Repair and maintenance services

Tender description

TRP park management staff are responsible for planning and setting sports field irrigation programmes, assisted by the landscape maintenance contractor's Head Groundsman. The contractor must have a hands-on understanding of the system controller for sports turf irrigation so as to be able to, if called upon, programme the controller. At both the Smokehouse and Boathouse Cafés there are hanging baskets to be irrigated using drip-feed systems from tap timers. These systems are installed each spring and removed each autumn in consultation with the Parks Management and Facility Provider. TRP park management staff are responsible for planning and setting the borehole control panel, assisted by TRP wildlife officers. The irrigation contractor must develop a hands-on understanding of the system controller for the borehole supply of water across the park in order that the irrigation contractor could, if called upon, programme the controller. There are a number of high quality fountains. The Royal Parks (TRP) is inviting tenders to provide maintenance services for the irrigation system at The Regent's Park, London. The contract will be for a period of 5 years commencing in March 2017 with a possible 2 years extension. The Regent's Park is located in Central London and occupies a total area of 160ha including land which is leased or in private ownership. The park is owned by The Queen in the right of the Crown and managed by TRP. TRP was established in 1993 as an executive agency for what is now the Department of Culture Media and Sport (DCMS) with delegated powers to manage the eight Royal Parks.