CPU 8586 Grounds Maintenance Operated Plant Framework
Nottingham City Council · East Midlands · up to £400,000
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What the buyer wants
Nottingham City Council seeks up to 3 contractors for a 4-year framework to provide specialist rural grounds maintenance and vegetation management services, including provision of operators and plant equipment for highway-related projects within Nottingham City Council boundaries.
Nottingham City Council requires a Framework Agreement for the provision of specialist rural services to support Grounds Maintenance and Vegetation Management in Rural Highways Environments within the boundaries of Nottingham City Council and any future expanded highway area arising from Local Government Reorganisation. Services may include the provision of tractor operators and associated plant and equipment, including agricultural tractors, towable mowers, out-front mowers, flail arms, hedge cutters, embankment flail mowers, remote-controlled slope mowers, and tractor and trailer combinations, to support Highway-related projects.
The Supplier shall provide plant, attachments and operators in accordance with this Contract Specification, the Framework Agreement, the Pricing Schedule, any applicable Call-Off Contract documentation, any site-specific requirements issued by the Authority, and Nottingham City Council's Generic Employers Work Information document and associated Appendices insofar as its requirements are relevant to the activities being undertaken:
• Highway verge, embankment and rural vegetation management.
• Grass cutting, flailing, hedge cutting and seasonal vegetation works.
• Transport and movement of plant where required.
• Specialist plant support for constrained or complex highway environments.
Subject to suitability, the Council is seeking to appoint up to 3 Contractors to this framework.
The overall framework will have an estimated total value of £400,000 (VAT exclusive)
The duration of the Framework is expected to be for up to 4 years at the Authority's discretion
How Tenderoo reads it
This is a framework agreement: a place on it puts you on the buyer's approved list, which they call work off from over the term. It is not a single job, and a small firm can hold a place alongside national suppliers.
The notice reads as suitable for a small or medium-sized firm: the scope, value and requirements are within reach of a business of that size.
Services required
- Hire of construction and civil engineering machinery and equipment with operator
- Tree-maintenance services
- Weed-clearance services
- Grounds maintenance services
- Tree pruning and hedge trimming
What you will need to show
- Provide plant, attachments and operators — Supplier must supply appropriate plant machinery, attachments, and operators as specified in the contract and site-specific requirements.
- Comply with Nottingham City Council's Generic Employers Work Information — Supplier must comply with Nottingham City Council's Generic Employers Work Information document and associated Appendices relevant to the activities undertaken.
- Provide services for rural highway vegetation management — Supplier must be capable of delivering highway verge, embankment and rural vegetation management, including grass cutting, flailing, hedge cutting and seasonal vegetation works.
Lots
- Lot 1 (up to £400,000)
Key facts
- Buyer: Nottingham City Council
- Estimated value: up to £400,000
- Deadline was: 30 October 2026
- Location: East Midlands
- Published on: Find a Tender
- First seen by Tenderoo: 18 September 2026
- CPV: 45500000, 77211500, 77312000, 77314000, 77340000
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