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Published 9 Sept 2026, 15:24 BST
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Highway Grass Verge and Hedge Cutting, Rights of Way - Seasonal Vegetation cuts, Suds and Watercourse Maintenance

Bedford Borough Council
Local Council
services
Above threshold
Open procedure
Grassing services
Hedge trimming
Landscaping work for green areas
+1 more
East of England (UKH)
Published value
£1,835,886
≈ £262,064 / year
Submission deadline
28 Oct 2026, 12:00 GMT
48d 18h left
Lots published
4
Lots published in procedure
Contract duration
7 yrs (with extension options)
Starts 1 Apr 2027, 00:00 BST
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What is being bought & procurement scope

Procurement Scope & Specification
Tenderline summary generated from the published notice
Executive Summary: Bedford Borough Council: "Highway Grass Verge and Hedge Cutting, Rights of Way - Seasonal Vegetation cuts, Suds and Watercourse Maintenance". Published status: active. Published value: £1,835,886. 4 published lots. Recorded submission deadline: 28 Oct 2026, 12:00 GMT. Published submission portal: in-tendhost.co.uk.
Official Requirement Description:
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

Lots and requirements (4)

Procurement Structure
Published by the contracting authority
  • Lot 1 · #1
    Grass & Hedge Cutting, SUDS & Watercourse Maintenance
    active
    Renewal
    Published value£0
    Lot 1 Grass & Hedge Cutting, SUDS & Watercourse Maintenance
    Contract period:
    1 Apr 2027 — 31 Mar 2034 (7 yrs)
    Eligibility:
    Not published
    Options / extension:
    up to 36 months
  • Lot 2 · #2
    ROW_SVC
    active
    Renewal
    Published value£0
    Lot 2 ROW_SVC
    Contract period:
    1 Apr 2027 — 31 Mar 2034 (7 yrs)
    Eligibility:
    Not published
    Options / extension:
    up to 36 months
  • Lot 3 · #3
    GRIP Cutting
    active
    Renewal
    Published value£0
    Lot 3 GRIP Cutting
    Contract period:
    1 Apr 2027 — 31 Mar 2034 (7 yrs)
    Eligibility:
    Not published
    Options / extension:
    up to 36 months
  • Lot 4 · #4
    Mowing & Baling Countryside Sites
    active
    Renewal
    Published value£0
    Lot 4 Mowing & Baling Countryside Sites
    Contract period:
    1 Apr 2027 — 31 Mar 2034 (7 yrs)
    Eligibility:
    Not published
    Options / extension:
    up to 36 months

Qualification snapshot & criteria

Go / No-Go Decision Box
Criteria & entry requirements
Evaluation weighting
Price: 55%
Quality: 45%
Uniform evaluation weighting applied across all 4 lots.
Incumbent & Market Position
Top Retained Vendor (Authority Spend)CONNECTED KERB LIMITEDHolds 64.5% of historical attributable spend
High Concentration
Entry requirements & qualification
  • Turnover Benchmark
    Guideline requirement: ~£524,128 annual turnover.Per Cabinet Office EFS 2026 & Sourcing Playbook: general proportionality cap (~2× run-rate), not an automatic disqualifier.
  • Insurance Commitments (No Upfront Purchase Needed)
    Standard public thresholds: Employer Liability (£5m), Public Liability (£5m-£10m), Professional Indemnity (£1m-£5m).✓ Commitment required upon award only — no upfront policy purchase needed to bid
  • Accreditations & Security Vetting
    Check tender pack for Cyber Essentials Plus (PPN 014 risk-proportional), ISO 27001/9001, and BPSS / SC security clearance requirements for named delivery personnel.
  • Contract Duration & Term OptionsExpected duration: 7 yrs (with extension options)
    • Source: Cabinet Office Sourcing Playbook & EFS Guidance.

    Buyer track record & authority intelligence: Bedford Borough Council

    Rolling 24 months
    Derived from OCDS data
    Published track record for Bedford Borough Council. These figures describe rolling 24 months, not a forecast of bids or a measure of buyer bias.
    Avg price drop
    Not availableEarly / insufficient sample
    Requires 5 comparable published awards
    Competition Density
    3Bids / Report (median)
    Single-bidder rate: 0%
    Supplier Concentration
    High Concentration
    CONNECTED KERB LIMITEDTop vendor: 64.5% of attributable value
    Published spend
    £87,833,919Historical spend
    Cumulative GBP spend across 13 retained awards
    Methodology & coverage notes (13 active published awards)
    Coverage: 13 active published awards; 2 bid reports (which may be per lot). Supplier values exclude multi-supplier awards, frameworks and DPS, and use GBP only. They are published award values, not payments. Published-to-award variance compares single-lot, single-award, single-supplier GBP procedures with explicitly non-framework/non-DPS status; increases remain in the average. Unpublished data stays unknown. Awarded suppliers are winners, not all bidders.
    Historical Awarded Suppliers in this Category (CPV 45):
    Supplier Name
    Historic Awards
    Attributable Value
    Avg. Price Discount
    CONNECTED KERB LIMITED1 win£56,643,5440% (at budget)
    HANSON QUARRY PRODUCTS EUROPE LIMITED1 win£30,000,000No published budget
    HOLCIM UK LIMITED1 win£351,031+6.4% above budget
    Chiltern Hire Centre Ltd2 wins£329,004No published budget
    THE ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION GROUP LIMITED1 win£77,982No published budget

    Sector Market Benchmark & Opportunity Radar

    CPV 45 · UK Sector Analysis
    Observed CPV-sector evidence
    Prepared 9 Sept 2026, 17:06 BST
    Observed CPV-sector evidence where it exists, with clearly labelled UK all-sector context for sparse fields; this is market context, not a bid forecast.
    Median Winning Discount
    0.695%
    CPV sector evidence · 740 comparable price observations
    Typical Bids Received
    4reported bids
    CPV sector evidence · 6,810 published bid reports
    Decision Velocity
    ~46 days
    CPV sector evidence · median from 578 completed procedures
    Notice Stability
    Stable notice
    Published terms remained unchanged
    Top Contenders in this Sector (CPV 45)
    Active commercial suppliers winning public contracts in this field
    Supplier
    Awards won
    Total awarded value
    Avg. winning discount
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    BELL GROUP LTDCRN: SC114142
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    Comparable Published Opportunities & Re-tender Precedents
    Ranked by multi-factor similarity score
    Historic records ranked from matching published evidence. They serve as research precedents for contract scoping, specifications, and previous awardees.
    Published procedure
    Published value
    Matching evidence
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    		£4,000,000
    same CPV family
    similar value band
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    		£6,250,000
    same CPV family
    similar value band
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    		£7,400,000
    same CPV family
    similar value band
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    same CPV family
    similar value band
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    same CPV family
    similar value band
    Method: tender-intelligence-v1. Empirical OCDS facts and cross-sector percentiles; missing fields remain unrecorded.

    Procedure terms & legal framework

    Procedure methodOpen procedureLegal basis
    UKPGA · 2023/54
    Procurement Act 2023
    		Procurement categoryservices
    Notice statusactiveProcurement threshold
    Above threshold
    (FTS publication)
    		Regulatory regimeStandard commercial regime
    Commercial structureStand-alone contract (No framework)Competition typeCompetitive procedureGPA WTO coveredUnspecified in notice
    Recurring procurementYes · Anticipated re-tenderFirst published9 Sept 2026, 15:24 BSTLast source update9 Sept 2026, 15:24 BST
    Award evaluation windowSubmission end — 4 Jan 2027, 23:59 GMTClassification (CPV)Grassing services, Hedge trimming, Landscaping work for green areas, Landscaping work for roads and motorways
    Delivery areaLocation not published
    Official Registry OCIDocds-h6vhtk-06f5d9

    How to participate & submission route

    Submit via In-tend
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    Online submission allowed
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    Expression of interest (EOI)—Tender submission deadline
    28 Oct 2026, 12:00 GMT
    		Clarification deadlineNone published in notice
    Submission channelOfficial e-sourcing portalElectronic submissionAllowedAccepted languagesen
    Participation feeFree of charge (Open access)
    Detailed Submission Instructions & Authority Contacts
    From official release
    Timeline
    1. Procedure published
      9 Sept 2026, 15:24 BST
    2. Submission deadline
      28 Oct 2026, 12:00 GMT

    Commercial outcome and contract awards

    Awards (0)No award published
    Contracts (0)No contract published
    Bid statisticsNo aggregate bid statistics published
    Notice history
    From official release and amendment events
    1. Official notice release published
      9 Sept 2026, 15:24 BST

    Buyer and organisations in this procedure

    Bedford Borough Council

    Contracting authority
    Local Council
    GB-PPON-PLCV-4616-VTHL
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    Official Documents & Specifications (2)

    Official links; attachments are not copied

    • Tender notice on Find a Tender

      tender
      Tender notice
      9 Sept 2026, 15:24 BST

    • Conflict of interest declaration

      tender
      Conflict of interest declaration
      Notice declares: Not published