--- title: "Bishop Vesey's Grammar School - Tender for Grounds Maintenance Services" ocid: "ocds-b5fd17-a3262d85-3f54-4a7a-9081-3d1826d07f71" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-a3262d85-3f54-4a7a-9081-3d1826d07f71" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-a3262d85-3f54-4a7a-9081-3d1826d07f71.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-a3262d85-3f54-4a7a-9081-3d1826d07f71.json" source: "Contracts Finder" current_stage: "Award" buyer: "THE LITMUS PARTNERSHIP LTD" published: "2020-03-20" --- # Bishop Vesey's Grammar School - Tender for Grounds Maintenance Services Buyer: THE LITMUS PARTNERSHIP LTD Current stage: Award OCID: ocds-b5fd17-a3262d85-3f54-4a7a-9081-3d1826d07f71 [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-a3262d85-3f54-4a7a-9081-3d1826d07f71) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-a3262d85-3f54-4a7a-9081-3d1826d07f71.json) ## Summary The Litmus Partnership Ltd is conducting a procurement process for grounds maintenance services at Bishop Vesey's Grammar School, located in Sutton Coldfield, England. This tender, titled "Bishop Vesey's Grammar School - Tender for Grounds Maintenance Services", was announced on 10th July 2019. The procurement method used is a selective procedure, with a contract period beginning on 1st January 2020 and running until 31st December 2025. The total contract value is approximately £330,000, with services expected to cover tasks such as maintenance of grassed areas, sports pitches, and shrub borders. All interested suppliers were required to submit their Selection Questionnaire by the deadline of 23rd August 2019. This tender presents considerable opportunities for businesses specialising in grounds maintenance services, especially small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) that can demonstrate experience and innovation. Given the contract's emphasis on maintaining diverse outdoor spaces and supporting environmental goals, companies with proven maintenance methods, appropriate equipment, and a strong commitment to service quality will be well-suited to compete. The scope of work may also attract bids from those with expertise in sports pitch maintenance and landscape management, further enhancing the competitive landscape for this public procurement opportunity. ## Notice The successful tenderer will be required to provide grounds maintenance services at Bishop Vesey's Grammar School in Sutton Coldfield. The contract being tendered is for 3 years, from 1.1.2020 until 31.12.2022, with an option for a further extension period at the end of the contract term for a further term of 3 years. This tender project is seeking to appoint a suitably qualified Supplier whose experience, initiative and innovation will be an asset to Bishop Vesey's Grammar School in enhancing the appearance of the grounds and general campus along with all pitches used for football, rugby and cricket. The contract will be fixed price in nature, with the supplier invoicing the client for one-twelfth of the annual cost on a monthly basis. Whilst the monthly charge will represent one-twelfth of the contract cost, reconciliation will take place annually to reconcile the achievement of input hours and delivery of the specification of the contract. The client requires that the tendered specification is undertaken at all times and the successful supplier is expected to have a system in place to cover for both planned and unplanned absence of the staff dedicated to the contract and also the resource to meet the season needs of the contract. The value of the current contract is in the region of 55 000,00 per annum. The scope of the contract and specification will include but not be limited to: 1) Maintenance of grassed areas; 2) Sports pitch marking and maintenance; 3) Maintenance of shrub and plant borders; 4) Hedge and tree maintenance; 5) Weed control; 6) Fence lines; 7) Drainage ditches; 8) Preparation and maintenance of the cricket square to U19 county standards. It is also the objective of this tender for the successful supplier to have in place a management support structure, site supervision and training plan that ensures that all client locations are kept to standard at all times and that the required grounds maintenance specification is achieved consistently. It should be noted that the successful Supplier will be expected to provide innovation, proven maintenance methods and appropriate equipment to the contract, thus ensuring that the highest levels of service are maintained in all areas at all times. The successful supplier will be expected to actively work with Bishop Vesey's Grammar School to support environmental statement/aims, outline their own environmental policies and demonstrate what measures and procedures they propose to take. (Further information is provided in the SQ document.) Additional information: Interest in the selection process should be expressed via email only to pqq@litmuspartnership.co.uk clearly stating within this email which contract / notice you are referring to. Please also provide, as a minimum, a contact name, full company postal address and telephone number. The Selection Questionnaire and associated documents can be obtained at: https://litmuspartnership.co.uk/sq/bishopvesey/ The closing date for receipt of the Selection Questionnaire is 23.8.2019 (12:00). Suppliers are required to ensure that documents are obtained and returned to The Litmus Partnership Limited, by email to pqq@litmuspartnership.co.uk by the above closing date and time. Documents in respect of economic / financial standing (where indicated in the Selection Questionnaire) shall be returned to The Litmus Partnership Limited, by email to pqq@litmuspartnership.co.uk by the above closing date and time. It will be the Supplier's responsibility to obtain any necessary documents in order to submit a response by the closing date and time. The contracting authority reserves the right not to award any or part of the contract which is the subject of this Contract Notice and reserves the right to terminate the procurement process at any time. The contracting authority will not be liable for any costs incurred by those expressing an interest in tendering for this contract opportunity. The contracting authority will consider variant bids, evaluating them (so far as the variant or the evaluation of the variant is in the opinion of the contracting authority practicable) on the same basis as a conforming bid, but shall not be obliged to accept any such bid in preference to a conforming bid even if the variant bid scores more highly. No variant will be considered unless the bidder simultaneously submits a conforming bid. ## Key Details | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication source | Contracts Finder | | Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/c81dc3f2-dcf5-4b8c-8830-187ce4dff024 | | Notice type | Award Notice | | Procurement type | Standard | | Procurement category | Services | | Procurement method | Selective | | Procurement method details | Restricted procedure (above threshold) | | Tender suitability | SME | | Awardee scale | SME | | All stages | Tender, Award | ## Dates | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication date | 20 Mar 2020 | | Submission deadline | 23 Aug 2019 | | Future notice date | Not specified | | Award date | 23 Dec 2019 | | Contract period | 1 Jan 2020 - 31 Dec 2026 | | Recurrence | Not specified | ## Values | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender value | £330,000 | | Lots value | Not specified | | Awards value | £395,000 | | 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 | THE LITMUS PARTNERSHIP LTD | | Locality | BIRMINGHAM | | Post town | Birmingham | | Postcode | B74 2NH | | Country | England | | ITL 1 | TLG West Midlands (England) | | ITL 2 | TLG3 West Midlands | | ITL 3 | TLG31 Birmingham | | Local authority | Birmingham | | Electoral ward | Sutton Trinity | | Westminster constituency | Sutton Coldfield | | Delivery location | Not specified | ## Supplier | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Number of suppliers | 1 | | Supplier names | PARKWAY GROUND MAINTENANCE | ## CPV Codes ### Divisions - 77 - Agricultural, forestry, horticultural, aquacultural and apicultural services ### Codes - 77314000 - Grounds maintenance services ## Release History - 20 Mar 2020 at 17:26 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/c81dc3f2-dcf5-4b8c-8830-187ce4dff024 - 10 Jul 2019 at 14:26 - Tender - Tender Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/12128186-21d7-48ea-8d2b-f45252794603 ## Documents - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/c81dc3f2-dcf5-4b8c-8830-187ce4dff024 20th March 2020 - Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/12128186-21d7-48ea-8d2b-f45252794603 10th July 2019 - Opportunity notice on Contracts Finder - https://litmuspartnership.co.uk/sq/bishopvesey/ SQ Documentation ~ Bishop Vesey's Grammar School ## Notice URLs - http://www.bvgs.co.uk/ ## Provenance This Markdown file is an alternate public rendering of the D3 Tenders contract record. 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