Official UK procurement notice
Heather Cutting and Collection at Cannock Chase Country Park
Authority: Staffordshire County Council (Local council)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionStaffordshire County Council has procured the hire of two track cut and collect machines plus operators, to cut predetermined patches of Heather within the Cannock Chase Country Park.
The contract will commence on 1st September 2026 and, subject to earlier termination in accordance with its terms, will continue until midnight on 31st August 2029. At the Authority's entire discretion, the term may be extended with additional options to extend by up to 2 X 12 months - up to 31st August 2031 on the same terms for such period(s) in accordance with the contract.
The total estimated value (excluding VAT) is circa £250,000 over the total 5 years
- The authority expects to re-tender this requirement around 31 May 2030, 23:59 BST.
CPV: Planting and maintenance services of green areas
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1AwardedRenewalPublished value£250,000
- Economic & financial standing
Refer to IA3829 ITT Document - Procurement Specific Questionnaire (PSQ) Part 3 - Conditions of Participation
- Technical & professional ability
Refer to IA3829 ITT Document - Procurement Specific Questionnaire (PSQ) Part 3 - Conditions of Participation
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 (2)
- Quality: Refer to IA3829 ITT Procurement Pack - Award Criteria - Part 5 of the Procurement Specific Questionnaire
- Price: Refer to IA3829 ITT Procurement Pack - Award Criteria - Part 5 of the Procurement Specific Questionnaire
- Economic & financial standing
Refer to IA3829 ITT Document - Procurement Specific Questionnaire (PSQ) Part 3 - Conditions of Participation
- Technical & professional ability
Refer to IA3829 ITT Document - Procurement Specific Questionnaire (PSQ) Part 3 - Conditions of Participation
- Price carries 40 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 4 points. The method statement decides this lot, not the discount.
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
- UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Awarded
- Procurement threshold
- Above threshold (FTS publication)
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Yes (GPA)
- Recurring procurement
- Yes · next expected 31 May 2030
- First published
- 20 May 2026, 14:36 BST
- Last source update
- 9 Sept 2026, 09:54 BST
- Award evaluation window
- Submission end – 21 Jul 2026
- Authority reference
IA3829- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-046447- Latest notice
- Contract details notice (UK7)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-069d99Find a Tender
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 16 Jun 2026, 12:00 BST
- Clarification deadline
- 12 Jun 2026, 12:00 BST
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
- Accepted languages
- en
Submissions to be uploaded electronically to the Councils' eProcurement System supplierlive.proactisp2p.com/Account/Login ↗
Timeline
20 May 2026 → 9 Sept 2026 · 8 dates- Tender notice published159 days ago20 May 2026, 14:36 BST
- Clarification questions by136 days ago12 Jun 2026, 12:00 BST
- Submission deadline132 days ago16 Jun 2026, 12:00 BST
- Award decision expected by96 days ago21 Jul 2026, 23:59 BST
- Assessment summaries sent90 days ago28 Jul 2026, 00:00 BST
- Standstill ends79 days ago7 Aug 2026, 23:59 BST
- Contract starts55 days ago1 Sept 2026, 00:00 BST
- Latest notice published47 days ago9 Sept 2026, 09:54 BST
Notice history
5 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 20 May 2026- Tender notice published20 May 2026, 14:36 BSTUK4
- Contract award notice published28 Jul 2026, 16:42 BSTUK6
- Status changed to complete28 Jul 2026, 16:42 BST
- Contract signature expected10 Aug 2026, 23:59 BSTscheduled
- Contract details notice published9 Sept 2026, 09:54 BSTUK7
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| JW Bainbridge Contactors Ltd1 Sept 2026 – 31 Aug 2029 · up to 31 Aug 2031Extensions: Term - the contract will commence on 1st September 2026 and, subject to earlier termination in accordance with its terms, will continue until midnight on 31st August 2029. At the Authority's entire discretion, the term may be extended with additional options to extend by up to 12 months - 1st September 2029 up to 31st August 2030 and 1st September 2030 up to 31st August 2031 on the same terms for such period(s) in accordance with the contract. | £250,000 | 28 Jul 2026 | Awarded |
Contracts
Heather Cutting and Collection at Cannock Chase Country Park · JW Bainbridge Contactors Ltd
- Signed
- 18 Aug 2026
- Value
- £250,000
- Period
- 1 Sept 2026 – 31 Aug 2029 · up to 31 Aug 2031 with extensions
- Status
- active
- Extensions
- At the Authority's entire discretion, the term may be extended with additional options to extend by up to 12 months - 1st September 2029 up to 31st August 2030 and 1st September 2030 up to 31st August 2031 on the same terms for such period(s) in accordance with the contract.
No agreed KPIs: As the contract value is below £5 million the KPI's have not been published as part of the contract details notice. However as stated it the ITT Specification Contract Management, arrangements for performance monitoring, contract management, and review shall be agreed and will be developed over the life of the contract.
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2final-stage tenders | 2 | 0 | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- J W BAINBRIDGE CONTRACTORS LTDAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (5)
Official links; attachments are not copiedTender pack and attachments
- Technical specifications
- Bidding documents and specifications The Tender documents can be accessed by registering on SCC Proactis eTendering Portal Note: Closing date and time for receipt of Tenders is 12:00 pm on 16/06/2026
Notices published for this procedure
- Contract details notice Contract details notice on Find a Tender
- Contract award notice Contract award notice on Find a Tender
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender