Gritting & Snow Clearance Services

Concepts

• poole
• ice clearing
• snow clearing
• snow clearance services
• a gritting and snow clearance service contract
• clearance
• gritting
• snow
• dorset wide nhs trusts
• other dorset wide nhs trusts

Location

South West England:

Description

Dorset HealthCare University NHS Foundation Trust requires a gritting and snow clearance service contract for car parks, roadways and walkways at its sites across Dorset and surrounding areas. This tender opportunity is not limited to the Trust and could potentially be used by other Dorset Wide NHS Trusts. However it should be noted that there is no commitment from these Trusts to take up the service.

Total Quantity or Scope

The Trust requires the supplier to obtain reliable weather forecast data in order to implement consistent and defensible decision making arrangements for precautionary salting, providing surety of treatment and protection against litigation. The supplier will be required to provide additional treatments on an ad-hoc basis within 8 hours of instruction from DHC representatives. The supplier will be required to operate a fleet of properly maintained appropriate vehicles and plane, with GPS tracking facilities, full back up and sufficient supplies of salt.

Renewal Options

The contract can be extended by up to 24 months by mutual agreement

CPV Codes

• 90630000 - Ice-clearing services
• 90620000 - Snow-clearing services

Indicators

• This is a one-off contract (no recurrence)
• Renewals are available.

Other Information

** PREVIEW NOTICE, please check Find a Tender for full details. ** The contracting authority considers that this contract may be suitable for economic operators that are small or medium enterprises (SMEs). However, any selection of tenderers will be based solely on the criteria set out for the procurement.