Tender

South Cambridgeshire District Council- Cambourne Business Park Grounds Maintenance Contract

SOUTH CAMBRIDGESHIRE DISTRICT COUNCIL

This public procurement record has 2 releases in its history.

Tender

24 May 2022 at 13:45

Tender

11 Apr 2022 at 10:06

Summary of the contracting process

The South Cambridgeshire District Council is currently engaged in the tender process for the Cambourne Business Park Grounds Maintenance Contract, valued at £1,000,000. This active procurement falls under the agricultural, forestry, horticultural, aquacultural, and apicultural services industry, specifically focusing on year-round maintenance at the Business Park located in Cambourne, Cambridge (CB23 6DP). The tender, classified under the CPV code 77000000, is currently open and will accept submissions until 24 June 2022, at 13:00. Following the tender submission period, bid openings and award announcements will occur shortly after, allowing for a potential contract duration of up to 1080 days, with options for two additional years of renewal.

This grounds maintenance tender presents significant opportunities for service providers specialising in landscaping, horticulture, and groundskeeping. Companies capable of offering comprehensive maintenance solutions, including litter management, grass cutting, pruning, and aquatic management, would be well-positioned to compete. The ongoing need for experienced contractors, particularly those familiar with maintaining business parks, offers a promising avenue for business growth, especially for local firms looking to enhance their service offerings within the region of Cambourne.

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Notice Title

South Cambridgeshire District Council- Cambourne Business Park Grounds Maintenance Contract

Notice Description

In May 2021 SCDC purchased the Business Park, Great Cambourne, Cambourne, Cambridge CB23 6DP, where its Shire Hall main office is located. The site is between only 10 miles from Cambridge and 13 miles from St Neots. And can be found on google maps here: Google Maps. Following the completion of the purchase, SCDC has gained responsibility for the maintenance and upkeep of the green areas and grounds of the business park. The existing contract has been in place since 2019 and is shortly coming to an end. Therefore, SCDC needs to re-tender the contract and is looking for a suitably qualified and experienced contractor to carry out these grounds maintenance works throughout the year at the Business Park in Cambourne. If you wish to bid for this contract, please register to our electronic online tendering portal at: https://procontract.due-north.com/Advert?advertId=cdf9394a-65db-ec11-8114-005056b64545

Lot Information

Lot 1

The ground maintenance involves general labour activities of: The grounds maintenance works include a variety of activities such as these general duties: - Litter pick - Watering grass and trees as required - Clearing debris from all bodies of water, maintaining aquatics and keeping reeds in the lakes under control by hand weeding from a boat. - Sweeping paths and car parks - Daily checks to lake pumps and equipment - notify of any failure for action by others - Routine grass cutting and edging including cutting neat circles around all trees in grass - Selective weed control to all areas of grass - Topping up bark mulch to all areas - Checking newt fences - Weeding shrubs beds by hand to avoid damaging perennials, lifting out compaction caused by pedestrians, application of fertilizers application of pesticides - Minor pruning to keep sight lines and kerb lines clear - Pruning all hedges - Maintain woodland planting, weeding tubes by hand and the balance by applications of roundup. Checking and removing loose tube, maintaining visibility splays - Depot works - there are no facilities on site for yard storage and waste disposal, so all materials, plant and equipment are removed off site each night. - Depot works - disposal of waste. All waste, grass cuttings and pruning's are re-cycled at our Wildmere Farm depot. - Strimming banks surrounding future plots - Pruning trees at low level to remove all suckers and epicormic growth At times there will be additional labour needed to undertake as agreed and appropriate: - Spraying car parks and hard surfaces with herbicide (3 to 6 times per annum); - Ditto with algicide including breedon gravel areas - Removal of dead material from car park joints with a pedestrian operated hard bristle sweeping machine and by hand hoeing, collect and remove arising - Scarifying and bringing breedon gravel to a tilth, raking out and re-compacting - Scarifying lawns including the marketing suite grass and fertilizer application - Gritting and snow clearing (in lieu of beating up) - Cutting areas of future plots with a 3m cut flail mower (4 times per annum) - Formative pruning and removing spent herbaceous growth - Pruning avenue trees at high level with Mobile Elevating Work Platform (MEWP).

Options: option to extend for 2 further years

Renewal: option to extend for 2 further years

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-032c0f
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/014319-2022
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

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


CPV Codes

77000000 - Agricultural, forestry, horticultural, aquacultural and apicultural services

77314000 - Grounds maintenance services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
£1,000,000 £1M-£10M
Lots Value
£1,000,000 £1M-£10M
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
24 May 20223 years ago
Submission Deadline
24 Jun 2022Expired
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
Not specified
Contract Period
Not specified - Not specified
Recurrence
Approximately 3 to 5 years time.

Notice Status

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

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
SOUTH CAMBRIDGESHIRE DISTRICT COUNCIL
Contact Name
Mr Sean Missin
Contact Email
john.brasier@scambs.gov.uk
Contact Phone
Not specified

Buyer Location

Locality
CAMBOURNE
Postcode
CB23 6EA
Post Town
Cambridge
Country
England

Major Region (ITL 1)
TLH East (England)
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLH4 Cambridgeshire and Peterborough
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLH42 Cambridgeshire CC
Delivery Location
TLH12 Cambridgeshire CC

Local Authority
South Cambridgeshire
Electoral Ward
Cambourne
Westminster Constituency
St Neots and Mid Cambridgeshire

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