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title: "Winter Maintenance Service 2025-2027"
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# Winter Maintenance Service 2025-2027

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/winter-maintenance-service-2025-2027-ocds-h6vhtk-055c3c). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** Westmorland and Furness Council: "Winter Maintenance Service 2025-2027". Published status: complete. Framework Ceiling: £1,440,000. 3 published lots. Recorded submission deadline: 4 Aug 2025, 16:00 BST. See the official notice for participation instructions.

## Key Information
- **Status:** COMPLETE (the published submission deadline has passed)
- **Buyer:** [Westmorland and Furness Council](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/westmorland-and-furness-council-ons-e06000064)
- **Framework Ceiling (notional):** £1,440,000 (GBP)
- **Submission Deadline:** 4 August 2025 at 16:00 BST
- **Lots:** 3
- **Procurement Method:** Open procedure
- **Main Category:** services
- **Classifications (CPV):** Ice-clearing services, Snow-clearing services, Transport services (excl. Waste transport)
- **Delivery Location:** UKD12
- **Legal Basis:** UKPGA 2023/54
- **Official Documents:** 5 published documents & notices ([view on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/winter-maintenance-service-2025-2027-ocds-h6vhtk-055c3c#documents))
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-055c3c`

## Before you bid
Deciding whether to bid? The Tenderline page for this tender carries the competition and buyer analysis this notice does not:

- **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/winter-maintenance-service-2025-2027-ocds-h6vhtk-055c3c#tl-md)

## Submission
- **Submission method:** Submissions must be via The Chest.
www.the-chest.org.uk

## Description
Lot 1 - Tractor and gritter routes in the Eden and South Lakeland area
(£0.528m per annum)
Provision of tractor and driver to carry out gritting services to specific winter routes using either the suppliers own gritter or a Council provided gritter.
Lot 2 - Gritter driver and mate support
(£0.120m per annum)
Provision of drivers on an ad-hoc basis to drive Council Gritting vehicles.
Lot 3 - Additional Winter Maintenance Resources
(£0.072m per annum)
Provision of operated plan and equipment to carry out snow clearance works.

## Lots (3)
### Lot 1: Tractor and Gritter Routes
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** complete
- **CPV codes:** 60000000, 90620000, 90630000
- **Delivery regions:** UKD
- **Delivery countries in notice:** GB
- **Estimated Value:** £1,056,000
- **Description:** Provision of tractor and driver to carry out gritting services to specific winter routes using either the suppliers own gritter or a Council provided gritter.
- **Contract Period:** 30/09/2025 to 30/04/2027
- **Renewal published:** yes

### Lot 2: Gritter driver and mate support
- **Lot id:** `2`
- **Status:** complete
- **CPV codes:** 60000000, 90620000, 90630000
- **Delivery regions:** UKD
- **Delivery countries in notice:** GB
- **Estimated Value:** £240,000
- **Description:** Provision of drivers on an ad-hoc basis to drive Council Gritting vehicles.
- **Contract Period:** 30/09/2025 to 30/04/2027
- **Renewal published:** yes

### Lot 3: Additional Winter Maintenance Resources
- **Lot id:** `3`
- **Status:** complete
- **CPV codes:** 90620000
- **Delivery regions:** UKD
- **Delivery countries in notice:** GB
- **Estimated Value:** £144,000
- **Description:** Provision of operated plan and equipment to carry out snow clearance works.
- **Contract Period:** 30/09/2025 to 30/04/2027
- **Renewal published:** yes

## Awards & Winning Suppliers (3)
- **Award:** Lot 1 Tractor and Gritter Routes (pending)
  - Award id: `1`
  - Supplier(s): **C DAVIDSON CONTRACTORS LIMITED, Dc & Rh labbate, NORTHERN PLANT TRADING COMPANY LTD (+1 more suppliers)**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-34754`, `GB-PPON:PTCD-6727-LTBR`, `GB-FTS-143519`, `GB-FTS-34756`
  - Value: £1,440,000 (inc. VAT)
  - Date: 28/09/2025

- **Award:** Lot 2 Gritter driver and mate support (pending)
  - Award id: `2`
  - Supplier(s): **C DAVIDSON CONTRACTORS LIMITED, METCALFE BROS LIMITED, Michael Stockdale**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-34754`, `GB-FTS-25223`, `GB-FTS-134832`
  - Value: £100,000 (inc. VAT)
  - Date: 28/09/2025

- **Award:** Lot 3 Additional Winter Maintenance Resources (pending)
  - Award id: `3`
  - Supplier(s): **HORTON LANDSCAPES LIMITED, METCALFE BROS LIMITED, NORTHERN PLANT TRADING COMPANY LTD (+1 more suppliers)**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-COH:11182398`, `GB-FTS-25223`, `GB-FTS-143519`, `GB-FTS-34756`
  - Value: £416,000 (inc. VAT)
  - Date: 28/09/2025

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F038682-2025)
- **Last Source Update:** 2025-10-13T09:17:02.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-26T10:00:37.148Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-055c3c