--- title: "Horsham District Council - Grounds Maintenance Services Contract" ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-02b723" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-h6vhtk-02b723" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-02b723.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-02b723.json" source: "Find A Tender Service" current_stage: "Award" buyer: "HORSHAM DISTRICT COUNCIL" published: "2022-03-22" --- # Horsham District Council - Grounds Maintenance Services Contract Buyer: HORSHAM DISTRICT COUNCIL Current stage: Award OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-02b723 [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-h6vhtk-02b723) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-02b723.json) ## Summary The Horsham District Council is inviting tenders for the "Grounds Maintenance Services Contract," focusing on the maintenance of public green spaces in the UK region of Horsham. This open procurement, classified under grounds maintenance services (CPV code 77314000), is currently at the award stage following the cancellation of previous iterations. The contract has a total estimated value of approximately £6,118,000 and is set to commence on 1 February 2022, lasting for a duration of seven years until 31 January 2029, with potential extensions based on performance. Interested businesses must submit their proposals through the SE Shared Services e-sourcing portal before the deadline. This tender presents significant opportunities for businesses specialising in grounds maintenance and related services, such as landscaping, horticulture, and facility management. Companies adept at providing services like grass cutting, litter picking, hedge trimming, and the maintenance of public spaces would be particularly well-suited to compete. Given the estimated annual value of additional services under consideration, including play inspections and bin maintenance, there is further potential for service provision that could enhance business growth in this sector. ## Notice Horsham District Council is inviting tenders for the provision of Grounds Maintenance Services which covers planned maintenance as well as remedial and reactive work. ### Lot Information Lot 1 Horsham District Council (the Council) invites tenders for the provision of Grounds Maintenance Services. The Commencement Date for the delivery of the services is scheduled to be on 1 February 2022 at 00:00 hours. The Contract will be awarded for a period of 7 years until 31 January 2029. The Authority may extend this agreement beyond the Initial Term by a further period or successive periods of one year or more up to a maximum of seven (7) years in total subject to performance and the absolute discretion of the Council. The parks and countryside estate is spread across the District's towns and villages, though with a concentration of sites in Horsham town. These range from the Green Flag award-winning Horsham Park, recreation grounds, ornamental shrub beds, amenity greenspace, closed graveyards and an active cemetery. In total there is some 120ha of land to be managed within the Contract, split across over 230 sitesThe Contract covers planned maintenance as well as remedial and reactive work, the full details of all requirements are contained within the tender documentation, however the contract includes grass cutting, strimming and litter picking of public areas, hedge cutting, maintenance of shrub beds, sport pitch marking and maintenance, provision and watering of floral displays, ditch clearance, and weed control. The contract also includes the provision of minor works in its public spaces which includes for example fencing, repair, removal and installation of street furniture, broadwalk or paving repairs. The Council is developing a business case for the outsourcing of play inspections, bin emptying and associated maintenance services and therefore is seeking pricing relating to this in order to inform the business case. Bidders should be aware that the estimated value of this element is in the region of PS100k p.a. This sum is included in the estimated contract value in the contract notice but cannot be guaranteed.The Council is managing this tender process and communicating with Bidders using the SE Shared Services e-sourcing portal hosted by In-Tend Limited (the "Portal"). No hard copy documents will be issued and all communications with the Council (including submission of tenders) will be conducted via the Portal. Options: The Council is developing a business case for the outsourcing of play inspections, bin emptying and maintenance services and therefore is seeking fixed cost pricing relating to this in order to inform the decision making process. Bidders should be aware that the estimated value of this element is in the region of PS100k p.a and this sum is included in the estimated contract value in the contract notice but cannot be guaranteed. HDC have the right to instruct the contractor to carry out these services. Renewal: The contract has an option to extend for a further period or successive periods of one year or more up to a maximum of 7 years (84 months) subject to performance and the absolute discretion of the Council. ## Key Details | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication source | Find A Tender Service | | Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/007794-2022 | | Notice type | Tender Notice | | Procurement type | Standard | | Procurement category | Services | | Procurement method | Open | | Procurement method details | Open procedure | | Tender suitability | Not specified | | Awardee scale | Large | | All stages | Tender, Award | ## Dates | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication date | 22 Mar 2022 | | Submission deadline | 14 Jul 2021 | | Future notice date | Not specified | | Award date | 9 Feb 2022 | | Contract period | 1 Feb 2022 - 31 Jan 2029 | | Recurrence | Not specified | ## Values | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender value | £6,118,000 | | Lots value | £6,118,000 | | Awards value | Not specified | | Contracts value | £5,712,000 | ## Status | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender status | Complete | | Lots status | Cancelled | | Awards status | Active | | Contracts status | Active | ## Buyer | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Main buyer | HORSHAM DISTRICT COUNCIL | | Locality | HORSHAM | | Post town | Redhill | | Postcode | RH12 1RL | | Country | England | | ITL 1 | TLJ South East (England) | | ITL 2 | TLJ2 Surrey, East and West Sussex | | ITL 3 | TLJ28 West Sussex (North East) | | Local authority | Horsham | | Electoral ward | Denne | | Westminster constituency | Horsham | | Delivery location | TLJ28 West Sussex (North East) | ## Supplier | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Number of suppliers | 1 | | Supplier names | IDVERDE | ## CPV Codes ### Divisions - 50 - Repair and maintenance services - 77 - Agricultural, forestry, horticultural, aquacultural and apicultural services ### Codes - 50800000 - Miscellaneous repair and maintenance services - 50870000 - Repair and maintenance services of playground equipment - 77310000 - Planting and maintenance services of green areas - 77312000 - Weed-clearance services - 77313000 - Parks maintenance services - 77314000 - Grounds maintenance services - 77314100 - Grassing services - 77320000 - Sports fields maintenance services - 77330000 - Floral-display services - 77340000 - Tree pruning and hedge trimming ## Release History - 22 Mar 2022 at 17:38 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/007794-2022 - 1 Jun 2021 at 15:16 - Tender - Tender Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/012209-2021 ## Notice URLs - http://www.horsham.gov.uk - http://www.sesharedservices.org.uk/esourcing - https://ted.europa.eu/udl?uri=TED:NOTICE:581483-2020:TEXT:EN:HTML - https://www.sesharedservices.org.uk/esourcing ## Provenance This Markdown file is an alternate public rendering of the D3 Tenders contract record. 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