Public Rights of Way - Grass Cutting

What the buyer is asking for

Suffolk County Council are currently out to tender for the provision of the Public Rights of Way - Grass Cutting service across the Suffolk Network. This opportunity is available in the 'Current Tenders' area of the portal. Interested parties are invited to express their interest to gain full access to the tender documentation. The advertised value here is £930,000 inclusive of VAT. The VAT included is 20% Standard Rate however in some circumstances VAT may be exempt or chargeable at a different rate. The deadline date for submissions of the tender is 08th December 2026 at 11:00am. Please note late returns will NOT be permitted. The deadline for clarification questions is 16th November 2026 at 17:00pm which must be generated via the correspondence option on the website

How this is scored

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

• 70%qualityQuality
• 30%costCost

What you must already have

Conditions of participation. These are pass or fail, so check them before writing anything.

• economic

  Insurance - Supplier already has, or can commit to obtain, the insurance requirements prior to the award of the contract.

• technical

  Tenderers must provide a copy of their: 1) Lone Working Policy, which should reflect and adhere to guidance found within Lone working: Protect those working alone - HSE. Policies that do not fully align with the Council's requirements may be accepted at the Authority's discretion, subject to the Supplier committing to implement agreed improvements within a specified timeframe. 2) H&S Policy Statement together with an explanation of your H&S arrangements which should follow a recognised H&S Management system such as the HSE's HSG65 - Managing for Health & Safety Experience of sub-contractor management (if applicable): • demonstration of how You have previously maintained healthy supply chains with Your sub-contractor(s) (which may be the intended sub-contractor(s) for this procurement or any others used previously). The description should include the procedures you use to ensure performance of the contract. Relevant experience and contract examples: Details of up to two contracts to meet conditions of participation

16 lots

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

• Brecks area£60k

  Suffolk County Council requires suitably experienced and qualified service providers to maintain the Public Rights of Way (Grass cutting) network across Suffolk. This lot is specifically for the Brecks area (119 km single cut length) as outlined in the tender documentation.

• Walsham le Willows area£55k

  Suffolk County Council requires suitably experienced and qualified service providers to maintain the Public Rights of Way (Grass cutting) network across Suffolk. This lot is specifically for the Walsham le Willows area (110 km single cut length) as outlined in the tender documentation.

• Eye area£55k

  Suffolk County Council requires suitably experienced and qualified service providers to maintain the Public Rights of Way (Grass cutting) network across Suffolk. This lot is specifically for the Eye area (109 km single cut length) as outlined in the tender documentation.

• South of Bury St Edmunds area£45k

  Suffolk County Council requires suitably experienced and qualified service providers to maintain the Public Rights of Way (Grass cutting) network across Suffolk. This lot is specifically for the South of Bury St Edmunds area (89 km single cut length) as outlined in the tender documentation.

• Haverhill area£34k

  Suffolk County Council requires suitably experienced and qualified service providers to maintain the Public Rights of Way (Grass cutting) network across Suffolk. This lot is specifically for the Haverhill area (68 km single cut length) as outlined in the tender documentation.

• Lavenham area£42k

  Suffolk County Council requires suitably experienced and qualified service providers to maintain the Public Rights of Way (Grass cutting) network across Suffolk. This lot is specifically for the Lavenham area (84 km single cut length) as outlined in the tender documentation.

• Stowmarket area£43k

  Suffolk County Council requires suitably experienced and qualified service providers to maintain the Public Rights of Way (Grass cutting) network across Suffolk. This lot is specifically for the Stowmarket area (86 km single cut length) as outlined in the tender documentation.

• Hadleigh area£48k

  Suffolk County Council requires suitably experienced and qualified service providers to maintain the Public Rights of Way (Grass cutting) network across Suffolk. This lot is specifically for the Hadleigh area (96 km single cut length) as outlined in the tender documentation.

• Shotley Peninsula and Ipswich area£35k

  Suffolk County Council requires suitably experienced and qualified service providers to maintain the Public Rights of Way (Grass cutting) network across Suffolk. This lot is specifically for the Shotley Peninsula and Ipswich area (69 km single cut length) as outlined in the tender documentation.

• Deben Peninsula£69k

  Suffolk County Council requires suitably experienced and qualified service providers to maintain the Public Rights of Way (Grass cutting) network across Suffolk. This lot is specifically for the Deben Peninsula (138 km single cut length) as outlined in the tender documentation.

• Debenham area£68k

  Suffolk County Council requires suitably experienced and qualified service providers to maintain the Public Rights of Way (Grass cutting) network across Suffolk. This lot is specifically for the Debenham area (135 km single cut length) as outlined in the tender documentation.

• Framlingham area£58k

  Suffolk County Council requires suitably experienced and qualified service providers to maintain the Public Rights of Way (Grass cutting) network across Suffolk. This lot is specifically for the Framlingham area (115 km single cut length) as outlined in the tender documentation.

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Timeline

4 published dates · Europe/London

1. Tender notice published3 days ago

   3 Nov 2026, 15:43 GMT
2. Clarification questions byin 10 days

   16 Nov 2026, 17:00 GMT
3. Submission deadlinein 32 days

   8 Dec 2026, 11:00 GMT
4. Award decision expected byin 91 days

   5 Feb 2027, 23:59 GMT

Commercial outcome and contract awards

Nothing awarded yet

Notice history

2 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender

1. Pipeline or early engagement notice8 Oct 2026, 09:09 BST095007-2026
2. Tender notice3 Nov 2026, 15:43 GMT104362-2026

Documents

• Tender notice on Find a Tender