Tender

Winter Maintenance Service 2025-2027

  • Westmorland and Furness Council

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Notice identifier: 2025/S 000-038682

Procurement identifier (OCID): ocds-h6vhtk-055c3c

Published 9 July 2025, 3:30pm



Scope

Description

Lot 1 - Tractor and gritter routes in the Eden and South Lakeland area

(£0.480m per annum)

Provision of tractor and driver to carry out gritting services to specific winter routes using either the suppliers own gritter or a Council provided gritter.

Lot 2 - Gritter driver and mate support

(£0.120m per annum)

Provision of drivers on an ad-hoc basis to drive Council Gritting vehicles.

Lot 3 - Additional Winter Maintenance Resources

(£0.072m per annum)

Provision of operated plan and equipment to carry out snow clearance works.

Service Providers can bid for any one or more of the lots and routes as they wish. Where contractors bid for more than one route, they may be asked to provide evidence that they have the resources to deliver all the routes bid for. Suppliers may be restricted to the number Lots/routes they are accepted onto based on their capacity (on the basis of the information provided in technical questions 5-8).

Total value (estimated)

  • £1,440,000 including VAT

Above the relevant threshold

Contract dates (estimated)

  • 1 October 2025 to 30 April 2027
  • Possible extension to 30 April 2028
  • 2 years, 7 months

Description of possible extension:

1 year

Main procurement category

Services

Contract locations

  • UKD12 - East Cumbria

Not the same for all lots

CPV classifications are shown in Lot sections, because they are not the same for all lots.


Lot 1. Tractor and Gritter Routes

Description

Provision of tractor and driver to carry out gritting services to specific winter routes using either the suppliers own gritter or a Council provided gritter.

Lot value (estimated)

  • £1,056,000 including VAT

CPV classifications

  • 60000000 - Transport services (excl. Waste transport)
  • 90620000 - Snow-clearing services
  • 90630000 - Ice-clearing services

Same for all lots

Contract locations and contract dates are shown in the Scope section, because they are the same for all lots.


Lot 2. Gritter driver and mate support

Description

Provision of drivers on an ad-hoc basis to drive Council Gritting vehicles.

Lot value (estimated)

  • £240,000 including VAT

CPV classifications

  • 60000000 - Transport services (excl. Waste transport)
  • 90620000 - Snow-clearing services
  • 90630000 - Ice-clearing services

Same for all lots

Contract locations and contract dates are shown in the Scope section, because they are the same for all lots.


Lot 3. Additional Winter Maintenance Resources

Description

Provision of operated plan and equipment to carry out snow clearance works.

Lot value (estimated)

  • £144,000 including VAT

CPV classifications

  • 90620000 - Snow-clearing services

Same for all lots

Contract locations and contract dates are shown in the Scope section, because they are the same for all lots.


Participation

Particular suitability

Lot 1. Tractor and Gritter Routes

Lot 2. Gritter driver and mate support

Lot 3. Additional Winter Maintenance Resources

Small and medium-sized enterprises (SME)


Submission

Tender submission deadline

4 August 2025, 4:00pm

Submission address and any special instructions

Submissions must be via The Chest.

www.the-chest.org.uk

Tenders may be submitted electronically

Yes

Languages that may be used for submission

English

Award decision date (estimated)

17 September 2025


Award criteria

This table contains award criteria for this lot
Name Type Weighting
Price Price 100%

Other information

Conflicts assessment prepared/revised

Yes


Procedure

Procedure type

Open procedure


Contracting authority

Westmorland and Furness Council

  • Public Procurement Organisation Number: PYYD-1758-YNVR

South Lakeland House

Kendal

LA9 4DQ

United Kingdom

Region: UKD12 - East Cumbria

Organisation type: Public authority - sub-central government