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Gritting and Winter Services

Breckland District Council

This public procurement record has 4 releases in its history.

Award

28 Oct 2025 at 16:40

UK7 - Contract Details Notice
Award

19 Sep 2025 at 11:35

UK6 - Contract Award Notice
Tender

25 Jun 2025 at 12:20

UK4 - Tender Notice
Planning

24 Jun 2025 at 15:11

UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice
Summary of the contracting process

In October 2025, Breckland District Council, a sub-central government public authority located in Dereham, United Kingdom, finalised an open procurement process for its "Gritting and Winter Services" project. This service contract focuses on snow-clearing services across Breckland's car parks and footpaths, with a contract period starting from 3rd November 2025 to 31st March 2027, potentially extending till 2028. The procurement method employed was below-threshold open competition, and the total contract value is £92,085.33. The award stage concluded with GLOVER GROUP (EA) LTD being the successful supplier, active as of 17th October 2025.

This tender presents substantial opportunities for SMEs specialising in snow-clearing services to expand their business in the UKH17 region, particularly those offering value-adding winter services. With a competitive open procurement process involving multiple bids, businesses that can balance pricing and service quality effectively stand the best chance of securing such contracts. Furthermore, the option for a contract extension underscores the potential for long-term engagements, allowing businesses to establish robust client relationships and foster growth within the public sector.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Gritting and Winter Services

Notice Description

The supply of Gritting and Winter Services

Lot Information

Lot 1

Renewal: There is a potential to extend for a further one (1) year.

Planning Information

A PME process was undertaken as below to gain insight for the: We approached some companies and they were all asked the following questions: Is it the norm to have a fixed amount rolling contract where costs are fixed per month regardless of number of site attendances? Is a monthly retention fee suitable with a roll over to the next month if no attendances carried out? Is it preferred pay per grit per site? Is it preferred pay per an attendance for all sites? How do you carry out these services with other clients / contracts? They were also advised of the following information: We are contacting you in regard to an upcoming tender we are advertising in the coming 4 to 6 weeks where we would like to carry out some early market engagement to ensure that the tender meets our requirements The tender will be advertised for Gritting and Winter Services across the Breckland District for the months of November to March each year on a 2 + 1-year basis. There are approx. 33 sites in total across the Breckland District being in the main car parks.

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-0552b8
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/069123-2025
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Planning, Tender, Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
UK7 - Contract Details Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Open
Procurement Method Details
Below threshold - open competition
Tender Suitability
SME
Awardee Scale
SME

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

90 - Sewage, refuse, cleaning and environmental services

CPV Codes

90620000 - Snow-clearing services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
£115,000 £100K-£500K
Lots Value
£115,000 £100K-£500K
Awards Value
£92,085 Under £100K
Contracts Value
£92,085 Under £100K

Notice Dates

Publication Date
28 Oct 202510 months ago
Submission Deadline
11 Aug 2025Expired
Future Notice Date
25 Jun 2025Expired
Award Date
19 Sep 202511 months ago
Contract Period
3 Nov 2025 - 31 Mar 2027 1-2 years
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Complete
Lots Status
Complete
Awards Status
Active
Contracts Status
Active

Buyer & Supplier

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
Breckland District Council
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
DEREHAM
Postcode
NR19 1EE
Postcode Area
Norwich
Country
England
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLH East (England)
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLH5 Norfolk
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLH53 Breckland and South Norfolk
Delivery Location
TLH17 Breckland and South Norfolk
Local Authority
Breckland
Electoral Ward
Dereham Neatherd
Westminster Constituency
Mid Norfolk

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

GLOVER GROUP (EA) LTD

Further Information

Notice Documents

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