Urban Highway Grass Verge Maintenance (Newton Abbot Town Council)
- Buyer
- Newton Abbot Town Council
- Value
- £130,000
- Closes
- 25 November 2026
- Where
- NEWTON ABBOT, the South West
- Type
- Open tender
In plain English
Newton Abbot Town Council wants a contractor to maintain about 112,797 square metres of grass verges along town roads, across 358 mapped areas in 20 locations. The work includes six scheduled grass cuts between April and October, litter picking before each cut, strimming around obstacles, and keeping road visibility splays clear. The estimated contract value is £130,000.
What the buyer wants
• Supply all labour, plant, equipment, materials, supervision and traffic management needed to deliver the service safely, following health and safety law and Chapter 8 traffic management requirements. • Carry out six grass cuts a year plus litter picking, strimming and vegetation management, including managing designated wildlife verges on alternative cutting regimes. • Use the Council's Civic.ly asset management system to receive work instructions, record completed work and report defects, and liaise with community groups managing certain grassed areas.
Requirements
What could rule a small business out (our reading of the notice, written with AI): The requirement to provide all plant, equipment and traffic management in-house, together with use of the Council's Civic.ly system, could rule out a small business that lacks its own machinery or Chapter 8 traffic management capability.
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How to bid
This is an open tender: any eligible business can respond directly to the buyer by the deadline, with no framework membership needed.
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