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London Borough of Barnet

Countryside Management Operations for the London Borough of Barnet

Agriculture & ForestryCPV 77000000
Value£3,620,000
Deadline4 Nov 2026
Published22 Sept 2026
RegionNationwide

£3,620,000 — stated in the notice

Timeline
Published 22 Sept 202641 days leftCloses 4 Nov 2026
Who to contact
Justin Fenton
justin.fenton@barnet.gov.uk
442083592000

The procurement contact named on the official notice.

How to submit
Open the submissions portal

The submission route named on the official notice.

Contract value in context
£3.6mtotal contract value
median £150k
this tender£0£3.9m

This is a large award for Agriculture, Forestry & Horticulture — above three-quarters of comparable contracts. Based on 3,317 valued Agriculture, Forestry & Horticulture tenders in our corpus.

When this comes round again

London Borough of Barnet publishes Agriculture, Forestry & Horticulture work continuously — 12 notices, roughly one every 58 days. This is a stream to watch, not a cycle to wait for.

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The brief

The London Borough of Barnet (LBB, the council) wishes to commission the Countryside Management Operations service.

The London Borough of Barnet (the ‘Authority’) is seeking to appoint a sole service provider (the ‘Provider’) to deliver Countryside Management Operation services per Lot on its behalf for a three-year period with the option to extend for one year subject to budget constraints and performance.

A sole Lot service provider may be the provider to one or more Lots.

The works and services for Countryside Management Operations will be divided into six Lot areas as listed below: · Lot 1: Access Maintenance (Bridleways) · Lot 2: Meadow Management · Lot 3: Rural Verges Grass Cutting · Lot 4: Hedge Maintenance including Rural (Flail Cut) · Lot 5: Ditch, Culvert Maintenance, Land Drainage and Revetment · Lot 6: Access Maintenance (Rural Path Maintenance) The key periods of work will be in the period between the months of May and August.

There may be other works associated with Countryside Management Operations which will be on an Ad hoc basis and subject to quotations.

For more information about this opportunity, please visit the eSourcing portal at: https://www.delta-esourcing.com/tenders/UK-UK-London:-Agricultural%2C-forestry%2C-horticultural%2C-aquacultural-and-apicultural-services./SJRTE96E5Q To respond to this opportunity, please click here: https://www.delta-esourcing.com/respond/SJRTE96E5Q

What it takes to bid this

25–40 daysof bid-team effort
£17.1k–£27.4kat typical UK bid-team rates

Typical UK bid effort for the £1m–£10m band — an estimate, not a quote.

Qualify & bid/no-bid ~10% · SQ / PQQ ~20% · Written response ~55% · Review & presentation ~15%

Typical for this category — confirm against the ITT pack

  • Hold at bidSSIP-family accreditation
  • Hold at bidWaste carrier / pesticide / arboricultural certifications as relevant
  • Show at bidComparable references / case studies
  • Hold at bidFinancial standing (accounts, often ~2× contract value turnover)
  • Hold at bidInsurance cover (PL / EL, often PI)
  • Show at bidSocial value commitments

Hold at bid = pass/fail conditions of participation. Show at bid = scored in the quality response. Plan for delivery = contract obligations from day one.

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Source & provenance
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tender · Open
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089680-2026
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