Published date: 19 April 2024

Closed opportunity - This means that the contract is currently closed. The buying department may be considering suppliers that have already applied, or no suitable offers were made.


Closing: 7 May 2024, 12pm

Contract summary

Industry

  • Construction work - 45000000

  • Verge maintenance work - 45233229

Location of contract

England

Value of contract

£100,000 to £480,000

Procurement reference

CC001-DN720276-94982154

Published date

19 April 2024

Closing date

7 May 2024

Closing time

12pm

Contract start date

10 June 2024

Contract end date

31 May 2026

Contract type

Works

Procedure type

Open procedure (below threshold)

Any interested supplier may submit a tender in response to an opportunity notice.

This procedure can be used for procurements below the relevant contract value threshold.

Contract is suitable for SMEs?

Yes

Contract is suitable for VCSEs?

No

Description

Cumberland Council requires Contractors to provide an efficient and effective verge maintenance service to permit safe movement of traffic throughout the County and protect the integrity of the road network and ecology of the roadside environment. The work entails the routine cutting of a single swathe (machine width) along the majority of the roadside verges in addition to the periodic full-width cutting of roadside verges and visibility areas.
This service is currently provided through a framework. This framework will provide the service for a maximum of 2 years from the 2024 season through to the end of the 2025/2026 financial year.

Suppliers wishing to express an interest and obtain access to the tender documents should go to www.the-chest.org.uk and click on current opportunities from the navigation area on the left of the screen. On the next screen enter the contract Reference (DN720276) in the box labelled 'contains' then click search. Click on the Blue link for the contract title to view the opportunity.
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About the buyer

Address

Cumbria House
107 - 117 Botchergate
Carlisle
CA1 1RD
United Kingdom

Email

procurement.capital@cumbria.gov.uk

Website

https://www.cumberland.gov.uk/