Contract for Countryside Services Framework

Tender description

This procurement exercise is for the creation of a Framework Agreement with a single Contractor to provide/undertake Countryside Services requirements to Durham County Council and its associated bodies including working with clients such as English Heritage to Wear Rivers Trust; AONB; Limestone Landscapes Improvement; Parish Councils; Durham County Schools; Environment Agency and Community Groups. Some Works involved in this Framework Agreement may be subject to grant conditions of which Bidders and the Council must comply with for example Heritage Lottery Funding (HLF). must comply with for example Heritage Lottery Funding (HLF). Any required Works are intended to be separate into two areas, ‘Day Works’ and Projects. It is to be noted by Bidders that the majority of works under this Framework Agreement will be ‘Day Works’ The Council believes that the Transfer of Undertakings (Protection of Employment) Regulations 2006 (TUPE) applies to this contract. Keywords: Projects, Fencing Team, Seed Collector Team, Surfacing Team, Countryside Works, Pond Excavation