Published date: 15 September 2023

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: 29 September 2023, 10am

Contract summary

Industry

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Location of contract

East of England

Value of contract

£50,000 to £100,000

Procurement reference

BIP809480861

Published date

15 September 2023

Closing date

29 September 2023

Closing time

10am

Contract start date

1 November 2023

Contract end date

1 July 2024

Contract type

Service contract

Procedure type

Restricted procedure

A two-stage procedure, where the first stage is used to select suppliers, who are then invited to bid in the second stage.

Contract is suitable for SMEs?

Yes

Contract is suitable for VCSEs?

Yes

Description

Watford Borough Council wishes to update their Green Spaces strategy which reflects the needs and aspirations of residents, elected members and staff that is in line with current thinking, best practice and will take the service into the next decade.

The Council has an aspiration to re-think the role that parks and open spaces play within the borough particularly in regard of its new Environment Strategy and Public Health Agenda. Parks and open spaces have the potential to support a wide range of cross-cutting strategic priorities, including public health and well-being, the environment, biodiversity, education, employment, community safety, regeneration and community engagement. In developing a new strategy, the Council wishes to reference current best practice and recent research into options for future funding and maintenance of public open spaces. Key outcomes of the new strategy will be to:

-To continue to enhance the Health and Wellbeing of the borough's residents
-To inform the future tender of the Council's environmental services contract
-To inform asset management planning across the parks estate
-To inform delivery of the objectives in the Council's Environmental Strategy to address the climate and ecological emergency
-To provide evidence to support planning policy development and implementation to meet the needs of a growing community

If you are interested, please read, complete and respond to the Expression of Interest document that is attached to this advertisement. The Council's current Green Spaces Strategy is available from the Council website.

More information

Links

Additional text

The contracting authority considers that this contract may be suitable for economic operators that are small or medium enterprises (SMEs). However, any selection of tenderers will be based solely on the criteria set out for the procurement.

About the buyer

Contact name

Derek Hatcher

Address

Town Hall
WATFORD
WD17 3EX
UK

Telephone

01923278370

Email

derek.hatcher@watford.gov.uk