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Public Rights of Way (PROW) Network Surveying Contractor Service

Carmarthenshire County Council

This public procurement record has 3 releases in its history.

Award

16 Jul 2026 at 11:27

UK7 - Contract Details Notice
TenderUpdate

03 Jun 2026 at 12:36

UK4 - Tender Notice
Tender

20 May 2026 at 10:42

UK4 - Tender Notice
Summary of the contracting process

Carmarthenshire County Council commissioned a public rights of way network surveying service. The work covers condition and asset surveys across 1,020 km of the council’s Public Rights of Way network. It is a service contract combining surveying, environmental assessment and site-investigation activity. Delivery is in Carmarthenshire, Wales. The requirement is relevant to businesses that can inspect extensive outdoor access networks, assess the condition of rights of way assets and record survey findings systematically. It may suit specialist land, infrastructure, environmental or access-network surveying providers, including smaller businesses. The council is the public-sector buyer and Geo Smart Decisions Ltd is the selected supplier. The service concerns the council’s existing rights of way network rather than construction or maintenance works.

This below-threshold procurement used an open competition and is complete. Carmarthenshire County Council awarded the single lot to Geo Smart Decisions Ltd on 6 July 2026. The awarded contract is valued at £38,250 excluding VAT and £45,900 including VAT. The contract period runs from 6 July 2026 to 5 July 2027, with an option to extend by up to six months subject to satisfactory performance and agreement by both parties; the maximum stated extent is 30 December 2027. The original tender estimated the requirement at £60,000 excluding VAT and £72,000 including VAT. Bids were evaluated on cost weighted at 60% and quality at 40%. The submission deadline was 10 June 2026 at 14:00, following an amendment extending it.

For a supplier that did not win this procurement, the award demonstrates demand from Carmarthenshire County Council for large-scale, structured surveying of public rights of way. A credible future competitor would need the people, field capability and systems to survey extensive rural and outdoor networks, assess both asset condition and network-related environmental or site factors, and produce dependable records across the full requirement. The evaluation shows that price is the largest single consideration, while quality remains material, so suppliers would need a cost-efficient delivery model supported by clear methods, strong quality assurance and evidence of reliable survey outputs. The opportunity was identified as suitable for SMEs, indicating that a specialist smaller provider with sufficient capacity could compete, rather than only a major national contractor.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Public Rights of Way (PROW) Network Surveying Contractor Service

Notice Description

THIS IS NOT A TENDERING OPPORTUNITY. Carmarthenshire County Council has commissioned a Contractor to complete 1020 km of Public Rights of Way (PROW) Network condition and asset surveys.

Lot Information

Lot 1

Renewal: Option to extend the Contract by up to 6 months, subject to satisfactory performance and agreement by both parties.

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-069ce8
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/067151-2026
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Tender, Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
UK7 - Contract Details Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Open
Procurement Method Details
Below threshold - open competition
Tender Suitability
SME
Awardee Scale
SME

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

71 - Architectural, construction, engineering and inspection services

90 - Sewage, refuse, cleaning and environmental services

CPV Codes

71355000 - Surveying services

71510000 - Site-investigation services

90700000 - Environmental services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
£60,000 Under £100K
Lots Value
£60,000 Under £100K
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
£38,250 Under £100K

Notice Dates

Publication Date
16 Jul 20262 months ago
Submission Deadline
10 Jun 2026Expired
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
Not specified
Contract Period
6 Jul 2026 - 5 Jul 2027 6-12 months
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Complete
Lots Status
Complete
Awards Status
Active
Contracts Status
Active

Buyer & Supplier

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
Carmarthenshire County Council
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
CARMARTHEN
Postcode
SA31 1JP
Postcode Area
Swansea
Country
Wales
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLL Wales
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLL4 Mid and South West Wales
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLL42 South West Wales
Delivery Location
TLL14 South West Wales
Local Authority
Carmarthenshire
Electoral Ward
Carmarthen Town North and South
Westminster Constituency
Caerfyrddin

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

Geo Smart Decisions Ltd

Further Information

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