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PROCUREMENT OPPORTUNITY

LIVESTOCK MANAGEMENT SERVICE

Essex County Council · Contract details notice on Find a Tender

Tender information last checkedLast checked 3 Oct 2026, 15:47.

Opportunity overview

Place Services Legacy Grazing project provides bespoke habitat management through conservation grazing to clients across Essex, Hertfordshire, Suffolk and Kent. The contract is for the provision of native breed livestock and livestock management services, in accordance with a grazing schedule, on behalf of Legacy Grazing. During the course of the contract new clients / sites may be added or removed and the contractor will be required to increase or reduce the herd accordingly with ECC retaining the right to procure additional services to increase capacity if the contractor is unable to meet the requirement.

Awarded to

Amounts belong to published awards or contracts. Where several suppliers share one value, it is labelled as shared and is not a supplier-specific allocation.

RED COW CONTRACTING LTD

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Contract value
£790.6k
Awarded
Not supplied
Contract signed
17 Mar 2026
Including VAT
£948.7k
Award ID
1
Status
active
Identifier
GB-COH 16786612
Location
Ipswich, UKH14, IP6 8QE, United Kingdom

Classification

No classification was supplied.

Lots

  • Lot 1Value not stated

Documents and notices

Published notice details

Additional information from the published procurement release. Fields appear only when supplied by the source; check the original notice and tender documents before acting.

Scope, procedure and submissions

Id
C017PA
Status
complete
Procurement Method
open
Procurement Method Details
Open procedure

Legal basis

Id
2023/54
Scheme
UKPGA

Lots and requirements

Entry 1
Id
1
Status
complete

Published documents

Entry 1
Id
conflictOfInterest
Document Type
conflictOfInterest
Description
Not published

Buyer, suppliers and contacts

Organisation 1
Name
Essex County Council
Id
GB-PPON-PWVM-4844-NRQH

Identifier

Scheme
GB-PPON
Id
PWVM-4844-NRQH

Address

Street Address
County Hall, Market Road
Locality
Chelmsford
Postal Code
CM1 1QH
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Region
UKH36

Contact

Roles

buyer

Details

Classifications

Entry 1
Scheme
UK_CA_TYPE
Id
publicAuthoritySubCentralGovernment
Description
Public authority - sub-central government
Organisation 2
Name
RED COW CONTRACTING LTD
Id
GB-COH-16786612

Identifier

Scheme
GB-COH
Id
16786612

Additional Identifiers

Entry 1
Scheme
GB-PPON
Id
PLQG-4678-NVQT

Address

Street Address
Fen Cottage Fen Lane
Locality
Ipswich
Postal Code
IP6 8QE
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Region
UKH14

Contact

Roles

supplier

Details

Scale
sme
Vcse
No
Public Service Mission Organization
No
Sheltered Workshop
No

Award information

Award 1
Id
1
Status
active
Main Procurement Category
services

Items

Item 1
Id
1
Related Lot
1

Additional Classifications

Entry 1
Scheme
CPV
Id
03320000
Description
Cattle, livestock and small animals
Entry 2
Scheme
CPV
Id
77100000
Description
Agricultural services

Delivery locations

Entry 1
Region
UKC
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Entry 2
Region
UKD
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Entry 3
Region
UKE
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Entry 4
Region
UKF
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Entry 5
Region
UKG
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Entry 6
Region
UKH
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Entry 7
Region
UKI
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Entry 8
Region
UKJ
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Entry 9
Region
UKK
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom

Suppliers

Supplier 1
Id
GB-COH-16786612
Name
RED COW CONTRACTING LTD

Related lots

1

Contracts and changes

Entry 1
Id
1
Award ID
1
Title
CONTRACT FOR THE PROVISION OF LIVESTOCK MANAGEMENT SERVICE
Status
active
Has Renewal
Yes
Above Threshold
Yes
Date Signed
17 Mar 2026, 00:00

Period

Starts
1 Apr 2026, 00:00
Ends
31 Mar 2031, 23:59
Max Extent Date
31 Mar 2033, 23:59

Renewal

Description
No multiple extensions are possible

Value

Including VAT
948,737.22
Amount
790,614.35
Currency
GBP

Documents

Entry 1
Id
A-13657
Document Type
contractSigned
Format
application/pdf
Entry 2
Id
025707-2026
Document Type
contractNotice
Notice Type
UK7
Description
Contract details notice on Find a Tender
Published
20 Mar 2026, 11:58
Format
text/html

Agreed Metrics

Entry 1
Id
1
Title
Adherence to Grazing Programme

Observations

Entry 1
Id
frequency

Period

Duration In Months
1
Entry 2
Id
2
Title
Site Inspections

Observations

Entry 1
Id
frequency

Period

Duration In Months
1
Entry 3
Id
3
Title
Timely Reporting

Observations

Entry 1
Id
frequency

Period

Duration In Months
1

Recorded locations

  • Buyer location · Chelmsford · UKH36 · CM1 1QH · United Kingdom

Notice and amendment history

1 published notice version reviewed by ProcuraAxis.

1 VERSION
  1. 025707-2026Contract details notice on Find a Tender ·