Published date: 5 August 2021

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: 2 September 2021, 12pm

Contract summary

Industry

  • Horticultural services - 77300000

  • Planting and maintenance services of green areas - 77310000

Location of contract

London

Value of contract

£361,044

Procurement reference

TOWER001-DN530828-30495992

Published date

5 August 2021

Closing date

2 September 2021

Closing time

12pm

Contract start date

1 November 2021

Contract end date

31 October 2024

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

The London Borough of Tower Hamlets (LBTH) is seeking expressions of interest from suitable organisations for the provision of maintenance of Horticultural and Water Features including the cleansing of Parks and Open Spaces south of the Highway, Wapping E1.

The contract was originally established to provide maintenance on the LDDC transfer sites - 'THE WAPPING DOCK REALM' and was later renamed to THE PROVISION OF LANDSCAPE MAINTENANCE OPERATIONS: WATER AREAS & THE WAPPING DOCK REALM' as the former dock areas formed the bulk of the work but other Open Space locations in Wapping and the Victoria Park lakes were included.

The successful contractor will be responsible for the maintenance of landscape and water features at Parks and Open Space within the boundaries of the London Borough of Tower Hamlets including:

• The cleaning and maintenance of public space landscape areas and features
• the routine cleaning of water features, including dredging, draining, and recharging of systems,
• monitoring recording and reporting of water consumption and water quality, and the implementation of measures relating to these issues
• The checking, recording and reporting of safety inspections in relation to equipment provided for the safety of the public
• the basic maintenance and operation of water pumps, pipes, weirs, liners, sluices, valves, sumps, filters and other mechanical and electrical devices associated with the water features


More information

Links

Additional text

The London Borough of Tower Hamlets (LBTH) is seeking expressions of interest from interested organisations for the above services and / or goods.

Organisations wishing to express their interest are requested to register on the London Tenders Portal (www.londontenders.org) where the opportunity documentation will be available for download. You will be required to complete an online questionnaire.
Organisations must ensure that access to the system is available to their representatives dealing with the contract and that this contact is updated as and when required.
The council will not be liable for the lack of delegated access within the organisation and will not send any documentation regarding the opportunity, which shall be exclusively available through the portal.

Suppliers are responsible for allowing sufficient time to submit their Application. The Council accepts no liability whatsoever for tenders that are not submitted due to internet connectivity issues, transmission delays or errors.

Council is an Equal Opportunities Employer and a supporter of Ethical Governance, our protocol can be found HERE Or via http://www.towerhamlets.gov.uk/
If you require any further information prior to submit and expression of interest please contact the Council via email procurement@towerhamlets.gov.uk quoting the contract internal reference number.


About the buyer

Contact name

Ambia Begum

Address

Mulberry Place
5 Cloce Crescent
London
E14 2BG
England

Telephone

+44 2073640783

Email

procurement@towerhamlets.gov.uk

Website

http://www.towerhamlets.gov.uk