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Rochdale Metropolitan Borough Council

12132 Highway Weed Spraying Service (2024 - 2027)

Agriculture & ForestryCPV 77312000 77312100
Value£410k
Awarded22 Mar 2024
Published3 Jul 2024
RegionNorth West
Outcome — awarded

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Contract value in context
£410ktotal contract value
median £150k
this tender£0£3.5m

This sits in the upper-middle of the Agriculture, Forestry & Horticulture band — a substantial contract for the sector. Based on 3,317 valued Agriculture, Forestry & Horticulture tenders in our corpus.

The brief

The works consists of up to 3 applications (per annum) of approved herbicide to all of the adopted highway footpaths (circa 1280km consisting of tarmac, slabs, block paving, etc.), back of path edges, walkways, splitter islands, channels, ginnels, edges of all metalled roads and all cobbled areas throughout the borough of Rochdale to provide as near to as possible total weed control.\r \r The overall aim is to achieve as close as possible 100% total weed control.\r \r To achieve a cleaner more attractive borough, the council is tendering for a weed spraying service to treat specific areas of adopted highway across the borough to prevent the growth of weeds likely to interfere with the highway e.g. create a hazard, cause structural damage, affect drainage, cause a trip hazard or become unsightly.\r \r It is proposed that the contractor will deliver three applications of MAFF registered herbicide or other approved chemical as appropriate to Rochdale's adopted highways as specified above.\r \r Application should take place as directed by Rochdale Borough Council's Authorised Officer but typically during spring, summer and autumn, at timings which coincide with optimum weed growth.\r

Requirements

What the notice asks for

01

It is proposed that the contractor

It is proposed that the contractor will deliver three applications of MAFF registered herbicide or other approved chemical as appropriate to Rochdale's adopted highways as specified above.\r.

02

Application should take place as directed by

Application should take place as directed by Rochdale Borough Council's Authorised Officer but typically during spring, summer and autumn, at timings which coincide with optimum weed growth.\r.

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