SPC Grounds maintenance contract
- Buyer
- Stanwick Parish Council
- Value
- £100,000
- Closes
- 30 October 2026
- Where
- Stanwick, the East Midlands
- Type
- Open tender
In plain English
Stanwick Parish Council is hiring a grounds maintenance contractor to look after public green spaces, parks, cemeteries and churchyards across the parish. The work includes grass cutting, hedge trimming, tree care, litter clearance, weed control and cemetery services like grave digging.
What the buyer wants
• Provide routine grass cutting, edging and maintenance of shrubs, flowers and hedges across multiple council sites • Carry out litter, leaf and debris clearance, hard surface maintenance and weed control • Deliver cemetery and churchyard services including grave digging, interments and reinstatement • Remove and dispose of all waste properly and comply with health, safety and environmental legislation • Submit method statements showing how you will deliver the service safely and sustainably
Likely requirements
Our reading of the notice. Always check the tender documents.
You will almost certainly need your own transport, professional-grade equipment (tractor, hedge cutter, leaf blower, mower), staff payroll capability and public liability insurance, which prices out one-man operations and very small businesses unless you subcontract or partner with others.
How to bid
This is an open tender: any eligible business can respond directly to the buyer by the deadline, with no framework membership needed.
How to write a tender response
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