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title: "Provision of Rural Verge Cutting"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-050e9c"
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buyer: "FIFE COUNCIL"
published: "2025-08-04"
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# Provision of Rural Verge Cutting

Buyer: FIFE COUNCIL  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-050e9c

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## Summary

Fife Council, a regional authority in the United Kingdom, spearheaded a procurement process for grounds maintenance services, specifically focused on rural verge cutting within the Fife area. The tender, titled "Provision of Rural Verge Cutting," includes additional services like hedge trimming and scavenging activities such as litter picking. This public contract involves cutting verges alongside public roads in both rural and urban contexts within the council's boundaries. The procurement was carried out via an open procedure, encapsulated within a framework agreement, with the final contract awarded to Iain M Brown LLP and M Squared (Scotland) Ltd on 29th July 2025. The process reached the award stage by August 2025, underlining its completion and showcasing its active status at that point, with the contract signed for a total value of £580,000 GBP.

This contract presents significant opportunities for businesses in the horticultural and grounds maintenance industry, especially those capable of managing rural and urban landscaping tasks. The framework is structured to allow for additional purchases in adherence to statutory regulations, expanding the scope of the tender for well-equipped firms. Such businesses with expertise in vegetation management, litter picking, and hedge cutting stand well-positioned to compete. The inclusion of community benefits and adherence to Fair Work First requirements also suggest favourable engagement for firms with social responsibility initiatives. With the requirement for insurance and robust financial standing, alongside an emphasis on quality and price evaluation, small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) possessing technical proficiency and financial solidity are adequately positioned to exploit this growth prospect. The procurement’s long duration also provides substantial stability and potential for recurring work, boosting business continuity and expansion potential.

## Notice

This Framework is for Rural Verge Cutting within the Fife Area of the verges alongside the public roads predominantly in the rural areas - it will however, also include some grass cutting within an urban context but still within the boundaries of the Fife Council area In addition, this Framework will contract also include Hedge Cutting (both Roadside Hedges and Amenity Hedges), Roadside Vegetation Cutting, and Vegetation Cutting in Meadow Cutting (i.e. Wild-Flower Areas), and Vegetation Cutting in Daffodil-Bulb Growing Areas. The Framework will involve an element of 'scavenging' (i.e. litter picking) required in support of the cutting activities.

### Lot Information

Lot 1

This Framework is for Provision of Rural Verge Cutting within the Fife Area of the verges alongside the public roads predominantly in the rural areas - it will however, also include some grass cutting within an urban context but still within the boundaries of the Fife Council area In addition, this Framework will contract also include Hedge Cutting (both Roadside Hedges and Amenity Hedges), Roadside Vegetation Cutting, and Vegetation Cutting in Meadow Cutting (i.e. Wild-Flower Areas), and Vegetation Cutting in Daffodil-Bulb Growing Areas. The Framework will involve an element of 'scavenging' (i.e. litter picking) required in support of the cutting activities

Options: Fife Council may require additional purchases under this contract which have not been specifically detailed in the "specification" however any additional purchases will be in full accordance with the requirements of Regulation 72 of the Public Contract (Scotland) Regulations 2015.

Renewal: Optional 12 months extension

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/045568-2025 |
| Notice type | Tender Notice |
| Procurement type | Framework |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Open |
| Procurement method details | Open procedure |
| Tender suitability | Not specified |
| Awardee scale | Large, SME |
| All stages | Tender, Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 4 Aug 2025 |
| Submission deadline | 9 Jun 2025 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 28 Jul 2025 |
| Contract period | Not specified |
| Recurrence | 2028 |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £560,000 |
| Lots value | £560,000 |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | £580,000 |

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Complete |
| Lots status | Cancelled |
| Awards status | Active |
| Contracts status | Active |

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | FIFE COUNCIL |
| Locality | GLENROTHES |
| Post town | Kirkcaldy |
| Postcode | KY7 5LT |
| Country | Scotland |
| ITL 1 | TLM Scotland |
| ITL 2 | TLM0 Eastern Scotland |
| ITL 3 | TLM01 Clackmannanshire and Fife |
| Local authority | Fife |
| Electoral ward | Glenrothes Central and Thornton |
| Westminster constituency | Glenrothes and Mid Fife |
| Delivery location | TLM72 Clackmannanshire and Fife |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 2 |
| Supplier names | IAIN M BROWN; M SQUARED (SCOTLAND |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

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

### Codes

- 77300000 - Horticultural services
- 77314000 - Grounds maintenance services
- 77342000 - Hedge trimming

## Release History

- 4 Aug 2025 at 10:32 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/045568-2025
- 9 Jun 2025 at 09:25 - TenderUpdate - Tender Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/030837-2025
- 8 May 2025 at 10:58 - Tender - Tender Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/019670-2025

## Notice URLs

- http://www.fife.gov.uk
- http://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/
- https://api.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/v1/Notice?id=ocds-r6ebe6-0000797155
- https://www.gov.scot/policies/public-sector-procurement/community-benefits-in-procurement/
- https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/Search_AuthProfile.aspx?ID=AA00187
- https://www.publictendersscotland.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/

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