The Gwynedd Council Highways and Municipal – Highways Rural Grass Cutting Tender 2023

Concepts

• rural highways verge maintenance service
• highways rural verge maintenance
• caernarfon
• verge maintenance
• gwynedd council
• gwynedd council highways
• highways rural grass cutting tender
• contract of the maintenance of the rural highways verge maintenance service
• client’s rural highways grass cutting service contract
• municipal

Location

Gwynedd: District Area 1 - Arfon 1

Description

The Client wishes to procure a Contractor or Contractors to undertake the Contract of the maintenance of the Rural Highways Verge Maintenance Service. The Client has responsibility for ensuring that the Highways Rural Verge Maintenance is of a high standard and will wish to satisfy itself that the contracted service to be provided complies with all statutory requirements which are, or would otherwise have been, obligatory upon the Client, Client Agent or employees For the purpose of the Contract the Client has divided the Gwynedd Council Geographical areas into three areas as follows:- ARFON ( which is sub-divided into 3 DISTRICTS ) DWYFOR ( which is sub-divided into 6 DISTRICTS ) MEIRIONNYDD ( which is sub-divided into 8 DISTRICTS ) There will be in total 17 districts all with individual contracts. The Client’s Rural Highways Grass cutting service contract will be a divided into 17 routes (lots). The framework contract will be awarded on the basis of a single Contractor for each Areas, with one Contractor being awarded a maximum of “8” Areas (lots). The Contractor will be able to submit a bid for one, for several or for all of the lots, and will be required to rank their bids from 1 to however many routes they are bidding for in terms of preference The proposed service will be carried out in accordance with the terms and conditions set out in the NEC4 term service short contract. The Client reserves the right not to proceed with any proposals made in response to this invitation. The initial Service period for the contract is 24 months from the start date, the Client reserve the right to extend the contract for a further 24 months in 12 months periods. (2+1+1).

Lot Division

CPV Codes

• 45233229 - Verge maintenance work
• 45112730 - Landscaping work for roads and motorways
• 45112700 - Landscaping work

Indicators

• Restrictions apply to the lot award allocation.
• Variant bids may be considered.
• This is a one-off contract (no recurrence)
• Options are available.
• Renewals are available.
• Professional qualifications are sought.
• Staff qualifications are relevant.

Other Information

** PREVIEW NOTICE, please check Find a Tender for full details. ** Please see Volume 1 Form of Tender NOTE: The authority is using eTenderwales to carry out this procurement process. To obtain further information record your interest on Sell2Wales at https://www.sell2wales.gov.wales/search/search_switch.aspx?ID=130067 The Contractor shall ensure that all contracts with Subcontractors and Suppliers which the Contractor intends to procure following the Award date, and which the Contractor has not, before the date of this Contract, already planned to award to a particular Subcontractor or Supplier, are advertised through the Sell2Wales portal (www.sell2wales.gov.wales) and awarded following a fair, open, transparent and competitive process proportionate to the nature and value of the contract. The Contracting Authority does not intend to include any community benefit requirements in this contract for the following reason: Gwynedd Council are in the process of developing the use of TOMS for community benefits purpose. Profile question section - relating to Skills and Apprentices are asked within the SPD, on etenderwales. (WA Ref:130067) The buyer considers that this contract is suitable for consortia.