Published date: 21 September 2021

Last edited date: 27 March 2023

Open opportunity - This means that the contract is currently active, and the buying department is looking for potential suppliers to fulfil the contract.


Closing: 18 September 2025, 10am

Contract summary

Industry

  • Grounds maintenance services - 77314000

Location of contract

North West

Value of contract

£2,464,000

Procurement reference

LW/CAS/LCC/21/1212

Published date

21 September 2021

Closing date

18 September 2025

Closing time

10am

Contract start date

19 September 2025

Contract end date

20 September 2025

Contract type

Service contract

Procedure type

Call-off from a dynamic purchasing system

A mini-competition or direct purchase from a pre-established dynamic purchasing system.

Contract is suitable for SMEs?

Yes

Contract is suitable for VCSEs?

No

Description

Lancashire County Council (the Authority) procure Routine Grounds Maintenance Services on behalf of Schools and other establishments across Lancashire and on occasion outside the Lancashire district.

Details of the type of work required typically include maintenance of grassed and planted areas, maintenance of trees, hedges and bushes, leaf clearance, herbicide treatments and the maintenance of sports, games and playground facilities. (Please refer to the Specification for more detailed information.)

Service Providers can apply to join the DPS at any time during the term of the DPS. If a Service Providers response does not meet the requirements, they will be invited to re-apply.

At mini-competition stage, establishments will be batched into geographical areas and service providers accepted onto the DPS will be eligible to submit a tender for one or more batches. It is anticipated that approximately 140 sites will be tendered annually via the i-supplier portal.

The DPS is now open for requests to participate.

More information

Links

Additional text

Requests to participate should be returned via the Authority's tendering system www.lancashire.gov.uk/isupplier
Registration to the system is required in order to download documents and submit requests to participate in the DPS.
Service Providers should familiarise themselves with all the documents including the DPS Agreement and Call Off Terms
The Total Contract Value takes into account each contract having an average duration of 4 years and includes the contracts which run beyond the four year term of the DPS.

How to apply

Follow the instructions given in the description or the more information section.

About the buyer

Contact name

CAS Procurement

Address

Fishergate
Preston
PR18XJ
England

Telephone

01772 534966

Email

casprocurement@lancashire.gov.uk