Published date: 27 April 2022

Awarded contract - This means that the contract has been awarded to a supplier.


Closing: 21 September 2021, 12pm

Contract summary

Industry

  • Agricultural, forestry, horticultural, aquacultural and apicultural services - 77000000

Location of contract

England

Value of contract

£3,200,000

Procurement reference

KENT001-DN565197-33623496

Published date

27 April 2022

Closing date

21 September 2021

Closing time

12pm

Contract start date

1 April 2022

Contract end date

31 March 2030

Contract type

Service contract

Procedure type

Negotiated procedure

Contract is suitable for SMEs?

Yes

Contract is suitable for VCSEs?

No

Description

This service requirement is for the programmed maintenance of the highways soft landscape asset with flexibility for additional ad-hoc provision and may include the following works on rural roads:

• Swathe cutting
• Visibility splays cutting
• Rural hedge cutting
• Conservation / wildflower / SSSI verge cutting
• Vegetation clearance and washing of road signs
• Vegetation cutting of off-road cycle paths


The contract is divided into three lots as below:

• Lot 1 - Dartford, Gravesham, Sevenoaks, Tonbridge & Malling and Tunbridge Wells (West)
• Lot 2 - Maidstone and Ashford (Mid)
• Lot 3 - Swale, Canterbury, Thanet and Dover (East)

This opportunity will primarily service KCC HT&W owned assets. There may also be the need to carry out works on privately owned assets in order to ensure highway safety. This type of work has the potential to be recharged through existing KCC processes.

More information

Previous notice about this procurement

SC21008 - Rural Swathe, Visibility & Hedge Cutting

  • Opportunity
  • Published 23 August 2021

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Award information

Awarded date

1 February 2022

Contract start date

1 April 2022

Contract end date

31 March 2030

Total value of contract

£3,200,000

This contract was awarded to 2 suppliers.

SAGE ENVIRO LTD

Address

LONG LANE COTTAGE
LONGLANE SHEPHERDSWELL
DOVER KENT
CT15 7LX

Reference

None

Supplier is SME?

Yes

Supplier is VCSE?

No

Additional details

Awarded lots 1 and 3

Direct Enviro Services Ltd

Address

Sportsman Farm
St Michaels
Tenterden
Kent
TN306SY

Reference

None

Supplier is SME?

No

Supplier is VCSE?

No

Additional details

Awarded lot 2

About the buyer

Contact name

Robin Hadley

Address

Invicta House
Maidstone
ME14 1XX
United Kingdom

Email

Robin.Hadley@kent.gov.uk

Website

http://www.kent.gov.uk