Published date: 12 October 2021

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


Closing: 5 July 2021, 11:55pm

Contract summary

Industry

  • Agricultural, forestry, horticultural, aquacultural and apicultural services - 77000000

  • Other community, social and personal services - 98000000

Location of contract

South East

Value of contract

£16,480,118

Procurement reference

SWALE001-DN542706-54228407

Published date

12 October 2021

Closing date

5 July 2021

Closing time

11:55pm

Contract start date

15 January 2022

Contract end date

14 January 2027

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

Swale Borough Council are looking for opportunities of working with contractors to enhance our Climate and Ecological Emergency Action Plan Delivering Grounds Maintenance across a variety of sites within the Swale Borough in East Kent.

This will need to include new innovative ways of working, and as such we are inviting Expressions of Interest to tender for A suitably experienced grounds maintenance contractor to provide grounds maintenance provision across the Swale Borough Council areas.

The contract will include grounds maintenance according to approved horticultural principles to 32 parks, numerous open spaces, 78 play areas, 9 sports grounds, 5 cemeteries, and 13 closed churchyards, multiple grassed, and multiple planted areas.

The maintenance required by the Council broadly comprises grass cutting, grass edging, hedge cutting, planted areas, sports facilities, grave digging, and removal/disposal of litter.

The contract will commence on 15 January 2022 and terminate on 14 January 2027. The council may extend the opportunity for a further 2 years. The tenderer who submits the Most Economically Advantageous Tender, (MEAT) will be awarded the contract.

Expressions of Interest and the Invitation to Tender (I.T.T.) document must be submitted / uploaded on the Council's e-tendering portal. The closing date for submission of Expressions of Interest and the closing date for the I.T.T. is 5 July 2021. at 23:55hrs.

More information

Previous notice about this procurement

Grounds Maintenance and Associated Servcies

  • Opportunity
  • Published 1 June 2021

Links

Award information

Awarded date

12 October 2021

Contract start date

15 January 2022

Contract end date

14 January 2027

Total value of contract

£1,487,543.65

This contract was awarded to 1 supplier.

Blenwood Limited

Address

18 The Broadway,
Stoneleigh,
Epsom,
Surrey,
KT17 2HU

Reference

None

Supplier is SME?

Yes

Supplier is VCSE?

No

About the buyer

Contact name

Charlotte Knowles

Address

Swale Borough Council
Swale House
Sittingbourne
ME10 3HT
England

Telephone

+441795417584

Email

charlotteknowles@swale.gov.uk

Website

http://www.swale.gov.uk/