Stotfold Town Council Grounds Maintenance & Grass Cutting Contract 2023-2026

Concepts

• stotfold
• grounds maintenance
• stotfold town council grounds maintenance & grass cutting
• stotfold town council grounds maintenance
• stotfold town council
• central bedfordshire council
• town council
• town clerk
• stotfold town council's grounds maintenance
• growing town

Location

Description

Stotfold is a medium sized town in the North East of Bedfordshire. It is a growing town, and we have recently taken on new areas of public open space following significant development. There are also likely to be more areas to be adopted in the coming years. The Town Council has an agreement with the Highways department at Central Bedfordshire Council, our Unitary Authority, that we will cut their highway verges within the town's boundaries, under contract. Stotfold Town Council's Grounds Maintenance & Grass Cutting Contract is due for renewal on 1st April 2023. The contract will run for a period of 3 years, ending 31st March 2026. Interested persons are invited to tender for the contract, full details of which can be found in the following documents: Invitation to Tender Specification of Works Form of Tender Verge, Grass Cutting & Grounds Maintenance - plan Extent of Grounds Maintenance & Grass Cutting Extent of Verges Locations map Key to locations Footpaths 6 & 7 Increasing biodiversity - plan Increasing biodiversity - images Arlesey Road Additional work - separate to contract Closing date for receipt of tenders is Monday 30th January 2023, 12noon. Tender submissions must be posted or hand-delivered, in the format and manor as detailed in the Invitation to Tender document, addressed to The Town Clerk, Stotfold Town Council, Greenacre Centre, Valerian Way, Stotfold, Hitchin, Herts, SG5 4HG. Electronic versions, by email or memory stick, would also be beneficial as supporting the submission.

CPV Codes

• 77314000 - Grounds maintenance services

Indicators

• Contract is suitable for SMEs.

Other Information

Invitation to Tender can be found on our website http://www.stotfoldtowncouncil.gov.uk Invitation to tender outlining key dates, instruction for tender, contract specifications, preliminaries, terms and conditions STC Invitation to tender.pdf Specification of Works - details 5 items within the contract - highway verges, grass cutting of recreational areas/open spaces, grounds maintenance, cemetery grounds maintenance & grass cutting, increasing biodiversity STC Specification of Works.pdf Form of Tender - table for submitting costs, compliance criteria, marking criteria for tender, declaration and company details STC Form of Tender.pdf Verge, grass cutting & grounds maintenance plan - detailed PDF showing areas within contract STC Verge grass cutting ground maint plan.pdf Extent of Grounds Maintenance & Grass Cutting - includes Stotfold Cemetery STC extent of grounds maintenance grass cutting - includes cemetery.pdf Extent of verges - includes allotments STC Extent of verges - includes allotments.pdf Locations map, showing key areas within town STC Locations map.JPG Key to locations map STC Key to locations map.pdf Footpaths map, showing FP6 and FP14 STC Footpaths 6 and 14.pdf Increasing biodiversity - plan showing locations within Greenacre development STC Increasing biodiversity - plan.pdf Increasing biodiversity - images showing locations within Greenacre development (as per plan), and Stotfold Cemetery STC Increasing biodiversity - images - Greenacre park Stotfold Cemetery.pdf Increasing biodiversity - plan showing locations at Arlesey Road playing field STC Arlesey Road Playing Field.pdf Additional work - maintenance of 'wild' meadow, to be managed public open space. This area is soon to be transferred by developer to the Town Council, and we are establishing whether to include within the contract, or to externally source maintenance. Your submission under this item will not affect evaluation of your tender, and if you choose not to price for this item, it will also not affect evaluation of your tender. STC Additional work - separate to tender - Land to rear of Alder Green and Elder Avenue.pdf