Published date: 29 April 2022
This notice was replaced on 26 January 2023
This notice does not contain the most up-to-date information about this procurement. The most recent notice is:
Awarded contract (published 26 January 2023)
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.
Contract summary
Industry
Landscape gardening services - 71421000
Horticultural services - 77300000
Location of contract
North West
Value of contract
£300,000 to £600,000
Procurement reference
SP/21/1215
Published date
29 April 2022
Closing date
1 June 2022
Closing time
12pm
Contract start date
14 November 2022
Contract end date
13 November 2026
Contract type
Works
Procedure type
Open procedure (below threshold)
Any interested supplier may submit a tender in response to an opportunity notice.
This procedure can be used for procurements below the relevant contract value threshold.
Contract is suitable for SMEs?
Yes
Contract is suitable for VCSEs?
No
Description
FORMAL EXPRESSIONS OF INTEREST INVITED PRIOR TO THE RUNNING OF A CLOSED TENDER:
Lancaster University is inviting expressions of interest (EOI) from organisations interested in tendering for the Arboricultural and Landscaping Framework contract on campus. If your organisation will have the resource and capacity for delivering this service, and wishes to be considered for tendering, please respond as instructed. After assessing the EOI responses, the University will shortlist suppliers and invite those to participate in the closed Invitation to Tender (ITT) stage.
The University estate covers 560 acres (227 ha), encompassing grassland, playing fields, woodlands, sport pitches and a number of water bodies.
Lot 1 Arboricultural works - Trees are a major feature of the landscape at Lancaster with the campus containing approximately 25,000 individual and woodland trees. The in-house grounds team is trained to undertaken small elements of the required arboricultural work; however, contractual support is required to undertaken regular works to ensure the tree stock is managed in a safe way.
The University employs a consultancy practice to undertake an annual tree survey. This survey work generates a range of operations including felling, dead wooding, canopy reduction and other arboricultural operations.
As and when this work list is generated contractors will be asked to individually price the work taking into consideration the established specification for arboricultural works.
Lot 2 General Landscaping works - The in-house Grounds and Clean Team at Lancaster University are responsible for maintaining a number of the distinctive elements of the Campus. The general maintenance of the campus landscape, encompasses all grassed and shrub areas, paths and hedges, trees and woodland margins, and areas of water including Lake Carter.
To support this operation contractors are asked to undertake distinctive pieces of work which could include, path construction, fencing, formation of lawns, shrub bed maintenance, herbicide application, tree & shrub planting work, pond clearance and high-level pruning works etc.
The University aims to establish a Framework with up to three suppliers on each Lot.
The University is now inviting formally structured expressions of interest in the service, before running a closed tender. RESPONSES MUST BE IN THE PRESCRIBED FORMAT. Please download the Expression of Interest document along with all attachments including the draft contract from the University's e-tendering portal (In-Tend). RESPONSES MUST BE SUBMITTED THROUGH THIS SAME PORTAL AND NOT EMAILED DIRECT TO THE BUYER.
University's e-tendering portal: In-Tend
https://in-tendhost.co.uk/lancaster/
DOCUMENTS MUST BE ACCESSED AND SUBMISSIONS MADE VIA THIS PORTAL.
Any clarifications on procedure, documentation or the project generally must be raised through the In-Tend 'correspondence' function.
About the buyer
Contact name
Margaret Haynes
Address
University House
LANCASTER
LA14YW
England
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