Tender

Provision of a Highways Verges, Amenity Land and Specialist Grass Cutting Service

  • Blackburn with Darwen Borough Council

F02: Contract notice

Notice identifier: 2025/S 000-006842

Procurement identifier (OCID): ocds-h6vhtk-04e6e0

Published 21 February 2025, 2:42pm



Section one: Contracting authority

one.1) Name and addresses

Blackburn with Darwen Borough Council

Floor 1, The Town Hall, King William Street

Blackburn

BB1 7DY

Contact

Mr Luke Smith

Email

luke.smith@blackburn.gov.uk

Country

United Kingdom

Region code

UKD41 - Blackburn with Darwen

Internet address(es)

Main address

http://www.blackburn.gov.uk/

Buyer's address

http://www.blackburn.gov.uk/

one.3) Communication

The procurement documents are available for unrestricted and full direct access, free of charge, at

https://procontract.due-north.com/register

Additional information can be obtained from the above-mentioned address

Tenders or requests to participate must be submitted electronically via

https://procontract.due-north.com/register

one.4) Type of the contracting authority

Regional or local authority

one.5) Main activity

General public services


Section two: Object

two.1) Scope of the procurement

two.1.1) Title

Provision of a Highways Verges, Amenity Land and Specialist Grass Cutting Service

Reference number

DN764813

two.1.2) Main CPV code

  • 77314100 - Grassing services

two.1.3) Type of contract

Services

two.1.4) Short description

Lot 1 - Volume grass cutting across Blackburn with Darwen (Highway verges, amenity land, community centres, children play centres, roundabouts and motorway junctions)

Lot 2- Cutting of rural verges and hedges across Blackburn with Darwen

Lot 3 - Cutting of highway verges on the A6119

two.1.5) Estimated total value

Value excluding VAT: £450,000

two.1.6) Information about lots

This contract is divided into lots: Yes

Tenders may be submitted for all lots

two.2) Description

two.2.1) Title

Volume Grass Cutting on Highway Verges and Amenity Land

Lot No

1

two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)

  • 77314100 - Grassing services

two.2.3) Place of performance

NUTS codes
  • UKD41 - Blackburn with Darwen

two.2.4) Description of the procurement

Volume grass cutting across Blackburn with Darwen(Highway verges, amenity land, community centres, children play centres, roundabouts and motorway junctions)

two.2.5) Award criteria

Quality criterion - Name: Quality / Weighting: 35

Quality criterion - Name: Social Value / Weighting: 15

Price - Weighting: 50

two.2.7) Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system

Start date

1 June 2025

End date

30 November 2026

This contract is subject to renewal

Yes

Description of renewals

Option to extend for up to 12 months.

two.2.10) Information about variants

Variants will be accepted: No

two.2.11) Information about options

Options: No

two.2.13) Information about European Union Funds

The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds: No

two.2) Description

two.2.1) Title

Cutting of Rural Verges and Hedges

Lot No

2

two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)

  • 77314100 - Grassing services

two.2.3) Place of performance

NUTS codes
  • UKD41 - Blackburn with Darwen

two.2.4) Description of the procurement

Cutting of Rural Verges and Hedges across Blackburn with Darwen.

two.2.5) Award criteria

Quality criterion - Name: Quality / Weighting: 35

Quality criterion - Name: Social Value / Weighting: 15

Price - Weighting: 50

two.2.7) Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system

Start date

1 June 2025

End date

30 November 2026

This contract is subject to renewal

Yes

Description of renewals

Option to extend for up to 12 months

two.2.10) Information about variants

Variants will be accepted: No

two.2.11) Information about options

Options: No

two.2.13) Information about European Union Funds

The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds: No

two.2) Description

two.2.1) Title

Cutting of Verges on the A6119

Lot No

3

two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)

  • 77314100 - Grassing services

two.2.3) Place of performance

NUTS codes
  • UKD41 - Blackburn with Darwen

two.2.4) Description of the procurement

Cutting of grass verges on the A6119.

two.2.5) Award criteria

Quality criterion - Name: Quality / Weighting: 35

Quality criterion - Name: Social Value / Weighting: 15

Price - Weighting: 50

two.2.7) Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system

Start date

1 June 2025

End date

30 November 2026

This contract is subject to renewal

Yes

Description of renewals

Option to extend for up to 12 months.

two.2.10) Information about variants

Variants will be accepted: No

two.2.11) Information about options

Options: No

two.2.13) Information about European Union Funds

The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds: No


Section four. Procedure

four.1) Description

four.1.1) Type of procedure

Open procedure

four.1.8) Information about the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)

The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement: Yes

four.2) Administrative information

four.2.2) Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate

Date

24 March 2025

Local time

12:00pm

four.2.4) Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted

English

four.2.6) Minimum time frame during which the tenderer must maintain the tender

Duration in months: 4 (from the date stated for receipt of tender)

four.2.7) Conditions for opening of tenders

Date

24 March 2025

Local time

12:00pm


Section six. Complementary information

six.1) Information about recurrence

This is a recurrent procurement: Yes

six.4) Procedures for review

six.4.1) Review body

Blackburn with Darwen Borough Council

1st Floor, Town Hall, King William Street

Blackburn

BB1 7DY

Country

United Kingdom