# Leicestershire Rural Grass, Hedge & Grip Cutting 2017-19

> Tender notice from UK public-sector procurement sources.

## Key facts

- Public buyer: [Leicestershire County Council](/buyers/leicestershire-county-council/contract-awards)
- Tender value: £1,700,000
- Published: 18 November 2016
- Planned start: 1 March 2017
- Planned end: 28 February 2019
- Stage: open_tender
- Procurement category: services
- Notice ID: d84e4c47-2cbb-4465-aa87-9814b8bee2e5-115480
- OCID: ocds-b5fd17-715fc02e-adca-11e6-9901-0019b9f3037b

## Description

1\.1 Leicestershire County Council \(the Employer\) is seeking to identify and appoint a Contractor to provide a Rural Grass, Hedge and Grip cutting service\. The service consists of the following elements: - 3x Planned rural grass cuts consisting of ; 1x Visibility Grass Cut Only, 2x Single Swathe and Visibility Grass Cuts - Return visits for top-up to Full Width Grass Cut \(Provisional\) - 1x Planned Rural Hedge Cut - 1x Planned Rural Grip Cut - The supply of; Tractor, Tractor Driver, Flail and Fuel for Engineer Instructed Day Works as required - Temporary Traffic Management In order to ensure value for money and affordability the Employer will evaluate the financial aspects of the tender in accordance with ITT clause 6\.3 and award a contract as follows: - The minimum contract required will be to provide a service to carry out planned Rural Grass, Hedge and Grip cutting to the Employers asset and Engineer Instructed Day Works\. - The 1x Full Width Grass Cuts are an optional additional part of the service for the Contractor to provide The estimated total contract value is £425,000 per annum\. The proposed contract period is 2 years with potential extensions of a further 2 years in one year increments subject to performance\. The Employer intends to appoint one Contractor\(s\) to provide the service\. Additional information: Please use the https://www\.eastmidstenders\.org Portal to download all documentation, express interest, ask any questions in relation to this tender and to submit tenders

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## Source

[View the original notice on Contracts Finder](https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/d84e4c47-2cbb-4465-aa87-9814b8bee2e5-115480)