Planning

Grounds Maintenance Services Yorkshire - Prior Information Notice

ACCENT HOUSING LTD

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Planning

06 Nov 2019 at 12:30

Market Engagement Notice
Summary of the contracting process

The procurement process, initiated by Accent Housing Ltd, focuses on Grounds Maintenance Services in Yorkshire and is currently in the planning stage. The notice, titled "Grounds Maintenance Services Yorkshire - Prior Information Notice," encourages engagement from established Grounds Maintenance Contractors and highlights key dates, including an engagement end date of 25 November 2019 and contractor engagement days scheduled for 28 and 29 November 2019. Accent Housing Ltd, based in Shipley, England, operates within the social housing sector, providing services aimed at improving the quality of life for its customers across nearly 22,000 homes in England.

This tender presents substantial opportunities for growth within the grounds maintenance sector, specifically for established businesses capable of providing localised services and conforming to Accent's requirements. Companies specialising in planting, landscape gardening, tree pruning, and hedge trimming are particularly well-suited for participation. The contract's total value is £300,000, and contractors should be prepared to demonstrate their operational capabilities within 20 miles of the designated sites to ensure service reliability, particularly for gritting in winter. This focused procurement approach not only enhances community services but also encourages SMEs to engage in meaningful contracts within the public sector.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Grounds Maintenance Services Yorkshire - Prior Information Notice

Notice Description

Contactor Engagement Day Accent Housing Limited, a Registered Provider of Social Housing, owns almost 22,000 houses across the north, east and south of England. They are home to over 35,000 customers. We exist to improve lives, providing people with high quality homes, affordably. Whatever their housing need, whether family, single, older or more vulnerable - our customers come first. They are always at the very heart of our business. Supporting Accent's ambitions to nurture, continuously improve and excel its customer service experience. Accent is conducting an early market engagement opportunity with a view to discuss and develop its service standard specification for Grounds Maintenance Services with established Grounds Maintenance Contractors. For the avoidance of doubt we will only consider Established Contactors and who are willing to establish a local base of operations no more than 20 miles from all sites within the lot being bid for. This is due to inclement weather as the contract includes gritting of Accent owned identified communal highways/roads, car parks and pathways. Accent intends to procure 2 lots, please note to mitigate against contractor failure it is the intention Contractors may only win a maximum of one (1) individual Lot. For convenience each lot has a map pin noting the scheme locations. Accent intends to hold two Contractor engagement days on the 28th November and 29th November 2019 this will be allocated on a first come first served basis. Once all slots have been allocated the engagement exercise will be deemed to have ended. Please do not request a place on a Contractor engagement day unless you can evidence you are an established Grounds Maintenance Contractor. Accent's decision on eligibility to attend a Contractor Engagement day is final. Accent reserves the right to change the location venue of the Contractor engagement day however, this will be restricted to the Bradford District area. Notification of such changes will be sent via the messaging portal of DueNorth Proactis. Additional information: To register your interest please use the following hyperlink and select the appropriate procurement.

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-b5fd17-7218ae4f-2ec9-4ac4-bd6e-e4896259d64c
Publication Source
Contracts Finder
Latest Notice
https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/1ed9ee05-4233-4e41-933d-dfcba8f4934c
Current Stage
Planning
All Stages
Planning

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
Market Engagement Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Not specified
Procurement Method
Not Specified
Procurement Method Details
Not specified
Tender Suitability
SME
Awardee Scale
Not specified

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

71 - Architectural, construction, engineering and inspection services

77 - Agricultural, forestry, horticultural, aquacultural and apicultural services

CPV Codes

71421000 - Landscape gardening services

77310000 - Planting and maintenance services of green areas

77314000 - Grounds maintenance services

77340000 - Tree pruning and hedge trimming

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
£300,000 £100K-£500K
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
6 Nov 20196 years ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
25 Nov 2019Expired
Award Date
Not specified
Contract Period
Not specified - Not specified
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Planning
Lots Status
Not Specified
Awards Status
Not Specified
Contracts Status
Not Specified

Buyer & Supplier

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
ACCENT HOUSING LTD
Contact Name
Not specified
Contact Email
donotreply@accentgroup.org
Contact Phone
+44 1274065540

Buyer Location

Locality
SHIPLEY
Postcode
BD17 7SW
Post Town
Bradford
Country
England
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLE Yorkshire and The Humber
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLE4 West Yorkshire
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLE41 Bradford
Delivery Location
TLE Yorkshire and The Humber
Local Authority
Bradford
Electoral Ward
Baildon
Westminster Constituency
Shipley

Further Information

Notice Documents

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