Grounds Maintenance Orkney

Historic Environment Scotland is looking to appoint a supplier who can provide grounds maintenance work at our sites in Orkney. The general types of grounds maintenance that Historic Scotland shall require is likely to include the following elements:

• the mowing of all lawns, semi-coarse grasslands, slopes, ramparts
• trimming of all lawn edges
• strimming around the bases of walls, trees and signs
• the application of approved herbicides as and when specified
• weed control of all footpaths, car park, road gutters and gravel areas
• gardening duties are to be carried out on landscaped areas and will include the weeding, forking, pruning and the application of fertilisers as specified in the contract documentation
• leaf and branch clearing duties may also be required.