Award

Provision of a Highways Verges, Amenity Land and Specialist Grass Cutting Service

BLACKBURN WITH DARWEN BOROUGH COUNCIL

This public procurement record has 2 releases in its history.

Award

04 Jul 2025 at 09:43

Award Notice
Tender

21 Feb 2025 at 14:55

Tender Notice
Summary of the contracting process

The procurement process, conducted by Blackburn with Darwen Borough Council, entails the "Provision of a Highways Verges, Amenity Land and Specialist Grass Cutting Service." This procurement falls under the services category, specifically for grassing services, and is located in the United Kingdom, covering the region of England. Initiated as an open procedure, the tender reached the award stage, with the process culminating in an award notice published on 4th July 2025. The contract, valued at £450,000, commenced on 1st June 2025 and will end on 30th November 2026. Key elements of the service involve grass cutting on highway verges, amenity land, and rural areas across Blackburn with Darwen.

This tender presents business growth opportunities particularly suited to small and medium enterprises (SMEs), as indicated by the suitability criteria. The scope of work, requiring the cutting of extensive grass areas, would be ideal for businesses with experience in landscaping, grounds maintenance, or similar services. Companies like Grounds, Gardens & Trees Ltd and Ribble Limited, which have been awarded contracts, exemplify the type of businesses that can benefit. Firms with capabilities in managing rural and urban verge maintenance or those looking to expand their service offerings in the public sector might find participating in such tenders advantageous.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Provision of a Highways Verges, Amenity Land and Specialist Grass Cutting Service

Notice Description

Lot 1 - Volume grass cutting across Blackburn with Darwen (Highway verges, amenity land, community centres, children play centres, roundabouts and motorway junctions) Lot 2- Cutting of rural verges and hedges across Blackburn with Darwen Lot 3 - Cutting of highway verges on the A6119

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-b5fd17-b2d6853c-d71c-44d2-99d2-e78544a097de
Publication Source
Contracts Finder
Latest Notice
https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/ffa7b3e6-e68f-4d0e-9c94-e48180491cbf
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Tender, Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
Award Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Open
Procurement Method Details
Open procedure
Tender Suitability
SME
Awardee Scale
SME

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

77 - Agricultural, forestry, horticultural, aquacultural and apicultural services

CPV Codes

77314100 - Grassing services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
£450,000 £100K-£500K
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
£240,000 £100K-£500K
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
4 Jul 20257 months ago
Submission Deadline
24 Mar 2025Expired
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
27 May 20259 months ago
Contract Period
31 May 2025 - 30 Nov 2026 1-2 years
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Complete
Lots Status
Not Specified
Awards Status
Active
Contracts Status
Not Specified

Buyer & Supplier

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
BLACKBURN WITH DARWEN BOROUGH COUNCIL
Contact Name
Luke Smith
Contact Email
luke.smith@blackburn.gov.uk
Contact Phone
Not specified

Buyer Location

Locality
BLACKBURN
Postcode
BB1 7DY
Post Town
Blackburn
Country
England
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLD North West (England)
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLD4 Lancashire
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLD41 Blackburn with Darwen
Delivery Location
TLC North East (England), TLD North West (England), TLF East Midlands (England), TLG West Midlands (England), TLH East (England), TLJ South East (England), TLK South West (England)
Local Authority
Blackburn with Darwen
Electoral Ward
Blackburn Central
Westminster Constituency
Blackburn

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
2
Supplier Names

GROUNDS, GARDENS & TREES

RIBBLE

Further Information

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