Awarded contract

Highway Verges & Visibility Cutting Services

Details

Supplier(s)
SKIPPERS GROUND MAINTENANCE LIMITED
Value
£532,157
Duration
2 years
Topic
Verge maintenance work
Published
22 September 2025

Tender description

Essex County Council, through the Essex Procurement Partnership, is procuring Highway Verges & Visibility Cutting Services on behalf of Braintree District Council. 1 Introduction 1.1 Braintree District Council ("the Council") maintains highway verges in its district on behalf of Essex County Council (ECC) who are the statutory Highways Authority. 2 Background 2.1 A trial was completed in 2024 where highway verges in the district were not cut during Spring in order to access the proliferation of biodiversity. 2.2 The trial has ended, and the decision has been taken by ECC to revert back to two cuts per annum, spring and autumn. 2.3 The Council now wish to procure a contract to deliver this service in accordance with this specification including ad hoc safety cuts. ## Contract award Title: Highway Verges & Visibility Cutting Services

Timeline

  1. Completed: Award published22 September 2025
    Current notice
  2. Completed: Award date22 September 2025
  3. Next: Contract expiry date5 October 2027in 11 months

About the buyer

Braintree District Council is a local authority covering the Essex district of Braintree, and runs many of its tenders through the Essex Procurement Partnership, a shared arrangement with Essex County Council. The council also buys through the North Essex Economic Board, a joint body with Chelmsford, Colchester, Epping Forest and Maldon councils. Some contracts are procured jointly with Colchester City Council, such as verge and channel litter-picking work.

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

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