Official UK procurement notice
Provision of a Highways Verges, Amenity Land and Specialist Grass Cutting Service
Authority: Blackburn With Darwen Borough Council (Local council)·Consortium: 2 public authorities
What is being bought3 lots · detail below
Published requirement descriptionLot 1 - Volume grass cutting across Blackburn with Darwen (Highway verges, amenity land, community centres, children play centres, roundabouts and motorway junctions)
Lot 2- Cutting of rural verges and hedges across Blackburn with Darwen
Lot 3 - Cutting of highway verges on the A6119
CPV: Agricultural, forestry, horticultural, aquacultural and apicultural services
Lots and requirements (3)Procurement structure
3 lots · no lot values published · same evaluation weights on every lotLot #1Volume grass cutting across Blackburn with DarwenAwardedRenewal
Volume grass cutting across Blackburn with Darwen (Highway verges, amenity land, community centres, children play centres, roundabouts and motorway junctions)
Lot #2Cutting of rural verges and hedges across Blackburn with DarwenAwardedRenewal
Cutting of rural verges and hedges across Blackburn with Darwen.
Lot #3Cutting of highway verges on the A6119AwardedRenewal
Cutting of highway verges on the A6119.
What it takes to wini
How this buyer will score bids.
The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).
Evaluation split and conditions of participation as published; the tender pack may add morei
How this buyer will score bids.
The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).
Published award criteria (3)
- Social Value: 15
- Quality: 35
- Price: 50
- Price carries 50 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 5 points. This one is won on the number: sharpen the price before polishing the prose.
Price arithmetic assumes straight proportional scoring; the tender pack may use another formula.
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Open procedure
- Legal basis
- CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Awarded
- Procurement threshold
- Unspecified in notice
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Yes (GPA)
- Recurring procurement
- Yes
- First published
- 21 Feb 2025, 14:42 GMT
- Last source update
- 4 Jul 2025, 13:39 BST
- Award evaluation window
- 24 Mar 2025 – …
- Authority reference
DN764813- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-037443- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-04e6e0Find a Tender
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 24 Mar 2025, 12:00 GMT
- Submission channel
- {"electronicSubmission"}
- Accepted languages
- en
- Bid validity
- 120 days from the deadline
- Bids opened
- 24 Mar 2025, 12:00 GMT
Timeline
24 Mar 2025 → 4 Jul 2025 · 4 dates- Submission deadline24 Mar 2025, 12:00 GMT
- Bids opened24 Mar 2025, 12:00 GMT
- Contract starts1 Jun 2025, 00:00 BST
- Notice published4 Jul 2025, 13:39 BST
Notice history
2 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 4 Jul 2025- Status changed to complete4 Jul 2025, 13:39 BST
- Buyer details updated4 Jul 2025, 13:39 BST
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lot 1 · Volume grass cutting across Blackburn with Darwen1 award | |||
| Grounds, Gardens & Trees LtdSME | — | — | Awarded |
| Lot 2 · Cutting of rural verges and hedges across Blackburn with Darwen1 award | |||
| Ribble LimitedSME | — | — | Awarded |
| Lot 3 · Cutting of highway verges on the A61191 award | |||
| Grounds, Gardens & Trees LtdSME | — | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Volume grass cutting across Blackburn with Darwen · Grounds, Gardens & Trees LtdSME
- Signed
- 28 May 2025
- Value
- £165,000
- Period
- … – 30 Nov 2026
- Status
- active
Cutting of rural verges and hedges across Blackburn with Darwen · Ribble LimitedSME
- Signed
- 28 May 2025
- Value
- £12,000
- Period
- … – 30 Nov 2026
- Status
- active
Cutting of highway verges on the A6119 · Grounds, Gardens & Trees LtdSME
- Signed
- 28 May 2025
- Value
- £33,000
- Period
- … – 30 Nov 2026
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Lot | Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 · Volume grass cutting across Blackburn with Darwen | 2bids | — | — | — |
| 2 · Cutting of rural verges and hedges across Blackburn with Darwen | 4bids | — | — | — |
| 3 · Cutting of highway verges on the A6119 | 3bids | — | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
2 public bodies on the noticeBidders & participating suppliers
3 commercial parties on the notice- Grounds, Gardens & Trees LtdAwarded supplier
- Grounds, Gardens & Trees LtdAwarded supplier
- Ribble LimitedAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice.