Published date: 16 March 2023

Closed early engagement


Closing date: 12 April 2023

Contract summary

Industry

  • Grounds maintenance services - 77314000

Location of contract

England

Procurement reference

GUINPART001-DN660622-50698614

Published date

16 March 2023

Closing date

12 April 2023

Contract is suitable for SMEs?

Yes

Contract is suitable for VCSEs?

No

Description

Guinness require grounds maintenance services and tree works services across our estates. We are proposing to establish a framework to call off future requirements. The core, scheduled elements of the contract are as follows:

i Management of grassed areas including mowing and strimming
ii Maintenance of shrub beds including pruning.
iii Hedge-cutting.
iv Weed control
v Leaf collection and removal
vi Maintenance of ditch-side vegetation, culverts.
vii Bin emptying and litter-picking on selected schemes
viii Maintenance of hard standings
ix Site cleansing on other sites (optional extra requirement.
x Planned preventative maintenance of trees

A procurement strategy is currently being formulated with a view to the procurement of this framework during 2023.This notice is a Prior Information Notice of a future contract opportunity. This is not a call for competition, or a request for you to express interest in bidding for work.

Organisations are invited to consider completing and returning a market testing questionnaire linked with this Notice. Whether or not an organisation chooses to return a questionnaire will have no relevance or bearing on assessment of any future application to participate in a subsequent procurement process. Returning a questionnaire will not be deemed by Guinness as a standing expression of interest for any future contract opportunity.

Organisations should continue to monitor the UK e-notification service Find a Tender Service for notices and the opportunity to submit an expression interest or tender for a notified contract opportunity.

More information

Additional text

The market engagement questionnaire can be located on https://procontract.due-north.com/register

About the buyer

Contact name

Procurement

Address

Bower House
1 Stable Street
Oldham
OL9 7LH
England

Telephone

+44 3031231890

Email

procurement@guinness.org.uk

Website

http://www.guinnesspartnership.com/