Highway Verges & Visibility Cutting Services

Published facts

What the notice says

Buyer

Braintree District Council

Published status

complete

Latest release reference

000519-2026

CPV codes

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV) codes: 45233229, 77300000

Published tags

award, contract

Latest record Bidwake loaded from this source

27 Aug 2026

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.

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Observed notice trail

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1. Planning notice observed

   8 May 2025

   Latest variant observed by Bidwake on 16 Jul 2026.

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   Record references

   Release reference

   019568-2025

   Published tags

   planning

2. Tender notice observed

   30 Jun 2025

   Latest variant observed by Bidwake on 16 Jul 2026.

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   Record references

   Release reference

   036139-2025

   Published tags

   tender

3. Award notice observed

   22 Sept 2025

   Latest variant observed by Bidwake on 16 Jul 2026.

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   Record references

   Release reference

   058649-2025

   Published tags

   award, contract

4. Award notice observed

   6 Jan 2026

   Latest variant observed by Bidwake on 16 Jul 2026.

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Awards and suppliers

Published award and contract facts

• Highway Verges & Visibility Cutting Services

  Buyer: Braintree District CouncilSupplier: SKIPPERS GROUND MAINTENANCE LIMITED

  End date in notice

  19 Oct 2027Date from the linked contract

  Value shown in notice

  £532,157Value from the linked contract

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  About this figure

  • This figure comes from the linked contract record. Overall totals continue to use the separately published award value.
  • The dates published for the award and the linked contract do not agree. A contract end date is shown only when the linked records agree.

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  Source

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  Award or lot reference

  1

Related evidence

Published terms and linked processes

• Renewal information is statedLot 1Published 8 May 2025.Open supporting notice 019568-2025
• Options are statedLot 1

  40 ad hoc safety cuts are priced per annum, however up to 100 ad hoc safety cuts can be used if required.

  Published 30 Jun 2025.Open supporting notice 036139-2025
• Renewal information is statedLot 1

  Option to extend for a further 2 years in 1 year increments. At the sole discretion of the Authority, in agreement with the supplier.

  Published 30 Jun 2025.Open supporting notice 036139-2025
• Recurrence is statedWhole tenderPublished 30 Jun 2025.Open supporting notice 036139-2025

No exact source-published process relationship was found.