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Northleach with Eastington Town Council is inviting tenders for the provision of grass cutting and grounds maintenance services. The contract has been divided into separate lots to allow participation from both larger firms and smaller local contractors.

You may tender for one, several, or all lots. If you prefer to take on the entire contract, you can submit a combined price covering all lots. The Council will compare both individual and combined bids to achieve best overall value.

Summary for contractors

What’s involved:

1. Regular mowing of playing fields, playgrounds, cemeteries, open spaces, and verges (frequency varies by site).
2. Strimming around equipment, fences, and trees.
3. Maintaining tidy hedges and boundaries.
4. Weed killing on selected areas around the car park.
5. Removal and disposal of green waste.

Contract period

Two years starting in March 2026, with an option to extend for a third year.

How to apply

Full tender documents, maps, and specifications are available from:

Invitation to Tender:
Grass Cutting & Grounds Maintenance 2026-28

Digital map of service areas:
https://shared.xmap.cloud/?map=38b3bc6b-f8f7-4212-8f37-0aeeb6b1d264

Site visits can be arranged on request. Please contact the Clerk to arrange.

Important Notice Regarding Representation

Please be advised that Northleach with Eastington Town Council does not work through any third-party agents, brokers, or intermediaries in relation to this procurement opportunity. Any individual or company claiming to represent or act on behalf of the Council in this matter should be regarded as unauthorised and their claims dismissed. All official communications and documentation relating to this tender will be issued directly by the Council through the FindATender procurement portal. If you receive any approach or communication that appears to be from a third party claiming Council affiliation, please report it immediately to clerk@northleach.gov.uk.

Updated 10 Nov 2025

Northleach with Eastington Town Council and the Northleach and District Branch of the Royal British Legion would like to invite the community to join with them to mark Remembrance Day on Sunday 9th November.

Please gather at 10:45am for the traditional open air service at the War Memorial on the Market Place.

The Market Place and High Street adjacent will be the subject of a temporary road closure for the duration of the ceremony. This allows everyone to share in a moment of quiet contemplation in safety and without interruption from passing traffic.

We kindly ask owners to remove any vehicles parked in the vicinity of the War Memorial before the road closure comes into effect at 10:30am. Access will be maintained for emergency vehicles only during the closure period.

Public notices advising of the road closure will go up shortly and a copy of the legal order can be found below.

Northleach Remembrance Sunday – 09.11.25

As part of our legal duty to ensure the safety of all memorials within our cemeteries, we have recently completed the annual inspection programme in Northleach Cemetery. The exceptionally dry summer has caused substantial ground shrinkage, and we discovered that a large number of memorials have become unstable. We are aware that this news may cause concern and we wish to provide clear information and reassurance.

First and foremost, we would like to reassure families that no memorials were damaged during the inspection process. All memorials are carefully hand-tested, without the use of force or machinery. In some cases, memorials have been temporarily laid flat for safety. This step is only taken where a memorial has already failed and is no longer fixed to the ground. Laying a memorial flat is a intended to protect visitors while giving families the necessary time to discuss and plan a permanent repair.

Memorials belong to the rights holder of the grave. While we aim to contact families directly, many of the affected memorials are several decades old, so we do not always have up to date contact details and, due to the large number of memorials involved, this process will take some time. We therefore invite you to review the list in the file below and get in touch if you are responsible for, or have a connection to, a memorial on the list. Our staff are available to support families through the process of arranging repairs.

Please contact the office on 01451 861499 or admin@northleach.gov.uk.

PLEASE NOTE: Permission is required from the Council as burial authority to install, maintain, or alter any memorial in Northleach Cemetery. All repairs must be undertaken by a competent and insured memorial mason and any refixing of memorials must comply with current British Standards.

Notice of Safety Inspection Findings August 2025

A copy of this notice has been posted in the cemetery.