Closed tender

Verge Maintenance in Westmorland and Furness

Details

Buyer: Westmorland and Furness Council
Topic: Verge maintenance work
Published: 15 January 2024
Submission: 15 February 2024
Source: uk:procontracts

Tender description

Westmorland and Furness Council requires Suppliers 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 Council operates a verge maintenance strategy designed to preserve / enhance the biodiversity of the roadside verges within the County. This entails routine cutting of a single swathe on most verges annually, and full width cutting on a two or four-year cycle depending on the category of verge. Westmorland and Furness Council requires up to two suppliers to deliver highway verge maintenance works. There will be two contracts that will cover two areas: • Lot 1 – Eden area • Lot 2 – South Lakeland and Barrow in Furness area The contracts are for 2 years plus 2 x 12 months. Keywords: highways, Verges, maintenance

Timeline

Completed: Tender published15 January 2024
Current notice
Completed: Submission date15 February 2024

About the buyer

Westmorland and Furness Council is a local authority, and suppliers register free on The Chest, the region's e-procurement portal, to bid for contract opportunities. Registration also opens access to opportunities from district and county councils across the North West of England. Specialist consultancy support is procured through professional services frameworks running for four years. Around half the consultants on the current framework are based in Cumbria. Framework bids are evaluated on capability, capacity, performance management and commitment to social value. Every framework must align with the council's own Social Value Statement.

UK local government drives £140bn in annual procurement, led by social protection (£66.6bn) and education (£57.1bn).

Over the past 5 years, most of Westmorland and Furness Council's contract awards have been in construction work, transport services and software and information systems.

Relevant CPV codes

45233229 · Verge maintenance work

Decision makers

Connect with the people behind this procurement.

Job title	Phone number	Work email
Head of Procurement	+44 •••• ••••••	••••••••@westmorland-and-furness-council.gov
Commercial Director	+44 •••• ••••••	••••••••@westmorland-and-furness-council.gov
Procurement Manager	+44 •••• ••••••	••••••••@westmorland-and-furness-council.gov
Category Lead	+44 •••• ••••••	••••••••@westmorland-and-furness-council.gov
Senior Buyer	+44 •••• ••••••	••••••••@westmorland-and-furness-council.gov
Contracts Manager	+44 •••• ••••••	••••••••@westmorland-and-furness-council.gov