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

About this contract

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 to win contracts like this

• ✓Answer against the marking scheme, not the question text — Powys County Council scores each response, so map your evidence to the published criteria and weightings.
• ✓At £1,500,000, expect quality and social value to carry a large share of the score — price alone rarely wins services work.
• ✓Show recent, comparable delivery: name similar services contracts you've delivered for public bodies, with measurable outcomes.
• ✓Start early: it closes 27 November 2026 and a strong bid takes iteration.

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