Tender: Specialist Plant and Operators for Rural Highways Vegetation Management – Nottingham City Council

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Nottingham City Council is seeking suppliers for a Framework Agreement to provide specialist rural services to support grounds maintenance and vegetation management in rural highways within the council boundary and any future expanded highway area arising from Local Government Reorganisation. Services include provision of tractor operators and associated plant and equipment, including agricultural tractors, towable mowers, out-front mowers, flail arms, hedge cutters, embankment flail mowers, remote-controlled slope mowers, and tractor and trailer combinations to support highway-related projects such as verge, embankment and rural vegetation management, grass cutting, flailing, hedge cutting, seasonal vegetation works and transport of plant. Suppliers must provide plant, attachments and operators in accordance with the Contract Specification, the Framework Agreement, the Pricing Schedule, any applicable Call-Off documentation, site-specific requirements and Nottingham City Council's Generic Employers Work Information and Appendices. Subject to suitability, the council may appoint up to three contractors; the framework has an estimated total value of £400,000 (VAT exclusive) and a duration of up to four years at the Authority’s discretion.