AwardedAwarded 17 March 2026

Livestock management service

Essex County Council · Local authority

In brief

Essex County Council awarded this contract to Red Cow Contracting Ltd on 17 March 2026.

The notice gives a value of £1,200,000 excluding VAT.

The contract runs for 5 years, up to 7 years with extensions, starting 1 April 2026.

The buyer says it is suitable for small and medium-sized businesses.

Built from the notice's own fields. Always check the official notice before you bid.

What the notice says

Place Services Legacy Grazing project provides bespoke habitat management through conservation grazing to clients across Essex, Hertfordshire, Suffolk and Kent. The contract is for the provision of native breed livestock and livestock management services, in accordance with a grazing schedule, on behalf of Legacy Grazing. During the course of the contract new clients / sites may be added or removed and the contractor will be required to increase or reduce the herd accordingly with ECC retaining the right to procure additional services to increase capacity if the contractor is unable to meet the requirement.

Who won

WinnerValueDates
Red Cow Contracting Ltd (SME)
1 bid received
£790,614
Awarded 13 November 2025
1 April 2026 to 31 March 2031

Values as the award notice gives them, excluding VAT where stated.

Timeline

  1. Tender notice · UK4, notice 060549-2025
  2. Tender notice · UK4, notice 061959-2025
  3. Contract award notice · UK6, notice 073766-2025
  4. Contract details notice · UK7, notice 025707-2026

About the buyer

From notice 060549-2025 on Find a Tender, first published 29 September 2025, last updated 20 March 2026. We last checked for changes on 28 September 2026.