Grounds maintenance
Cottenham Parish Council · England-wide · up to £54,000
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What the buyer wants
Cottenham Parish Council seeks a contractor for grounds maintenance, grass cutting, and general village maintenance services across Cottenham, Cambridgeshire, including sports pitch maintenance, ecological area management, and public space upkeep.
Cottenham Parish Council is seeking a suitably experienced and reliable contractor to provide grounds maintenance, grass cutting and general village maintenance services throughout Cottenham, Cambridgeshire.
The contract will include routine grass cutting across designated areas of the village, including specialist cutting regimes for ecological and biodiversity areas, and comprehensive grounds maintenance at Cottenham Recreation Ground.
The Recreation Ground accommodates seasonal football and cricket pitches, children's playgrounds, a skatepark and a Multi-Use Games Area (MUGA). It is also home to Cottenham Village Hall, the sports pavilion, a pre-school and a nursery facility.
The contractor will be responsible for maintaining sports pitches to the standards required by the Parish Council, local sports clubs and their respective governing bodies. Works will include regular grass cutting, football pitch line marking, cricket outfield maintenance, seasonal pitch preparation and other associated maintenance. Experience of PitchPower assessments and implementing the resulting maintenance recommendations would be advantageous.
General village maintenance will include emptying designated public refuse bins, litter picking, cleaning bus shelters and noticeboards, and maintaining designated verges, green spaces and other public areas. The contract may also include seasonal maintenance, weed control and other routine environmental tasks specified by the Parish Council.
The successful contractor will be expected to:
Deliver services in accordance with agreed schedules, seasonal requirements and specified maintenance standards.
Apply appropriate maintenance regimes to sports pitches, amenity grassland and ecological areas, supporting biodiversity while maintaining safe, accessible and attractive public spaces.
Plan works around sporting fixtures, facility bookings and community activities, minimising disruption to users and visitors.
Provide suitably trained and competent staff, appropriate machinery, equipment and materials.
Comply with relevant health and safety legislation, risk assessments, safe working practices, environmental requirements and waste disposal regulations.
Maintain effective communication with the Parish Council and promptly report defects, hazards, vandalism or other issues identified during site visits.
Maintain accurate records of completed works and report any incidents or work that cannot be completed as scheduled.
Demonstrate reliability, flexibility, value for money and a proactive approach to maintaining public spaces.
The contract requires a high standard of workmanship, effective seasonal planning and a responsive service that meets the needs of the Parish Council, sports clubs, community facilities and residents.
Detailed specifications, site locations, work frequencies and required service standards will be provided in the tender documentation.
How Tenderoo reads it
The notice reads as suitable for a small or medium-sized firm: the scope, value and requirements are within reach of a business of that size.
Services required
- grounds maintenance
- grass cutting
- sports pitch maintenance
- general village maintenance
- litter picking
- refuse bin emptying
- bus shelter cleaning
- noticeboard maintenance
- hedge cutting
- weed control
What you will need to show
- Health & safety compliance and practices — Supplier must comply with health and safety legislation, conduct risk assessments, and follow safe working practices relevant to grounds maintenance.
- Provide suitably trained and competent staff — Supplier must provide staff who are trained and competent to carry out grounds maintenance and related tasks safely and effectively.
- Provide appropriate machinery, equipment and materials — Supplier must supply all necessary machinery, equipment and materials to perform the required grounds maintenance and related services.
- Demonstrate experience in sports pitch maintenance — Supplier should have experience maintaining sports pitches to standards required by the Parish Council and local sports clubs, including football and cricket pitch care.
- Experience with PitchPower assessments advantageous — Experience in conducting PitchPower assessments and implementing maintenance recommendations is desirable but not mandatory.
- Plan works to minimise disruption — Supplier must plan maintenance activities around sporting fixtures, facility bookings and community events to minimise disruption to users and visitors.
- Maintain effective communication with Parish Council — Supplier must keep effective communication with the Parish Council and promptly report defects, hazards, vandalism or other issues found during site visits.
- Maintain accurate records and report incidents — Supplier must keep accurate records of completed works and report any incidents or incomplete work promptly.
- Deliver services per agreed schedules and standards — Supplier must deliver grounds maintenance services according to agreed schedules, seasonal requirements, and specified maintenance standards.
- Support biodiversity and maintain safe public spaces — Supplier must apply maintenance regimes that support biodiversity while ensuring public spaces are safe, accessible and attractive.
- Demonstrate reliability, flexibility and value for money — Supplier must show reliability, flexibility, value for money and a proactive approach in maintaining public spaces.
Lots
- Recreation Ground (up to £37,000) — Mowing - Football pitches, cricket outfield playgrounds and other grassed public areas at the recreation ground (with the exception of the MUGA BNG Grassland) Football line marking Cricket Square - Cutting, watering (as required), spiking (as required), marking, rolling Seasonal maintenance for football and Cricket square Play areas and skatepark - Grass cutting and strimming around equipment as required + monthly safety check of equipment General recreation ground maintenance The main sports facility is currently divided into three distinct areas, Fields 1-3 (F1-3). • F1 has the primary adult 11v11 football pitch • F2 has 11v11 and 9v9 football pitches, football training area, cricket square and field • F3 has 11v11, small 11v11, 9v9, 7v7 and 5v5 football pitches
- Grass cutting (up to £9,500) — Fortnightly cutting to six sites around the village with some areas to remain uncut during May ("No Mow May"). In addition there are 5 'specialist' sites with their own regime as detailed in the tender document.
- Village Maintenance (up to £7,500) — CPC is responsible for several open spaces around the village, both formally planted and not planted, which require regular maintenance. - War Memorial - weeding and maintenance as required (minimum twice per year) - Village Sign - weeding and maintenance - Council noticeboards (6), cleaning, inspection and light maintenance - The Pound (car park) - hedge cutting, removal and suppression of weeds & other obstructing vegetation - Refuse Bin emptying - Recreation Ground & Lambs Lane - Litter picking - Recreation Ground - Bus shelter cleaning - Footpath planters/ tubs - weeding and general maintenance. Watering to be carried out if required or during extreme weather
Key facts
- Buyer: Cottenham Parish Council
- Estimated value: up to £54,000
- Deadline: 16 November 2026
- Location: England-wide
- Published on: Find a Tender
- First seen by Tenderoo: 17 October 2026
- CPV: 77310000, 77320000, 77330000, 77340000
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