Published date: 15 January 2021

This notice was replaced on 5 October 2021

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Awarded contract (published 5 October 2021)

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Contract summary

Industry

  • Parks maintenance services - 77313000

  • Grounds maintenance services - 77314000

Location of contract

London

Value of contract

£18,200,000

Procurement reference

LBKING001-DN517975-12778744

Published date

15 January 2021

Closing date

15 February 2021

Closing time

12pm

Contract start date

1 November 2021

Contract end date

31 October 2028

Contract type

Service contract

Procedure type

Competitive dialog

Contract is suitable for SMEs?

No

Contract is suitable for VCSEs?

No


Description

The Royal Borough of Kingston upon Thames is seeking to commission a greenspaces maintenance service from a single provider for defined sites within the boundary of the borough including parks and recreation grounds, greenspaces, playgrounds, highways verges and gardens, housing estates, allotments, Public rights of way and corporate properties. The supplier will also be required to provide public toilet opening, closing, inspection and cleaning services for defined locations; an opening, closing, inspection and cleaning service for sports changing rooms and pavilions; a management and maintenance service for outdoor sports pitches and
facilities including a marketing, letting, booking and income collection service; a management and maintenance service for allotment sites including inspections, invoicing and issuing of tenancy agreements. The provider will also support friends groups, volunteers and event organisers and is required to be self monitoring and auditing.
The contract for these services will be commissioned using the competitive dialogue procedure under the Public Contract Regulations 2015.
The duration of the contract will be seven years plus one seven year extension period at the absolute sole discretion of the Authority, creating a contract for a maximum length of 14 years.


About the buyer

Address

Guildhall 2
Kingston upon Thames
KT1 1EU
United Kingdom

Telephone

+44 2085475000

Email

commissioning@kingston.gov.uk

Website

http://www.kingston.gov.uk