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CN250567 - Urban Grass, Shrubs & Hedges - Market Engagement
Kent County Council · Local authority
In brief
Kent County Council has announced plans to buy grounds maintenance and architecture and engineering work. This is an early notice: there is nothing to bid on yet, but it tells you a tender may follow.
The estimated value is £5,000,000 excluding VAT.
The contract runs for 5 years, up to 8 years with extensions, starting 1 March 2027.
Built from the notice's own fields. Always check the official notice before you bid.
Can I win this?
Competition
Typical: a median of 3 bids per contract for this buyer (from 53 awards in the last 12 months).
What the notice says
Kent County Council (KCC) is conducting Market Engagement with contractors to develop our Commercial Strategy for the procurement of the Urban Grass, Shrubs & Hedges contract. The current contract is due to expire on 28th February 2027. The main service areas comprise of urban grass, shrub and hedge cutting - to contribute to visual amenity and keep roads and pavements clear of vegetation for safe passage of highway users. The main activities currently provided under this contract consist of the following (the Council reserves the right to amend activities at procurement stage): •Six programmed urban grass cutting visits •One shrub bed maintenance visit •One hedge maintenance visit…Read the full description
Kent County Council (KCC) is conducting Market Engagement with contractors to develop our Commercial Strategy for the procurement of the Urban Grass, Shrubs & Hedges contract.
The current contract is due to expire on 28th February 2027. The main service areas comprise of urban grass, shrub and hedge cutting - to contribute to visual amenity and keep roads and pavements clear of vegetation for safe passage of highway users.
The main activities currently provided under this contract consist of the following (the Council reserves the right to amend activities at procurement stage):
•Six programmed urban grass cutting visits
•One shrub bed maintenance visit
•One hedge maintenance visit
•Conservation verge and wildflower programmed maintenance visits
•Other programmed activities
•Ad-hoc works
In order to obtain a greater understanding of the current market, the Council is undertaking Market Engagement.
Please note, completing this request for Market Engagement is not a prerequisite to be able to tender for this opportunity at a later date.
The new contract is due to start 1st March 2027.
For more information about this opportunity, please visit the Delta eSourcing portal at:
https://www.kentbusinessportal.org.uk/tenders/UK-UK-Maidstone:-Landscape-gardening-services./37N23JB6B2
To respond to this opportunity, please click here:
https://www.kentbusinessportal.org.uk/respond/37N23JB6B2
How to bid
- Read the full notice on Find a Tender, including any tender documents it links to.
- Register your organisation on the Central Digital Platform (through Find a Tender) if you have not already. Suppliers need to be registered to take part in procurements under the Procurement Act 2023.
- Follow the submission instructions in the notice; it does not name an e-tendering portal.
Timeline
- Preliminary market engagement notice · UK2, notice 076499-2025
- Preliminary market engagement notice · UK2, notice 076569-2025
- Preliminary market engagement notice · UK2, notice 077681-2025
About the buyer
Kent County CouncilLast 12 months
Procurements
244Awards
157Suppliers it has used most for grounds maintenance
- Ferns Surfacing Limited1 contract
- G. Bridgland Limited1 contract
Similar open tenders
All open grounds maintenance tenders- Value not stated
- £160kestimated
- £255kestimated
- £40kestimated
- £4mestimated
From notice 076499-2025 on Find a Tender, first published 24 November 2025, last updated 27 November 2025. We last checked for changes on 28 September 2026.