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Highway Verges & Visibility Cutting Services

Braintree District Council · Contract details notice on Find a Tender

Tender information last checkedLast checked 5 Oct 2026, 08:58.

Opportunity overview

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.

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.

SKIPPERS GROUND MAINTENANCE LIMITED

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Contract value
£532.2k
Awarded
Not supplied
Contract signed
19 Oct 2025
Including VAT
£628.6k
Award ID
1
Status
active
Identifier
GB-COH 09728481
Location
Maldon, UKH36, CM9 6RZ, 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
EPP0217
Status
complete
Procurement Method
open
Procurement Method Details
Open procedure

Legal basis

Id
2023/54
Scheme
UKPGA

Covered By

GPA

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
Braintree District Council
Id
GB-PPON-PGBP-7262-MJTR

Identifier

Scheme
GB-PPON
Id
PGBP-7262-MJTR

Address

Street Address
Causeway House
Locality
Braintree
Postal Code
CM7 9HB
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Region
UKH34

Contact

Roles

buyer

Details

Classifications

Entry 1
Scheme
UK_CA_TYPE
Id
publicAuthoritySubCentralGovernment
Description
Public authority - sub-central government
Organisation 2
Name
Essex County Council
Id
GB-PPON-PWVM-4844-NRQH
Role Details
Procuring requirement on behalf of BDC

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

procuringEntity
Organisation 3
Name
SKIPPERS GROUND MAINTENANCE LIMITED
Id
GB-COH-09728481

Identifier

Scheme
GB-COH
Id
09728481

Additional Identifiers

Entry 1
Scheme
GB-PPON
Id
PHZZ-6999-MLCP

Address

Street Address
Glendale
Locality
Maldon
Postal Code
CM9 6RZ
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Region
UKH36

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
45233229
Description
Verge maintenance work
Entry 2
Scheme
CPV
Id
77300000
Description
Horticultural services

Delivery locations

Entry 1
Region
UKH3
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom

Suppliers

Supplier 1
Id
GB-COH-09728481
Name
SKIPPERS GROUND MAINTENANCE LIMITED

Related lots

1

Contracts and changes

Entry 1
Id
1
Award ID
1
Status
active
Has Renewal
Yes
Above Threshold
Yes
Date Signed
20 Oct 2025, 00:00
No Agreed Metrics Rationale
below £5m threshold

Period

Starts
20 Oct 2025, 00:00
Ends
19 Oct 2027, 23:59
Max Extent Date
19 Oct 2029, 23:59

Renewal

Description
Option to extend for a further two (2) years in one (1) year increments.

Value

Including VAT
628,588
Amount
532,157
Currency
GBP

Documents

Entry 1
Id
000519-2026
Document Type
contractNotice
Notice Type
UK7
Description
Contract details notice on Find a Tender
Published
6 Jan 2026, 09:38
Format
text/html

Recorded locations

  • Buyer location · Braintree · UKH34 · CM7 9HB · United Kingdom

Notice and amendment history

1 published notice version reviewed by ProcuraAxis.

1 VERSION
  1. 000519-2026Contract details notice on Find a Tender ·