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title: "Grounds Maintenance Services & Tree Works"
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current_stage: "Planning"
buyer: "THE GUINNESS PARTNERSHIP LTD"
published: "2023-03-16"
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# Grounds Maintenance Services & Tree Works

Buyer: THE GUINNESS PARTNERSHIP LTD  
Current stage: Planning  
OCID: ocds-b5fd17-f53038eb-f162-4f12-ba25-da5781e1f197

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## Summary

The Guinness Partnership Ltd has issued a planning notice for a tender titled "Grounds Maintenance Services & Tree Works" in the grounds maintenance services industry. This tender, in the planning stage, involves engaging with potential suppliers with an engagement end date of April 12, 2023. The buying organisation is located in Oldham, England, with procurement activities focusing on management of grassed areas, shrub beds, hedge-cutting, and other related services.

This tender by The Guinness Partnership Ltd presents an opportunity for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in the grounds maintenance services sector to participate. Potential bidders can contribute towards services such as grass cutting, pruning, and maintenance of trees for the organisation's estates. The tender framework outlines core contract elements and invites market testing through a questionnaire, aspiring to establish future contract opportunities beyond the initial engagement stage.

## Notice

Guinness require grounds maintenance services and tree works services across our estates. We are proposing to establish a framework to call off future requirements. The core, scheduled elements of the contract are as follows: i Management of grassed areas including mowing and strimming ii Maintenance of shrub beds including pruning. iii Hedge-cutting. iv Weed control v Leaf collection and removal vi Maintenance of ditch-side vegetation, culverts. vii Bin emptying and litter-picking on selected schemes viii Maintenance of hard standings ix Site cleansing on other sites (optional extra requirement. x Planned preventative maintenance of trees A procurement strategy is currently being formulated with a view to the procurement of this framework during 2023.This notice is a Prior Information Notice of a future contract opportunity. This is not a call for competition, or a request for you to express interest in bidding for work. Organisations are invited to consider completing and returning a market testing questionnaire linked with this Notice. Whether or not an organisation chooses to return a questionnaire will have no relevance or bearing on assessment of any future application to participate in a subsequent procurement process. Returning a questionnaire will not be deemed by Guinness as a standing expression of interest for any future contract opportunity. Organisations should continue to monitor the UK e-notification service Find a Tender Service for notices and the opportunity to submit an expression interest or tender for a notified contract opportunity. Additional information: The market engagement questionnaire can be located on https://procontract.due-north.com/register

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Contracts Finder |
| Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/e5874c09-b653-4522-8b5d-387fe707e061 |
| 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 | 16 Mar 2023 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | 12 Apr 2023 |
| Award date | Not specified |
| Contract period | Not specified |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | Not specified |
| 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 | THE GUINNESS PARTNERSHIP LTD |
| Locality | OLDHAM |
| Post town | Oldham |
| Postcode | OL9 7LH |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLD North West (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLD3 Greater Manchester |
| ITL 3 | TLD37 Greater Manchester North East |
| Local authority | Oldham |
| Electoral ward | Failsworth East |
| Westminster constituency | Manchester Central |
| Delivery location | TLC North East (England), TLD North West (England), TLF East Midlands (England), TLG West Midlands (England), TLH East (England), TLJ South East (England), TLK South West (England) |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

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

### Codes

- 77314000 - Grounds maintenance services

## Release History

- 16 Mar 2023 at 15:24 - Planning - Market Engagement Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/e5874c09-b653-4522-8b5d-387fe707e061

## Documents

- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/e5874c09-b653-4522-8b5d-387fe707e061
  16th March 2023 - Early engagement notice on Contracts Finder

## Notice URLs

- http://www.guinnesspartnership.com/
- https://procontract.due-north.com/register

## Provenance

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