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title: "CPU 8586 Grounds Maintenance Operated Plant Framework"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-077511"
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# CPU 8586 Grounds Maintenance Operated Plant Framework

Buyer: Nottingham City Council  
Current stage: Tender  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-077511

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## Summary

Nottingham City Council is procuring a closed framework for specialist rural grounds maintenance and vegetation management on highway land. The work covers highway verges, embankments and rural vegetation, including grass cutting, flailing, hedge cutting and seasonal works. Suppliers may also need to transport plant and provide specialist machinery for constrained or complex highway environments. The requirement includes agricultural tractors, towable and out-front mowers, flail arms, hedge cutters, embankment flail mowers, remote-controlled slope mowers, tractor-and-trailer combinations and suitably qualified operators. Services will be delivered within Nottingham City Council’s boundaries and any future expanded highway area resulting from local government reorganisation. This is a services opportunity covering grounds maintenance, vegetation clearance, hedge and tree maintenance, and machinery hire with operators.

The procurement has reached tender: the council invited offers through an open procedure. The deadline for enquiries was 23 October 2026 at 12:00, and the tender submission deadline is 30 October 2026 at 12:00. The planned evaluation decision date is 21 December 2026. The framework is expected to run from 21 December 2026 to 20 December 2030, with one lot and up to three appointed contractors. Its estimated value is £400,000 excluding VAT, or £480,000 including VAT. Offers will be assessed on price at 70%, quality at 20% and social value at 10%. Electronic submission is allowed, in English. Call-offs will be made by direct award without reopening competition, using priced baskets of required items; the best-priced contractor will be approached first, followed by others if necessary.

This opportunity suits SMEs and voluntary, community or social enterprises with the equipment, operators and operational capacity to deliver rural highway vegetation work. Strong candidates are likely to have practical experience of verge, embankment and roadside grounds maintenance, grass cutting, flailing, hedge cutting, seasonal vegetation management and work in restricted or difficult-access locations. Relevant capability includes operating and supplying tractors, tractor-and-trailer combinations, towable and out-front mowers, flail arms, hedge cutters, embankment flail mowers and remote-controlled slope mowers. Suppliers must be able to move plant when required and respond to call-off requirements, including confirming whether they can undertake an assignment within 24 hours. The framework provides a route to repeated direct-award work where suppliers can offer competitive rates and demonstrate quality and social value.

## Notice

Nottingham City Council requires a Framework Agreement for the provision of specialist rural services to support Grounds Maintenance and Vegetation Management in Rural Highways Environments within the boundaries of Nottingham City Council and any future expanded highway area arising from Local Government Reorganisation. Services may include the provision of tractor operators and associated plant and equipment, including agricultural tractors, towable mowers, out-front mowers, flail arms, hedge cutters, embankment flail mowers, remote-controlled slope mowers, and tractor and trailer combinations, to support Highway-related projects. The Supplier shall provide plant, attachments and operators in accordance with this Contract Specification, the Framework Agreement, the Pricing Schedule, any applicable Call-Off Contract documentation, any site-specific requirements issued by the Authority, and Nottingham City Council's Generic Employers Work Information document and associated Appendices insofar as its requirements are relevant to the activities being undertaken: * Highway verge, embankment and rural vegetation management. * Grass cutting, flailing, hedge cutting and seasonal vegetation works. * Transport and movement of plant where required. * Specialist plant support for constrained or complex highway environments. Subject to suitability, the Council is seeking to appoint up to 3 Contractors to this framework. The overall framework will have an estimated total value of PS400,000 (VAT exclusive) The duration of the Framework is expected to be for up to 4 years at the Authority's discretion

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/088505-2026 |
| Notice type | UK4 - Tender Notice |
| Procurement type | Framework |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Open |
| Procurement method details | Open procedure |
| Tender suitability | SME, VCSE |
| Awardee scale | Not specified |
| All stages | Tender |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 18 Sep 2026 |
| Submission deadline | 30 Oct 2026 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | Not specified |
| Contract period | 21 Dec 2026 - 20 Dec 2030 |
| Recurrence | 2030-09-02 |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £400,000 |
| Lots value | £400,000 |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | Not specified |

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Active |
| Lots status | Active |
| Awards status | Not specified |
| Contracts status | Not specified |

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | Nottingham City Council |
| Locality | NOTTINGHAM |
| Postcode area | Nottingham |
| Postcode | NG2 3NG |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLF East Midlands (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLF1 Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire |
| ITL 3 | TLF14 Nottingham |
| Local authority | Nottingham |
| Electoral ward | Castle |
| Westminster constituency | Nottingham East |
| Delivery location | TLF14 Nottingham |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 45 - Construction work
- 77 - Agricultural, forestry, horticultural, aquacultural and apicultural services

### Codes

- 45500000 - Hire of construction and civil engineering machinery and equipment with operator
- 77211500 - Tree-maintenance services
- 77312000 - Weed-clearance services
- 77314000 - Grounds maintenance services
- 77340000 - Tree pruning and hedge trimming

## Release History

- 18 Sep 2026 at 10:07 - Tender - UK4 - Tender Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/088505-2026

## Documents

- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/088505-2026
  18th September 2026 - Tender notice on Find a Tender
- http://www.eastmidstender.org/

## Notice URLs

- http://www.nottinghamcity.gov.uk/
- https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/54/contents

## Provenance

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