Winter Maintenance Services 2025-2027

This contract opportunity is for winter maintenance services in the Eden and South Lakeland area, covering three specific lots: 1. **Tractor and Gritter Routes**: This lot involves providing a tractor and driver to perform gritting services on designated winter routes. Suppliers can use their own gritter or one provided by the Council. The annual budget for this lot is £528,000. 2. **Gritter Driver and Mate Support**: This lot requires the provision of drivers on an ad-hoc basis to operate Council gritting vehicles, with an annual budget of £120,000. 3. **Additional Winter Maintenance Resources**: This lot focuses on providing operated plant and equipment for snow clearance operations, with an annual budget of £72,000. Suppliers can submit bids for one or more lots. If bidding for multiple routes, suppliers may need to demonstrate their capacity to handle all routes they bid for. The number of lots or routes a supplier can be accepted for may be limited based on their capacity as assessed through specific technical questions. The tender is advertised on The Chest portal. If you are not registered, you can find guidance on how to register at [The Chest](https://www.the-chest.org.uk/). All relevant documents are available on the portal. For any questions, please use the messaging system on The Chest.