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title: "Grounds Maintenance Services"
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current_stage: "Award"
buyer: "CRESCENT PURCHASING LIMITED"
published: "2016-11-23"
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# Grounds Maintenance Services

Buyer: CRESCENT PURCHASING LIMITED  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-b5fd17-fde802f7-adc9-11e6-9901-0019b9f3037b

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## Summary

The recent grounds maintenance services tender (CPC/KB/02/2017) initiated by Crescent Purchasing Limited is designed to establish a framework agreement for various grounds maintenance services across the UK and its overseas territories. The procurement process is currently at the award stage, following the completion of the tender period which ended on 7th September 2016. The contract, set to run from 23rd November 2016 until 21st November 2020, has an estimated value ranging between £500,000 and £1 million, divided into 13 regional lots with a maximum of eight suppliers per lot.

This tender presents significant growth opportunities for businesses specialising in grounds maintenance services, particularly those with the capacity to deliver comprehensive solutions such as grass cutting, shrub maintenance, and sports pitch upkeep. Small and Medium-sized Enterprises (SMEs) are especially encouraged to compete given the collaborative framework that allows several suppliers to participate, thereby increasing visibility and potential market access through varied client institutions such as schools, colleges, and universities. Active promotion and marketing efforts will be essential for suppliers to succeed in this competitive landscape.

## Notice

This is a re-tender of our Grounds Maintenance Services Framework which was originally let in 2012. The purpose of this exercise is to put a framework agreement in place with a number of suppliers for the provision of Grounds Maintenance Services. The general types of services that this framework will cover include all or part of the following elements: *General grounds requirements *Grass cuttings *Maintenance of grass surfaces *Hard surface and tarmac areas *Maintenance of shrub borders *Shrub beds *Hedge maintenance *Weed control *Fence line maintenance *Tree maintenance immature & mature) *Apply selective weed killer *Sports pitch marking and maintenance (all sports) *Scarify sports fields *Spiking of sports fields *Harrowing of sports fields The framework has been split into 13 regional lots with a maximum of 8 suppliers per lot and the estimated framework value is between PS500,000-PS1m over the four-year period. Please note that there is no guaranteed expenditure on this agreement. The competitiveness, level of service offered and marketing effort in the resulting agreements will be a large factor in determining how many institutions support the contract. CPC are looking for suppliers who will actively promote and market the agreement. The purpose of this framework agreement is to give EU cover and allow CPC members and other bodies to purchase at a substantial discount relative to the marketplace throughout the term of the framework agreement. The framework terms should apply to all eligible users of the framework agreement. Members have the right to utilise e-auctions during the further competition / call-off stage of supplier selection. It is a requirement of the tender that the selected supplier(s) extend the terms to all eligible institutions and consortia, as defined by the CPC including further education colleges/institutions, universities, sixth forms, academies, schools, museums and other similar organisations. The tender is also available for higher education institutions via our colleagues in other consortia. As per our joint contracting programme other bodies that could potentially be interested in access-ing the agreement are NWUPC (North Western Universities Purchasing Consortium). http://www.nwupc.ac.uk/ CPC reserves the right during the period of this agreement to make additions to or subtractions from the list of participating institutions and consortia. The right is also reserved to negotiate the inclusion of other users who are outside the main scope of this framework agreement. Current member details are available per region from the following link: - http://www.thecpc.ac.uk/members/regions.php Future members of the CPC will be from the education sector, the majority of whom will be on the open access EduBase

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Contracts Finder |
| Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/d3c93757-610a-4c36-a50b-4075f2ff557f |
| Notice type | Award Notice |
| Procurement type | Framework |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Open |
| Procurement method details | Open procedure |
| Tender suitability | SME |
| Awardee scale | Large |
| All stages | Tender, Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 23 Nov 2016 |
| Submission deadline | 7 Sep 2016 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 22 Nov 2016 |
| Contract period | 22 Nov 2016 - 21 Nov 2020 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £1,000,000 |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | £50,000 |
| 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 | CRESCENT PURCHASING LIMITED |
| Locality | SALFORD |
| Post town | Manchester |
| Postcode | M6 6AP |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLD North West (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLD3 Greater Manchester |
| ITL 3 | TLD34 Greater Manchester South West |
| Local authority | Salford |
| Electoral ward | Pendleton & Charlestown |
| Westminster constituency | Salford |
| Delivery location | Not specified |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 14 |
| Supplier names | ALBEN LANDSCAPES; COUNTRYWIDE GROUNDS MAINTENANCE; FLORA-TEC; G BURLEY & SONS; GLENDALE GROUNDS MANAGEMENT; HI-SPEC FACILITIES SERVICES; HULTON'S LANDSCAPES; JS LEE; MALC FIRTH LANDSCAPES; NORSE COMMERCIAL SERVICES; THE CGM GROUP (EAST ANGLIA; THE LANDSCAPE GROUP; UNIVERSAL GROUNDCARE; VERTAS GROUP |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

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

### Codes

- 77314000 - Grounds maintenance services

## Release History

- 23 Nov 2016 at 15:58 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/d3c93757-610a-4c36-a50b-4075f2ff557f
- 18 Nov 2016 at 20:16 - Tender - Tender Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/33989236-5d5b-4243-90cd-8e65018ba53d

## Documents

- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/d3c93757-610a-4c36-a50b-4075f2ff557f
  23rd November 2016 - Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/33989236-5d5b-4243-90cd-8e65018ba53d
  8th August 2016 - Opportunity notice on Contracts Finder
- https://in-tendhost.co.uk/cpc/aspx/home
  In-Tend

## Notice URLs

- http://www.nwupc.ac.uk/
- http://www.thecpc.ac.uk/members/regions.php

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