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#SupplierOpp with Fife Council!

Fife Council has published two new Contract Notices on Public Contracts Scotland for the Supply, Installation, Removal, Storage and Maintenance of Festive Lighting Decorations and the Supply of Horticultural Materials. 

Fife Council has published a Contract Notice for the Supply, Installation, Removal, Storage and Maintenance of Festive Lighting Decorations. The Council is seeking a contractor to supply, install, remove, store and maintain festive lighting decorations for some communities in Fife, including: Inverkeithing, Rosyth, Kirkcaldy, Dunfermline & Dalgety Bay. The contractor will be responsible for: 

• Safe storage of existing lighting decorations and associated equipment where owned by Fife Council;
• The electrical testing of all lighting decorations prior to erection where owned by Fife Council;
• Supply of lighting decorations as required to be leased;
• Timely erection and removal of all lighting decorations (to include pole mounted, transverse decorations, tree light installation and any other styles of decoration required) and supply of appropriate fixings;
• Provision of support to and presence at Festive Lights Switch On events;
• Weekly inspections during the period whereby the decorations are erected;
• Emergency attendance as required for Health and Safety issues & repairs;
• Repair / replacement of any decorations as required / instructed.

Want to learn more? Access the full Contract Notice on the Public Contracts Scotland website for further details. Interested suppliers are required to submit their bid before the deadline, 28 August 2023. 

Fife Council is also seeking Suppliers to join a framework for the Supply of Horticultural Materials, such as Pesticides, Fertilisers, Grass Seed, and more. The purpose of this contract is to put in place a Fife Council framework to meet all critical requirements for Grounds Maintenance, for the supply of horticultural materials, for use in maintenance of parks, open spaces, school playing fields and verges. Interested suppliers can access the Contract Notice on Public Contracts Scotland to learn more about this opportunity. Please Note: Suppliers are required to submit their tenders before the deadline, 8 September 2023. 

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