Published date: 8 January 2020

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: 5 February 2020

Contract summary

Industry

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    • Waste and rubbish containers and bins - 34928480

    • Excavating and earthmoving work - 45112000

    • Earthmoving work - 45112500

    • Landscaping work for parks - 45112711

Location of contract

South West

Value of contract

£70,000 to £100,000

Procurement reference

SWINDON001-DN456745-45833657

Published date

8 January 2020

Closing date

5 February 2020

Contract start date

19 February 2020

Contract end date

29 April 2020

Contract type

Works

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

Spring Gardens is approximately 1ha of open space in Swindon Town Centre, adjacent to Spring Gardens Car Park and the retail units of the Range and Halfords. The grass area serves the adjacent residential communities. There has been a noticeable increase in the use of the site as a destination for informal sport and leisure and as a route through to Princes Street.

These works are to provide a better leisure offer to meet this evident leisure demand, improve boundary planting, and in doing so, address historic land contamination issues .The land is formed from a former clay pit that has been in filled with waste.

Over the years some of the waste has made its way to the surface, partly because of its regular use for informal sports. Testing has shown that the contamination is sufficiently high to be potentially harmful to health and indeed appears to have contributed to permanent dieback of surface vegetation in one area of the centre of the park.

The scope of The Spring Gardens refurbishment includes:
• The importation of inert topsoil to cap historic areas of contamination
• Vegetation clearance and enabling tree work
New tree planting, grass seeding and perennial seeding.To participate, Suppliers will need to Register as a Supplier with ProContract, www.supplyingthesouthwest.org.uk, then Register an Interest before obtaining access to the tender documents. In the event of difficulties registering as a supplier, please refer to the System Administrator Proactis support team ProContractSuppliers@proactis.com

Tender clarifications to be submitted in writing via Messaging in ProContract tender portal (https://www.supplyingthesouthwest.org.uk ) including the project name and DN456745 reference clearly in the subject title. Tender clarification deadline 29th January, 12:00:00 hrs UK Local time.


Questionnaire/ Tender Responses are required to be submitted no later than 05th February 2020, 1200 hrs UK Local time via ProContract Tender Portal (https://www.supplyingthesouthwest.org.uk) including the project name and DN456745 reference clearly in the subject title.

In the event of difficulties downloading tender documents, please refer to the named contacts David James at DJames@swindon.gov.uk.

Please note that this project has been advertised on Contracts Finder/ other web portals, however, Supplying the South West Portal, www.supplyingthesouthwest.org.uk, is the only portal that includes all the relevant documents required to respond to this opportunity, bearing Project Id: DN456745

More information

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About the buyer

Contact name

David James

Address

Swindon Borough Council, Civic Offices
Euclid Street
Swindon
SN1 2JH
England

Telephone

+44 1793466310

Email

djames@swindon.gov.uk

Website

http://www.swindon.gov.uk/