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Public Rights of Way Grass Cutting

Suffolk County Council

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Planning

08 Oct 2026 at 09:09

UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice
Summary of the contracting process

Suffolk County Council intends to procure grass-cutting services to maintain the Public Rights of Way network across Suffolk. The work is grounds maintenance, delivered across the county, and is expected to be divided into 16 geographical lots. The council is seeking service providers with relevant experience and qualifications to maintain its public paths. This is an early-stage announcement of the council’s intention to buy the services; it does not invite tenders. Suppliers interested in this type of county-wide maintenance work can use the planned lot structure to assess which geographical areas may suit their operations.

The procurement is at planning stage: Suffolk County Council has set out its intention to run a future procurement, but has not yet issued an invitation to tender. The council expects to publish a further notice on 2 November 2026. The current indicative total value is £775,000 excluding VAT (£930,000 including VAT). The work is planned as 16 geographical lots. The stated contract period is 1 April 2027 to 30 March 2029, with a possible extension to 30 March 2031. The planning information does not set out the procurement procedure, bid evaluation criteria or detailed eligibility requirements; these are expected to be covered in the future tender documents.

The work is likely to suit grounds-maintenance contractors able to deliver grass cutting across one or more parts of Suffolk’s Public Rights of Way network. The council explicitly seeks suitably experienced and qualified service providers, so suppliers should be prepared to demonstrate relevant service experience and staff or operational capability for maintaining public paths. The planned 16-area structure may allow businesses to focus on locations they can resource effectively, including smaller and voluntary, community or social enterprise suppliers, which are identified as suitable. Suppliers can use the planning period to consider geographic coverage, delivery capacity and relevant credentials ahead of the future tender. The council says full procurement requirements will follow with the tender documents.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Public Rights of Way Grass Cutting

Notice Description

Suffolk County Council requires suitably experienced and qualified service providers to maintain the Public Rights of Way network across Suffolk. The Council intends to undertake a future procurement exercise for the provision of Public Rights of Way (PRoW) Grass Cutting Services. The service is expected to be divided into 16 geographical lots. This notice is to provide information and awareness of the forthcoming opportunity.

Planning Information

This notice is intended to provide information and awareness of the future opportunity. All tender documents will be published in due course with full details of the tender process and procurement requirements. These documents will be available through Suffolk Sourcing. https://supplier.in-tend.co.uk/suffolksourcing/home Interested parties are reminded to register on Central Digital Platform https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/procurement-act-2023-short-guides/suppliers-how-to-register-your-organisation-and-first-administrator-on-find-a-tender-in-three-easy-steps-html Please contact Rachael.dann@suffolk.gov.uk should you require any further details.

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-07834f
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/095007-2026
Current Stage
Planning
All Stages
Planning

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Not Specified
Procurement Method Details
Not specified
Tender Suitability
SME, VCSE
Awardee Scale
Not specified

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
£775,000 £500K-£1M
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
8 Oct 20262 weeks ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
2 Nov 20262 weeks to go
Award Date
Not specified
Contract Period
1 Apr 2027 - 31 Mar 2029 1-2 years
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Planning
Lots Status
Planning
Awards Status
Not Specified
Contracts Status
Not Specified

Buyer & Supplier

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
Suffolk County Council
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
IPSWICH
Postcode
IP1 2BX
Postcode Area
Ipswich
Country
England
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLH East (England)
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLH6 Suffolk
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLH62 Ipswich
Delivery Location
TLH14 Suffolk CC
Local Authority
Ipswich
Electoral Ward
Gipping
Westminster Constituency
Ipswich

Further Information

Notice Documents

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