Highway Grass Verge and Hedge Cutting, Rights of Way - Seasonal Vegetation cuts, Suds and Watercourse Maintenance

What the buyer is asking for

As a Unitary Council we have responsibility for Grass cutting & land management and have a statutory duty regarding levels of grass cutting due to duty to maintain the highway specified in Section 41 of the Highways Act 1980. The requirement involves the outsourcing of this provision to a provider who will develop a programme, manage and carry out Highway Grass Verge and Hedge Cutting, Grip maintenance, Rights of Way - Seasonal Vegetation cuts, Suds and Watercourse Maintenance Services in accordance with our Specification and ensure legal compliance, public safety, and aesthetic standards are met. Lot 1 – grass cutting, hedge, suds and watercourse Lot 2 – rights of way SVC (seasonal vegetation cut) Lot 3 – grip cutting (cut within highway verge to ensure drainage occurs) Lot 4 – mowing and bailing of countryside sites

How this is scored

Published by the buyer. A winning response is written to these weightings, not to the question.

• 55%pricePrice
• 45%qualityQuality

4 lots

You can usually bid for one lot without bidding for all of them.

• Grass & Hedge Cutting, SUDS & Watercourse Maintenance

  Lot 1 Grass & Hedge Cutting, SUDS & Watercourse Maintenance

• ROW_SVC

  Lot 2 ROW_SVC

• GRIP Cutting

  Lot 3 GRIP Cutting

• Mowing & Baling Countryside Sites

  Lot 4 Mowing & Baling Countryside Sites

How contested is this?

Buyers publish how many bids they received. Across 128 comparable procurements we can tell you the typical field size, how often one of these goes uncontested, and whether the buyer awards on price or on quality.

Timeline

3 published dates · Europe/London

1. Tender notice published12 days ago

   9 Sept 2026, 15:24 BST
2. Submission deadlinein 37 days

   28 Oct 2026, 12:00 GMT
3. Award decision expected byin 105 days

   4 Jan 2027, 23:59 GMT

Commercial outcome and contract awards

Nothing awarded yet

Notice history

1 event · 1 release on Find a Tender

1. Tender notice9 Sept 2026, 15:24 BST085475-2026

Documents

• Tender notice on Find a Tender