Grounds Maintenance Services Framework

Concepts

• grounds maintenance
• edinburgh
• scotland
• grounds maintenance services
• maintenance services framework
• housing development locations
• single contractor
• mainland scotland
• geographical location
• trust’s scotland-wide development portfolio

Location

Angus & Fife

Description

Trust is seeking to appoint contractors to provide grounds maintenance services to sheltered housing development locations throughout mainland Scotland. The grounds maintenance services will include works on grassed areas, shrubs, hedges, trees, hard landscaped areas, gravel areas as well as litter and leaf removal. Trust is seeking to appoint contractors to provide grounds maintenance services to sheltered housing development locations throughout mainland Scotland. The grounds maintenance services will include works on grassed areas, shrubs, hedges, trees, hard landscaped areas, gravel areas as well as litter and leaf removal. The framework is split into 8 Lots based on geographical location to cover Trust’s Scotland-wide development portfolio including the Highlands, Borders and the Isle of Arran. The intention is for a single contractor to be appointed on each lot with the other ranked bidders retained as back-up options.

Lot Division

Renewal Options

Two additional 12-month periods. Total contract length inclusive of extension is 4 years (2+1+1)

Award Criteria

CPV Codes

• 77314000 - Grounds maintenance services

Indicators

• This is a recurring contract.
• Renewals are available.
• Financial restrictions apply.

Other Information

** PREVIEW NOTICE, please check Find a Tender for full details. ** 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=733065. 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: Trust has an internal policy for services contracts over 500,000 GBP to require community benefits be provided. Please see Appendix O - Community Benefits Statement (SC Ref:733065)