--- title: "Public Rights of Way Grass Cutting" ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-07834f" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-h6vhtk-07834f" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-07834f.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-07834f.json" source: "Find A Tender Service" current_stage: "Planning" buyer: "Suffolk County Council" published: "2026-10-08" --- # Public Rights of Way Grass Cutting Buyer: Suffolk County Council Current stage: Planning OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-07834f [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-h6vhtk-07834f) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-07834f.json) ## Summary 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. ## Notice 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. ## Key Details | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication source | Find A Tender Service | | Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/095007-2026 | | 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 | | All stages | Planning | ## Dates | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication date | 8 Oct 2026 | | Submission deadline | Not specified | | Future notice date | 2 Nov 2026 | | Award date | Not specified | | Contract period | 1 Apr 2027 - 31 Mar 2029 | | Recurrence | Not specified | ## Values | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender value | £775,000 | | Lots value | Not specified | | Awards value | Not specified | | Contracts value | Not specified | ## Status | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender status | Planning | | Lots status | Planning | | Awards status | Not specified | | Contracts status | Not specified | ## Buyer | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Main buyer | Suffolk County Council | | Locality | IPSWICH | | Postcode area | Ipswich | | Postcode | IP1 2BX | | Country | England | | ITL 1 | TLH East (England) | | ITL 2 | TLH6 Suffolk | | ITL 3 | TLH62 Ipswich | | Local authority | Ipswich | | Electoral ward | Gipping | | Westminster constituency | Ipswich | | Delivery location | TLH14 Suffolk CC | ## CPV Codes ### Divisions - 77 - Agricultural, forestry, horticultural, aquacultural and apicultural services ### Codes - 77314000 - Grounds maintenance services ## Release History - 8 Oct 2026 at 09:09 - Planning - UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/095007-2026 ## Documents - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/095007-2026 8th October 2026 - Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender ## Notice URLs - https://supplier.in-tend.co.uk/suffolksourcing/home - 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 - https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/54/contents ## Provenance This Markdown file is an alternate public rendering of the D3 Tenders contract record. 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