Tender

CBC-1762-T-AS Housing Sites Grounds Maintenance

CENTRAL BEDFORDSHIRE COUNCIL

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Tender

24 Jan 2025 at 15:28

Tender Notice
Summary of the contracting process

Central Bedfordshire Council has issued a tender for grounds maintenance services at housing sites across the Central Bedfordshire district. The council, which manages over 5,200 homes, seeks a contractor to ensure clean and well-maintained communal outdoor spaces. This tender, classified under the CPV code 77314000 for grounds maintenance services, follows an open procedure below the threshold and is currently at the tender stage. Key dates include the deadline for receiving questions on 11th February 2025 at midday and the submission deadline for quotations on 17th February 2025 at 09:00. The contract will start on 1st April 2025 and end on 31st March 2026.

This tender represents a significant opportunity for businesses in the grounds maintenance industry to secure a contract with a unitary authority that has extensive responsibilities and properties. Businesses specialised in providing municipal and residential grounds maintenance services, and capable of ensuring budget compliance, will find this tender particularly suitable. By participating, companies can strengthen their portfolio, gain stability with a year-long contract, and enhance their reputation by working with Central Bedfordshire Council. The council will offer support throughout the quotation process, ensuring a level playing field for all tenderers.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

CBC-1762-T-AS Housing Sites Grounds Maintenance

Notice Description

Central Bedfordshire Council ('the Council') is a Borough Council with unitary responsibilities covering housing, highways, planning, education, and social care in Bedfordshire. It owns and manages over 5,200 homes for social housing and covers an area of more than 276 square miles. As both a landowner and land manager, the Council has a duty of care to its employees, neighbours, visitors, and the general public at large, to do all that it reasonably can under the Occupiers' Liability Acts 1957 and 1984, to prevent harm and damage occurring to people and property in a consequence of accident or incident relating to our stock. In recognition of this duty of care, the Council requires a contractor ('the Contractor') to carry out ground's maintenance works at selected Housing managed sites across the Central Bedfordshire district. The desired outcome will be to provide a clean, tidy and well-maintained communal outdoor space for residents to enjoy. All works, including preliminary works, are to be carried out within budget. The Council intends to enter into a contract with one successful Contractor. Central Bedfordshire Council's Major Terms and Conditions of Contract will be used for the Supply of Services for an initial term of 12 months. The Council will provide as much support and information as it can to help guide you through the quotation process. Questions asked together with the response, will be made available to all tenderers, to ensure a fair and consistent approach to all. If there is anything you are not sure about or need clarification on, please use the Correspondence facility within the In-tend electronic tendering system. Last date for receiving questions on the In-Tend system: 11th February 2025 at midday. Completed Quotations and attachments should be submitted electronically by the due date via our In-tend electronic tendering system. Quotations must be uploaded via the "My Return" section of the system. Quotations submitted through the correspondence facility will not be considered. Your Quotation must be submitted via the In-tend system by no later than Monday 17th February 2025 at 09.00. Quotations received after that time will be excluded. Additional information: Is a Recurrent Procurement Type? : No

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
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Publication Source
Contracts Finder
Latest Notice
https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/353d44b8-175a-44a5-8d40-1703988422d1
Current Stage
Tender
All Stages
Tender

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
Tender Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Open
Procurement Method Details
Open procedure (below threshold)
Tender Suitability
Not specified
Awardee Scale
Not specified

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

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

CPV Codes

77314000 - Grounds maintenance services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
Not specified
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
24 Jan 20251 years ago
Submission Deadline
17 Feb 2025Expired
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
Not specified
Contract Period
1 Apr 2025 - 31 Mar 2026 6-12 months
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Active
Lots Status
Not Specified
Awards Status
Not Specified
Contracts Status
Not Specified

Buyer & Supplier

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
CENTRAL BEDFORDSHIRE COUNCIL
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
SHEFFORD
Postcode
SG17 5TQ
Post Town
Stevenage
Country
England
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLH East (England)
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLH2 Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLH25 Central Bedfordshire
Delivery Location
Not specified
Local Authority
Central Bedfordshire
Electoral Ward
Shefford
Westminster Constituency
Hitchin

Further Information

Notice Documents

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