Scottish Borders Housing Association Provision of Grounds Maintenance Service 2024-2029

Concepts

• grounds maintenance
• selkirk
• grounds maintenance services
• grounds maintenance service
• scottish borders housing association provision of grounds maintenance service
• a grounds maintenance service
• 2024
• grounds
• maintenance
• scottish borders housing association provision

Location

Selkirk

Description

Provision of grounds maintenance services on land owned by SBHA across the Scottish Borders

Total Quantity or Scope

The provision of a grounds maintenance service for a housing association with 5,619 properties covering the Scottish Borders

Renewal Options

At the discretion of SBHA the Contract may be extended on two occasions. Each extension period being of a maximum of twelve (12) months Additional services not forming part of this contract could include garden maintenance and clearance of gardens of empty properties, tree works, redesign and planting of ornamental beds and lifting of all or some grass cuttings.

Award Criteria

CPV Codes

• 77314000 - Grounds maintenance services

Indicators

• Bids should cover the whole contract.
• Options are available.
• Renewals are available.
• Financial restrictions apply.
• Performance considerations apply.
• Award on basis of price.

Other Information

SBHA is committed to providing high-quality public services that are delivered by well managed and motivated staff. As such it has adopted fair work practices and expects contractors to take a similarly positive approach to fair work practices. Tenders will be evaluated as follows: ESPD on a pass/fail basis. 40% Price. 60% Quality. The Quality element will be evaluated as follows: Technical & Service Delivery 20%, Method Statements 25%, Health & Safety 15%, Tenant Engagement 15%, Fair Work First 10%, Biodiverstiy and the transition to Net Zero 15%, Community Benefits Pas/Fail. Individual questions are weighted and this weighting is provided in the TenderDocumentation. Tender Documents comprise: Contract Notice, ESPD, Instructions to Tenderers, Contract Conditions, Specification and Response Document. 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=752499. 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: Refer to Tender documents. As an anchor institution in the Scottish Borders, SBHA will wish to explore the opportunity of community benefits and community wealth building in the contract time period (SC Ref:752499) Download the ESPD document here: https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/ESPD/ESPD_Download.aspx?id=752499