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Term Service Contract for the Ground Maintenance of Flood Risks

EAST RIDING OF YORKSHIRE COUNCIL

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Award

17 Apr 2026 at 15:26

Tender

28 Jan 2026 at 10:30

Summary of the contracting process

The East Riding of Yorkshire Council has awarded the Term Service Contract for Ground Maintenance of Flood Risks, aimed at managing flood risk assets across the county's boundaries. This initiative, with an active status as of 17th April 2026, involves maintaining various sites to prevent potential flooding, including tree removals, fence repairs, watercourse clearing, and weed maintenance. The procurement follows an open competition below the threshold, enhancing the council's flood alleviation schemes and highway lagoons. The contract, granted to Sweetings Bros (Land Drainage) Ltd, a local SME, underlines the industry's focus on flood-defence maintenance and environmental services within the United Kingdom's UKE12 region. The active award further outlines a contract period starting from 1st May 2026 to 30th April 2028, with possible extensions stretching until 2030.

This tender presents substantial opportunities for businesses specialising in flood-defence maintenance, landscaping, and environmental services to thrive. SMEs with expertise in earthmoving, weed-clearance, tree pruning, and ecological assessments are well-suited to engage with the council's environmental goals. The project's scope aligns with firms capable of providing sewage and debris clearance, thus enabling growth through targeted ecological services in construction and maintenance. The open procurement model facilitates wide participation, allowing competitive bids from capable firms within and around the East Riding of Yorkshire, fostering collaborative development between regional entities and businesses prepared to offer high-quality environmental management solutions.

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Notice Title

Term Service Contract for the Ground Maintenance of Flood Risks

Notice Description

The maintenance of Flood Risk Assets located within the geographical boundaries of the East Riding of Yorkshire. The council currently has 46 separate work sites spread over its flood alleviation schemes and 22 highway lagoons, situated throughout the county of the East Riding of Yorkshire, which are required to be maintained to ensure that their operational capability meets the required standard to handle potential flooding events. These works include: Tree removals; fence repairs/installation; ecology surveys and reports; marine carcass and debris removal services; grass cutting; hedge cutting; weed killing; watercourse clearing including removal and disposal of silt, vegetation and trees; moss removal, disposal and restoration of grassed areas.

Lot Information

Lot LOT-0000

Renewal: Initial 2 year term with 2 optional 12 month extensions

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-061095
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/035366-2026
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Tender, Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
UK6 - Contract Award Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Works
Procurement Method
Open
Procurement Method Details
Below threshold - open competition
Tender Suitability
SME, VCSE
Awardee Scale
SME

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

45 - Construction work

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

90 - Sewage, refuse, cleaning and environmental services


CPV Codes

45112710 - Landscaping work for green areas

45246410 - Flood-defences maintenance works

45520000 - Hire of earthmoving equipment with operator

77312000 - Weed-clearance services

77312100 - Weed-killing services

77341000 - Tree pruning

77342000 - Hedge trimming

90000000 - Sewage, refuse, cleaning and environmental services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
£1,124,000 £1M-£10M
Lots Value
£1,124,000 £1M-£10M
Awards Value
£1,124,000 £1M-£10M
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
17 Apr 20261 weeks ago
Submission Deadline
26 Feb 2026Expired
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
17 Apr 20261 weeks ago
Contract Period
1 May 2026 - 30 Apr 2028 2-3 years
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

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

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
EAST RIDING OF YORKSHIRE COUNCIL
Contact Name
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Contact Email
Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
BEVERLEY
Postcode
HU17 9BA
Post Town
Hull
Country
England

Major Region (ITL 1)
TLE Yorkshire and The Humber
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLE1 East Yorkshire and Northern Lincolnshire
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLE12 East Riding of Yorkshire
Delivery Location
Not specified

Local Authority
East Riding of Yorkshire
Electoral Ward
St Mary's
Westminster Constituency
Beverley and Holderness

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

SWEETINGS BROS (LAND DRAINAGE

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