Notice Information
Notice Title
HBC 0623 The Provision of Grounds Maintenance and Cemetery Services - AWARD
Notice Description
Hertsmere Borough Council is currently out to procurement for Grounds Maintenance and Cemetery Services The contract covers a range of grounds maintenance tasks across the whole borough, principally in parks, amenity areas and at Allum Lane Cemetery, where grave digging and related services are also included. The contract also covers some allotments, closed churchyards, war memorials and highway land. In addition to grounds maintenance tasks, the contract includes parks cleansing, locking and unlocking of some sites, managing bookings for football and management of splash parks. The inspection and maintenance of play areas, furniture and other items of parks infrastructure is a separate Lot of works which may be awarded to the same contractor or separately. The contract duration is for seven years with the option to extend for a further seven years. This procurement is an open process. Organisations wishing to take part in this project are invited to 'express an interest' and also 'opt in' which will give access to the full procurement documents in the e-tendering system. Please allow sufficient time to make your return, as Tender submissions cannot be uploaded and submitted after this return deadline. Any questions relating to this procurement must be made via correspondence on the website, in accordance with the procurement documents, and can be addressed to the main contact as shown in the details above. Tenderers should be aware that due to the nature of the Services provided, any Contract formed as a result of this procurement process shall be executed as a deed. Tenderers should seek independent legal advice on the implications of this prior to submitting their Tender, where appropriate. The use of Lots has been considered for this procurement, but have not been used, because it would not provide value for money. Please note that the contract requirements will be subject to available financial resources, supplier performance and flexibility to meet changing demands. Please Note the TUPE Employee Liability Information for this procurement has been provided along with other documentation for this procurement. TUPE related information is personal data and must be protected in accordance with the requirements of Data Protection legislation and must also be kept confidential. Therefore, by accessing this Tender via Supply Hertfordshire and then the View Details button and accessing the documentation for this procurement, Tenderers agree to undertake to treat the information as confidential and commercially sensitive at all times and take all reasonable steps to prevent any inadvertent disclosure to any third party. To access this opportunity please visit https://in-tendhost.co.uk/supplyhertfordshire/aspx/Home
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-b5fd17-1d3469b9-bbe2-4e71-8732-c19c0caf14e7
- Publication Source
- Contracts Finder
- Latest Notice
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/9d800962-36c6-4557-873b-7c1394d21c33
- Current Stage
- Award
- All Stages
- Award
Procurement Classification
- Notice Type
- Award Notice
- Procurement Type
- Standard
- Procurement Category
- Services
- Procurement Method
- Open
- Procurement Method Details
- Open procedure
- Tender Suitability
- SME
- Awardee Scale
- Not specified
Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)
- CPV Divisions
45 - Construction work
50 - Repair and maintenance services
77 - Agricultural, forestry, horticultural, aquacultural and apicultural services
90 - Sewage, refuse, cleaning and environmental services
92 - Recreational, cultural and sporting services
98 - Other community, social and personal services
-
- CPV Codes
45112410 - Grave-digging work
45112714 - Landscaping work for cemeteries
50870000 - Repair and maintenance services of playground equipment
77310000 - Planting and maintenance services of green areas
77313000 - Parks maintenance services
77314000 - Grounds maintenance services
77320000 - Sports fields maintenance services
77330000 - Floral-display services
77340000 - Tree pruning and hedge trimming
90511300 - Litter collection services
90611000 - Street-cleaning services
90910000 - Cleaning services
92610000 - Sports facilities operation services
98341140 - Caretaker services
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- £8,000,000 £1M-£10M
- Lots Value
- Not specified
- Awards Value
- Not specified
- Contracts Value
- Not specified
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 15 Apr 202510 months ago
- Submission Deadline
- 18 Aug 2023Expired
- Future Notice Date
- Not specified
- Award Date
- 5 Dec 20232 years ago
- Contract Period
- 1 Mar 2024 - 28 Feb 2031 Over 5 years
- Recurrence
- Not specified
Notice Status
- Tender Status
- Complete
- Lots Status
- Not Specified
- Awards Status
- Active
- Contracts Status
- Not Specified
Buyer & Supplier
Contracting Authority (Buyer)
- Main Buyer
- HERTSMERE BOROUGH COUNCIL
- Contact Name
- Kirsten Brown(HBC)
- Contact Email
- kirsten.brown@hertsmere.gov.uk
- Contact Phone
- 02082072277
Buyer Location
- Locality
- HERTFORDSHIRE
- Postcode
- WD6 1WA
- Post Town
- Watford
- Country
- England
-
- Major Region (ITL 1)
- TLH East (England)
- Basic Region (ITL 2)
- TLH2 Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire
- Small Region (ITL 3)
- TLH27 South West Hertfordshire
- Delivery Location
- Not specified
-
- Local Authority
- Hertsmere
- Electoral Ward
- Borehamwood Cowley Hill
- Westminster Constituency
- Hertsmere
Further Information
Notice Documents
-
https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/9d800962-36c6-4557-873b-7c1394d21c33
15th April 2025 - Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder
Open Contracting Data Standard (OCDS)
View full OCDS Record for this contracting process
The Open Contracting Data Standard (OCDS) is a framework designed to increase transparency and access to public procurement data in the public sector. It is widely used by governments and organisations worldwide to report on procurement processes and contracts.
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