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The Provision of County Urban and Rural Verge Maintenance Services in Powys, Mid-Wales

Powys County Council

Planned

Key facts

Closing date
Friday 27 November 2026, 00:00 (UK time)
Buyer's estimated value
£1,500,000 (excl. VAT) The buyer's own estimate, not income to you.
Contract period
31 Mar 2027 to 31 Mar 2030
Procedure
Open procedure
Notice type
Planned procurement notice (UK3)
Suitable for SMEs (per buyer)
Yes

Decision brief

Taken from the buyer's published notice (shown as written, shortened where long). Tenderpatch has not added to or interpreted it. Always read the official documents before bidding.

How bids will be scored

Lot 1

  • Price 40%
  • Contract Delivery Team and Resourcing 6%
  • Methodology and Service Delivery Approach 6%
  • Health and Safety - management 7.5% : Note that this is a Pass/Fail requirement and bidders must meet the minimum scoring threshold described in the Instructions to Tenderers document.
  • Health and Safety - operational approach 7.5% : Note that this is a Pass/Fail requirement and bidders must meet the minimum scoring threshold described in the Instructions to Tenderers document.
  • Quality Management and Performance Assurance 7.5%
  • Environmental Management and Biodiversity Protection 6%
  • Mobilisation, Business Continuity and Service Resilience 4.5%
  • Community Benefits Plan 7.5%
  • Sustainability Risk Assessment Mitigation 7.5%

Lot 2

  • Price 40%
  • Contract Delivery Team and Resourcing 6%
  • Methodology and Service Delivery Approach 6%
  • Health and Safety - management 7.5% : Note that this is a Pass/Fail requirement and bidders must meet the minimum scoring threshold described in the Instructions to Tenderers document.
  • Health and Safety - operational approach 7.5% : Note that this is a Pass/Fail requirement and bidders must meet the minimum scoring threshold described in the Instructions to Tenderers document.
  • Quality Management and Performance Assurance 7.5%
  • Environmental Management and Biodiversity Protection 6%
  • Mobilisation, Business Continuity and Service Resilience 4.5%
  • Community Benefits Plan 7.5%
  • Sustainability Risk Assessment Mitigation 7.5%
Conditions of participation (what you must show)
None published in the notice. They may be in the tender documents.
Contract length and extensions
31 Mar 2027 to 31 Mar 2030. Extensions: The Council reserves the right to extend the contract by up to a total of 24 months. The decision whether to exercise extension options shall rest entirely with the Council.
How to submit
Tender submission via eTenderWales - https://etenderwales.ukp.app.jaggaer.com/home.html Open etenderwales.ukp.app.jaggaer.com ↗ Electronic submission: allowed.
Tender documents
No document links in the notice. Use the official notice link.
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Framework
An agreement that sets terms for work the buyer may order later, often from several suppliers. The value shown usually covers the whole agreement, not one job.
Open for bids / closing date
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Clarification questions
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Conditions of participation
What the buyer asks suppliers to show before they can be considered, such as experience, insurance or accreditations.
Bids are scored on
How the buyer will compare bids, usually a split between price and quality. A 60/40 split in favour of quality means the cheapest bid will not necessarily win.
Lots
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Area (ITL)
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UK4 and other notice codes
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General explanations written by Tenderpatch, not part of this notice.

Description

Powys County Council is currently developing a tender process to appoint contractors to undertake verge maintenance (grass cutting) on it's County Urban and Rural road network. The procurement is anticipated to be published shortly, with service commencement from 1st April 2027. The procurement will be split into two service lots, with geographical sub-lots below these: Lot 1 - County Rural Verge Maintenance: - 1.1 North Powys - 1.2 Mid Powys - 1.3 South Powys Lot 2 - County Urban Verge Maintenance: - 2.1 North Central - 2.2 North East - 2.3 North West - 2.4 Mid East - 2.5 Mid West - 2.6 South East - 2.7 South Central Contractors will be able to apply for a single lot, multiple lots or all lots.

Lots (2)

  1. Lot 1: County Rural Verge Maintenance

    Provision of rural verge maintenance in Powys. This lot is sub-divided into three geographic lots: - Lot 1.1 - North Rural Verge Maintenance - approx. 2,200km of road network - Lot 1.2 - Mid Rural Verge Maintenance - approx. 1,200km of road network - Lot 1.3 - South Rural Verge Maintenance - approx. 1,200km of road network

  2. Lot 2: County Urban Verge Maintenance

    Provision of urban verge maintenance in Powys. This lot is sub-divided into seven geographic lots: - Lot 2.1 - North Central Urban Verge Maintenance - approx. 165,000m2 - Lot 2.2 - North East Urban Verge Maintenance - approx. 135,000m2 - Lot 2.3 - North West Urban Verge Maintenance - approx. 55,000m2 - Lot 2.4 - Mid East Urban Verge Maintenance - approx. 95,000m2 - Lot 2.5 - Mid West Urban Verge M...