Agricultural and horticultural products

Tender description

Rochdale council currently manages all of its own tree stock within parks, cemeteries, highways and open spaces, and manages a contract with a local housing provider. We are reviewing our current working arrangements with a view to utilising external providers to assist us in maintaining our tree stock in a healthy and safe condition. The Council require organisations to provide a full spectrum of Arboricultural works including tree pruning, thinning, felling and crown reduction works. The Council requires the following Service(s). To provide an Emergency Arboricultural service during Working Hours in respect of tree maintenance, tree surgery, stump removal, temporary re-instatement of tree pits, tree pruning to be carried out next to highways, in parks and open spaces,, communal housing areas, schools, cemeteries. To provide an emergency call out service outside of the specified normal working day to respond to any tree emergency within 1 hour of being notified by the relevant authorising officer. The Council require a number of fully qualified stump grinding contractors to undertake the removal of stumps on the highway, in parks and open spaces. These will be in a number of different surfaces i.e. tarmac, flag and grass. All arising’s to be taken off site or used to level area until permanent repair can be put in place. The site should be cordoned off or left in a safe manner that cannot result in claims against the council.