AWARD OUTCOME
What happened
Bristol City Council has concluded and signed a contract with BASSITYS LIMITED for annual vegetation maintenance on Public Rights of Way, including scheduled brushcutting and related clearance.
Published outcomeOne active award for lot 1 was made to BASSITYS LIMITED. The contract record states it was signed on 15 October 2026 and runs from 19 October 2026 to 30 September 2028.
Market significanceThis is a below-threshold, limited-competition local highways-services contract with a stated gross contract value of £33,180.
AWARDED SUPPLIERS AND LOTS
1 supplier record analysed
BASSITYS LIMITED
99% confidenceAward 1 · Lots 1 · £33,180 gross contract value (shared only within this single-supplier award) GBP · Verified supplier; active award
View supporting evidence
Supplier verification identifies BASSITYS LIMITED (company number 06250869) through a company-number match. Award 1 names Bassitys Ltd as its sole supplier, and contract 1 linked to award 1 has a gross value of GBP 33,180.
LIFECYCLE
Award or contract stage
Notice type
99% confidenceContract details notice on Find a Tender
View supporting evidence
Document 098457-2026 is described as a Contract details notice on Find a Tender.
Award status
98% confidenceActive
View supporting evidence
Award 1 has status 'active'.
Contract status
98% confidenceActive
View supporting evidence
Contract 1 has status 'active'.
Contract signed date
99% confidence15 October 2026
View supporting evidence
Contract 1 dateSigned is 2026-10-15.
Contract period
99% confidence19 October 2026 to 30 September 2028
View supporting evidence
Contract 1 period startDate is 2026-10-19 and endDate is 2028-09-30.
VALUES
Published values explained
Gross contract value
99% confidence£33,180
View supporting evidence
Contract 1 value.amountGross is 33180 GBP.
Net contract value
99% confidence£27,650
View supporting evidence
Contract 1 value.amount is 27650 GBP.
Value basis
95% confidenceContract-level value; no separate lot value published
View supporting evidence
The contract contains gross and net values, while lot 1 has no value_amount.
TIMELINE
Procurement timeline
Contract signed
99% confidence15 October 2026
View supporting evidence
Contract 1 dateSigned is 2026-10-15.
Contract start
99% confidence19 October 2026
View supporting evidence
Contract 1 period.startDate is 2026-10-19.
Contract end
99% confidence30 September 2028
View supporting evidence
Contract 1 period.endDate is 2028-09-30.
Notice published
99% confidence19 October 2026
View supporting evidence
Notice 098457-2026 datePublished is 2026-10-19.
SCOPE
What was awarded
Requirement
98% confidenceAnnual vegetation maintenance across Public Rights of Way within Bristol City Council's area
View supporting evidence
The tender description states that the provider will undertake the annual vegetation maintenance programme across PRoW within the authority's area.
Core activities
99% confidenceScheduled brushcutting operations and associated vegetation clearance
View supporting evidence
The tender description specifies scheduled Brushcutting operations and associated vegetation clearance.
Procurement category
98% confidenceServices
View supporting evidence
Award 1 mainProcurementCategory is services.
CPV classification
98% confidence63712200 — Highway operation services
View supporting evidence
Award item 1 carries CPV 63712200, described as Highway operation services.
Delivery region
95% confidenceUKK11
View supporting evidence
Award item 1 delivery address is UKK11.
PROCEDURE
Procedure and competition
Procurement method
99% confidenceLimited
View supporting evidence
Tender procurementMethod is 'limited'.
Procedure detail
99% confidenceBelow threshold - limited competition
View supporting evidence
Tender procurementMethodDetails is 'Below threshold - limited competition'.
Lots
98% confidenceOne lot (lot 1)
View supporting evidence
Tender data lists lot 1 only; award 1 and contract 1 relate to it.
CONTRACT TERMS
Published contract terms
Contract term
99% confidence19 October 2026 to 30 September 2028
View supporting evidence
Contract 1 period runs from 2026-10-19 to 2028-09-30.
Signed status
99% confidenceSigned
View supporting evidence
Contract 1 explicitly records dateSigned as 2026-10-15.
Above-threshold status
99% confidenceBelow threshold
View supporting evidence
Contract 1 aboveThreshold is false; tender procedure detail also states below threshold.
COMMERCIAL VIEW
Commercial observations
Opportunity profile
92% confidenceA local, recurring grounds-maintenance requirement focused on PRoW vegetation management.
View supporting evidence
The published scope describes an annual programme of brushcutting and vegetation clearance across PRoW.
Award structure
97% confidenceThe published record shows one supplier, one award and one lot, with the contract value recorded at contract level.
View supporting evidence
Award 1 names one supplier and relates to lot 1; contract 1 is linked to award 1.
Competition visibility
97% confidenceThe procedure was limited competition, but the number of invited suppliers and bids received is unknown.
View supporting evidence
Tender procedure detail states below-threshold limited competition; no participation or bid-count data is supplied.
DATA QUALITY
Gaps and source limitations
Published value allocation
98% confidenceContract-level gross and net values are published, but no separate lot value is supplied.
View supporting evidence
Contract 1 contains values of GBP 33,180 gross and GBP 27,650 net; lot 1 value_amount is null.
Evaluation transparency
99% confidenceInformation not supplied in the published notice: bidder numbers, evaluation criteria, scores, pricing breakdown and award rationale.
View supporting evidence
No such fields appear in the supplied tender, award or contract data.
Lot detail
99% confidenceLot 1 has no published title or description.
View supporting evidence
The supplied lot record has null title and description.
Supplier identity quality
99% confidenceSupplier identity is verified by company-number match.
View supporting evidence
Verification status is verified, with matched and verified company number 06250869.
SOURCE DATA LIMITATIONS
Information not supplied in the published notice
- Information not supplied in the published notice: tender publication date, submission deadline, number of invited suppliers, number of bids, evaluation criteria, scores, pricing detail and award rationale.
- Lot 1 has no published title, description or individual value.
- No extension, renewal or variation terms are published; the re-procurement timing is an estimate based solely on the stated contract end date.
MARKET THEMES
Relevant award themes
Bristol City CouncilBASSITYS LIMITEDPublic Rights of Way maintenancePRoW vegetation maintenancebrushcutting contracthighway operation servicesFind a Tender
COMMON QUESTIONS
About this award
Who won Bristol City Council's PRoW maintenance contract?
BASSITYS LIMITED, verified under company number 06250869, is the sole supplier named for award 1.
What work is covered by the contract?
The contract covers annual vegetation maintenance on Public Rights of Way, including scheduled brushcutting and associated vegetation clearance.
What is the contract value and duration?
The published contract value is £33,180 gross (£27,650 net). It was signed on 15 October 2026 and runs from 19 October 2026 to 30 September 2028.
ProcuraAxis award analysis supplements, but does not replace, the official award notice, contract data or procurement documents. “Awarded” does not by itself prove that a contract has been signed.