Official UK procurement notice
Verge Maintenance Framework 2026 - 2028
Authority: Cumberland Council (Local council)
What is being bought2 lots · detail below
Published requirement descriptionAs part of its statutory duties to maintain the highway network, Cumberland Council seeks to appoint suitably qualified Contractors to deliver efficient and effective verge maintenance and arboriculture services within the highway. These services are essential to ensuring the safe movement of traffic throughout Cumberland and to protecting the integrity and functionality of the road network.
CPV: Verge maintenance work
How this framework works
From the published notice- Type
- Closed framework
- Call-offs
- every call-off is a further competition among the appointed suppliers
- Framework period
- 2 yrs from 1 Jun 2026
Published description of the framework
The proposed framework Lots are as follows:
Lot 1 Verge Maintenance. Which is subdivided into three separate geographic areas and works awarded yearly via a mini competition. There is no maximum number of sub
lots per contractor
Lot 2 Countywide arbor culture works with four contractors appointed who bid via mini competition for each piece of work
Lots and requirements (2)Procurement structure
2 lots · all with a published valueLot #1Verge MaintenanceAwardedPublished value£300,000
The source published no individual description for this lot.
Lot #2Arboriculture WorksAwardedPublished value£600,000
The source published no individual description for this lot.
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).
- “Verge Maintenance Framework 2026 - 2028” is a framework: the contest is a place on its panel, not a single contract: each call-off is a further competition, so the pricing contest starts after appointment.
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Below threshold - open competition
- Legal basis
- UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
- Procurement category
- Works
- Notice status
- Awarded
- Procurement threshold
- Below threshold
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Framework agreement
- Who may use this agreement
- Not stated in the notice; call-off rights may be limited to the establishing authority
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 27 Feb 2026, 11:59 GMT
- Last source update
- 11 Jun 2026, 10:19 BST
- Authority reference
DN804504- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-017844- Latest notice
- Contract details notice (UK7)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-065e26Find a Tender
How it was run
Official notice- Appointment period ends
- 20 Mar 2026, 13:00 GMT
- Clarification deadline
- 13 Mar 2026, 13:00 GMT
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
Suppliers wishing to express an interest and obtain access to the tender documents should go to www.the-chest.org.uk ↗ and click on current opportunities from the navigation area on the left of the screen. On the next screen enter the contract Reference DN804504 in the box labelled 'contains' then click search. Click on the Blue link for the contract title to view the opportunity.
To express an interest you will need to login. If you are not already registered on the www.the-chest.org.uk ↗ you will need to return to the home page and click on Register. Register free link in the navigation area on the left of the screen. Registration is free of charge and your username and password will be emailed to you.
Cumberland Council is fully supportive of all aspects of diversity including ethnicity, race, religion, age, disability and sexual orientation. In this respect Cumberland Council welcomes expressions of interest from ethnic minority, disabled and other diverse business communities and the voluntary sector. Economic operators are therefore required to fully comply with all statutory obligations/applicable legislation and there will be a requirement to participate in the authority's supplier audits on all aspects of diversity.
The contracting authority expressly reserves the right:
(i) not to award any contract as a result of the procurement process commenced by publication of this notice; and
(ii) to make whatever changes it may see fit to the content and structure of the tendering competition; and in no circumstances will the contracting authority be liable for any costs incurred by the candidates. Any expenditure, work or effort undertaken prior to contract award is accordingly a matter solely for the commercial judgement of potential suppliers.
The contracting authority reserve the right to use any electronic portal during the life of the agreement.
Timeline
27 Feb 2026 → 11 Jun 2026 · 5 dates- Tender notice published235 days ago27 Feb 2026, 11:59 GMT
- Clarification questions by221 days ago13 Mar 2026, 13:00 GMT
- Admission / appointment period ends214 days ago · period end, not a bid countdown20 Mar 2026, 13:00 GMT
- Contract starts141 days ago1 Jun 2026, 00:00 BST
- Latest notice published131 days ago11 Jun 2026, 10:19 BST
Notice history
3 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 27 Feb 2026- Tender notice published27 Feb 2026, 11:59 GMTUK4
- Contract details notice published11 Jun 2026, 10:19 BSTUK7
- Status changed to complete11 Jun 2026, 10:19 BST
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast7 suppliers are admitted to this framework without individual award values or dates, see the supplier list below.
Contracts
All 7 of these contracts carry the same published figure, £900,000, the framework's maximum for the whole notice, not each contract's own value. They are not eleven separate sums.
Verge Maintenance Framework 2026 - 2028
- Signed
- 12 May 2026
- Value
- ceiling above
- Period
- 1 Jun 2026 – 31 May 2028
- Status
- active
Verge Maintenance Framework 2026 - 2028
- Signed
- 12 May 2026
- Value
- ceiling above
- Period
- 1 Jun 2026 – 31 May 2028
- Status
- active
Verge Maintenance Framework 2026 - 2028
- Signed
- 12 May 2026
- Value
- ceiling above
- Period
- 1 Jun 2026 – 31 May 2028
- Status
- active
Verge Maintenance Framework 2026 - 2028
- Signed
- 12 May 2026
- Value
- ceiling above
- Period
- 1 Jun 2026 – 31 May 2028
- Status
- active
Verge Maintenance Framework 2026 - 2028
- Signed
- 12 May 2026
- Value
- ceiling above
- Period
- 1 Jun 2026 – 31 May 2028
- Status
- active
Verge Maintenance Framework 2026 - 2028
- Signed
- 12 May 2026
- Value
- ceiling above
- Period
- 1 Jun 2026 – 31 May 2028
- Status
- active
Verge Maintenance Framework 2026 - 2028
- Signed
- 12 May 2026
- Value
- ceiling above
- Period
- 1 Jun 2026 – 31 May 2028
- Status
- active
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Framework contractors & participating bidders
5 commercial parties on the notice- C DAVIDSON CONTRACTORS LIMITEDFramework contractor
- GREAVES TREE SERVICES LTDFramework contractor
- NORTHERN PLANT TRADING COMPANY LTDFramework contractor
- SOUTH LAKES TREE SURGEONS & LANDSCAPES LIMITEDFramework contractor
- Tyla Services LimitedFramework contractor
Official documents & specifications (9)
Official links; attachments are not copiedTender pack and attachments
Notices published for this procedure
- Contract details notice Contract details notice on Find a Tender
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