Notice Information
Notice Title
Grounds Maintenance
Notice Description
South Wales Fire and Rescue Service is seeking to appoint suitably qualified and experienced contractor(s) to provide Grounds Maintenance Services and Tree Works on premises throughout South Wales Fire and Rescue Service. The contract will be split into 3 lots and contractors will have the opportunity to bid for 1 or multiple lots. Lot 1 - General Grounds Maintenance Services - Zone 1 Lot 2 - General Grounds Maintenance Services - Zone 2 Lot 3 - Tree works The contract will be in line with the NEC4 Term Service contract. The contract will be for an initial period of 3 years with an option to extend for a further 24 months from the 1st April 2025.
Lot Information
General Grounds Maintenance Services - Zone 1
The service shall comprise of the maintenance and care of the grounds of the South Wales Fire and Rescue Service (SWF&RS) as per Appendix A - Lot 1. The service shall include grass cutting, hedge cutting, shrub and flower bed maintenance, trimming and litter picking, herbicide treatment, and weed control. All hard surfaces including paths, car parks, perimeter fence lines, wall lines and other areas specified by SWFRS shall be free of debris and moss.
Renewal: The contract will be for an initial period of 3 years with an option to extend for up to a further 24 months.
General Grounds Maintenance Services - Zone 2The service shall comprise of the maintenance and care of the grounds of the South Wales Fire and Rescue Service (SWF&RS) as per Appendix B - Lot 2. The service shall include grass cutting, hedge cutting, shrub and flower bed maintenance, trimming and litter picking, herbicide treatment, and weed control. All hard surfaces including paths, car parks, perimeter fence lines, wall lines and other areas specified by SWFRS shall be free of debris and moss.
Renewal: The contract will be for an initial period of 3 years with an option to extend for up to a further 24 months from the 1st April 2025.
Tree WorksThe services shall comprise of a biannual inspection and maintenance of trees on premises of the South Wales Fire & Rescue Service as per Appendix C - Lot 3. A copy of the SWFRS property list is included in Appendix C, together with ad hoc tree works as deemed necessary by the service. The successful contractor work must conform to BS3998 and have the following qualifications Essential CS 30 - maintain the Chainsaw CS 31 - fell small trees (up to 15" diameter) CS 38 - tree climbing & aerial rescue CS 39 - use a chainsaw from a rope & harness CS 40 - carry out pruning operations CS 41 - carry out dismantling operations Desirable qualifications Level 2 certificate or higher in arboriculture or related environmental discipline e.g. arboricultural/forestry degree.
Renewal: The contract will be for an initial period of 3 years with an option to extend for up to a further 24 months from the 1st April 2025.
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-04ce1d
- Publication Source
- Find A Tender Service
- Latest Notice
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/015090-2025
- Current Stage
- Award
- All Stages
- Tender, Award
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
- SME
Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)
- CPV Divisions
03 - Agricultural, farming, fishing, forestry and related products
77 - Agricultural, forestry, horticultural, aquacultural and apicultural services
-
- CPV Codes
03451300 - Shrubs
77211300 - Tree-clearing services
77211400 - Tree-cutting services
77211500 - Tree-maintenance services
77314000 - Grounds maintenance services
77341000 - Tree pruning
77342000 - Hedge trimming
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- £300,000 £100K-£500K
- Lots Value
- Not specified
- Awards Value
- Not specified
- Contracts Value
- £225,785 £100K-£500K
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 14 Apr 202510 months ago
- Submission Deadline
- 7 Feb 2025Expired
- Future Notice Date
- Not specified
- Award Date
- 18 Mar 202511 months ago
- Contract Period
- Not specified - Not specified
- Recurrence
- Dec 2027 (if extension is not taken) Dec 2029 (if extension is taken)
Notice Status
- Tender Status
- Complete
- Lots Status
- Cancelled
- Awards Status
- Active
- Contracts Status
- Active
Buyer & Supplier
Contracting Authority (Buyer)
- Main Buyer
- SOUTH WALES FIRE AND RESCUE SERVICE
- Contact Name
- Michelle Thomas
- Contact Email
- m1-thomas@southwales-fire.gov.uk
- Contact Phone
- +44 1443232082
Buyer Location
- Locality
- LLANTRISANT
- Postcode
- CF72 8LX
- Post Town
- Cardiff
- Country
- Wales
-
- Major Region (ITL 1)
- TLL Wales
- Basic Region (ITL 2)
- TLL5 South East Wales
- Small Region (ITL 3)
- TLL51 Central Valleys and Bridgend
- Delivery Location
- TLL Wales
-
- Local Authority
- Rhondda Cynon Taf
- Electoral Ward
- Llantrisant and Talbot Green
- Westminster Constituency
- Pontypridd
Further Information
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