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

What the buyer is asking for

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.

How this is scored

Published by the buyer. A winning response is written to these weightings, not to the question.

• 40%pricePrice
• 6%qualityContract Delivery Team and Resourcing
• 6%qualityMethodology and Service Delivery Approach
• 7.5%qualityHealth and Safety - managementNote that this is a Pass/Fail requirement and bidders must meet the minimum scoring threshold described in the Instructions to Tenderers document.
• 7.5%qualityHealth and Safety - operational approachNote that this is a Pass/Fail requirement and bidders must meet the minimum scoring threshold described in the Instructions to Tenderers document.
• 7.5%qualityQuality Management and Performance Assurance
• 6%qualityEnvironmental Management and Biodiversity Protection
• 4.5%qualityMobilisation, Business Continuity and Service Resilience
• 7.5%qualityCommunity Benefits Plan
• 7.5%qualitySustainability Risk Assessment Mitigation

2 lots

You can usually bid for one lot without bidding for all of them.

• 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

• 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 Maintenance - approx. 70,000m2 - Lot 2.6 - South East Urban Verge Maintenance - approx. 60,000m2 - Lot 2.7 - South Central Urban Verge Maintenance - approx. 70,000m2

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Timeline

3 published dates · Europe/London

1. Tender notice published22 days ago

   15 Oct 2026, 11:45 BST
2. Submission deadlinein 20 days

   27 Nov 2026, 00:00 GMT
3. Award decision expected byin 105 days

   19 Feb 2027, 23:59 GMT

Commercial outcome and contract awards

Nothing awarded yet

Notice history

1 event · 1 release on Find a Tender

1. Pipeline or early engagement notice15 Oct 2026, 11:45 BST097393-2026