--- title: "Countryside Management Operations" ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-02f2f8" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-h6vhtk-02f2f8" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-02f2f8.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-02f2f8.json" source: "Find A Tender Service" current_stage: "Tender" buyer: "LONDON BOROUGH OF BARNET" published: "2021-11-03" --- # Countryside Management Operations Buyer: LONDON BOROUGH OF BARNET Current stage: Tender OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-02f2f8 [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-h6vhtk-02f2f8) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-02f2f8.json) ## Summary The London Borough of Barnet is inviting tenders for its "Countryside Management Operations" project, classified under agricultural services. The current stage of the procurement is active, with submissions due by 6th December 2021. This open procedure includes six separate lots covering various aspects of countryside management, such as access maintenance for bridleways and rural paths, meadow management, hedge maintenance, and drainage works. The overall value of the contract is £750,000, and each lot will be awarded for a period of four years, with the potential for a two-year extension based on performance. This tender presents significant growth opportunities for businesses specialising in landscaping, horticulture, and environmental management. Companies with experience in maintaining public parks and rural areas, as well as those competent in managing drainage and meadow ecosystems, will find this opportunity particularly appealing. By participating in this procurement process, suppliers can diversify their portfolios while contributing to the enhancement of community green spaces within the London Borough of Barnet. ## Notice The London Borough of Barnet Greenspaces team, manage over 200 parks and open spaces ranging from large parks to small greens. We also undertake the management of horticultural features within public housing and highways sites across the borough. The requirements listed within the tender documents relate to operations required to ensure our open space, public housing and highway green areas are maintained to a high and safe standard and to allow access to the boroughs rich flora and fauna. The operations to be undertaken within this requirement apply to the maintenance of large grass and wild flower meadows, to ensuring our network of ditches are kept free flowing to provide adequate drainage for our open spaces. The borough has a network of (access routes) rural footpaths and bridleways which cross mainly the northern part of the borough, providing access to and through both public and private land rich in flora and fauna. The parks & open spaces, public housing sites have a large number of formal hedges which are cut twice a year along with the highways semi-rural roads which have hedgerows, hedges and grass verges that require cutting annually to ensure unimpeded access for pedestrians and vehicles. The countryside management operations requirement has been divided into lots suppliers can apply for provision for one or more of the lot requirements. The contract per lot will be for a four year period with option to extend for two years subject to performance and budget. ### Lot Information Lot 1 Access Maintenance (Bridleways) Maintenance of routes for horse riders around the borough, full detail of requirement in tender document. Renewal: 24 months Lot 2 Meadow Management The cutting and removal of arising from hay meadows, full detail of requirement in tender documents. Renewal: 24 months Lot 3 Rural Verges The cutting of rural grass verges to maintain sightlines and maintain levels of growth, full detail of requirement intender documents. Renewal: 24 months Lot 4 Hedge Maintenance including Rural (Flail-Cut) The cutting of hedges on the parks and open spaces, on the highway and rural roads in the Borough to maintain clear and safe sightlines and maintain levels of growth, full detail of requirement in tender documents. Renewal: 24 months Lot 5 Ditch, Culvert, Land drainage and Revetments Clearance, maintenance and creation of ditches and land drainage and revetment to banks as required. Full detail of requirement in tender documents. Renewal: 24 months Lot 6 Access Maintenance (Rural Path Maintenance) Maintenance of rural areas. rights of way, permissive footpaths, and long distance routes in mainly rural areas. Full detail of requirement in tender document. Renewal: 24 months ## Key Details | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication source | Find A Tender Service | | Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/027530-2021 | | Notice type | Tender Notice | | Procurement type | Standard | | Procurement category | Services | | Procurement method | Open | | Procurement method details | Open procedure | | Tender suitability | Not specified | | Awardee scale | Not specified | | All stages | Tender | ## Dates | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication date | 3 Nov 2021 | | Submission deadline | 6 Dec 2021 | | Future notice date | Not specified | | Award date | Not specified | | Contract period | Not specified | | Recurrence | Not specified | ## Values | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender value | £750,000 | | Lots value | Not specified | | Awards value | Not specified | | Contracts value | Not specified | ## Status | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender status | Active | | Lots status | Active | | Awards status | Not specified | | Contracts status | Not specified | ## Buyer | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Main buyer | LONDON BOROUGH OF BARNET | | Locality | COLINDALE LONDON | | Post town | North West London | | Postcode | NW9 4EW | | Country | England | | ITL 1 | TLI London | | ITL 2 | TLI7 Outer London - West and North West | | ITL 3 | TLI71 Barnet | | Local authority | Barnet | | Electoral ward | Colindale North | | Westminster constituency | Hendon | | Delivery location | TLI71 Barnet, TLI72 Brent | ## CPV Codes ### Divisions - 77 - Agricultural, forestry, horticultural, aquacultural and apicultural services ### Codes - 77100000 - Agricultural services - 77300000 - Horticultural services - 77310000 - Planting and maintenance services of green areas - 77340000 - Tree pruning and hedge trimming - 77342000 - Hedge trimming ## Release History - 3 Nov 2021 at 12:05 - Tender - Tender Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/027530-2021 ## Notice URLs - http://www.barnetsourcing.co.uk - https://barnetsourcing.co.uk/ - https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/public-procurement-review-service-scope-and-remit - https://www.mytenders.co.uk/search/Search_AuthProfile.aspx?ID=AA1146 ## Provenance This Markdown file is an alternate public rendering of the D3 Tenders contract record. 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