Tender

Ask AI about this notice

Summarise, research or assess it with AI

View Markdown

Share this notice

Send this contract to a colleague

cemetery grounds maintenance

Milborne Port Parish Council

This public procurement record has 1 release in its history.

Tender

29 Oct 2026 at 08:46

UK4 - Tender Notice
Summary of the contracting process

Milborne Port Parish Council is seeking cemetery grounds maintenance services in Milborne Port. The work covers keeping the cemetery tidy, cutting and strimming grass around graves, kerbing, headstones and memorials, and maintaining the extension and areas beneath trees. It also includes litter-picking throughout, keeping paths weed-free with tidy edges, and cutting the inside of the hedges, including those along the roadside and top of the cemetery. Grass cutting and strimming is required in summer, including when heat has stopped the grass growing but weeds continue to grow. The extension hedge is maintained under a separate tractor-and-flail contract. The service is grounds maintenance (CPV 77314000), delivered at the cemetery in the United Kingdom.

The council invited offers through an open competition under a below-threshold procedure. The procurement reached tender, with invitations to submit offers. The deadline for questions was 20 November 2026 at 23:59 UTC, and the tender submission deadline was 30 November 2026 at 23:59 UTC. The contract is for the calendar year from 1 January to 31 December 2027. The stated gross value is £6,000. There is one lot. Evaluation ranks service quality first, value for money second and local contractor status third. Quality assessment considers reliability, working without supervision, maintaining all specified areas to a high standard and removing and disposing of waste. Value for money compares the annual service cost with quality. Local contractors are preferred.

This opportunity is suited to grounds maintenance contractors, including small and medium-sized businesses, able to provide dependable, regular cemetery upkeep. Suppliers should be capable of cutting and strimming grass around graves, kerbing, headstones and memorials, maintaining grass in the cemetery extension, litter-picking, controlling weeds on paths and keeping edges tidy. They must be able to cut the specified internal hedges and handle green waste and litter removal and disposal. The buyer places particular weight on contractors who can work reliably without supervision, follow the required schedule and maintain a sensitive site to a high standard. Local contractors are preferred, so firms serving Milborne Port and its surrounding area may be well placed to compete. The extension hedge is outside this work, as it is covered by a separate contract.

How relevant is this notice?

Notice Information

Notice Title

cemetery grounds maintenance

Notice Description

Keep the whole area in neat and tidy state, cut/strim grass including grave-kerbing, headstones and memorials (weekly in the summer) Strimming still to take place even if the grass has stopped growing in the summer heat, as many of the weeds keep growing. Area at the end, by the road, in the old S/E part of the cemetery to be included. Also, under the trees at the new end (next to extension) 40 Litter-pick the whole area 40 Keep paths free of weeds and edges tidy. NB: spray with weed killer 20 Cut grass in the extension 10 Cut all hedges on inside (mostly the roadside hedge and hedge along the top - the extension hedge is done by tractor and flail on a separate contract)

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-0792f9
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/102365-2026
Current Stage
Tender
All Stages
Tender

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
UK4 - Tender Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
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

77314000 - Grounds maintenance services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
£6,000 Under £100K
Lots Value
£6,000 Under £100K
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
29 Oct 20264 days ago
Submission Deadline
30 Nov 20264 weeks to go
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
Not specified
Contract Period
1 Jan 2027 - 31 Dec 2027 6-12 months
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
Milborne Port Parish Council
Contact Name
Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
Contact Email
Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
Contact Phone
Available with D3 Tenders Premium →

Buyer Location

Locality
MILBORNE PORT
Postcode
DT9 5DF
Postcode Area
Dorchester
Country
England
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLK South West (England)
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLK6 North Somerset, Somerset and Dorset
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLK62 Somerset
Delivery Location
Not specified
Local Authority
Somerset
Electoral Ward
Blackmoor Vale
Westminster Constituency
Glastonbury and Somerton

Further Information

Open Contracting Data Standard (OCDS)

View full OCDS Record for this contracting process

JSON Markdown

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.

Loading OCDS record...