CP2550-24 Devon County Council Corporate Grounds Maintenance Contract

Concepts

• exeter
• horticultural services
• devon county council corporate premises
• devon county council
• devon county council corporate grounds maintenance contract
• grounds maintenance services
• devon
• corporate office buildings
• the devon county council estate
• the devon county council

Location

Description

Devon County Council seeks to engage a single grounds maintenance contractor to provide grounds maintenance services for Devon County Council corporate premises across the county of Devon. The Devon County Council estate comprises corporate office buildings, together with some educational units, Children's Centres, Social Care Units and Economic Development sites/Business Parks.\r \r Most establishments incorporate at least the following areas of work:\r • Regular Grass cutting\r • Rough Grass and conservation cutting\r • Hedges\r • Shrub beds (especially standard shrub beds and shrub bed edging)\r • Hard Surface Weed Control \r • Direct labour\r • Miscellaneous - litter and leaves.\r The contract will be for a four year period from the 1st of January 2025 until the 31st of December 2028, with an option for extensions up to a maximum of 24 months to the 31st December 2030.. \r Tenderers should note that sites are dispersed across the county and Individual sites may be added to, or may leave the contract during the course of its duration. \r There are approximately sixty-one sites and sub sites currently maintained. \r The contract includes requirements for safe working on the highway that will apply when contractors are carrying out operations to the exterior of premises. Where work must be undertaken that is on or affects the highway an operative must be on site that is competent in signing, guarding and lighting (Unit 2 within the New Roads and Streetworks Act).\r

Award Detail

CPV Codes

• 77300000 - Horticultural services

Indicators

• Contract is suitable for SMEs.
• Contract is suitable for VCOs.