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title: "Rural Grass Cutting and Verge Maintenance"
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# Rural Grass Cutting and Verge Maintenance

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/rural-grass-cutting-and-verge-maintenance-ocds-h6vhtk-0664aa). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** Chelmsford City Council: "Rural Grass Cutting and Verge Maintenance". Published status: complete. Published Value: £1,190,000. 1 published lot. Recorded submission deadline: 7 Apr 2026, 12:00 BST. Published submission portal: www.delta-esourcing.com.

## Key Information
- **Status:** COMPLETE (the published submission deadline has passed)
- **Buyer:** [Chelmsford City Council](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/chelmsford-city-council-ons-e07000070)
- **Published Value:** £1,190,000 (GBP)
- **Submission Deadline:** 7 April 2026 at 12:00 BST
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Open procedure
- **Main Category:** services
- **Classifications (CPV):** Grassing services, Grounds maintenance services, Verge maintenance work
- **Delivery Location:** UKH36
- **Legal Basis:** UKPGA 2023/54
- **Awarded Value:** £1,190,000 (inc. VAT; no net value published, 1 award)
- **Official Documents:** 4 published documents & notices ([view on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/rural-grass-cutting-and-verge-maintenance-ocds-h6vhtk-0664aa#documents))
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-0664aa`

## 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/rural-grass-cutting-and-verge-maintenance-ocds-h6vhtk-0664aa#tl-md)

## Submission
- **Submission Platform:** [delta-esourcing.com](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.delta-esourcing.com)
- **How to bid:** https://tenderline.uk/tenders/rural-grass-cutting-and-verge-maintenance-ocds-h6vhtk-0664aa#participate

## Description
Chelmsford City Council manages Rural Grass Verge Cutting Services in the Council area, and is seeking to appoint an experienced and qualified Contractor to undertake two planned cuts annually (with occasional services as required). The service includes litter clearance, grass cutting and traffic management (as required).
The first cut will be a single width cut followed by a 2nd full width cut on with the option of a third cut following an instruction by the supervising Officer. The contractor is required to submit an additional price per square metre for any smaller areas requiring additional cutting during the year. The Contract will be awarded for 3 years with an option of a further 2, 2 year extension periods.

## Lots (1)
### Lot 1: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** complete
- **CPV codes:** 45233229, 77314000, 77314100
- **Delivery regions:** UKH
- **Delivery countries in notice:** GB
- **Estimated Value:** £1,190,000

- **Contract Period:** 30/04/2026 to 30/04/2029
- **Renewal published:** yes

## Awards & Winning Suppliers (1)
- **Award:** Rural Grass Cutting and Verge Maintenance (pending)
  - Award id: `1`
  - Supplier(s): **B F GROUND MAINTENANCE LIMITED**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-COH:06463236`
  - Value: £1,190,000 (inc. VAT)
  - Date: 23/04/2025

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F020616-2026)
- **Last Source Update:** 2026-04-24T16:21:00.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-26T01:12:18.785Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-0664aa