Published date: 6 June 2024

Last edited date: 26 June 2024

Closed opportunity - This means that the contract is currently closed. The buying department may be considering suppliers that have already applied, or no suitable offers were made.


Closing: 2 July 2024, 9am

Contract summary

Industry

  • Horticultural services - 77300000

Location of contract

South West

Value of contract

£7,000

Procurement reference

RFQ-003-24

Published date

6 June 2024

Closing date

2 July 2024

Closing time

9am

Contract start date

12 August 2024

Contract end date

31 October 2025

Contract type

Service contract

Procedure type

Open procedure (below threshold)

Any interested supplier may submit a tender in response to an opportunity notice.

This procedure can be used for procurements below the relevant contract value threshold.

Contract is suitable for SMEs?

Yes

Contract is suitable for VCSEs?

Yes

Description

Newquay Town Council is seeking bids for weed clearance services using appropriate weed-killing methods to the highways on a reactive basis. The purposes of which is to reduce the number of weeds on said highways. The use of Glyphosate (or any other herbicides) as a method of weed control will NOT be accepted. The contractor must be aware that there are highways within the contract where vehicles are parked and therefore, it is imperative the choice of weed control method should ensure it is safe to do so around vehicles.

Where areas cannot be accessed the contractor must contact Newquay Town Council immediately to report what areas were not covered and why. The proposed method to be used must be non-invasive and environmentally friendly.

The total length of roads within the parish is 71.04 km (note: including both sides of the road would total 142.08 km).
However, this contract will be undertaking weed control on a 'reactive' basis and the Town Council will not exceed more than 10% of the total length of highways within the Parish.

The Council will assess the hot spot areas within the parish on a monthly basis and review whether action will be taken based on: health & safety risk, impact on an asset of importance to the local community and/or tourism, the number of enquiries raised and budgetary limitations.

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About the buyer

Contact name

Josef Piwecki

Address

Municipal Offices,Marcus Hill
NEWQUAY
TR71AF
England

Telephone

01637 520521

Email

joe@newquaycouncil.co.uk

Website

www.newquay.gov.uk