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title: "ITT For The Provision of Grounds Maintenance Equipment (Lease)"
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buyer: "ROCHDALE BOROUGHWIDE HOUSING LIMITED"
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# ITT For The Provision of Grounds Maintenance Equipment (Lease)

Buyer: ROCHDALE BOROUGHWIDE HOUSING LIMITED  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-b5fd17-24b13949-6624-4001-846d-4554367e54a9

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## Summary

The Rochdale Boroughwide Housing Limited is currently engaged in a procurement process for leasing grounds maintenance equipment, identified as the ITT For The Provision of Grounds Maintenance Equipment (Lease). This tender falls under the services category within the grounds-maintenance equipment industry and is situated in Rochdale, North West England. The tender process employs an open procurement method, with submissions due by 12 noon on the 26th of November 2018. This contract, valued at £150,000, is set to commence on the 1st of March 2019 and will run until the 28th of February 2021.

This tender represents a significant opportunity for businesses specialising in grounds maintenance or related service sectors. Companies that provide reliable garden equipment and maintainable landscaping solutions would be particularly well-suited to compete. The successful supplier will play a crucial role in supporting Rochdale Boroughwide Housing Limited's mission to enhance community environments by ensuring effective land maintenance across their 13,000 properties in the borough.

## Notice

The Neighbourhood Environment Team In 2015 RBH decided to bring the ground maintenance service in-house from Rochdale Council. Since then RBH have been reviewing the service that we provide and how we provide it. RBH renamed the service to Neighbourhood Environment Team and merged the grounds maintenance service and caretaking service into one service area. RBH currently maintain 1,000,000 m2 of land and have 13,000 properties throughout the Borough of Rochdale. RBH owned land and communal areas are maintained and cleaned over a two-week rolling period. Throughout the summer months RBH employ 53 operatives that is reduced to 45 during the winter period. As well as maintaining grassed areas and shrubs/bushes RBH are responsible for clearing all garage sites, pathways, play areas and drying areas and communal seating areas. Having reliable gardening equipment and as little downtime as possible is crucial for RBH in keeping our promise to our tenants of a better place to live and work in Rochdale. Tender documents are available to download from: www.the-chest.org.uk Project Reference Number: DN372365 Additional information: To be considered, tenderers must complete and return all Sections of this ITT document. Tenderers must complete and return all of the required information in the tender by the tender return time and date at 12 Noon on the 26th November 2018. An electronic Tender submission must be submitted via The Chest. RBH reserves the right to reject any Tender that fails to comply with the submission requirements set out in this ITT. Please do NOT e-mail your tender submission to RBH. Electronic Tender Submission via 'The Chest', the address of which is www.the-chest.org.uk Tenderers should note that the uploading process when submitting a Tender via The Chest may take some time. Tenderers should therefore start this process in sufficient time to allow for the complete uploading of their Tender submission by the tender return time and date.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Contracts Finder |
| Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/ae634baa-4107-4bb8-a712-fbc647b5904b |
| Notice type | Award Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Open |
| Procurement method details | Open procedure (above threshold) |
| Tender suitability | SME |
| Awardee scale | Large |
| All stages | Tender, Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 17 Jan 2019 |
| Submission deadline | 26 Nov 2018 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 12 Dec 2018 |
| Contract period | 1 Mar 2019 - 28 Feb 2021 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £150,000 |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | Not specified |

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Complete |
| Lots status | Not specified |
| Awards status | Active |
| Contracts status | Not specified |

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | ROCHDALE BOROUGHWIDE HOUSING LIMITED |
| Locality | ROCHDALE |
| Post town | Oldham |
| Postcode | OL11 1RY |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLD North West (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLD3 Greater Manchester |
| ITL 3 | TLD37 Greater Manchester North East |
| Local authority | Rochdale |
| Electoral ward | Milkstone & Deeplish |
| Westminster constituency | Rochdale |
| Delivery location | TLD North West (England) |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | GIBSON GARDEN MACHINERY |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 43 - Machinery for mining, quarrying, construction equipment

### Codes

- 43325100 - Grounds-maintenance equipment

## Release History

- 17 Jan 2019 at 15:04 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/ae634baa-4107-4bb8-a712-fbc647b5904b
- 24 Oct 2018 at 10:26 - Tender - Tender Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/d0a782ac-f3e8-4eb6-a3fa-d04409f6476a

## Documents

- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/ae634baa-4107-4bb8-a712-fbc647b5904b
  17th January 2019 - Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/d0a782ac-f3e8-4eb6-a3fa-d04409f6476a
  24th October 2018 - Opportunity notice on Contracts Finder
- http://www.the-chest.org.uk
  Access to tender documentation

## Notice URLs

- http://www.rbh.org.uk

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