Published date: 13 March 2019

Awarded contract - This means that the contract has been awarded to a supplier.


Closing: 28 January 2019

Contract summary

Industry

  • Grounds maintenance services - 77314000

Location of contract

North West

Value of contract

£47,340 to £57,860

Procurement reference

HCA001-DN379314-49398479

Published date

13 March 2019

Closing date

28 January 2019

Contract start date

1 April 2019

Contract end date

31 March 2022

Contract type

Service contract

Procedure type

Not applicable

Contract is suitable for SMEs?

Yes

Contract is suitable for VCSEs?

No


Description

The site is a former paper mill located immediately to the east of the town of Radcliffe, approximately 4.8km south of Bury, Greater Manchester (National Grid Reference: SD 79296 07445). The site measures approximately 18.9ha and is broadly bounded by Cross Lane to the north, Rectory Lane/Brook Street to the west, the River Irwell to the south and Bury Street to the east. Habitats present on-site include broadleaf semi-natural woodland, broadleaf plantation woodland, scrub, semi-improved grassland, marshy grassland, tall ruderal, standing water, running water, amenity grassland, introduced shrub, buildings, trees and hardstanding. Typical planned Services under this contract comprise of but are not exclusively limited to the following: Site inspections, whereby the Supplier shall indicate; all matters relating to the maintenance specification, recommendations for necessary Service, incidences of vandalism, fly tipping, trespass and adjustments to the scheduled Service; Grass Cutting; Scrub Control; Ornamental Shrub Maintenance; Invasive Species Management; Weed Control; and Cleansing. This contract is envisaged to have duration of 2 years with provision for a further 1 year extension under the same Terms and Conditions of this contract. Any contract extensions will be based on tendered Rates and Prices. This contract is a performance based, the performance of which will be monitored via Key Performance Indicators (KPI's).


More information

Previous notice about this procurement

Homes England - East Lancashire Paper Mill Term Landscape Maintenance & Cleansing Contract 2019 - 2022

  • Opportunity
  • Published 4 January 2019

Additional text

The opportunity can be accessed via Homes England eTendering system. Suppliers wishing to be considered for this contract must register their expression of interest and submit a tender through the Homes England eTendering system. If not already registered, Suppliers should register on the Homes England eTendering system at https://procontract.due-north.com/Login
All discussions, meetings and communications will be conducted in English.
The contract will be subject to English law. Tenders and all supporting documents must be priced in GBP and all payments under the contract will be made in GBP.
This procurement and award is subject to the transparency arrangements being adopted by the UK Government. These arrangements include the publication of tender documentation issued by Homes England and the contract between Homes England and Supplier. Suppliers should highlight any areas they consider commercially sensitive in order for Homes England to be able to honor our transparency obligations without undermining the Suppliers commercial interests.
Suppliers are advised that Homes England is subject to the Freedom of Information Act 2000 ("The Act"). If a Supplier considers that any of the information supplied as part of this procurement procedure should not be disclosed because of its commercial sensitivity, confidential or otherwise, they must, when providing this information, clearly identify the specific information they do not wish to be disclosed and clearly specify the reasons for its sensitivity. Homes England shall take such statements into consideration in the event that it receives a request pursuant to the Act which relates to the information provided by the interested party. Please note, it is insufficient to include a statement of confidentiality encompassing all the information provided in the response.
Homes England takes a zero-tolerance approach to bribery and corruption and sets high standards of impartiality, integrity and objectivity in relation to the stewardship of public funds and the management of its activities. The principles contained within this policy apply to both internal and external audiences, including anyone wishing to undertake business or engage with Homes England. Please refer to our Anti-bribery and Corruption Policy by visiting https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/anti-bribery-and-corruption-policy for further information.


Award information

Awarded date

13 March 2019

Contract start date

1 April 2019

Contract end date

31 March 2022

Total value of contract

£19,770.84

This contract was awarded to 1 supplier.

Alben Landscapes Ltd

Address

PR26 6PU

Reference

None

Supplier is SME?

Yes

Supplier is VCSE?

No


About the buyer

Address

Arpley House
110 Birchwood Boulevard, Birchwood
Warrington
WA3 7QH
England

Telephone

03001234500

Email

tenders@tep.uk.com

Website

https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/homes-england