Garden Assistance Scheme & Ad-Hoc Garden Works 2025 – 2028, Motherwell

Concepts

• motherwell
• horticultural services
• garden areas
• garden assistance scheme
• garden works
• gardens
• garden assistance scheme & ad-hoc garden works
• our garden assistance scheme
• an ad-hoc garden works service
• a garden maintenance service

Location

Description

The requirements of this procurement exercise is to award a contract to an individual contractor to provide a Garden Maintenance Service and an Ad-Hoc Garden Works Service within 6 the Motherwell area within North Lanarkshire.

Total Quantity or Scope

The service will operate throughout the growing season between approximately March and November each year and will provide nine (9) grass cuts with reforming edges on two (2) of these visits; two (2) weedkills; and three (3) hedge trims at each property, each year. The service is predominantly provided to elderly and infirm council tenants, but it may also be provided to non-council tenants who meet the same criteria on a chargeable basis. The Ad-Hoc Garden Works is to provide garden works to properties throughout North Lanarkshire, including general tidying and maintenance within gardens, grass cutting, hedge cutting, tree pruning, reforming garden areas, clearance of debris and path clearing, on an ad-hoc basis throughout North Lanarkshire. This ad-hoc service is predominantly carried out in void properties, properties recently allocated through the void process, or provided as an initial one-off service to elderly or infirm tenants who have been assessed and qualify to be included on our Garden Assistance Scheme. Additional information: Economic operators may be excluded from this competition if they are in any of the situations referred to in regulation 58 of the Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2015.

Renewal Options

The Council intends to include an additional 1 x 12 month extension period which can be utilised should circumstances arise that such an extension is required.

Award Criteria

CPV Codes

• 77300000 - Horticultural services
• 77314000 - Grounds maintenance services
• 77340000 - Tree pruning and hedge trimming
• 77312000 - Weed-clearance services
• 77313000 - Parks maintenance services
• 77310000 - Planting and maintenance services of green areas

Indicators

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

Other Information

** PREVIEW NOTICE, please check Find a Tender for full details. ** TENDERERS PLEASE NOTE: Police Scotland identified a number of business areas which have a high risk of infiltration by Serious and Organised Crime groups; this Framework belongs to one such area and as such the Authority reserves the right to include enhanced probity checks prior to any contract award, including sharing tenderer information with Police Scotland. The tender pack includes a schedule for the Declaration of non-involvement in serious organised crime; this is a mandatory tender submission requirement for all tenderers. The buyer is using PCS-Tender to conduct this ITT exercise. The Project code is 28634. For more information see: http://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/info/InfoCentre.aspx?ID=2343 A sub-contract clause has been included in this contract. For more information see: http://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/info/InfoCentre.aspx?ID=2363 Community benefits are included in this requirement. For more information see: https://www.gov.scot/policies/public-sector-procurement/community-benefits-in-pr... A summary of the expected community benefits has been provided as follows: Bidders should refer to the requirements stated within PCS-Tender. (SC Ref:791458)