# Rural Grass, Hedge and Grip Cutting Service

> Contract award record from UK public-sector procurement sources.

## Key facts

- Public buyer: [Leicestershire County Council](/buyers/leicestershire-county-council/contract-awards)
- Contract winner: Whitehall Landscapes & Groundcare Contractors Ltd
- Award value: £1,700,000
- Tender value: £1,700,000
- Award date: 20 February 2018
- Published: 20 February 2018
- Contract start: 1 April 2018
- Contract end: 31 March 2020
- Stage: awarded
- Procurement category: services
- Notice ID: 81ba3931-b9cf-48c9-aee1-bdcd8ac13fce-199920
- OCID: ocds-b5fd17-d431e7af-5197-4141-9516-d94322c053ec

## Description

The service consists of the following elements: -3x Planned rural grass cuts consisting of Single Swathe and Visibility Grass Cuts -Targeted Junction visibility splay grass cutting -Return visits for top-up to Full Width Grass Cut \(Provisional\) 2 / 5 -1x Planned Rural Hedge Cut -1x Planned Rural Grip Cut -The supply of Plant / equipment and operators for Engineer Instructed Day Works as required -Temporary Traffic Management The Employer intends to appoint two Contractors to provide the service\. Lot 1 will cover the southern part of the county including the districts of Harborough, Blaby, Oadby & Wigston and parts of Hinckley & Bosworth\. Lot 1 will also work on all the High Speed roads across the County\. Lot 2 will cover the northern part of the county including the districts of Melton, Charnwood and North West Leicestershire and parts of Hinckley and Bosworth\. The actual boundaries of work ordered will be varied slightly to balance the work between the two Lots\.

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## Source

[View the original notice on Contracts Finder](https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/81ba3931-b9cf-48c9-aee1-bdcd8ac13fce-199920)