Railway Memorial Gardens - Maintenance

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Network Rail owns, operates and maintains the rail infrastructure network in England, Scotland and Wales. Network Rail was reclassified as a public sector body on 1st September 2014 following a statistical change by the Office for National Statistics announced in December 2013. Refer to www.networkrail.co.uk for further information about Network Rail. Our purpose is to generate outstanding value for customers and taxpayers. Our role is to create a better railway for a better Britain. Our vision is to be a trusted leader in the rail industry. Our strategy is to work with our partners and use our full potential to improve safety, reliability capacity and value for customers and taxpayers. The memorial gardens were constructed by Network Rail to commemorate the victims of individual rail accidents/disasters and provide a special and poignant way to remember loved ones. The gardens are frequently visited by survivors of the incidents, relatives of the victims and in some cases open to the public. They are all located on Network Rail land spanning various routes and we have a commitment to maintain them. The first garden was built in 2002 in Great Heck near Selby, following the positive response a decision was made to erect ones at Southall, Hatfield and Potters Bar. More recently we have been asked to take over the maintenance of the small memorial site at Porthmadog, Wales. This Contract is for the provision of a maintenance service for the Railway Memorial Gardens to include supplying labour, equipment and the appropriate products to maintain the garden planting, seating, stonework/paving, fencing and safe access at the above sites. However Porthmadog, Wales will only require three maintenance visits per year