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Rural Verge Cutting

Swindon Borough Council

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03 Aug 2026 at 13:19

UK7 - Contract Details Notice
Summary of the contracting process

Swindon Borough Council procured rural verge cutting services in Swindon. The work covers grass cutting on rural verges, supporting the council’s safety obligations to users of the public highway. It is a grounds maintenance requirement, classified under CPV 77314000, and is categorised as a service. The requirement relates to one completed lot and is delivered within the Swindon area. Businesses relevant to this procurement are contractors able to undertake routine grass cutting and associated rural verge maintenance for a local authority, with the operational capability to work safely in highway environments. The buyer is Swindon Borough Council, a sub-central public authority responsible for managing the requirement.

The procurement has been completed and awarded following a below-threshold limited competition. Timbrell Farming Limited was selected for the rural verge cutting requirement. The contract was signed on 30 July 2026 and runs from 3 August 2026 to 2 August 2028, with extensions available on a one-plus-one basis until 2 August 2030. The core contract value is £98,856 excluding VAT, or £118,627.20 including VAT. The two optional extensions have a combined value of £50,028 excluding VAT, with each extension valued at £25,014 excluding VAT. The process used one completed lot and a limited competition route below the applicable threshold.

This procurement demonstrates established local-authority demand for rural verge grass cutting in Swindon, with the requirement awarded to an SME farming business. A credible competitor for a future requirement would need practical experience of grounds maintenance, suitable grass-cutting machinery and the capacity to service rural highway verges consistently. The work also calls for an understanding of operating around public highways, including safe working practices that support the council’s highway safety responsibilities. Suppliers with dependable field teams, resilient equipment and the ability to deliver a recurring maintenance service across the Swindon area would be well placed. The purchasing route was a below-threshold limited competition, so businesses should be capable of engaging with a focused local-authority competition rather than relying on a large national contract model.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Rural Verge Cutting

Notice Description

Swindon Borough Council have awarded the Contract for Rural Verge Cutting. This requirement is for the grass cutting of rural verges to ensure that Swindon Borough Council fulfils its safety obligations to the public highway. The initial contract term will be for two year with the option to extend by an additional two years, on a one plus one basis. The contract value is PS98,856.00 excluding VAT for the full contract term.

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-06d9ef
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/073174-2026
Current Stage
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All Stages
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Procurement Classification

Notice Type
UK7 - Contract Details Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Limited
Procurement Method Details
Below threshold - limited competition
Tender Suitability
Not specified
Awardee Scale
SME

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

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

CPV Codes

77314000 - Grounds maintenance services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
Not specified
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
£98,856 Under £100K

Notice Dates

Publication Date
3 Aug 20262 months ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
Not specified
Contract Period
3 Aug 2026 - 2 Aug 2028 2-3 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
Swindon Borough Council
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
SWINDON
Postcode
SN1 2JH
Postcode Area
Swindon
Country
England
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLK South West (England)
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLK7 Gloucestershire and Wiltshire
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLK71 Swindon
Delivery Location
Not specified
Local Authority
Swindon
Electoral Ward
Eastcott
Westminster Constituency
Swindon South

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

Timbrell Farming Limited

Further Information

Notice Documents

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