Contract for Hedge-cutting, Drain Maintenance and Side Arm Flail Work

The Forestry Commission has awarded a contract for the following operations within the Sherwood North and Sherwood South Beats of Central England Forest District -

• Mowing of verges and drains at roadside on public highways with sidearm flail - guide area 37100m2

• Drain maintenance within the wood and on public highways - guide length 6900 m.

• Hedgecutting at roadside on public highways - guide area 62500 m2

Traffic management where required as part of these operations is to be undertaken under the Chapter 8 of the Traffic Signs Manual, 'Safety at Street Works and Road Works (A code of practice)', as it refers to 'Mobile and Minor Works carried out from a vehicle'.

Please express your interest in this tender to Val Coulton at the Sherwood office by email by the 30th October 2017 to allow us to notify you of any questions and answers we may receive.

Additional information: Suppliers must express their interest in this tender by the 30th October 2017. To express an interest please email: valerie.coulton@forestry.gov.uk.

Suppliers must download the attached tender documents by the same date.