Buyer Name: Essex County Council
Buyer Address: County Hall, Market Road, Chelmsford, UKH36, CM1 1QH, United Kingdom
Contact Email: benedict.itoyah@essex.gov.uk
Livestock Management Service
Buyer Contact Info
Status
complete
complete
Procedure
open
open
Value
1106860.09 GBP
1106860.09 GBP
Published
13 Nov 2025, 23:06
13 Nov 2025, 23:06
Deadline
n/a
n/a
Contract Start
31 Mar 2026, 23:00
31 Mar 2026, 23:00
Contract End
31 Mar 2031, 22:59
31 Mar 2031, 22:59
Category
n/a
n/a
CPV
03320000 - Cattle, livestock and small animals
03320000 - Cattle, livestock and small animals
Region
n/a
n/a
Awarded To
RED COW CONTRACTING LTD
RED COW CONTRACTING LTD
Official Source
Open Find a Tender
Open Find a Tender
Description
Place Services Legacy Grazing project provides bespoke habitat management through conservation grazing to clients across Essex, Hertfordshire, Suffolk and Kent. This is a chargeable service provided to landowners who require grazing to fulfil objectives and obligations under statutory designations for example, such as SSSI's etc. The contract is a re-procurement of a single supplier to provide 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.
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Opportunity Context
Lots
Lot 1 Status: complete
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