Grounds Maintenance Contract (including Assisted Garden Maintenance)

A Tender Notice
by HIGHLAND RESIDENTIAL (INVERNESS) LIMITED

Source
Find a Tender
Type
Contract (Services)
Duration
3 year
Value
£2M
Sector
ENVIRONMENT
Published
23 Dec 2024
Delivery
To 28 Jan 2028 (est.)
Deadline
28 Jan 2025 12:00

Concepts

Location

Invergordon

Geochart for 2 buyers and 0 suppliers

2 buyers

Description

Highland Residential is a social enterprise company, a wholly owner subsidiary of Albyn Housing Society Ltd. Highland Residential is seeking to procure the services of a suitably qualified and experienced contractor(s) for the provision of grounds maintenance to factored sites and assisted garden maintenance (AGM) for eligible tenants’ gardens. There is also an element of improvements through landscaping. There are currently 178 sites where grounds maintenance is required, plus 123 assisted garden maintenance, in various locations across the Highlands.

Lot Division

1 North Highlands including Inverness, Nairn, Alness, Dingwall, Invergordon and other areas
  • Value: £2M

This lot includes 159 sites and 114 gardens (numbers subject to change over the duration of the contract). The purpose is to instil a sense of pride in where our tenants (and owners) enjoy living. Works include: - Regular grass cutting and maintenance - Regular shrub/planted areas and hard surfaces maintenance - Routine maintenance tasks such as leaf clearance and hedge/shrub pruning. - Litter pick up and disposal - Planting of new and replacement shrubs, hedges and bulbs etc. - The design of landscape features as requested by Highland Residential Having tidy, well-maintained grounds positively impacts on our tenants’ (and owners’) experience and their overall satisfaction with where they live. It’s important that the work is carried out to a consistently high standard, with each site left well-maintained and clean and tidy. The contractor will be required to submit Key Performance Indicator information and communicate effectively with Highland Residential. Community benefits are contractually required.

Award Criteria
Method Statement 15.0
Quality, performance and communications 15.0
Resources 20.0
Health & Safety 10.0
Community Benefits 10.0
PRICE 30.0
2 Aviemore and Cairngorms
  • Value: £195K

This lot includes 19 sites and 9 gardens (numbers subject to change over the duration of the contract). The purpose is to instil a sense of pride in where our tenants (and owners) enjoy living. Works include: - Regular grass cutting and maintenance - Regular shrub/planted areas and hard surfaces maintenance - Routine maintenance tasks such as leaf clearance and hedge/shrub pruning. - Litter pick up and disposal - Planting of new and replacement shrubs, hedges and bulbs etc. - The design of landscape features as requested by Highland Residential Having tidy, well-maintained grounds positively impacts on our tenants’ (and owners’) experience and their overall satisfaction with where they live. It’s important that the work is carried out to a consistently high standard, with each site left well-maintained and clean and tidy. The contractor will be required to submit Key Performance Indicator information and communicate effectively with Highland Residential. Community benefits are contractually required.

Award Criteria
Quality, Performance and Communications 15.0
Resources 20.0
Health & Safety 10.0
Community Benefits 10.0
Method Statement 15.0
PRICE 30.0

CPV Codes

  • 77314000 - Grounds maintenance services

Indicators

  • Restrictions apply to the lot award allocation.
  • Bids should cover one or more lots.
  • Bids should cover the whole contract.
  • This is a recurring contract.
  • Options are available.
  • Renewals are available.
  • Financial restrictions apply.
  • Performance considerations apply.
  • Professional qualifications are sought.
  • Staff qualifications are relevant.
  • Award on basis of price.

Other Information

Please note that you must request a site visit by 8th January 2025 (12.00 midday). A site visit is mandatory. 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=786541. 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. A sub-contract clause has been included in this contract. For more information see: http://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/info/InfoCentre.aspx?ID=2363 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: Bidders are required to submit their community benefits as part of their tender response. (SC Ref:786541) Download the ESPD document here: https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/ESPD/ESPD_Download.aspx?id=786541

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