Source: https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a13bea-37d6-705f-9eed-c7cdce895656/grass-cutting-contract [Skip to main content](#main-content) Open for bidsGBopen procedureReserved for SMEs and VCSEs # Grass Cutting Contract [Dalston Parish Council](https://tendernation.io/buyers/dalston-parish-council) Estimated value £30,000 Published 16 Sept 2026 Deadline 19 days left 5 Nov 2026 ## Who can bid - Reserved for SMEs and VCSEs Only small and medium-sized enterprises and voluntary, community and social enterprises can bid, so you are not competing with large firms. [PPN 005: reserving below-threshold procurements](https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/ppn-005-reserving-below-threshold-procurements/ppn-005-guide-to-reserving-below-threshold-html) - Open to suppliers based in Cumbria The buyer has limited bidding to suppliers with substantive operations in this area. [PPN 005: reserving by supplier location](https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/ppn-005-reserving-below-threshold-procurements/ppn-005-guide-to-reserving-below-threshold-html) - 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) - Split into 2 lots You can usually bid for just the lots you can deliver. - Sets up a framework Winning a place does not guarantee work: contracts are awarded later as call-offs, and the list usually stays closed for years. - Open procedure Anyone can submit a full tender; there is no shortlisting stage. [More contracts for small businesses and VCSEs](/opportunities/reserved-for-smes-and-vcses)## About this tender Provision of rural grass cutting in the Parish of Dalston including Village Greens, Common Land, Play Areas, Recreational Sports Field and Cemetery ## CPV classification Grassing services Source Find a Tender (UK) · Notice ocds-h6vhtk-06fb0b-2026-09-16T12:41:47+01:00 [View official notice ](https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/ocds-h6vhtk-06fb0b-2026-09-16T12:41:47+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 ](/register) [Buyer profileDalston Parish Council: past awards and live tenders](https://tendernation.io/buyers/dalston-parish-council)[SectorMore Agricultural, forestry & horticultural services tenders](https://tendernation.io/sectors/agricultural-forestry-horticultural-services) ## More tenders like this [Grounds and hedges maintenance Halstead Parish Council 23 days left 8 Nov 2026](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a13b92-8bff-722d-9c2f-b460747e1f3e/grounds-and-hedges-maintenance)[SPC Grounds maintenance contract Stanwick Parish Council 14 days left 30 Oct 2026](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a13bea-af4a-7173-9f4e-4efc24925ba9/spc-grounds-maintenance-contract)[Grounds maintenance Cottenham Parish Council 30 days left 16 Nov 2026](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a149bb-c1bb-71de-9d4c-6f106e58cd55/grounds-maintenance)[Grounds Maintenance Contract Totnes Town Council 12 days left 28 Oct 2026](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a13beb-5602-721a-bd7b-a9b79f485bf8/grounds-maintenance-contract)[Highway Grass Verge and Hedge Cutting, Rights of Way - Seasonal Vegetation cuts, Suds and Watercourse Maintenance Bedford Borough Council 11 days left 28 Oct 2026](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a13be9-8360-71eb-b507-2ac92fcaec95/highway-grass-verge-and-hedge-cutting-rights-of-way-seasonal-vegetation-cuts)[Grassing services – Rahmenvertrag Pflegeleistungen Straßenbegleitgrün Gemeindeverwaltung Neuenhagen bei Berlin 23 days left 9 Nov 2026](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a14062-42aa-71f2-83e0-f08dca807ece/germany-grassing-services-rahmenvertrag-pflegeleistungen-strassenbegleitgrun)