Provision of Grass Cutting, Horticultural Services and Cemetery Works

A Prior Information Notice
by SOUTH TYNESIDE COUNCIL

Source
Find a Tender
Type
Future Contract (Services)
Duration
not specified
Value
11M
Sector
ENVIRONMENT
Published
04 May 2022
Delivery
not specified
Deadline
n/a

Concepts

Location

South Tyneside

Geochart for 1 buyers and 0 suppliers

1 buyer

Description

The contract is for the Council's Grounds Maintenance Services. It is split into the following Lots: 1. Grass Cutting - all Council owned areas excluding Cemeteries 2. Horticultural Services - all Council owned areas excluding Cemeteries 3. Cemetery Works - includes Grave Digging, maintenance of the grave spaces and clearance work around the graves plus associated grass cutting and horticultural services The contract duration is to be 5 years, with 2 x 12 month options to extend. The value at I.5 is the estimated value of a potential 7 year contract duration

Lot Division

1 Grass Cutting

Provision of the grass cutting service in Council owned public spaces
2 Horticultural Services

The maintenance of South Tyneside Council's Horticultural Features and Hedges and Provision of Herbicide Treatment
3 Cemetery Works

Provision of grounds maintenance and horticultural requirements (excluding arboriculture services) within Cemeteries, including grave digging, grave space management and grave clearance activity

CPV Codes

  • 77314000 - Grounds maintenance services
  • 77300000 - Horticultural services
  • 98371111 - Cemetery maintenance services

Indicators

  • Restrictions apply to the lot award allocation.

Other Information

Supplier Engagement: South Tyneside Council would like to undertake a market engagement event with organisations interesting in tendering for and delivering these works. Please note that participation in this engagement event or registration of interest will not give any advantage in this procurement opportunity, but is purely an opportunity to potentially shape the requirements. We will consult with interested parties to get views and comments on the planned approach to market. Your responses will help to inform the procurement although we cannot guarantee that all views expressed will be taken into account. The market engagement event is anticipated to take place on or around 25th May 2022 in the form of a MS Teams meeting or similar. If you wish to participate please contact kevin.graham@southtyneside.gov.uk as soon as possible but by no later than Thursday 19th May 2022 It is the intention to issue the FTS notice on the Find a Tender Service UK e-notification in June 2022, and suppliers are advised to monitor regularly for the opportunity to be published. Once the FTS contract notice/UK e-notification notice has been published suppliers will be required to express interest in this opportunity on the NEPO ProContract system. If not already registered on ProContract please register at the following link: https://procontract.due-north.com. Suppliers will then be granted access to the tender documentation once it is published. Please note that registering on ProContract and expressing interest does not mean that you have bid for the tender - once the above steps are complete you will be required to complete and submit the tender documentation.

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