Two Year Landscape Maintenance and Tree Survey Contract 2026-2028

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        "description": "The Contract will principally comprise litter picking, grass cutting, shrub bed, hedging and leaf collection landscape maintenance services to existing properties and common landscaped areas throughout Ferguslie Park, Paisley to the areas detailed within the Landscape Architects tender drawings. The Contract will also include an annual tree survey, tree maintenance services, tree and stump removal works, and repairs to existing damaged grass and other landscaped areas. Ferguslie Park Housing Association are undertaking the procurement for the Contract in accordance with Regulation 21 (Reserved Contacts) and Regulation 28 (Open Procedure) of The Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2015. Participation in the procurement and the award of the Contract is reserved to a supported business. A 'Supported Business' means an economic operator whose main aim is the social and professional integration of disabled or disadvantaged persons and where at least 30% of the employees of the economic operator are disabled or disadvantaged persons.",
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