Published date: 13 November 2017

Closed opportunity - This means that the contract is currently closed. The buying department may be considering suppliers that have already applied, or no suitable offers were made.


Closing: 21 December 2017

Contract summary

Industry

  • Landscaping work - 45112700

Location of contract

South East

Value of contract

£980,000

Procurement reference

KENT001-DN307800-34462597

Published date

13 November 2017

Closing date

21 December 2017

Contract start date

2 April 2018

Contract end date

1 April 2023

Contract type

Service contract

Procedure type

Open procedure

Any interested supplier may submit a tender in response to an opportunity notice.

Contract is suitable for SMEs?

Yes

Contract is suitable for VCSEs?

No


Description

Kent County Council (the Employer) is the largest local authority in England covering an area of 3,500 square kilometres. It has an annual expenditure of over £1bn on goods and services and a population of 1.3m. The Employer provides a wide range of personal and strategic services on behalf of its residents, operating in partnership with 12 district councils and 289 parish/town councils.

The Employer consists of three operational directorates (Adult Social Care & Health, Children, Young People & Education; and Growth, Environment & Transport) and one service directorate (Strategic and Corporate Services).

It is expected that the contract will commence upon 2nd April 2018 and will continue for a period of five years unless terminated in accordance with the Conditions of Contract attached in this Invitation to Tender.

The contract will be for a number of providers to undertake routine vegetation clearance on identified Public Rights of Way; the contract will be split into 10 lots, combining an element of programmed work together with ad-hoc requirements including off road cycle paths.

The Employer intends to procure the Contract via an open competitive tender procedure in accordance with the Council's 'Spending the Council's Money' policy document. Tenderers are now invited to submit their tender for the Contract in line with the Invitation to Tender (ITT). The tender shall include tenderers setting out technical and commercial elements of their solutions.

Responses will only be accepted via the Kent Business Portal. Instructions on how to submit your response can be found within the 'Help' facility in ProContract. These instructions should be consulted in order to ensure that your response is submitted correctly. The correct web address is: https://www.kentbusinessportal.org.uk


More information

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Bidders should note that to express interest you will need to register on the Kent Business Portal and then express interest in this opportunity through the https://www.kentbusinessportal.org.uk address.


About the buyer

Contact name

Jamie Brooks

Address

County Hall
Maidstone
ME14 1XQ
United Kingdom

Telephone

+44 3000419430

Email

jamie.brooks@kent.gov.uk

Website

http://www.kent.gov.uk