Procurement for the provision of PA Housing Grounds Maintenance contracts

Concepts

• grounds maintenance
• leicester
• delivery of grounds maintenance services
• shrub maintenance
• ease of maintenance
• duration of the contract
• rose maintenance
• maintenance of children
• maintenance
• pa housing

Location

Leicester

Description

The delivery of Grounds Maintenance services to blocks and communal areas owned and managed by PA Housing. The services required by this contract, can include but are not restricted to:(i) Inspection, cleaning, application of preservative and occasional replacement of landscape furniture including bench seats, litter bins, notice boards and signs (ii) Litter Collection, Sweeping and Clearance of Debris (iii) Grass Cutting and Maintenance (iv) Edging (v) Grass Reseeding / Turfing (vi) Supply of Planting Material, mainly shrubs and roses (vii) Shrub Maintenance (viii) Rose Maintenance (ix) Hedge Maintenance (x) Application of pesticides, as required and in accordance with the appropriate legislation(xi) Trees – the lifting of trees to facilitate ease of maintenance when undertaking horticultural operations and emergency works as defined within the specification (xii) Snow Clearing and Gritting(xiii) Maintenance of Children’s Play Areas - to maintain areas and associated items in a safe and good working order in accordance with all Regulations and Standards, to ensure the safety and welfare of all users of the play area

Lot Division

CPV Codes

• 77314000 - Grounds maintenance services

Indicators

• Restrictions apply to the lot award allocation.
• Bids should cover a maximum number of lots.
• Bids may cover one or more lots.
• Renewals are available.
• Award on basis of price and quality.

Other Information

All estimated values and the duration of the contract are based upon the maximum term of five years. Tenderers applying for all Lots in the South (London and Surrey) will only be permitted to win either Lot 1 or Lot 2 and 3. In the event of the same Tenderer being top placed at the conclusion of the evaluation process the Lots will be awarded as follows:(i) Lot 1 will be awarded to the top placed Tenderer(ii) Lot 2 and Lot 3 will be awarded to the second placed Tenderer (iii) For the avoidance of doubt Tenderers in the South will be permitted to win either Lot 1 or Lot 2 and Lot 3 only. ii. Tenderers applying for all three Midlands Lots will only be permitted to win a maximum of two Lots. In the event that the same Tenderer is top placed at the conclusion of the evaluation process the Lots will be awarded as follows:(i) Lots 4 and 6 will be awarded to the top placed Tenderer(ii) Lot 5 will be awarded to the second placed Tenderer Tenderers applying for both the South (London and Surrey) and the Midlands Lots will only be permitted to win a maximum of two South Lots and two Midlands Lots with the award criteria as set out at i and ii above.