Notice Information
Notice Title
Grass Cutting Contract 2025-30
Notice Description
Denbighshire County Council wish to appoint a supplier to undertake the following services; Cutting of all grass verges on the Principal Roads Network comprising of all A and B class roads. Cutting of all grass verges on the Non-Principal Roads Network. Cutting of Roadside Nature Reserves, hedges adjacent to footways and cycleways networks and overgrown vegetation within drainage ditches. Denbighshire County Council Highways & Environment has a legal responsibility to keep its highways available and safe for the highway user. Grass verges must therefore be cut to ensure the safety of all road users to ensure forward sight visibility is not unduly impaired. Denbighshire County Council also has a legal duty to maintain and enhance biodiversity where it is within proper exercise of its functions and in doing so must seek to promote the resilience of ecosystems.
Lot Information
Principal Roads
Denbighshire County Council wish to appoint a supplier to undertake the following services; Cutting of all grass verges on the Principal Roads Network comprising of all A and B class roads. Cutting of all grass verges on the Non-Principal Roads Network. Cutting of Roadside Nature Reserves, hedges adjacent to footways and cycleways networks and overgrown vegetation within drainage ditches. Denbighshire County Council Highways & Environment has a legal responsibility to keep its highways available and safe for the highway user. Grass verges must therefore be cut to ensure the safety of all road users to ensure forward sight visibility is not unduly impaired. Denbighshire County Council also has a legal duty to maintain and enhance biodiversity where it is within proper exercise of its functions and in doing so must seek to promote the resilience of ecosystems.
Non-Principal RoadsDenbighshire County Council wish to appoint a supplier to undertake the following services; Cutting of all grass verges on the Principal Roads Network comprising of all A and B class roads. Cutting of all grass verges on the Non-Principal Roads Network. Cutting of Roadside Nature Reserves, hedges adjacent to footways and cycleways networks and overgrown vegetation within drainage ditches. Denbighshire County Council Highways & Environment has a legal responsibility to keep its highways available and safe for the highway user. Grass verges must therefore be cut to ensure the safety of all road users to ensure forward sight visibility is not unduly impaired. Denbighshire County Council also has a legal duty to maintain and enhance biodiversity where it is within proper exercise of its functions and in doing so must seek to promote the resilience of ecosystems.
Road Side Nature ReservesDenbighshire County Council wish to appoint a supplier to undertake the following services; Cutting of all grass verges on the Principal Roads Network comprising of all A and B class roads. Cutting of all grass verges on the Non-Principal Roads Network. Cutting of Roadside Nature Reserves, hedges adjacent to footways and cycleways networks and overgrown vegetation within drainage ditches. Denbighshire County Council Highways & Environment has a legal responsibility to keep its highways available and safe for the highway user. Grass verges must therefore be cut to ensure the safety of all road users to ensure forward sight visibility is not unduly impaired. Denbighshire County Council also has a legal duty to maintain and enhance biodiversity where it is within proper exercise of its functions and in doing so must seek to promote the resilience of ecosystems.
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-04e217
- Publication Source
- Find A Tender Service
- Latest Notice
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/005216-2025
- Current Stage
- Tender
- All Stages
- Tender
Procurement Classification
- Notice Type
- Tender Notice
- Procurement Type
- Standard
- Procurement Category
- Services
- Procurement Method
- Open
- Procurement Method Details
- Open procedure
- Tender Suitability
- Not specified
- Awardee Scale
- Not specified
Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)
- CPV Divisions
77 - Agricultural, forestry, horticultural, aquacultural and apicultural services
-
- CPV Codes
77314100 - Grassing services
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- £600,000 £500K-£1M
- Lots Value
- Not specified
- Awards Value
- Not specified
- Contracts Value
- Not specified
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 14 Feb 20251 years ago
- Submission Deadline
- 17 Mar 2025Expired
- Future Notice Date
- Not specified
- Award Date
- Not specified
- Contract Period
- 30 Apr 2025 - 30 Apr 2030 Over 5 years
- Recurrence
- This contract may be out for tender again in 5 years time. Please note that these services are regularly reviewed and may be brought back in-house in the future.
Notice Status
- Tender Status
- Active
- Lots Status
- Active
- Awards Status
- Not Specified
- Contracts Status
- Not Specified
Buyer & Supplier
Contracting Authority (Buyer)
- Main Buyer
- DENBIGHSHIRE COUNTY COUNCIL
- Contact Name
- Not specified
- Contact Email
- ethan.jones@denbighshire.gov.uk
- Contact Phone
- +44 1824712194
Buyer Location
- Locality
- RUTHIN
- Postcode
- LL15 1YN
- Post Town
- Llandudno
- Country
- Wales
-
- Major Region (ITL 1)
- TLL Wales
- Basic Region (ITL 2)
- TLL3 North Wales
- Small Region (ITL 3)
- TLL33 Conwy and Denbighshire
- Delivery Location
- TLL13 Conwy and Denbighshire
-
- Local Authority
- Denbighshire
- Electoral Ward
- Ruthin
- Westminster Constituency
- Clwyd East
Further Information
Open Contracting Data Standard (OCDS)
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