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Urban Highway Grass Verge Maintenance (Newton Abbot Town Council)
Published Yesterday
28 Oct 2026
Deadline in 27 days
- Primary CPV
-
77314000 *
Grounds maintenance services
- Location
- 🇬🇧 South West
- Value
- £130,000
- Contract
-
1 year Duration
01/04/2027 31/03/2028
- Contract Types
-
77 *Agricultural, forestry & horticultural s...Full CPV Breakdown
- SME suitable
- Not stated
Publisher Address
NEWTON'S PLACE, WOLBOROUGH STREET, NEWTON ABBOT, TQ12 1JQ, United Kingdom · UKK
Contact
Award Criteria
Not specified
- Bidding Documents (find-tender.service.gov.uk) · Bidding Documents
- Bidding Documents (find-tender.service.gov.uk) · Bidding Documents
Reference: ocds-h6vhtk-0792c3
Newton Abbot Town Council invites tenders for the provision of highway grass verge maintenance services throughout Newton Abbot, Devon.
The contract covers the maintenance of approximately 112,797m² of urban highway grass verges across 358 mapped areas in 20 locations throughout the town. Services include six scheduled grass cuts per year between April and October, together with litter picking prior to cutting, strimming around obstacles and street furniture, vegetation management and the maintenance of highway visibility splays.
The Contractor shall provide all labour, plant, equipment, materials, supervision and traffic management necessary to deliver the service safely and efficiently. All works must be carried out in accordance with relevant health and safety legislation and Chapter 8 traffic management requirements.
The successful Contractor will be required to use the Council's Civic.ly asset management system to receive work instructions, record completed works and report defects or issues identified during operations.
The contract includes the management of designated wildlife verges, which are subject to alternative cutting regimes to support biodiversity objectives, and liaison with community groups involved in the management of certain grassed areas.
The Council seeks a Contractor capable of delivering a high-quality, responsive and environmentally responsible service that maintains the safety, appearance and biodiversity value of the highway verge network.
Full CPV breakdown
- 77314000 — Grounds maintenance services (primary)
Notice details
- Buyer type
- Local authority
- Competition
- Open competition (any supplier can bid)
- Contract type
- Services
- Procurement method
- Below threshold - open competition
- Main category
- Services
- Above threshold
- No
- Legal basis
- UKPGA 2023/54
- Notice status
- Active
- Renewal
- The contract will commence on 1 April 2027 for an initial period of 12 months. The Council may, at its sole discretion, extend the contract for up to two further periods of 12 months each, resulting in a maximum contract duration of three years. Extension periods are: • Extension 1: 1 April 2028 to 31 March 2029 • Extension 2: 1 April 2029 to 31 March 2030 The decision to extend the contract will be based on the Contractor's performance, compliance with contractual requirements, achievement of service standards, value for money, operational requirements and the continued availability of funding. Any extension will be confirmed in writing before the expiry of the current contract period.
- Options
- The Council reserves the right to require additional services and incorporate additional areas during the contract term where these are related to the provision of highway verge maintenance services. This may include the addition of highway verges, grassed areas or other land that becomes the responsibility of the Council, together with associated grass cutting, strimming, litter clearance, vegetation management or biodiversity-related maintenance requirements. The Council may also amend maintenance frequencies, schedules or site boundaries in response to operational requirements, highway safety considerations, changes in land ownership or biodiversity management objectives. Any optional works will be commissioned only at the Council's discretion and in accordance with the contract terms and agreed rates. No minimum value or volume of additional work is guaranteed.
- Submission method
- Application Form must be sent by email to Phil.Rowe@newtonabbot-tc.gov.uk. Subject line "Grass Verge Tender Application". https://www.newtonabbot-tc.gov.uk/
- Enquiries close
- 11 Nov 2026
- Language
- EN
- Published
- 28 Oct 2026 16:17
- Deadline
- 25 Nov 2026 12:00
- OCID
- ocds-h6vhtk-0792c3
- Notice ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-0792c3
Full notice record
51 detailsEverything the publisher included in this notice, organised by section.
Organisations
| Name | Newton Abbot Town Council |
| Address › Street | NEWTON'S PLACE, WOLBOROUGH STREET |
| Address › Town / city | NEWTON ABBOT |
| Address › Postcode | TQ12 1JQ |
| Address › Country | GB |
| Address › Country | United Kingdom |
| Address › Region (NUTS) | UKK43 |
| Contact › Name | Thomas Collard |
| Contact › Email | info@newtonabbot-tc.gov.uk |
| Contact › Telephone | 01626201120 |
| Role | buyer |
| Link | https://www.newtonabbot-tc.gov.uk/ |
| Classification › Description | Public authority - sub-central government |
Buyer
| Name | Newton Abbot Town Council |
Tender
| Title | Urban Highway Grass Verge Maintenance (Newton Abbot Town Council) |
| Status | active |
| Item › CPV › Description | Grounds maintenance services |
| Item › Delivery › Region (NUTS) | UKK |
| Item › Delivery › Country | GB |
| Item › Delivery › Country | United Kingdom |
| Value › Value incl. VAT | £156,000 |
| Value › Value | £130,000 |
| Value › Currency | GBP |
| Procedure type | open |
| Procedure | Below threshold - open competition |
| Category | services |
| Above threshold | No |
| How to submit | Application Form must be sent by email to Phil.Rowe@newtonabbot-tc.gov.uk. Subject line "Grass Verge Tender Application". https://www.newtonabbot-tc.gov.uk/ |
| Submission Terms › Electronic submission | allowed |
| Bidding period › End | 25 Nov 2026 |
| Questions period › End | 11 Nov 2026 |
| Other Requirements › Reserved Participation Location › Gazetteer › Identifiers | K02000001 |
| Lot › Status | active |
| Lot › Value › Value incl. VAT | £156,000 |
| Lot › Value › Value | £130,000 |
| Lot › Value › Currency | GBP |
| Lot › Suitable for › SMEs | Yes |
| Lot › Contract period › Start | 1 Apr 2027 |
| Lot › Contract period › End | 31 Mar 2028 |
| Lot › Contract period › Can be extended to | 31 Mar 2030 |
| Lot › Can be renewed | Yes |
| Lot › Has options | Yes |
| Lot › Award criteria › Description | Evaluation criteria are weighted as follows: Price (55%), Quality including methodology, equipment, resources and relevant experience (25%), Use of the Civic.ly asset management system and support for biodiversity objectives (15%), and References (5%). Compliance with health and safety requirements, Chapter 8 traffic management requirements and minimum insurance levels will be assessed on a pass/fail basis. The Council does not bind itself to accept the lowest priced or any tender. |
| Document › Document 1 › Document type | Bidding documents |
| Document › Document 1 › Link | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/A-24804 |
| Document › Document 2 › Document type | Bidding documents |
| Document › Document 2 › Link | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/A-24807 |
| Document › Document 3 › Document type | Tender notice |
| Document › Document 3 › Description | Tender notice on Find a Tender |
| Document › Document 3 › Link | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/102260-2026 |
| Document › Document 3 › Published | 28 Oct 2026 |