CONTRACT FOR THE PROVISION OF GROUNDS MAINTENANCE SERVICES

Expressions of interest are invited from appropriately experienced and qualified contractors for the supply of bespoke Grounds Maintenance Services to the Castle School Education Trust (CSET) and Priory Learning Trust (PLT). CSET and PLT will merge to form a single body with effect from 1st September 2024.

Services to be provided will include the grass cutting, maintenance of sports facilities involving both natural and artificial surfaces, the tending of ornamental borders, hedge cutting and various ancillary works including planting and minor improvement / landscape construction projects to school grounds. The contract will be let for a period of three years initially, with an option to extend for a further two years at the discretion of the trust. The planned start date is 1st September 2024. Tenders will be dispatched in May 2024 with a view to awarding the contract by the middle of July 2024.

The initial range of sites to be included within the proposed contract are as follows:-

CASTLE SCHOOL EDUCATION TRUST

1. Mangotsfield Secondary School, Rodway Hill, Mangotsfield, Emersons Green, Bristol BS16 9LH
2. Downend Secondary School, Westerleigh Road, Downend, Bristol, BS16 6XA
3. Marlwood Secondary Vattingstone Ln, Alveston, Bristol BS35 3LA
4. Castle Secondary School, Park Rd, Thornbury, Bristol BS35 1HT
5. Lyde Green Primary School, Willowherb Road, Lyde Green, Emersons Green, Bristol BS16 7LH
6. Charfield Primary School, Wotton Road, Charfield, Wotton-under-Edge GL12 8TG
7. Severn Beach Primary School, Ableton Lane, Severn Beach, Bristol BS35 4PP
8. Cherry Garden Primary, Cherry Garden Lane, Bristol BS30 6JH

PRIORY LEARNING TRUST

1. The King Alfred School, Burnham Road, Highbridge TA9 3EE
2. Priory Community School, Queensway, Weston-super-Mare BS22 6BP
3. Worle Community School, Redwing Drive, Weston-super-Mare BS22 8XX
4. Castle Batch Primary School, Rawlins Avenue, Weston-super-Mare BS22 7FN
5. St Anne's Primary School, 1 Scot Elm Drive, Weston-Super-Mare BS24 7JU
6. St Anne's Church of England VA Primary School, Bristol Road, Hewish, Weston-Super-Mare BS24 6RT
7. Pawlett Primary School, Gaunts Road, Pawlett, Bridgwater TA6 4SB
8. Berrow Primary School, Rugosa Drive, Berrow, Burnham-on-Sea TA8 2LJ
9. East Huntspill School, New Road, East Huntspill, Highbridge,TA9 3PT
10. West Huntspill School, New Road, East Huntspill, Highbridge,TA9 3QE
11. Burnham on Sea Infants School, Winchester Road, Burnham on Sea, TA8 1JD
12. St Andrews's C of E Junior School, Dunstan Road, Burnham on Sea TA8 1ER

Additional locations may be added at some stage throughout the proposed contract period.