Elderpark Housing Association - Landscape Maintenance Contract 2023-2025

Concepts

• landscape gardening
• elderpark housing association
• glasgow
• landscape maintenance services
• grounds maintenance
• helpline’ garden maintenance scheme
• landscape architects
• future landscape maintenance services
• landscape maintenance
• landscape architects tender drawings and elderpark housing association

Location

Govan, Elderpark, Ibrox, Cessnock and KInning Park, Glasgow

Description

The Contract will principally comprise litter picking, grass cutting, leaf collection, tree, shrub bed, planters and hedging landscape maintenance services to existing properties and common landscaped areas throughout Elderpark, Govan, Ibrox, Cessnock and Kinning Park, Glasgow to the areas detailed within the Landscape Architects tender drawings and Elderpark Housing Association’s property address list (refer Tender Document K – Elderpark HA Address List). The Contract may also include an annual tree survey service, tree and stump removal works, and repairs to existing damaged grass areas. The Contract may also include Elderpark Housing Association’s ‘helpline’ garden maintenance scheme involving landscape maintenance to gardens of elderly residents. However, this work is provisional and not guaranteed, and Bidder’s rates for the ‘helpline’ garden scheme will not be taken into account in the tender evaluation.The commencement date for the Measured Term Contract is currently estimated to be 1st July 2023 and the completion date is 30th June 2025. Subject to satisfactory performance of the Contractor, which will be assessed through measurement of the Key Performance Indicator’s (Refer Tender Document F), it is intended that the Contract will be extended on an annual basis by a maximum of two further years until 2027. Orders for future landscape maintenance services may be placed by Elderpark Housing Association during Year Thee, Year Four or at any point until expiry of the Measured Term Contract (maximum of four years from the date of entering into the Contract).

Total Quantity or Scope

The procurement is being undertaken in accordance with Regulation 28 'Open Procedure' of the Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2015. 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. SPD (Scotland) v1.2_0 Question 2D.1.2- Bidders must provide a separate SPD response (Sections A and B of this Part and Part III) for each subcontractor.

Renewal Options

May take up option of twelve month extensions up to a maximum of two further years (2025-2027) at an estimated value 75000 GBP (excluding VAT) per annum.

Award Criteria

CPV Codes

• 71421000 - Landscape gardening services
• 77314000 - Grounds maintenance services

Indicators

• This is a recurring contract.
• Renewals are available.
• Financial restrictions apply.
• Professional qualifications are sought.
• Staff qualifications are relevant.
• Technical restrictions apply.

Other Information

** PREVIEW NOTICE, please check Find a Tender for full details. ** Part IV Section C 'Technical and Professional Ability' will be scored on a pass or fail basis using the following scoring methodology; 0 -Unacceptable - Nil or inadequate response. Fails to demonstrate an ability to meet the requirement. A Tenderer which scores ‘0 – Unacceptable’ against any question may be disqualified. 1 - Poor - Response is partially relevant and poor. The response addresses some elements of the requirement but contains insufficient/limited detail or explanation to demonstrate how the requirement will be fulfilled. 2 - Acceptable - Response is relevant and acceptable. The response addresses a broad understanding of the requirement but may lack details on how the requirement will be fulfilled in certain areas. 3 - Good - Response is relevant and good. The response is sufficiently detailed to demonstrate a good understanding and provides details on how the requirements will be fulfilled. 4 – Very Good - Response is largely relevant and very good. The response demonstrates a very good understanding of the requirements and provides adequate details on how the requirements will be fulfilled. 5 - Excellent - Response is completely relevant and excellent overall. The response is comprehensive, unambiguous and demonstrates a thorough understanding of the requirement and provides details of how the requirement will be met in full. A Tenderer will be required to achieve a minimum score of 2 against each Question within Part C, i.e. a score of 2 or greater shall represent a Pass whereas a score of 1 or lower will represent a Fail. Elderpark Housing Association will disregard, and not evaluate the remainder of a Tenderers bid should the Tenderer fail to achieve the minimum score of 3 (a Pass) against any of the Questions included with Part C. Part D - Quality Assurance Schemes and Environmental Management Standards. Please refer to Tender Document E 'Standardised Statements' when completing Part IV Section D 'Quality assurance schemes and environmental management standards'. NOTE: To register your interest in this notice and obtain any additional information please visit the Public Contracts Scotland Web Site at https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/Search/Search_Switch.aspx?ID=730807. The buyer has indicated that it will accept electronic responses to this notice via the Postbox facility. A user guide is available at https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/sitehelp/help_guides.aspx. Suppliers are advised to allow adequate time for uploading documents and to dispatch the electronic response well in advance of the closing time to avoid any last minute problems. 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: A summary of the expected community benefits has been provided within Tender Document J attached to the Contract Notice. (SC Ref:730807)