Tender: Stanwick Parish Council Grounds Maintenance Contract – Parks, Cemetery, Allotments and Verges

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Stanwick Parish Council is seeking a contractor to provide grounds maintenance and associated services across Council-managed sites within the parish of Stanwick, including recreation and leisure areas, public open spaces, natural areas, highway verges, linked footpaths, allotments, Stanwick Cemetery and St Laurence Churchyard. Core services include grass cutting and edging, shrub, herbaceous and flower bed maintenance, rose bed and hedge maintenance, young tree and yew tree care, litter, leaf and debris clearance, hard surface maintenance, weed and vegetation control, allotment upkeep and cemetery services such as grave digging, interments, cremated remains handling and grave reinstatement. The contractor must maintain sites to the standards in the Council's Grounds Maintenance Specification using appropriate horticultural, environmental, health and safety and operational practices, be responsible for removal and disposal of waste in compliance with legislation, and submit method statements covering service delivery, environmental sustainability, staffing and health and safety/risk assessment arrangements. The contract is for an initial three years with an option to extend for a further twelve months, and comprises annual-priced core tasks with additional optional works paid according to the Schedule of Rates; detailed requirements are set out in the procurement documents.