Rural Grass Cutting and Verge Maintenance

Chelmsford City CouncilcontractFind a TenderRef ocds-h6vhtk-0664aaProcurement Act 2023SME suitableclosed for bids
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Estimated value

services

Awarded value

Suppliers

0

Lots

1

0 awarded

Published

06 Mar 2026

Deadline 01 Apr 2026

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. For more information regarding this procurement, please view our tender pack located within Delta Sourcing. To respond to this opportunity, please click here: https://www.delta-esourcing.com/respond/ZR43E239ZF For more information about this opportunity, please visit the Delta eSourcing portal at: https://www.delta-esourcing.com/tenders/UK-UK-Chelmsford:-Verge-maintenance-work./ZR43E239ZF To respond to this opportunity, please click here: https://www.delta-esourcing.com/respond/ZR43E239ZF

Scope

Reference
CCC/2026/GRASS-CUTTING
Total value
£1,190,000 including VAT
Above the relevant threshold
Commercial tool
Standalone contract
Contract dates
30 Apr 2026 to 30 Apr 2029
Possible extension to 29 Apr 2033

Extension options include 2, 2 year extension periods.

Main category
services
CPV classifications
45233229
77314000
77314100
Contract locations
East of England, United Kingdom
Particular suitability
Small and medium-sized enterprises (SME)

Award criteria

Criteria the buyer will use to evaluate bids.

NameDescriptionTypeWeighting
Bid Back Financial Appendixprice60.00%
Technical criteriaquality40.00%

Submission & procedure

Enquiry deadline
24 Mar 2026, 12:00 pm
Submission deadline
01 Apr 2026, 11:00 am
Submission address
https://www.delta-esourcing.com
Electronic submission
Yes
Procedure
Open procedure