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Urban Highway Grass Verge Maintenance (Newton Abbot Town Council)

Maintenance of approximately 112,797m² of urban highway verges across 358 mapped areas in 20 locations, with six scheduled cuts April to October, litter picking before cutting, strimming around obstacles and street furniture, and designated wildlife verges on alternative cutting regimes. Work instructions and defect reporting run through the Council's Civic.ly asset management system.

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Closes in 21 days· 25 November 2026

Estimated value
£130k
Buyer estimate
Published
28 October 2026
Deadline
25 November 2026
21 days left
Contract length
12 months
Ends 31 March 2028

What the contract covers

Services contract

Provision of highway grass verge maintenance, litter picking and visibility splay upkeep for a town council.

  • Six scheduled grass cuts per year between April and October
  • Litter picking prior to cutting
  • Strimming around obstacles and street furniture
  • Vegetation management and the maintenance of highway visibility splays
  • Management of designated wildlife verges, which are subject to alternative cutting regimes to support biodiversity objectives
  • Liaison with community groups involved in the management of certain grassed areas

Terms and requirements

Contract type
Services contract
Procedure
Open procedure
Initial term
12 months
Extensions
12 months + 12 months
Longest it can run
36 months
Contract dates
1 April 2027 to 31 March 2028
Certifications asked for
None stated
Lots
1
Suitable for SMEs
Yes
Category
Services
CPV codes
77314000

Services in this tender

  • Grass cuttingMain service£50k typicalUrban highway grass verge cutting, six cuts a year

Lifecycle

  1. Published
  2. Deadline for bids21 days left
  3. Contract awardedUsually published within a few months
  4. Contract starts
The buyer

Newton Abbot Town Council

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Cite this tender

Link
https://bidskim.com/tender/3894996/urban-highway-grass-verge-maintenance-newton-abbot-town-council
Buyer reference
Not published
Open contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-0792c3
Last checked
4 November 2026

Newton Abbot Town Council. Urban Highway Grass Verge Maintenance (Newton Abbot Town Council). Tender, 28 October 2026. BidSkim, https://bidskim.com/tender/3894996/urban-highway-grass-verge-maintenance-newton-abbot-town-council (accessed 4 November 2026).