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Ground Maintenance Services

Falkirk Council

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16 Oct 2026 at 09:23

Tender Notice
Summary of the contracting process

Falkirk Council sought ground maintenance services across its area of operation through a framework intended to supplement the council’s in-house service. The two lots cover arboriculture and rural grass cutting. Arboriculture includes work on tagged trees, with possible work on untagged trees identified through maps, descriptions, marking and site visits. Rural grass cutting covers highway verges to maintain sightlines and signage and control vegetation, as well as cutting flood channels and burns to limit weed growth and prevent watercourses narrowing or grills becoming blocked. The work is delivered within Falkirk Council’s area of operation. The council sought contractors able to provide a reliable, customer-focused service.

Falkirk Council invited offers through an open procedure for a framework agreement, with up to five contractors eligible for appointment to each of its two lots. The tender deadline was 16 November 2026 at 11:00 UTC; the enquiry deadline was also set for that date and time. The contract period for both lots runs from 1 April 2027 to 31 March 2031. The stated overall estimated value is £1.5 million; the arboriculture lot is valued at £1.3 million and the rural grass-cutting lot at £200,000. Offers are assessed on quality (30%) and price (70%). The tender requires electronic submissions in English, does not allow variants, and sets a bid validity period of 180 days. The framework is expected to recur in October 2030.

The opportunity suits experienced tree-care and grounds-maintenance contractors, including suppliers able to bid for either arboriculture or rural grass cutting. Arboriculture bidders need capability in varied tree operations, including work guided by tree records and site information, and must follow BS 3998:2010 and current industry practice. Grass-cutting suppliers need the equipment and operational capacity to complete up to two annual cutting cycles, each within six weeks; flood-channel and burn work requires a 7-metre long-reach side-arm flail. Bidders must provide two examples of relevant work from the previous three years and declare any intended subcontracting and its proportion. Required quality, health and safety, and environmental certification includes ISO 9001, ISO 45001:2018 and ISO 14001, or accepted equivalent certificates or supporting evidence. Insurance thresholds and financial checks also apply. Community benefits are part of the requirement.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Ground Maintenance Services

Notice Description

Falkirk Council wishes to undertake a tendering process to enter into a Framework Agreement with suitably experienced contractors for the provision of Ground Maintenance Service within the Falkirk Council area of Operation. Key aims of the service are to provide a competitive, reliable, and customer-focused service to Place Services Roads and Grounds Maintenance Departments which will supplement the Council's own in-house service. The framework consist of 2 Lots, to which up to a maximum of 5 Contractors may be appointed per lot. - Lot 1: Arboriculture Services - Lot 2: Grass Cutting for Rural Area.

Lot Information

Arboriculture Services

Falkirk Council wishes to establish a framework agreement with suitably experienced contractors for the provision of Arboriculture Services within the Falkirk Council Area of Operations. The work will consist of a variety of different operations carried out on tagged trees. Details of the tree numbers and work required will be provided, along with plans showing locations of the numbered trees. There may also be a requirement to carry out works on untagged, non-surveyed trees. In this situation maps, descriptions of works, manual tree marking and site visits will provide information on the contracted operations to be completed. All operations should comply with British Standard BS 3998:2010 and with current industry best practice. Tree work should be effectively organized and conducted to minimize any adverse effects on the trees, the site and their surroundings. Additional information: Economic operators may be excluded from this competition if they are in any of the situations referred to in regulation 58 of the Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2015

Grass Cutting for Rural Area

Falkirk Council wishes to establish a framework agreement with suitably experienced contractors for the provision of Grass Cutting Services within the Falkirk Council Area of Operations. Rural highway verges are to be cut to prevent the obstruction of sightlines, signage, prevent the establishment of self-set trees, inhibit the growth of weeds, and prevent vegetation encroaching onto footpaths and roads. Verges are located within the boundary of Falkirk Council and shown on the Ground Maintenance Service maps, numbered 1 to 23. These maps are located within the separately attached Zip Folder, (PS 259 27- Lot 2- Rural Verge Cutting Maps). Flood prevention channels and burns are to be cut the full width of the banking using a 7Mtr long reach side arm flail to prevent the establishment of self-set trees, inhibit the growth of weeds and prevent vegetation encroaching and narrowing the watercourse and blocking grills. Burns are located within the boundary of Falkirk Council and shown on the Ground Maintenance Service maps, numbered 24 to 45. These maps are located within the separately attached Zip Folder, (PS 259 27- Lot 2- Rural Verge Cutting Maps). The contract requires up to two complete cycles of cutting to be completed between April October each year and each cycle to completed in no more than 6 weeks. The start date for each cycle to be provided by Falkirk Council's designated Officer. Additional information: Economic operators may be excluded from this competition if they are in any of the situations referred to in regulation 58 of the Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2015

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-07890e
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/097723-2026
Current Stage
Tender
All Stages
Tender

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
Tender Notice
Procurement Type
Framework
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Open
Procurement Method Details
Open procedure
Tender Suitability
Not specified
Awardee Scale
Not specified

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

03 - Agricultural, farming, fishing, forestry and related products

77 - Agricultural, forestry, horticultural, aquacultural and apicultural services

CPV Codes

03452000 - Trees

77211300 - Tree-clearing services

77211400 - Tree-cutting services

77211500 - Tree-maintenance services

77314000 - Grounds maintenance services

77314100 - Grassing services

77341000 - Tree pruning

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
£1,500,000 £1M-£10M
Lots Value
£1,500,000 £1M-£10M
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
16 Oct 20261 weeks ago
Submission Deadline
16 Nov 20263 weeks to go
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
Not specified
Contract Period
1 Apr 2027 - 31 Mar 2031 4-5 years
Recurrence
October 2030

Notice Status

Tender Status
Active
Lots Status
Active
Awards Status
Not Specified
Contracts Status
Not Specified

Buyer & Supplier

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
Falkirk Council
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
LARBERT
Postcode
FK5 4RU
Postcode Area
Falkirk and Stirling
Country
Scotland
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLM Scotland
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLM1 East Central Scotland
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLM12 Falkirk
Delivery Location
TLM76 Falkirk
Local Authority
Falkirk
Electoral Ward
Bonnybridge and Larbert
Westminster Constituency
Alloa and Grangemouth

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