Source: https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a13bb8-7dc6-7167-91fe-ec67cde920f5/grounds-maintenance-machinery-hire closed GB open procedure Suitable for SMEs # Grounds Maintenance Machinery Hire [Birmingham City Council](https://tendernation.io/buyers/birmingham-city-council) Estimated value £170,000 Published 29 Apr 2025 Deadline Closed 14 May 2025 ## Who can bid - Buyer says suitable for SMEs The buyer ticked “suitable for SMEs” on the notice. Anyone can still bid. - Buyer says suitable for VCSEs The buyer ticked “suitable for voluntary, community and social enterprises” on the notice. - Below-threshold contract Buyers cannot shortlist bidders on suitability before tenders are in, so everyone gets to submit a bid (except some larger works contracts). [Procurement Act 2023, section 85](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/54/section/85) - Open procedure Anyone can submit a full tender; there is no shortlisting stage. [More contracts for small businesses and VCSEs](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/for-small-businesses) ## About this tender Birmingham City Council (the Council) is seeking to appoint an organisation for the provision of grounds maintenance machinery hire. This opportunity relates to the hire of Grounds Maintenance Machinery for a period of 6 months. The machinery will be used by the Birmingham Parks and Nursery Services to enable contractual and service obligations to be met. The machinery on hire will support grounds maintenance services within Birmingham This will be a Birmingham City Council contract and will not be used by any other contracting authority. The contract is estimated to commence on 31st May 2025 and will be in place for a period of 6 months. ## CPV classification Mowers Lawnmowers Verge maintenance work Hire of agricultural machinery with operator Hire of mowers or agricultural equipment with operator Grounds maintenance services Source Find a Tender (UK) · Notice ocds-h6vhtk-05068e-2025-04-29T10:47:35+01:00 [View official notice](https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/ocds-h6vhtk-05068e-2025-04-29T10:47:35+01:00) Never miss a tender like this again Get AI summaries, deadline alerts and a bid pipeline for tenders matched to your business. Free to start. [Track tenders free](https://tendernation.io/register) [Buyer profile Birmingham City Council: past awards and live tenders](https://tendernation.io/buyers/birmingham-city-council) [Sector More Agricultural machinery tenders](https://tendernation.io/sectors/agricultural-machinery) ## More tenders like this [Supply of Timberwolf fixed track woodchipper TW 280 FTR and for Williams trailer TT3017 · Natural England · 19 days left · 6 Nov 2026](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a1539a-d25f-7042-8204-c91978cd4253/supply-of-timberwolf-fixed-track-woodchipper-tw-280-ftr-and-for-williams-trailer) [Parts of agricultural and forestry machinery – Furnizare piese de schimb pentru utilaje forestiere si terasiere · Regia Nationala A Padurilor - Romsilva Ra · 29 days left · 17 Nov 2026](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a15183-74e7-70e2-8951-c8c70115b89e/romania-parts-of-agricultural-and-forestry-machinery-furnizare-piese-de-schi) [Specialist agricultural or forestry machinery – Aquisição de 417 motosserras e acessórios, integradas em atividades do Sistema de Gestão Integrada de Fogos Rurais · Instituto da Conservação da Natureza e das Florestas, IP · 2 days left · 21 Oct 2026](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a15183-b5f8-7217-b5c2-543114c4144c/portugal-specialist-agricultural-or-forestry-machinery-aquisicao-de-417-moto) [Tractors – Dostawa dwóch ciągników rolniczych z wyposażeniem · Podlaski Urząd Wojewódzki w Białymstoku · 15 days left · 3 Nov 2026](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a15183-3898-7026-8479-c63460338fef/poland-tractors-dostawa-dwoch-ciagnikow-rolniczych-z-wyposazeniem) [Tractors – Lieferung von einem Allrad-Schlepper · Zweckverband Abfallwirtschaft Region Hannover · 35 days left · 23 Nov 2026](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a14210-56dc-733d-8ac6-c4be1e108e53/germany-tractors-lieferung-von-einem-allrad-schlepper) [Lawnmowers – Svahová sekačka kolová s řidičem - obnova SSÚD · Ředitelství silnic a dálnic s. p. · 21 days left · 9 Nov 2026](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a14210-6ca9-7150-b6c5-aa36920be82f/czechia-lawnmowers-svahova-sekacka-kolova-s-ridicem-obnova-ssud)