Published date: 2 April 2022

Last edited date: 6 April 2022

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: 9 May 2022, 12pm

Contract summary

Industry

  • Landscaping work for gardens - 45112712

  • Horticultural services - 77300000

  • Grounds maintenance services - 77314000

    • Grassing services - 77314100

    • Tree pruning and hedge trimming - 77340000

    • Hedge trimming - 77342000

Location of contract

MK7 6BZ

Value of contract

£425,000 to £500,000

Procurement reference

IT-372-94-GUHG 0094

Published date

2 April 2022

Closing date

9 May 2022

Closing time

12pm

Contract start date

31 May 2022

Contract end date

30 November 2026

Contract type

Service contract

Procedure type

Open procedure (above threshold)

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

This procedure can be used for procurements above the relevant contract value threshold.

Contract is suitable for SMEs?

Yes

Contract is suitable for VCSEs?

Yes

Description

The purpose of this Tender exercise is to seek Tenders for providing Grass Cutting and Hedge Cutting Services at properties included on Grand Union Housing Group's Assisted Gardening Schemes . Refer to Tender Specification Part 2 'Brief Description of the Contract' for further information.

Tenderers are invited to Tender in accordance with the requirements outlined in Section 1 of the Tender Specification. The invitation is made available to Tenderer's who meet the minimum requirements defined in Section 1, Item 'Minimum Requirements for Tendering' .

The Tender opportunity is divided into three Lots (separate tenders) as follows:
Lot 1 - Provision of the Grass Cutting services. This Lot may only be utilised if Lot 3 is not utilised.
Lot 2 - Provision of the Hedge Cutting services. This Lot may only be utilised if Lot 3 is not utilised.
Lot 3 - Provision of both the Grass Cutting and the Hedge Cutting services. This Lot may only be utilised if Lots 1 and 2 are not utilised.
Note. Lot 3 is to establish if better value can be obtained should the same Tenderer be awarded both Contracts.

Following a Tender Evaluation process (refer to Tender Specification Section 1, Part 5 'Tender Evaluation') and subject to the Tenders representing good value for money, it is intended that two separate Contracts will be awarded as follows:
Contract 1 - Grass Cutting to properties included on the Assisted Gardening Schemes at properties owned and / or managed by GUHG
Contract 2 - Hedge Cutting to properties included on the Assisted Gardening Schemes at properties owned and / or managed by GUHG
Note. This applies even if Lot 3 is utilised.

Further information is provided in the Tender Specification.
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/008922-2022/Private?origin=Dashboard
Notice reference: 2022/S 000-008922

More information

Links

Additional text

Information is provided in Contract Notice 71421000-5

Is a Recurrent Procurement Type? : Yes

About the buyer

Contact name

Ken Murray

Address

Kents Hill
Milton Keynes
Buckinghamshire
MK7 6BZ
United Kingdom

Telephone

03330 152302

Email

ken.murray@guhg.co.uk