Notice Information
Notice Title
Stotfold Town Council Grounds Maintenance & Grass Cutting Contract 2023-2026
Notice Description
Stotfold is a medium sized town in the North East of Bedfordshire. It is a growing town, and we have recently taken on new areas of public open space following significant development. There are also likely to be more areas to be adopted in the coming years. The Town Council has an agreement with the Highways department at Central Bedfordshire Council, our Unitary Authority, that we will cut their highway verges within the town's boundaries, under contract. Stotfold Town Council's Grounds Maintenance & Grass Cutting Contract is due for renewal on 1st April 2023. The contract will run for a period of 3 years, ending 31st March 2026. Interested persons are invited to tender for the contract, full details of which can be found in the following documents: Invitation to Tender Specification of Works Form of Tender Verge, Grass Cutting & Grounds Maintenance - plan Extent of Grounds Maintenance & Grass Cutting Extent of Verges Locations map Key to locations Footpaths 6 & 7 Increasing biodiversity - plan Increasing biodiversity - images Arlesey Road Additional work - separate to contract Closing date for receipt of tenders is Monday 30th January 2023, 12noon. Tender submissions must be posted or hand-delivered, in the format and manor as detailed in the Invitation to Tender document, addressed to The Town Clerk, Stotfold Town Council, Greenacre Centre, Valerian Way, Stotfold, Hitchin, Herts, SG5 4HG. Electronic versions, by email or memory stick, would also be beneficial as supporting the submission.
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-b5fd17-f37eaf9e-e4a7-43a1-85a5-4efc252bade5
- Publication Source
- Contracts Finder
- Latest Notice
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/68f5fbf5-c61a-4c3c-9bfa-7386cf148056
- 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
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- CPV Codes
77314000 - Grounds maintenance services
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- £250,000 £100K-£500K
- Lots Value
- Not specified
- Awards Value
- Not specified
- Contracts Value
- Not specified
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 23 Jan 20233 years ago
- Submission Deadline
- 30 Jan 2023Expired
- Future Notice Date
- Not specified
- Award Date
- Not specified
- Contract Period
- 31 Mar 2023 - 31 Mar 2026 3-4 years
- 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
- STOTFOLD TOWN COUNCIL
- Contact Name
- Kate Elliott-Turner
- Contact Email
- kateelliott-turner@stotfoldtowncouncil.gov.uk
- Contact Phone
- 01462 730064
Buyer Location
- Locality
- STOTFOLD
- Postcode
- SG5 4HG
- 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
- Stotfold
- Westminster Constituency
- Hitchin
Further Information
Notice Documents
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https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/68f5fbf5-c61a-4c3c-9bfa-7386cf148056
23rd January 2023 - Opportunity notice on Contracts Finder -
https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/36964c5c-5e0e-417e-ac3e-c729dd81299c
Invitation to tender outlining key dates, instruction for tender, contract specifications, preliminaries, terms and conditions -
https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/07e3a64f-06b8-4cf9-ac00-63676333c4fd
Specification of Works - details 5 items within the contract - highway verges, grass cutting of recreational areas/open spaces, grounds maintenance, cemetery grounds maintenance & grass cutting, increasing biodiversity -
https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/ba39e476-e676-4f14-b318-271d3d0d0c8b
Form of Tender - table for submitting costs, compliance criteria, marking criteria for tender, declaration and company details -
https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/046cc537-cc59-4292-9eb8-6831ac505377
Verge, grass cutting & grounds maintenance plan - detailed PDF showing areas within contract -
https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/26b61458-33e0-4895-bfba-e183830a8808
Extent of Grounds Maintenance & Grass Cutting - includes Stotfold Cemetery -
https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/54a9ebff-aed0-4910-98f2-00851b1f2b5d
Extent of verges - includes allotments -
https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/43f61b52-dbf9-48ce-af2c-dc8c970ae381
Locations map, showing key areas within town -
https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/505c4150-ff41-412d-a613-9c4303161a7e
Footpaths map, showing FP6 and FP14 -
https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/170fd9b3-999d-4350-9b5a-ac6ba253142b
Increasing biodiversity - plan showing locations within Greenacre development -
https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/2cdd94d2-88b3-473b-a497-707f3e57b8e4
Increasing biodiversity - images showing locations within Greenacre development (as per plan), and Stotfold Cemetery -
https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/7daa13c9-dfe1-4780-a72b-7ce845571f6c
Increasing biodiversity - plan showing locations at Arlesey Road playing field -
https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/2c114f0e-035c-4040-8d67-6cc9da663b91
Additional work - maintenance of 'wild' meadow, to be managed public open space. This area is soon to be transferred by developer to the Town Council, and we are establishing whether to include within the contract, or to externally source maintenance. Your submission under this item will not affect evaluation of your tender, and if you choose not to price for this item, it will also not affect evaluation of your tender. -
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https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/51c6c31d-0652-4d87-b1ff-a5db1357f76e
Excel version of extent of grounds maintenance & grass cutting - includes cemetery -
https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/8c274f54-6766-4199-84bc-f8ae75306931
Excel version of extent of verges - includes allotments -
https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/febdc91d-fb2b-41d9-b30d-c08cbc4b5840
Questions raised by prospective tenderers, and responses given (as at 23Jan23) -
https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/d2f55018-6309-4bd4-aa2c-10ca55b80300
List of Streets & Footways in Stotfold, with measurements. Please note, only CBC and FW (footway) routes listed fall within the remit of this contract
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