AG3867C - Request for Tenders for the Provision of Maintenance, Grass Cutting Services, Salting and Gritting for Landscaped Areas at TUS Midwest

AG3867C - Request for Tenders for the Provision of Maintenance, Grass Cutting Services, Salting and Gritting for Landscaped Areas at TUS Midwest

Education Procurement Service (EPS)

## Summary The Education Procurement Service (EPS) on behalf of the Technological University of the Shannon Midwest is seeking tenders for the provision of maintenance, grass cutting services, salting and gritting for landscaped areas of its campuses. The estimated value is €480,000 (excl. VAT) over a 4-year period.

## Scope & Deliverables * Maintenance services for landscaped areas * Grass cutting services for landscaped areas * Salting and gritting services for landscaped areas * The services will be divided into three lots: + Lot 1: Limerick (Moylish and Clare Street campuses) + Lot 2: Tipperary (Thurles campus, including TCEC grounds, Clonmel campus, and Questum building) + Lot 3: Salting and gritting for all campuses

## Key Requirements * Suitably qualified and experienced companies or individuals * Compliance with the European Union (Award of Public Authority Contracts) Regulations 2016 * Compliance with the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) * Tenderers must confirm that all data subjects have consented to the processing of their personal data

## Commercials & Timeline * Estimated value: €480,000 (excl. VAT) over a 4-year period * Submission deadline: 30/10/2026 12:00 * Contract duration: 4 years, with the possibility of extensions up to 12 months

## How to Bid * Electronic submission is required * Tender documents are available on the etenders.gov.ie website * Tenderers must submit their tenders in the required format and language (English)

## Bid Considerations * This tender is suitable for companies or individuals with experience in maintenance, grass cutting, and salting and gritting services * Opportunities for SMEs to participate and form relationships with larger enterprises * Risks include non-compliance with the tender requirements and the potential for contract extensions

Open procedure. Any interested supplier may submit a tender. There is no shortlisting stage — all compliant bids received by the deadline are evaluated against the published award criteria. It is the most common route for Irish public contracts and is open to SMEs and new entrants.

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