Grounds maintenance services

Tender description

Thames Water Utilities Ltd intends to award one or more agreements for services on the grounds maintenance framework. The lots being offered are: Lot 1a. Planned General Grounds Maintenance Services and Invasive Weed Control; Thames Valley, South London and North London; Lot 1b. Planned Tree Works; Thames Valley, South London and North London; Lot 1c. Reactive Tree Works; Thames Valley, South London and North London. Based on the responses received, Thames Water reserves the right to issue multiple or sole awards for each lot of this agreement to achieve the most efficient and economical service solution. This may include splitting lots by regional demarcation, by strategic sites and satellite sites, waste sites, clean sites or for a combination of both waste and clean sites. Thames Water reserve the right to award either lot 1b or 1c; if lot 1b is awarded lot 1c will no longer apply and vice versa. Thames Water reserves the right to not award one or more lots/sub lots. General grounds maintenance services covering grass cutting, hedge maintenance, road and pathway clearance, shrubs and shrub bed maintenance, weed control (general), tree maintenance (not exceeding 3 m), biodiversity protection and management, litter clearance and cleaning of entrance signs. Invasive weed control services to cover Identification, treatment, planning and risk assessment, treatment, re-treatment and disposal. (this list is not exhaustive). Tree surveying and digital mapping services to include site assessments and zoning. Tree surgery services to include felling, limb removal, crown reduction, chipping and stump grinding. Thames Water reserve the right to award either lot 1b or 1c; if lot 1b is awarded lot 1c will no longer apply and vice versa. Thames Water reserves the right to not award one or more lots/sub lots. Tree surveying and digital mapping services to include site assessments and zoning. Tree surgery services to include felling, limb removal, crown reduction, chipping and stump grinding. Thames Water reserve the right to award either lot 1b or 1c; if lot 1b is awarded lot 1c will no longer apply and vice versa. Thames Water reserves the right to not award one or more lots/sub lots.