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title: "Ground Maintenance Services"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-07890e"
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# Ground Maintenance Services

Buyer: Falkirk Council  
Current stage: Tender  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-07890e

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## Summary

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.

## Notice

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

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/097723-2026 |
| 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 |
| All stages | Tender |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 16 Oct 2026 |
| Submission deadline | 16 Nov 2026 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | Not specified |
| Contract period | 1 Apr 2027 - 31 Mar 2031 |
| Recurrence | October 2030 |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £1,500,000 |
| Lots value | £1,500,000 |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | Not specified |

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Active |
| Lots status | Active |
| Awards status | Not specified |
| Contracts status | Not specified |

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | Falkirk Council |
| Locality | LARBERT |
| Postcode area | Falkirk and Stirling |
| Postcode | FK5 4RU |
| Country | Scotland |
| ITL 1 | TLM Scotland |
| ITL 2 | TLM1 East Central Scotland |
| ITL 3 | TLM12 Falkirk |
| Local authority | Falkirk |
| Electoral ward | Bonnybridge and Larbert |
| Westminster constituency | Alloa and Grangemouth |
| Delivery location | TLM76 Falkirk |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 03 - Agricultural, farming, fishing, forestry and related products
- 77 - Agricultural, forestry, horticultural, aquacultural and apicultural services

### 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

## Release History

- 16 Oct 2026 at 09:23 - Tender - Tender Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/097723-2026

## Notice URLs

- http://www.falkirk.gov.uk
- http://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk
- http://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/info/InfoCentre.aspx?ID=2363
- https://api.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/v1/Notice?id=ocds-r6ebe6-0000845333
- https://www.gov.scot/policies/public-sector-procurement/community-benefits-in-procurement/
- https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/ESPD/ESPD_Download.aspx?id=845333
- https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/Search/Search_Switch.aspx?ID=845333
- https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/Search_AuthProfile.aspx?ID=AA00184
- https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/sitehelp/help_guides.aspx

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