Published date: 11 October 2024

Last edited date: 14 November 2024

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: 19 November 2024, 12pm

Contract summary

Industry

  • Excavating and earthmoving work - 45112000

  • Horticultural services - 77300000

Location of contract

England

Value of contract

£19,200,000

Procurement reference

LBEX001-DN744384-30976361

Published date

11 October 2024

Closing date

19 November 2024

Closing time

12pm

Contract start date

30 September 2025

Contract end date

30 September 2031

Contract type

Works

Procedure type

Restricted procedure (above threshold)

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

This procedure can be used for procurements above the relevant contract value threshold.

Contract is suitable for SMEs?

Yes

Contract is suitable for VCSEs?

No

Description

The London Borough of Bexley are commencing the procurement of  its Grounds Maintenance, Burials and Arboriculture Services currently valued at £3.2m pa

The contracts will include:   
Green Space assets including parks and open spaces, highway verges, corporate properties, horticulture feature maintenance, hard standing and weed management, hedge pruning, park cleansing operations including bin emptying and cleansing of watercourses, inspection and maintenance of play and fitness equipment assets as well as landscape improvement works, biodiversity and environmental improvement projects.   
The responsibility and maintenance of four operational cemeteries including day to day grounds maintenance, upkeep of memorial terraces, walls and memorial gardens, unlocking and locking of cemeteries, Attendant and Escort duties, burial and ashes interments and memorial inspections.  
Arboricultural Services including cyclical surveying of Tree stocks on the Public highway as well as the Council's Parks, Allotments and Cemeteries, reporting and recording of condition, undertaking agreed works, including out of hours call outs  (24 hr emergency response).     

More information

Previous notice about this procurement

6217 - Grounds Maintenance, Arboriculture and Burial Services - Boroughwide

  • Opportunity
  • Published 11 October 2024

About the buyer

Contact name

Procurement

Address

CIVIC OFFICES
2 Watling Street
Bexleyheath
DA6 7AT
United Kingdom

Telephone

+44 2030455300

Email

procurement@bexley.gov.uk

Website

http://www.bexley.gov.uk