Tender

Maintenance of grounds, trees, grass, hedges, verges, street lights and

ARDLEIGH PARISH COUNCIL

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Tender

27 Jan 2022 at 16:47

Summary of the contracting process

The Ardleigh Parish Council is inviting tenders for the maintenance of various community grounds and services, commencing on 1 April 2022 and lasting for a three-year period. The procurement is classified under horticultural services and is being conducted through an open procedure. Interested parties must submit their bids by 7 February 2022, and the bid opening will take place on the same day. The contract encompasses multiple lots, including floral displays, grass cutting, hedge maintenance, street light servicing, and tree surveys across Ardleigh, Essex.

This tender presents significant opportunities for businesses specialising in horticultural services, landscaping, and municipal maintenance. Companies that can demonstrate experience in managing public spaces, along with the ability to provide comprehensive service packages, will find this contract particularly appealing. With a focus on delivering maintenance services to essential community areas, contractors capable of handling both routine and emergency tasks will be well-suited to compete in this process, thereby enhancing their visibility and potential revenue within the local market.

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Notice Title

Maintenance of grounds, trees, grass, hedges, verges, street lights and

Notice Description

Tenders are invited for Ardleigh Parish Council Contracts for three years starting 1 April 2022. Areas of work include maintenance of Ardleigh Recreation Ground, Millennium Green, Cemetery and/or Churchyard and other grassed areas, verge cutting, street lighting, planting and watering floral displays and tree surveys. Details https://bit.ly/APCcontracts Bids will be considered from suitably qualified and experienced contractors, organisations or individuals for any or all of the items in a particular section. Quotations are requested on the basis of price per item per cut/attendance, with recommendations as to number of cuts/attendance expected to be required per year, where appropriate. Please also provide cost of additional or oneoff work, which may be requested, with hourly rate.

Lot Information

Floral displays- planting

1a. To supply and maintain the floral tubs and baskets around the village of Ardleigh as detailed; 1b. To supply and plant ready for summer colour, 14 barrels of varying sizes and 24 'lamppost' half baskets. 1c. To empty and refill the 14 barrels for winter colour 1d. To maintain the barrels and baskets throughout the year 1e. To replace the barrels where necessary (this can be additionally charged if and when replacement is required)

floral displays- Watering

2a. To fit and remove the baskets on lampposts (24). 2b. To water 14 barrels and 24 high level baskets regularly throughout the summer season and until end of September.

Grassed areas and hedges

3a. Ardleigh Churchyard grass cutting. 3b. Ardleigh Churchyard strim and weed the base of trees 3c. Ardleigh Churchyard gravestones to be carefully strimmed avoiding damage to memorial items. 3d. Trim cemetery boundary hedges as necessary. 3e. Ardleigh Cemetery grass cutting. 3f. Ardleigh Churchyard strim and weed the base of trees 3g. Ardleigh Churchyard all gravestones to be carefully strimmed avoiding damage to memorial items. 3h. Paths in cemetery/churchyard to be weed control as required 3i. Clear leaf fall on paths -seasonal leaf fall to be cleared from site. 3j. Cutting of Grassed area outside church lych-gate 3k. Grass cutting opposite church near bench, including adjacent Jubilee gardens and surrounding hedges. 3j. Hedges to Jubilee Gardens where abut pavement especially along Station Road and hedge to boundary of public car park to be trimmed as necessary to prevent overhang on pavements. Including pedestrian access to car park and adjacent public footpath. 3l. Cutting grassed area around notice board and bus shelter adjacent to junction of A137/Station Road, behind pavement, including maintenance of shrubs etc on adjacent seating area. 3m. Cutting grassed area outside Littlecourt. 3n. Cutting grassed area opposite the old squash club now Piccotts Place (Dedham Road). 3o. Cutting grassed areas, two triangles at junction Dead Lane/ Dedham Road. 3p. Colchester Road Play Area grass cutting including weed control and removal as necessary

Highway verges

4a. To cut the highway verges within the parish of Ardleigh. 16.91km of classified roads and 63.59km of unclassified roads in conjunction with Essex County Highways. 4b. In addition, the dangerous junction at Wick Lane/Dead Lane is to be cut every 6 weeks during the growing season. 4c. To undertake additional work on request which is on or adjacent to Highways eg to clear vegetation around road signs or encroaching on pavements.

Ardleigh Millennium Green maintenance

5a. Grass cutting of the main grass and play areas. 5b. To control the weeds (especially brambles) along all fence edges, hedge line, paths and the two shrub gardens. 5c. Maintain the area surrounding the pond. 5e. Cutting of the wild flower meadows in liaison with the Millennium Green Trustees. 5f. Pruning and trimming of the shrubberies, as required, especially where abut footpaths. 5g. Grass cutting at the Mary Warner road entrance to the green.

Ardleigh Recreation Ground and Village Hall grounds

6a. The open grassed area, (EXCLUDING THE CRICKET SQUARE), will need regular cutting throughout the growing season. 6b. Outer boundary strimming, to include the removal of brambles, weeds etc spreading from the hedge to the bottom. 6c. The car park edges to be cut as required and the central area weed controlled. 6d. Grassed areas surrounding the village hall, to the rear and front bank adjacent to the footway, to be cut as required. 6e. Annual treatment of weeds in and around the perimeter of the Galleon play area. 6f. Village Hall garden grassed area in the will need a regular cut to a suitable length for children during April to July with additional cuts as required in the remaining months of the year. 6g. Village Hall Garden Pruning, strimming and weed control as required and all cuttings to be removed. 6h. Village Hall Car Park perimeter weed control as necessary.

Street/ footpath light maintenance and servicing

7a. To carry out a visual structural inspection, supply and fit replacement lamps, clean lantern bowl and column base compartment, clear vegetation around lights, if needed. To provide a report to the Council following the inspection. 7b. To attend site for emergencies as required. To provide costs for emergency call outs. 7c. To supply costs for replacement equipment- using LED lights where possible. See specification for locations

Tree survey and maintenance

8a. To carry out an annual tree condition survey with management recommendations of all communal trees above 150mm diameter when measured at 1.3m from ground level. This will include a ground only visual inspection from within the communal grounds. All established trees will be surveyed, necessary details recorded and plotted on a map, any management recommendations will be put on a priority schedule. To provide an annual report to the Parish Council in Spring of each year (March - June). 8b. To carry out a 'walk over' inspection of each site after severe weather events and report on any gross defects to the trees See specification for location of trees

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-03103a
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/002465-2022
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

45 - Construction work

50 - Repair and maintenance services

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


CPV Codes

45233139 - Highway maintenance work

45233229 - Verge maintenance work

50232100 - Street-lighting maintenance services

77211500 - Tree-maintenance services

77300000 - Horticultural services

77310000 - Planting and maintenance services of green areas

77320000 - Sports fields maintenance services

77330000 - Floral-display services

Notice Value(s)

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

Notice Dates

Publication Date
27 Jan 20224 years ago
Submission Deadline
7 Feb 2022Expired
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
ARDLEIGH PARISH COUNCIL
Contact Name
Rachel Fletcher
Contact Email
ardleighpc@gmail.com
Contact Phone
+44 1206619532

Buyer Location

Locality
COLCHESTER
Postcode
CO7 7EZ
Post Town
Colchester
Country
England

Major Region (ITL 1)
TLH East (England)
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLH3 Essex
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLH34 Essex Haven Gateway
Delivery Location
TLH East (England)

Local Authority
Colchester
Electoral Ward
Castle
Westminster Constituency
Colchester

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