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# CPU 8586 Grounds Maintenance Operated Plant Framework

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/cpu-8586-grounds-maintenance-operated-plant-framework-ocds-h6vhtk-077511). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** Nottingham City Council: "CPU 8586 Grounds Maintenance Operated Plant Framework". Published status: active. Framework Ceiling: £400,000. 1 published lot. Recorded submission deadline: 30 Oct 2026, 12:00 GMT. Published submission portal: www.eastmidstender.org.

## Key Information
- **Status:** ACTIVE (open for submissions, 3 days left when this document was generated)
- **Buyer:** [Nottingham City Council](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/nottingham-city-council-ons-e06000018)
- **Framework Ceiling (notional):** £400,000 (GBP)
- **Submission Deadline:** 30 October 2026 at 12:00 GMT
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Open procedure
- **Main Category:** services
- **Classifications (CPV):** Grounds maintenance services, Hire of construction and civil engineering machinery and equipment with operator, Tree pruning and hedge trimming, Tree-maintenance services, Weed-clearance services
- **Delivery Location:** UKF14
- **Legal Basis:** UKPGA 2023/54
- **Official Documents:** 4 published documents & notices ([view on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/cpu-8586-grounds-maintenance-operated-plant-framework-ocds-h6vhtk-077511#documents))
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-077511`

## Before you bid
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- **Expected competition:** how many bids lots like this attract, from past awards in the same market.
- **Who could compete:** suppliers who have won similar work, and who holds the current contract.
- **Buyer track record:** earlier work for this buyer, its unexpired awards, and how its awards compared with its estimates.
- **Price forecast:** the commercial price range for each lot, with the middle 50% of comparable awards.

- **What it takes to win:** selection and award criteria, lot by lot.
- **Contract history:** what this tender replaces, and every notice in the procedure.

[Open the competition and buyer analysis](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/cpu-8586-grounds-maintenance-operated-plant-framework-ocds-h6vhtk-077511#tl-md)

## Submission
- **Submission Platform:** [eastmidstender.org](/out?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.eastmidstender.org%2F)
- **How to bid:** https://tenderline.uk/tenders/cpu-8586-grounds-maintenance-operated-plant-framework-ocds-h6vhtk-077511#participate

## Description
Nottingham City Council requires a Framework Agreement  for the provision of specialist rural services to support Grounds Maintenance and Vegetation Management in Rural Highways Environments within the boundaries of Nottingham City Council and any future expanded highway area arising from Local Government Reorganisation. Services may include the provision of tractor operators and associated plant and equipment, including agricultural tractors, towable mowers, out-front mowers, flail arms, hedge cutters, embankment flail mowers, remote-controlled slope mowers, and tractor and trailer combinations, to support Highway-related projects.
The Supplier shall provide plant, attachments and operators in accordance with this Contract Specification, the Framework Agreement, the Pricing Schedule, any applicable Call-Off Contract documentation, any site-specific requirements issued by the Authority, and Nottingham City Council's Generic Employers Work Information document and associated Appendices insofar as its requirements are relevant to the activities being undertaken:
• Highway verge, embankment and rural vegetation management.
• Grass cutting, flailing, hedge cutting and seasonal vegetation works.
• Transport and movement of plant where required.
• Specialist plant support for constrained or complex highway environments.
Subject to suitability, the Council is seeking to appoint up to 3 Contractors to this framework.
The overall framework will have an estimated total value of £400,000 (VAT exclusive)
The duration of the Framework is expected to be for up to 4 years at the Authority's discretion

## Lots (1)
### Lot 1: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** active
- **CPV codes:** 45500000, 77211500, 77312000, 77314000, 77340000
- **Delivery regions:** UKF
- **Delivery countries in notice:** GB
- **Estimated Value:** £400,000

- **Contract Period:** 21/12/2026 to 20/12/2030

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F088505-2026)
- **Last Source Update:** 2026-09-18T09:07:32.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-27T14:48:08.875Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-077511