the surrounding parish in Cumbria. This is a grounds-maintenance services opportunity for contractors able to manage rural public spaces, recreational land and cemetery grounds. The requirement is suitable for small and medium-sized enterprises, with participation reserved for SMEs and voluntary, community or social enterprises based in Cumbria.

The procurement reached tender: the council invited offers through a below-threshold open competition. Bids had to be submitted on paper, rather than electronically, to the council’s office at Forge Green, Riverside, Dalston, Carlisle, Cumbria CA5 7QG, by 5 November 2026 at 12:00. Both lots are intended to run from 1 March 2027 to 1 October 2030. The estimated total value is £30,000 excluding VAT (£36,000 including VAT). Lot 1 is valued at £16,000 excluding VAT (£20,000 including VAT), and Lot 2 at £9,166.67 excluding VAT (£11,000 including VAT). The council will make the final award decision, applying the stated basis of lowest tender and quality of work.

This opportunity suits local grounds-maintenance contractors, landscaping businesses and community or social enterprises with the equipment, staff and operational capacity to maintain several types of public and recreational land. Relevant capability includes regular rural grass cutting across Village Greens, Common Land, play areas and sports fields, together with cemetery grass and hedge cutting. Suppliers should be able to plan recurring work across the parish, work safely around members of the public, recreational users, cemetery visitors and sensitive memorial areas, and maintain consistent standards over a multi-year service period. The procurement specifically favours SMEs and is reserved for SMEs and voluntary, community or social enterprises located in Cumbria, making it particularly relevant to established local operators with experience of parish, estate, amenity or cemetery grounds maintenance.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Grass Cutting Contract

Notice Description

Provision of rural grass cutting in the Parish of Dalston including Village Greens, Common Land, Play Areas, Recreational Sports Field and Cemetery

Lot Information

Dalston Parish Grass Cutting

Village Greens, Common Land, Play Areas and Sportsfield.

Dalston Cemetry

Grass Cutting, Hedge Cutting

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-06fb0b
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/087723-2026
Current Stage
Tender
All Stages
Tender

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
UK4 - Tender Notice
Procurement Type
Framework
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Open
Procurement Method Details
Below threshold - open competition
Tender Suitability
SME
Awardee Scale
Not specified

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

77 - Agricultural, forestry, horticultural, aquacultural and apicultural services

CPV Codes

77314100 - Grassing services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
£30,000 Under £100K
Lots Value
£25,166 Under £100K
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
16 Sep 20265 days ago
Submission Deadline
5 Nov 20262 months to go
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
Not specified
Contract Period
1 Mar 2027 - 1 Oct 2030 3-4 years
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Active
Lots Status
Active
Awards Status
Not Specified
Contracts Status
Not Specified

Buyer & Supplier

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
Dalston Parish Council
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
DALSTON, CARLISLE
Postcode
CA5 7QG
Postcode Area
Carlisle
Country
England
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLD North West (England)
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLD1 Cumbria
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLD13 Cumberland
Delivery Location
Not specified
Local Authority
Cumberland
Electoral Ward
Dalston and Burgh
Westminster Constituency
Penrith and Solway

Further Information

Notice Documents

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