Tender

AT1261 Luton Open Tender for Conservation Grass Cutting and Disposal Service

LUTON BOROUGH COUNCIL

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Tender

03 Jul 2024 at 14:33

Summary of the contracting process

The Luton Borough Council has initiated a tender process titled "AT1261 Luton Open Tender for Conservation Grass Cutting and Disposal Service" in the grounds maintenance services industry category. The service involves conserving grass cutting and collection within specified Conservation Areas in Luton. The contract value is £480,000, with an open procurement method. The tender period ends on August 2, 2024, and the contract period spans from September 30, 2024, to September 1, 2026.

This tender by the Luton Borough Council presents an opportunity for businesses specialising in grounds maintenance services to bid for contracts to provide conservation grass cutting and disposal services in Luton. Small to medium-sized organisations with expertise in environmentally friendly and conservation-focused operations would be well-suited to compete for this contract, which offers multiple work locations and a significant contract value of £480,000.

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Notice Title

AT1261 Luton Open Tender for Conservation Grass Cutting and Disposal Service

Notice Description

Please note for those suppliers seeing this opportunity on Contracts Finder or Find a Tender Service - To obtain access to the Tender Documents you must first obtain registration , for free, on Luton's preferred e commerce platform Proactis Due North - Procontract.due-north.com AT1261 Luton Open Tender for Conservation Grass Cutting and Disposal Service Luton is a large and growing town around 30 miles to the north of London. Luton Council is a unitary Council covering an area of approximately 16.74 square miles (43.35 km2) and the current population of Luton is estimated at 216,000. The Council employs approximately 3,000 people based in a variety of locations such as offices, schools, nurseries, crematorium, parks pavilions, community centres, sports centres, day care, residential, police station, hospital, etc. These locations are located across the Borough. Service Requirement: The service is looking to award a contract, or contracts, to suitably qualified organisation(s) who have been successful in their bidding for the provision of conservation grass cutting and collection services, for specified Conservation Areas within the Borough of Luton. You should note that some of the Conservation Areas are inaccessible to large machinery and are also covered by Stewardship Agreements and National Classification. Standards that require the protection of flora and fauna which must be taken into account when undertaking this operation. You will be required to recycle all arising's as a result of the cutting in a process which will need to be approved by the Council. Please also note that the contract has a total of 35 individual contract areas, and we may award each site individually to different bidders or reserve the right not to award at all The tender will consist of 1 LOT of multiple locations of work

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-b5fd17-b370f490-3ccd-4cfd-8d80-d65a195bf7ff
Publication Source
Contracts Finder
Latest Notice
https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/9adcb45c-ee77-48fa-817f-309974bb2c89
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 (above threshold)
Tender Suitability
SME
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
£480,000 £100K-£500K
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
3 Jul 20241 years ago
Submission Deadline
2 Aug 2024Expired
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
Not specified
Contract Period
29 Sep 2024 - 1 Sep 2026 1-2 years
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

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

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
LUTON BOROUGH COUNCIL
Contact Name
Christopher Newman
Contact Email
christopher.newman@luton.gov.uk
Contact Phone
+44 1582547058

Buyer Location

Locality
LUTON
Postcode
LU1 2BQ
Post Town
Luton
Country
England

Major Region (ITL 1)
TLH East (England)
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLH2 Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLH21 Luton
Delivery Location
Not specified

Local Authority
Luton
Electoral Ward
Central
Westminster Constituency
Luton South and South Bedfordshire

Further Information

Notice Documents

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