--- title: "Feock Parish Council Grass cutting and hedge trimming contract" ocid: "ocds-b5fd17-046ad8bf-3763-4f5e-b405-08b676d4beea" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-046ad8bf-3763-4f5e-b405-08b676d4beea" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-046ad8bf-3763-4f5e-b405-08b676d4beea.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-046ad8bf-3763-4f5e-b405-08b676d4beea.json" source: "Contracts Finder" current_stage: "Tender" buyer: "FEOCK PARISH COUNCIL OFFICES" published: "2023-02-17" --- # Feock Parish Council Grass cutting and hedge trimming contract Buyer: FEOCK PARISH COUNCIL OFFICES Current stage: Tender OCID: ocds-b5fd17-046ad8bf-3763-4f5e-b405-08b676d4beea [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-046ad8bf-3763-4f5e-b405-08b676d4beea) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-046ad8bf-3763-4f5e-b405-08b676d4beea.json) ## Summary The Feock Parish Council is seeking contractors to tender for a grass cutting and hedge trimming contract for various locations in Feock, Cornwall. The contract includes multiple sites with specific maintenance requirements and is initially for one year with possibilities for extension. Interested parties must submit quotations by 5pm on Friday 31st March 2023. The procurement method is a limited competitive quotation process, and the contract period is set to begin on 1st April 2023, with a total value of £5,500 in GBP. This tender opportunity offers a chance for landscaping and grounds maintenance businesses in the United Kingdom, particularly in the South West region, to showcase their capabilities. Given the focus on public liability insurance and competence certificates, companies with experience in health & safety compliant operations will be well-suited to compete. Small and medium-sized enterprises are encouraged to participate as the suitability criteria favour SMEs, presenting a growth opportunity for eligible businesses looking to provide grounds maintenance services. ## Notice Feock Parish Council is inviting suitably qualified contractors to tender for the provision of grass and hedge cutting of Council managed land initially for one year with a view to extending further from March 2024. The contractor must evidence full Public Liability Insurance and appropriate certificates of competence to use mechanical devices necessary to carry out the duties, and conform to all current Health & Safety legislation for all operators including the necessary licenses to work alongside the highway. Schedule of works: 1. Retallack Field, Feock, TR3 6RG - 14 cuts per annum from March to October to include strimming perimeters and around equipment. 2. Retallack Field, Feock - hedge trimming, one cut per year 3. Devoran Recreation Ground, St John's Terrace, TR3 6NE - 14 cuts per annum from March to October to include strimming perimeters and around equipment. 4. Pengelly Meadows Recreation Ground, Bissoe Road, Carnon Downs, TR3 6FN - 14 cuts per annum from March to October to include strimming perimeters and around equipment. Please also provide a price for this area separately as it may be awarded as a stand alone contract. 5. Pengelly Meadows Recreation Ground - perimeter hedge trimming (inside), one cut per year 6. Carnon Downs grass verges - 8 cuts per annum from March to October (see attached map) 7. Tank Hill, Devoran (off St John's Terrace), grass verge - 8 cuts p.a. 8. Carnon Downs tumulus, Parcancreeg, TR3 6HN - 14 cuts per annum from March to October to include strimming perimeters 9. Point Green, Point, Devoran, TR3 6NH - 14 cuts per annum from March to October to include strimming perimeters and around bench and pump. 10. Green Triangle, Feock - 14 cuts per annum from March to October including strimming around road signs (see attached map). 11. Cutting out of hedges on passing places on the Old Tram Road, Devoran - two cuts per year 12. Cutting the hedge from the "Saltbox" to Point Orchard at Point - two cuts per year 13. Grass verge cutting beside the bus lane at Carnon Downs (from Jubilee Wood up to opposite Killaganoon entrance, on the Jubilee Wood side only) and to cut neatly around 10 Cherry trees (not yet planted) - 4 cuts per year 14. Adhoc hedge/bramble trimming in parks as requested, cost per cut/hour. Please supply a quotation for the total price of the annual contract as set out above as well as a stand alone price for Pengelly Meadows Recreation Area grass cutting. The successful contractor will be expected to begin work in mid April following the April Parish Council meeting when the contract will be awarded. Quotations should be returned either by letter to Feock Parish Council, The Old Market Hall, Market Street, Devoran, TR3 6QA or by email to debra@feockparishcouncil.co.uk by 5pm on Friday 31st March 2023. If you are able to provide relevant references and examples of your work in support of your bid, please do so. ## Key Details | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication source | Contracts Finder | | Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/30edfe99-86ad-4001-82ff-39d899792723 | | Notice type | Tender Notice | | Procurement type | Standard | | Procurement category | Services | | Procurement method | Limited | | Procurement method details | Competitive quotation (below threshold) | | Tender suitability | SME | | Awardee scale | Not specified | | All stages | Tender | ## Dates | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication date | 17 Feb 2023 | | Submission deadline | 31 Mar 2023 | | Future notice date | Not specified | | Award date | Not specified | | Contract period | 31 Mar 2023 - 31 Mar 2024 | | Recurrence | Not specified | ## Values | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender value | £5,500 | | Lots value | Not specified | | Awards value | Not specified | | Contracts value | Not specified | ## Status | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender status | Active | | Lots status | Not specified | | Awards status | Not specified | | Contracts status | Not specified | ## Buyer | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Main buyer | FEOCK PARISH COUNCIL OFFICES | | Locality | DEVORAN, TRURO | | Post town | Truro | | Postcode | TR3 6QA | | Country | England | | ITL 1 | TLK South West (England) | | ITL 2 | TLK3 Cornwall and Isles of Scilly | | ITL 3 | TLK30 Cornwall and Isles of Scilly | | Local authority | Cornwall | | Electoral ward | Feock & Kea | | Westminster constituency | Truro and Falmouth | | Delivery location | TLK South West (England) | ## CPV Codes ### Divisions - 77 - Agricultural, forestry, horticultural, aquacultural and apicultural services ### Codes - 77314000 - Grounds maintenance services ## Release History - 17 Feb 2023 at 15:29 - Tender - Tender Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/30edfe99-86ad-4001-82ff-39d899792723 ## Documents - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/30edfe99-86ad-4001-82ff-39d899792723 17th February 2023 - Opportunity notice on Contracts Finder - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/68dcc214-6939-49e7-8ca6-7c19f3ba5811 - https://www.feockpc.com/single-post/invitation-to-tender-april-2023-to-february-2024-grass-cutting-hedge-trimming-contract Photos of some of the areas that the tender relates too. ## Notice URLs - http://www.feockparishcouncil.co.uk ## Provenance This Markdown file is an alternate public rendering of the D3 Tenders contract record. 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