UK4 NRW Land Management General Site Maintenance Framework

NRW is seeking to award a framework agreement for land management general site maintenance services.

The framework will provide NRW Land Management teams across Wales with the resources to manage the general maintenance programme of work predominantly within NRW managed land. It includes planned and reactive maintenance, repair and installation work at forestry sites, recreational sites, visitor centres, National Nature Reserves, and any other Land in our Care.

General Site maintenance and upkeep including

• Maintaining and repairing forest furniture (picnic Tables, benches and play areas, bridges)

• Installation and maintenance of way marker posts, interpretation panels and signage including painting

• Litter picking (which may be part of vegetation clearance or standalone)

• Pressure washing of forest furniture

• Fence line repair and maintenance (no large-scale new fencing under this framework)

• Trail surface maintenance

• Culvert repairs

• Ditch unblocking – with manual / hand tools

• Clearance of debris

• Surfacing using hand tools

• Car park maintenance including filling of potholes, clearing drainage channels, scrub clearance (pruning/brashing/weed control)

• Installation and maintenance of recreation areas and access routes

• Gate & barrier installation and repairs

Motor manual vegetation management including but not limited to

• Mowing (including on slopes)

• Strimming

• Brushcutter

• Clearing saw

• Chainsaw (a very small element for the work and limited to cross cutting for access/path clearance purposes only

Machine work including

• excavators (max 15 tonne),

• backhoe loader,

• tracked and wheeled dumpers.