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title: "Landscaping - Landscaping miscellaneous (20% VAT)"
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# Landscaping - Landscaping miscellaneous (20% VAT)

Buyer: ROYAL BOTANICAL GARDENS, KEW  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-b5fd17-9f38052c-30bb-470a-a40e-fb4776d5bddb

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## Summary

The Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew is currently undertaking a public procurement process for landscaping works to enhance the Kitchen Garden, named 'Kew's Edible Science Garden', located in Kew, London. This project, classified under the construction works category (CPV: 45000000), involves essential installations such as new paths, planting beds, fencing, and irrigation systems. The tender period concluded on 21st January 2022, and the contract was awarded on 4th February 2022, with a contract duration from 14th February 2022 to 31st May 2022. The procurement was executed through a selective method, specifically a restricted procedure above the threshold, with an estimated contract value of £149,860.57.

This tender presents significant opportunities for landscape contractors and businesses specialising in construction works, particularly those with experience in sustainable landscaping and public garden projects. Eligible SMEs, especially those equipped to handle the specified landscaping challenges and with a willingness to contribute to ecological conservation, would be well-suited to compete. The enhancements to Kew's Kitchen Garden aim not only to improve physical accessibility but also to create an educational space that will attract more visitors, thereby fostering potential market growth for participating businesses.

## Notice

The Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew requires landscaping work to create the Kitchen Garden, 'Kew's Edible Science Garden'. The work includes the installation of new path surfaces, metal-edged planting beds, fencing, gates, brick-paved areas, an open-sided green roof structure, irrigation points, structures for climbing plants and a fruit cage. The new garden is located on the site of the current kitchen garden at RBG Kew and will open to visitors in early spring 2022. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew is a world-famous centre for botanical and mycological knowledge. With our two inspiring gardens at Kew Gardens in west London and Wakehurst in Sussex, we enchant our visitors with the wonder of plant diversity and botanical science. At Kew Gardens, the kitchen garden was created for the television series 'Kew on a Plate' in 2015. Since then, the garden has grown in popularity and become a key visitor attraction, offering seasonal vegetables and choice cultivars on display throughout the year. Currently, the Kitchen Garden is open to visitors and school groups, holding focused events including weekly horticulture and science tours and produce sales. The location of the garden is in the northeast corner of Kew: The current site is not fit for purpose, as grass paths are inaccessible for wheelbarrows, wheelchair users and prams in wet weather. There is also no gathering space or shelter from the rain for group tours and demonstrations. An open boundary and lack of suitable netting provides little protection from pests. See drawing RBGK-11566-100-102 Existing Landscape Plan. The proposal is to convert the grass turf paths to porous, self-binding gravel, installed mostly without excavation, using a cellular confinement system. This surface is a loose material that compacts with use but retains porosity and was successfully used with metal edging in the recently renovated Agius Evolution Garden. The planting areas will be raised up slightly using metal edges and will promote the current approach of no dig cultivation. Designated entrance areas and a gathering/education space will be paved with clay brick pavers to provide a hard-wearing surface; in-keeping with the existing brick walls and brick edging along the Rose Pergola walkway. You are hereby invited to submit a tender to meet the Customer's requirements in accordance with the specification and associated documents as contained within the tender pack. This opportunity has been distributed on adamprocure.co.uk

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Contracts Finder |
| Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/6cb7752c-c95b-4f8a-bc50-aa244f8fb6e4 |
| Notice type | Award Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Works |
| Procurement method | Selective |
| Procurement method details | Restricted procedure (above threshold) |
| Tender suitability | SME |
| Awardee scale | Large |
| All stages | Tender, Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 8 Feb 2022 |
| Submission deadline | 21 Jan 2022 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 4 Feb 2022 |
| Contract period | 14 Feb 2022 - 31 May 2022 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | Not specified |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | £149,860 |
| 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 | ROYAL BOTANICAL GARDENS, KEW |
| Locality | LONDON |
| Post town | Twickenham |
| Postcode | TW9 3AE |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLI London |
| ITL 2 | TLI7 Outer London - West and North West |
| ITL 3 | TLI75 Hounslow and Richmond upon Thames |
| Local authority | Richmond upon Thames |
| Electoral ward | Kew |
| Westminster constituency | Richmond Park |
| Delivery location | Not specified |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | GROUND CONTROL |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 45 - Construction work

### Codes

- 45000000 - Construction work

## Release History

- 8 Feb 2022 at 10:20 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/6cb7752c-c95b-4f8a-bc50-aa244f8fb6e4
- 23 Dec 2021 at 11:30 - TenderAmendment - Tender Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/37fe03eb-0959-4486-bdef-0d367def684e
- 2 Dec 2021 at 14:59 - Tender - Tender Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/37fe03eb-0959-4486-bdef-0d367def684e

## Documents

- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/6cb7752c-c95b-4f8a-bc50-aa244f8fb6e4
  8th February 2022 - Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/37fe03eb-0959-4486-bdef-0d367def684e
  23rd December 2021 - Opportunity notice on Contracts Finder
- https://www.adamprocure.co.uk

## Notice URLs

- https://londonconstructionprogramme.co.uk

## Provenance

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