Source: https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a13be9-8360-71eb-b507-2ac92fcaec95/highway-grass-verge-and-hedge-cutting-rights-of-way-seasonal-vegetation-cuts Open for bids GB open procedure # Highway Grass Verge and Hedge Cutting, Rights of Way - Seasonal Vegetation cuts, Suds and Watercourse Maintenance [Bedford Borough Council](https://tendernation.io/buyers/bedford-borough-council) Incumbent usually keeps it Estimated value £1,835,886 Published 9 Sept 2026 Deadline 8 days left 28 Oct 2026 ## Who can bid - Split into 4 lots You can usually bid for just the lots you can deliver. - Open procedure Anyone can submit a full tender; there is no shortlisting stage. ## About this tender As a Unitary Council we have responsibility for Grass cutting & land management and have a statutory duty regarding levels of grass cutting due to duty to maintain the highway specified in Section 41 of the Highways Act 1980. The requirement involves the outsourcing of this provision to a provider who will develop a programme, manage and carry out Highway Grass Verge and Hedge Cutting, Grip maintenance, Rights of Way - Seasonal Vegetation cuts, Suds and Watercourse Maintenance Services in accordance with our Specification and ensure legal compliance, public safety, and aesthetic standards are met. - Lot 1 grass cutting, hedge, suds and watercourse - Lot 2 rights of way SVC (seasonal vegetation cut) - Lot 3 grip cutting (cut within highway verge to ensure drainage occurs) - Lot 4 mowing and bailing of countryside sites ## CPV classification Landscaping work for green areas Landscaping work for roads and motorways Grassing services Hedge trimming Source Find a Tender (UK) · Notice ocds-h6vhtk-06f5d9-2026-09-09T15:24:39+01:00 [View official notice](https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/ocds-h6vhtk-06f5d9-2026-09-09T15:24:39+01:00) Never miss a tender like this again Get AI summaries, deadline alerts and a bid pipeline for tenders matched to your business. Free to start. [Track tenders free](https://tendernation.io/register) [Buyer profile Bedford Borough Council: past awards and live tenders](https://tendernation.io/buyers/bedford-borough-council) [Sector More Construction work tenders](https://tendernation.io/sectors/construction-work) ## More tenders like this [Grounds and hedges maintenance · Halstead Parish Council · 20 days left · 8 Nov 2026](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a13b92-8bff-722d-9c2f-b460747e1f3e/grounds-and-hedges-maintenance) [Grounds Maintenance · Broadacres Housing Association · 6 days left · 26 Oct 2026](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a13b92-a8be-733b-ae04-bfb5afc7f17c/grounds-maintenance) [Countryside Management Operations for the London Borough of Barnet · London Borough of Barnet · 15 days left · 4 Nov 2026](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a13beb-02f2-7203-abc6-1852bcad78a0/countryside-management-operations-for-the-london-borough-of-barnet) [Grounds Maintenance Contract · Totnes Town Council · 9 days left · 28 Oct 2026](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a13beb-5602-721a-bd7b-a9b79f485bf8/grounds-maintenance-contract) [Burial Ground Maintenance Contract · Chobham Parish Council · 4 days left · 23 Oct 2026](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a13bec-7dae-7371-a3b2-f2cf15741da7/burial-ground-maintenance-contract) [Landscaping, Groundworks and Green Space Maintenance DPS · Nottinghamshire County Council · 871 days left · 9 Mar 2029](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a13bb4-b36c-737d-80cf-614ccb0293f5/landscaping-groundworks-and-green-space-maintenance-dps)