--- title: "Grounds Maintenance Services Yorkshire - Prior Information Notice" ocid: "ocds-b5fd17-7218ae4f-2ec9-4ac4-bd6e-e4896259d64c" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-7218ae4f-2ec9-4ac4-bd6e-e4896259d64c" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-7218ae4f-2ec9-4ac4-bd6e-e4896259d64c.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-7218ae4f-2ec9-4ac4-bd6e-e4896259d64c.json" source: "Contracts Finder" current_stage: "Planning" buyer: "ACCENT HOUSING LTD" published: "2019-11-06" --- # Grounds Maintenance Services Yorkshire - Prior Information Notice Buyer: ACCENT HOUSING LTD Current stage: Planning OCID: ocds-b5fd17-7218ae4f-2ec9-4ac4-bd6e-e4896259d64c [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-7218ae4f-2ec9-4ac4-bd6e-e4896259d64c) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-7218ae4f-2ec9-4ac4-bd6e-e4896259d64c.json) ## Summary The procurement process, initiated by Accent Housing Ltd, focuses on Grounds Maintenance Services in Yorkshire and is currently in the planning stage. The notice, titled "Grounds Maintenance Services Yorkshire - Prior Information Notice," encourages engagement from established Grounds Maintenance Contractors and highlights key dates, including an engagement end date of 25 November 2019 and contractor engagement days scheduled for 28 and 29 November 2019. Accent Housing Ltd, based in Shipley, England, operates within the social housing sector, providing services aimed at improving the quality of life for its customers across nearly 22,000 homes in England. This tender presents substantial opportunities for growth within the grounds maintenance sector, specifically for established businesses capable of providing localised services and conforming to Accent's requirements. Companies specialising in planting, landscape gardening, tree pruning, and hedge trimming are particularly well-suited for participation. The contract's total value is £300,000, and contractors should be prepared to demonstrate their operational capabilities within 20 miles of the designated sites to ensure service reliability, particularly for gritting in winter. This focused procurement approach not only enhances community services but also encourages SMEs to engage in meaningful contracts within the public sector. ## Notice Contactor Engagement Day Accent Housing Limited, a Registered Provider of Social Housing, owns almost 22,000 houses across the north, east and south of England. They are home to over 35,000 customers. We exist to improve lives, providing people with high quality homes, affordably. Whatever their housing need, whether family, single, older or more vulnerable - our customers come first. They are always at the very heart of our business. Supporting Accent's ambitions to nurture, continuously improve and excel its customer service experience. Accent is conducting an early market engagement opportunity with a view to discuss and develop its service standard specification for Grounds Maintenance Services with established Grounds Maintenance Contractors. For the avoidance of doubt we will only consider Established Contactors and who are willing to establish a local base of operations no more than 20 miles from all sites within the lot being bid for. This is due to inclement weather as the contract includes gritting of Accent owned identified communal highways/roads, car parks and pathways. Accent intends to procure 2 lots, please note to mitigate against contractor failure it is the intention Contractors may only win a maximum of one (1) individual Lot. For convenience each lot has a map pin noting the scheme locations. Accent intends to hold two Contractor engagement days on the 28th November and 29th November 2019 this will be allocated on a first come first served basis. Once all slots have been allocated the engagement exercise will be deemed to have ended. Please do not request a place on a Contractor engagement day unless you can evidence you are an established Grounds Maintenance Contractor. Accent's decision on eligibility to attend a Contractor Engagement day is final. Accent reserves the right to change the location venue of the Contractor engagement day however, this will be restricted to the Bradford District area. Notification of such changes will be sent via the messaging portal of DueNorth Proactis. Additional information: To register your interest please use the following hyperlink and select the appropriate procurement. ## Key Details | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication source | Contracts Finder | | Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/1ed9ee05-4233-4e41-933d-dfcba8f4934c | | Notice type | Market Engagement Notice | | Procurement type | Standard | | Procurement category | Not specified | | Procurement method | Not Specified | | Procurement method details | Not specified | | Tender suitability | SME | | Awardee scale | Not specified | | All stages | Planning | ## Dates | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication date | 6 Nov 2019 | | Submission deadline | Not specified | | Future notice date | 25 Nov 2019 | | Award date | Not specified | | Contract period | Not specified | | Recurrence | Not specified | ## Values | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender value | £300,000 | | Lots value | Not specified | | Awards value | Not specified | | Contracts value | Not specified | ## Status | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender status | Planning | | Lots status | Not specified | | Awards status | Not specified | | Contracts status | Not specified | ## Buyer | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Main buyer | ACCENT HOUSING LTD | | Locality | SHIPLEY | | Post town | Bradford | | Postcode | BD17 7SW | | Country | England | | ITL 1 | TLE Yorkshire and The Humber | | ITL 2 | TLE4 West Yorkshire | | ITL 3 | TLE41 Bradford | | Local authority | Bradford | | Electoral ward | Baildon | | Westminster constituency | Shipley | | Delivery location | TLE Yorkshire and The Humber | ## CPV Codes ### Divisions - 71 - Architectural, construction, engineering and inspection services - 77 - Agricultural, forestry, horticultural, aquacultural and apicultural services ### Codes - 71421000 - Landscape gardening services - 77310000 - Planting and maintenance services of green areas - 77314000 - Grounds maintenance services - 77340000 - Tree pruning and hedge trimming ## Release History - 6 Nov 2019 at 12:30 - Planning - Market Engagement Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/1ed9ee05-4233-4e41-933d-dfcba8f4934c ## Documents - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/1ed9ee05-4233-4e41-933d-dfcba8f4934c 6th November 2019 - Early engagement notice on Contracts Finder - https://procontract.due-north.com/register Proactis DueNorth URL ## Notice URLs - http://www.accentgroup.org/ ## Provenance This Markdown file is an alternate public rendering of the D3 Tenders contract record. 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