---
title: "LC159 Peterborough Town Sites Term Landscape Maintenance and Cleansing Contract 2016 - 2019"
ocid: "ocds-b5fd17-bba3cd4b-adc9-11e6-9901-0019b9f3037b"
canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-bba3cd4b-adc9-11e6-9901-0019b9f3037b"
markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-bba3cd4b-adc9-11e6-9901-0019b9f3037b.md"
json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-bba3cd4b-adc9-11e6-9901-0019b9f3037b.json"
source: "Contracts Finder"
current_stage: "Award"
buyer: "HOMES & COMMUNITIES AGENCY"
published: "2017-02-06"
---

# LC159 Peterborough Town Sites Term Landscape Maintenance and Cleansing Contract 2016 - 2019

Buyer: HOMES & COMMUNITIES AGENCY  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-b5fd17-bba3cd4b-adc9-11e6-9901-0019b9f3037b

[View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-bba3cd4b-adc9-11e6-9901-0019b9f3037b)  
[Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-bba3cd4b-adc9-11e6-9901-0019b9f3037b.json)

## Summary

The Homes and Communities Agency (HCA) is pursuing a tender process for the "LC159 Peterborough Town Sites Term Landscape Maintenance and Cleansing Contract 2016 - 2019", which is focused on providing grounds maintenance services across 10 sites in Peterborough, South East England. The procurement is currently at the Award stage, with the contract commencing on 1st August 2016 and concluding on 31st July 2019. Interested suppliers should note that the deadline for tender submissions was 29th June 2016, and the procurement method was limited, allowing for the award of a contract without prior publication of a contract notice.

This contract presents significant opportunities for growth for businesses within the grounds maintenance and cleansing sectors, particularly those able to manage both planned and unplanned service requests. Suppliers should ideally possess the capacity to meet the HCA's performance-based requirements, which will be assessed through Key Performance Indicators (KPIs). Additionally, businesses registered with safety schemes like SSIP would be well-suited to compete, highlighting the demand for qualified suppliers committed to health, safety, and environmental standards.

## Notice

The Homes and Communities Agency (HCA) is the single, national housing and regeneration delivery agency for England. Our vision is to create opportunity for people to live in homes they can afford in places they want to live, by enabling local authorities and communities to deliver the ambition they have for their own areas. For more information visit www.gov.uk/hca In the achievement of this vision, the HCA 'holds' large expanses of land and built estate. The HCA will work with local partners to develop, invest in and dispose of the assets in pursuit of the economic development and regeneration objectives agreed by local partners and in support of local strategies. Whilst these sites help facilitate the delivery of the vision for the organisation, they also bring duties of care, health and safety, trespass and other liabilities and responsibilities. As part of the solution to manage such liabilities the HCA procure Services to undertake routine and emergency activities on its estate. The HCA's procurement is led by its duty of care in relation to health & safety and building conservation as well as their responsibilities surrounding the economy, environment and society. The HCA is seeking to appoint a competent Supplier for the provision of landscape maintenance and cleansing services at 10 Sites located within its Peterborough portfolio. Typical planned works under this Contract comprise, but are not exclusively limited to the following; Site inspections, whereby the Contractor shall indicate; all matters relating to the maintenance specification, recommendations for necessary works, incidences of vandalism, flytipping, trespass and adjustments to the scheduled works; Grass cutting; Hedge Cutting; Weed Control and Cleansing. Suppliers should be aware that Unplanned works may arise over the term of the Contract which will be instructed by the HCA as and when required in accordance with the Terms and Conditions of the Contract. Suppliers should note that this is a performance based Contract, the performance of which will be monitored through Key Performance Indicators (KPI's). The minimum level of Public & Employers Liability insurance cover needed for this Contract is PS5 million and PS10 million respectively. The Homes and Communities Agency wish to appoint a single Supplier to undertake the above Service for an initial 24 month term with provision for a further 12 month extension on written instruction of the Employer. Services are expected to be have commenced on site by 1st August 2016. All Suppliers must be confident that they have the capacity to start the Contract within the required timescale. The Peterborough Town Sites will be available for viewing during this Tender. Suppliers will be required to visit the sites prior to Pricing and will be required to confirm this within the Tender return. Additional information: Tender Return 13.00pm Due to size, the tender packaged and all supporting Appendices are provided on a Client Access Web Portal for you to access and download. To obtain the documents: * Enter the following URL into the address bar of your internet browser Http://clientportal.tep.uk.com * When prompted for a username enter: Tep\Tepca7 (be careful not to include a space after the username) * When prompted for a password enter: TepPTT3105 Please ensure your type in the username and password and do not copy and paste as this will not work. So as to receive notifications of clarification questions asked by Suppliers and the Agency's response, Suppliers must click the 'Watch this Notice' button on the notice within Contracts Finder to receive email notification when changes/updates are made to the notice. Please note in order to use this feature Suppliers must be registered with Contracts Finder. Suppliers wishing to tender for HCA contracts which involve physical Works or Services such as construction, demolition or building maintenance, must either be registered and assessed by a prequalification assessment scheme which is a member of SSIP (Safety Schemes in Procurement), be able to demonstrate membership of an equivalent scheme or complete a Health and Safety Questionnaire. SSIP membership must either already be in place, or be likely to be in place when Tenders are to be returned to the HCA. Therefore, it is recommended that applications should already be submitted when Suppliers submit their Suitability Assessment. Further information on SSIP and details of assessment scheme members can be found on http://www.ssip.org.uk/. All discussions, meetings and communications will be conducted in English. The contract will be subject to English law. Tenders and all supporting documents must be priced in GBP and all payments under the contract will be made in GBP. This procurement and award is subject to the transparency arrangements adopted by the UK Government. Please refer to the Tender Document for further information. Suppliers are advised that the HCA is subject to the Freedom of Information Act 2000 ("The Act"). Please refer to the Tender Document for further information. The HCA takes a zero-tolerance approach to bribery and corruption and sets high standards of impartiality, integrity and objectivity in relation to the stewardship of public funds and the management of its activities. Please refer to https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/anti-bribery-and-corruption-policy for further information.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Contracts Finder |
| Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/46b60ae1-06a1-4a44-a3dd-75be248101cf |
| Notice type | Award Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Limited |
| Procurement method details | Award of contract without prior publication of a contract notice |
| Tender suitability | SME, VCSE |
| Awardee scale | Large |
| All stages | Tender, Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 6 Feb 2017 |
| Submission deadline | 29 Jun 2016 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 20 Jul 2016 |
| Contract period | 31 Jul 2016 - 31 Jul 2019 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £30,800 |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | £15,661 |
| 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 | HOMES & COMMUNITIES AGENCY |
| Locality | HEMEL HEMPSTEAD |
| Post town | Hemel Hempstead |
| Postcode | HP3 9RT |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLH East (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLH2 Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire |
| ITL 3 | TLH27 South West Hertfordshire |
| Local authority | Dacorum |
| Electoral ward | Apsley and Corner Hall |
| Westminster constituency | Hemel Hempstead |
| Delivery location | TLJ South East (England) |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | G BURLEYS & SONS |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 77 - Agricultural, forestry, horticultural, aquacultural and apicultural services

### Codes

- 77314000 - Grounds maintenance services

## Release History

- 6 Feb 2017 at 14:17 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/46b60ae1-06a1-4a44-a3dd-75be248101cf
- 18 Nov 2016 at 20:17 - Tender - Tender Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/b98eee4c-5fec-495d-b089-d248af675282

## Documents

- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/46b60ae1-06a1-4a44-a3dd-75be248101cf
  6th February 2017 - Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/b98eee4c-5fec-495d-b089-d248af675282
  1st June 2016 - Opportunity notice on Contracts Finder
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/4a7eabdf-162c-4e0a-a93d-bcaca8d4a813
  Tender Clarifications_v1.0_09.06.2016
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/d819af7c-5840-48a0-bdf0-16beaaa6e6c2
  Tender Clarifications_v2.0_16.06.2016
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/f09c5bf1-9bbc-4224-8184-42cc52148a4a
  Tender Clarifications_v3.0_23.06.2016
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/3b9a696f-67e9-4c2f-8d0a-03b071c174fc
  Invitation to Tender
- http://Http://clientportal.tep.uk.com
  Supporting Documents (instructions below)
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/c216f81f-9400-4146-a391-c9479834f9c6
  Tender Clarifications_v1.0_09.06.2016
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/fdec8a85-7874-431a-a01b-f89fb71bfd49
  Tender Clarifications_v2.0_16.06.2016
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/b47a2684-93fa-4cce-ad6e-aa4b88c79b62
  Tender Clarifications_v3.0_23.06.2016
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/9ac25c5b-6204-4b13-b784-aef9b84a0264
  Invitation to Tender

## Notice URLs

- http://www.ssip.org.uk/
- https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/anti-bribery-and-corruption-policy

## Provenance

This Markdown file is an alternate public rendering of the D3 Tenders contract record. The canonical page is https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-bba3cd4b-adc9-11e6-9901-0019b9f3037b. The underlying structured data is available as OCDS JSON at https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-bba3cd4b-adc9-11e6-9901-0019b9f3037b.json.