Published date: 26 October 2015

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: 26 November 2015

Contract summary

Industry

  • Construction work for highways, roads - 45233100

  • Highway maintenance work - 45233139

  • Horticultural services - 77300000

    • Planting and maintenance services of green areas - 77310000

Location of contract

KT1 1EU

Value of contract

£30,000 to £100,000

Procurement reference

A27J-G9ZZAS-A3NE-EKDSK0

Published date

26 October 2015

Closing date

26 November 2015

Contract start date

1 April 2016

Contract end date

31 July 2019

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?

Yes

Description

Weed spraying is to take place on the public highway which includes 580km of wall heels, footpath tops, kerbs and channels plus 42.5km urban and rural alleys and service roads. In total the length of highway to be covered by each application is 622.5km. Spraying is to include any weeds on central reservations/road islands. Three applications should be made annually (usually between March and September).

More information

Additional text

Instructions to Suppliers: Bidders are to please note that The Council's e-procurement system, Pro
Contract, is due to be upgraded to version 3 in November. A Go Live date for
the new version has been set for 16 November 2015. All projects (live, awarded
and archived) will be re-created in the v.3 system. Please note, the system
will be unavailable between the 13th and 16th November to allow for data
migration. Please be aware that these dates have been put into considerations
while planning timetables for this procurements. Therefore the Council does not
plan to do further extension as a result of the non availability of the system
for these four days.

Version 3 maintains the same functionality as the current system, but with a
more streamlined user interface.

About the buyer

Contact name

Abby Igandan

Address

Guildhall
High Street
Kingston
KT1 1EU
UK

Telephone

0208 547 5184

Email

abby.igandan@kingston.gov.uk