How to win: Weed Control Contract

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Pre-Market Engagement Weed Control Contract The services required under this contract involve the successful contractor to undertake application of a range of pesticides and fertilisers and hand weeding across arrange of publicly accessible spaces located the city and county of Cardiff, the area of work covers the city’s 500 parks, over 300 housing estates, 2000km highway pavements but also includes special sites such as Cardiff Bay, cemeteries, Cardiff Castle and public rights of way. The aim of the contract is to manage weed growth to the required standards on a variety of hard surfaces, planted areas, walls, sport surfaces (natural and artificial), and control the spread of noxious weeds (such as Japanese Knotweed). Further to this there may be additional work added to include maintenance of Sustainable Drainage features and Green Roofs. These services must be delivered in accordance with the Government’s National Action Plan (NAP) so the contractor will be required to utilise the latest pesticide application technology to ensure that they comply with this and minimise the quantity of pesticides used to deliver the standards of control specified. Under this contract Cardiff

How to win contracts like this

• ✓Answer against the marking scheme, not the question text — Cardiff Council scores each response, so map your evidence to the published criteria and weightings.
• ✓At £1,200,000, expect quality and social value to carry a large share of the score — price alone rarely wins services work.
• ✓Show recent, comparable delivery: name similar services contracts you've delivered for public bodies, with measurable outcomes.
• ✓Start early: deadlines are tight and a strong bid takes iteration.

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