Award

Grounds Maintenance Services

CRESCENT PURCHASING LIMITED

This public procurement record has 2 releases in its history.

Award

23 Nov 2016 at 15:58

Tender

18 Nov 2016 at 20:16

Summary of the contracting process

The recent grounds maintenance services tender (CPC/KB/02/2017) initiated by Crescent Purchasing Limited is designed to establish a framework agreement for various grounds maintenance services across the UK and its overseas territories. The procurement process is currently at the award stage, following the completion of the tender period which ended on 7th September 2016. The contract, set to run from 23rd November 2016 until 21st November 2020, has an estimated value ranging between £500,000 and £1 million, divided into 13 regional lots with a maximum of eight suppliers per lot.

This tender presents significant growth opportunities for businesses specialising in grounds maintenance services, particularly those with the capacity to deliver comprehensive solutions such as grass cutting, shrub maintenance, and sports pitch upkeep. Small and Medium-sized Enterprises (SMEs) are especially encouraged to compete given the collaborative framework that allows several suppliers to participate, thereby increasing visibility and potential market access through varied client institutions such as schools, colleges, and universities. Active promotion and marketing efforts will be essential for suppliers to succeed in this competitive landscape.

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Notice Title

Grounds Maintenance Services

Notice Description

This is a re-tender of our Grounds Maintenance Services Framework which was originally let in 2012. The purpose of this exercise is to put a framework agreement in place with a number of suppliers for the provision of Grounds Maintenance Services. The general types of services that this framework will cover include all or part of the following elements: *General grounds requirements *Grass cuttings *Maintenance of grass surfaces *Hard surface and tarmac areas *Maintenance of shrub borders *Shrub beds *Hedge maintenance *Weed control *Fence line maintenance *Tree maintenance immature & mature) *Apply selective weed killer *Sports pitch marking and maintenance (all sports) *Scarify sports fields *Spiking of sports fields *Harrowing of sports fields The framework has been split into 13 regional lots with a maximum of 8 suppliers per lot and the estimated framework value is between PS500,000-PS1m over the four-year period. Please note that there is no guaranteed expenditure on this agreement. The competitiveness, level of service offered and marketing effort in the resulting agreements will be a large factor in determining how many institutions support the contract. CPC are looking for suppliers who will actively promote and market the agreement. The purpose of this framework agreement is to give EU cover and allow CPC members and other bodies to purchase at a substantial discount relative to the marketplace throughout the term of the framework agreement. The framework terms should apply to all eligible users of the framework agreement. Members have the right to utilise e-auctions during the further competition / call-off stage of supplier selection. It is a requirement of the tender that the selected supplier(s) extend the terms to all eligible institutions and consortia, as defined by the CPC including further education colleges/institutions, universities, sixth forms, academies, schools, museums and other similar organisations. The tender is also available for higher education institutions via our colleagues in other consortia. As per our joint contracting programme other bodies that could potentially be interested in access-ing the agreement are NWUPC (North Western Universities Purchasing Consortium). http://www.nwupc.ac.uk/ CPC reserves the right during the period of this agreement to make additions to or subtractions from the list of participating institutions and consortia. The right is also reserved to negotiate the inclusion of other users who are outside the main scope of this framework agreement. Current member details are available per region from the following link: - http://www.thecpc.ac.uk/members/regions.php Future members of the CPC will be from the education sector, the majority of whom will be on the open access EduBase

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-b5fd17-fde802f7-adc9-11e6-9901-0019b9f3037b
Publication Source
Contracts Finder
Latest Notice
https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/d3c93757-610a-4c36-a50b-4075f2ff557f
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Tender, Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
Award Notice
Procurement Type
Framework
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Open
Procurement Method Details
Open procedure
Tender Suitability
SME
Awardee Scale
Large

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
£1,000,000 £1M-£10M
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
£50,000 Under £100K
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
23 Nov 20169 years ago
Submission Deadline
7 Sep 2016Expired
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
22 Nov 20169 years ago
Contract Period
22 Nov 2016 - 21 Nov 2020 4-5 years
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

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

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
CRESCENT PURCHASING LIMITED
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
SALFORD
Postcode
M6 6AP
Post Town
Manchester
Country
England

Major Region (ITL 1)
TLD North West (England)
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLD3 Greater Manchester
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLD34 Greater Manchester South West
Delivery Location
Not specified

Local Authority
Salford
Electoral Ward
Pendleton & Charlestown
Westminster Constituency
Salford

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
14
Supplier Names

ALBEN LANDSCAPES

COUNTRYWIDE GROUNDS MAINTENANCE

FLORA-TEC

G BURLEY & SONS

GLENDALE GROUNDS MANAGEMENT

HI-SPEC FACILITIES SERVICES

HULTON'S LANDSCAPES

JS LEE

MALC FIRTH LANDSCAPES

NORSE COMMERCIAL SERVICES

THE CGM GROUP (EAST ANGLIA

THE LANDSCAPE GROUP

UNIVERSAL GROUNDCARE

VERTAS GROUP

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