cemetery grounds maintenance
- Buyer
- Milborne Port Parish Council
- Value
- £6,000
- Closes
- 30 November 2026
- Where
- Milborne Port, the South West
- Type
- Open tender
In plain English
Milborne Port Parish Council wants a contractor to keep its cemetery neat and tidy through regular grass cutting, strimming, litter picking and weed control. The work also covers cutting grass in the extension and trimming the internal hedges, while the extension hedge is handled under a separate contract. The estimated value is £6,000.
What the buyer wants
• Cut and strim grass across the whole cemetery, including around grave kerbs, headstones and memorials, weekly in summer, even when growth slows, because weeds keep growing. • Litter-pick the whole area, keep paths free of weeds, keep edges tidy, and spray weed killer where needed. • Cut grass in the extension and cut the internal hedges, mainly the roadside hedge and the hedge along the top. The extension hedge is excluded because it is done by tractor and flail under a separate contract.
Requirements
What could rule a small business out (our reading of the notice, written with AI): The notice sets no specific qualifications, certifications, insurance levels or experience thresholds, and the low estimated value of £6,000 should suit small local businesses, so nothing in it would clearly rule out a small business.
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How to bid
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