Tender

Countryside Management Operations

LONDON BOROUGH OF BARNET

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Tender

03 Nov 2021 at 12:05

Summary of the contracting process

The London Borough of Barnet is inviting tenders for its "Countryside Management Operations" project, classified under agricultural services. The current stage of the procurement is active, with submissions due by 6th December 2021. This open procedure includes six separate lots covering various aspects of countryside management, such as access maintenance for bridleways and rural paths, meadow management, hedge maintenance, and drainage works. The overall value of the contract is £750,000, and each lot will be awarded for a period of four years, with the potential for a two-year extension based on performance.

This tender presents significant growth opportunities for businesses specialising in landscaping, horticulture, and environmental management. Companies with experience in maintaining public parks and rural areas, as well as those competent in managing drainage and meadow ecosystems, will find this opportunity particularly appealing. By participating in this procurement process, suppliers can diversify their portfolios while contributing to the enhancement of community green spaces within the London Borough of Barnet.

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Notice Title

Countryside Management Operations

Notice Description

The London Borough of Barnet Greenspaces team, manage over 200 parks and open spaces ranging from large parks to small greens. We also undertake the management of horticultural features within public housing and highways sites across the borough. The requirements listed within the tender documents relate to operations required to ensure our open space, public housing and highway green areas are maintained to a high and safe standard and to allow access to the boroughs rich flora and fauna. The operations to be undertaken within this requirement apply to the maintenance of large grass and wild flower meadows, to ensuring our network of ditches are kept free flowing to provide adequate drainage for our open spaces. The borough has a network of (access routes) rural footpaths and bridleways which cross mainly the northern part of the borough, providing access to and through both public and private land rich in flora and fauna. The parks & open spaces, public housing sites have a large number of formal hedges which are cut twice a year along with the highways semi-rural roads which have hedgerows, hedges and grass verges that require cutting annually to ensure unimpeded access for pedestrians and vehicles. The countryside management operations requirement has been divided into lots suppliers can apply for provision for one or more of the lot requirements. The contract per lot will be for a four year period with option to extend for two years subject to performance and budget.

Lot Information

Lot 1 Access Maintenance (Bridleways)

Maintenance of routes for horse riders around the borough, full detail of requirement in tender document.

Renewal: 24 months

Lot 2 Meadow Management

The cutting and removal of arising from hay meadows, full detail of requirement in tender documents.

Renewal: 24 months

Lot 3 Rural Verges

The cutting of rural grass verges to maintain sightlines and maintain levels of growth, full detail of requirement intender documents.

Renewal: 24 months

Lot 4 Hedge Maintenance including Rural (Flail-Cut)

The cutting of hedges on the parks and open spaces, on the highway and rural roads in the Borough to maintain clear and safe sightlines and maintain levels of growth, full detail of requirement in tender documents.

Renewal: 24 months

Lot 5 Ditch, Culvert, Land drainage and Revetments

Clearance, maintenance and creation of ditches and land drainage and revetment to banks as required. Full detail of requirement in tender documents.

Renewal: 24 months

Lot 6 Access Maintenance (Rural Path Maintenance)

Maintenance of rural areas. rights of way, permissive footpaths, and long distance routes in mainly rural areas. Full detail of requirement in tender document.

Renewal: 24 months

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-02f2f8
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/027530-2021
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
Tender Suitability
Not specified
Awardee Scale
Not specified

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

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


CPV Codes

77100000 - Agricultural services

77300000 - Horticultural services

77310000 - Planting and maintenance services of green areas

77340000 - Tree pruning and hedge trimming

77342000 - Hedge trimming

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
£750,000 £500K-£1M
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
3 Nov 20214 years ago
Submission Deadline
6 Dec 2021Expired
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
Not specified
Contract Period
Not specified - Not specified
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

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

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
LONDON BOROUGH OF BARNET
Contact Name
Not specified
Contact Email
procurement@barnet.gov.uk
Contact Phone
+44 2083597212

Buyer Location

Locality
COLINDALE LONDON
Postcode
NW9 4EW
Post Town
North West London
Country
England

Major Region (ITL 1)
TLI London
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLI7 Outer London - West and North West
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLI71 Barnet
Delivery Location
TLI71 Barnet, TLI72 Brent

Local Authority
Barnet
Electoral Ward
Colindale North
Westminster Constituency
Hendon

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