DDPT014 Provision of a Highway Weed Control Service

Descriptions

Derbyshire Dales District Council (the Council) is inviting tenders for a suitably qualified supplier to undertake a weed control treatment programme across the district between the months of May and October. The Supplier will be required to carry out weed control on gullies and pavements of adopted highway consisting of A and B roads including roundabouts, traffic islands and town centres. The Supplier will treat the district with herbicide twice a year using the work programme enclosed in the Invitation to Tender. During the winter, the Council may require additional work to manually remove persistent weed growth and detritus. The Supplier shall carry out the work with experienced operatives who hold a Pesticide Certificate of Competence (National Proficiency Test Certificates - NPTC including sections, PA1, PA6A, PA2A). The initial contract period is 26 months; the contract is estimated to commence 19 August 2024 and expire 30 November 2026. There will be an option to extend the contract for three years in annual increments, subject to satisfactory performance and business needs.