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title: "Parks & Grounds Maintenance Contract"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-03f615"
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source: "Find A Tender Service"
current_stage: "Planning"
buyer: "LONDON BOROUGH OF SUTTON"
published: "2023-08-22"
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# Parks & Grounds Maintenance Contract

Buyer: LONDON BOROUGH OF SUTTON  
Current stage: Planning  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-03f615

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## Summary

The London Borough of Sutton is planning to procure a Parks & Grounds Maintenance Contract with an estimated value of £3,000,000. The contract includes services such as grounds maintenance in parks, cemetery maintenance, verges maintenance, and management of allotments and sports bookings. Discussions with the London Borough of Merton may lead to a joint procurement. The procurement is currently in the planning stage, and the future notice date for communication is set for 4th December 2023.

This tender for Parks & Grounds Maintenance Contract presents an opportunity for businesses specializing in parks maintenance, cemetery services, and grounds management. Companies offering services like grave-digging, sports fields maintenance, and cemetery maintenance are well-suited to compete. The joint procurement aspect with the London Borough of Merton could offer expanded business potential. Interested businesses should take note of the estimated value, scope of services, and communication timeline for this tender.

## Notice

The London Borough of Sutton are seeking to procure a Parks and Grounds Maintenance contractor to provide Grounds maintenance in parks, an integrated cemetery service, Verges maintenance and Management of allotments and sports bookings. We are in discussion with the London Borough of Merton and this may be a joint procurement between both the London Borough of Sutton and the London Borough of Merton. If this is the case the estimated value would be PS6,500,000 rather than PS3,000,000.

### Lot Information

Lot 1

The London Borough of Sutton are seeking to procure a Parks and Grounds Maintenance contractor to provide: 1) Grounds maintenance in parks including mowing, hedge trimming, shrub, herbaceous and rose bed maintenance, path sweeping, litter picking & bin emptying, furniture cleaning and maintenance, graffiti removal, playground checks, playground and park repairs, weed control and legionella water checks. 2) An integrated cemetery service including cemetery grounds maintenance, grave digging, family liaison and bookings for burials and to act as cemetery superintendents, upkeep of grave and burial registers, headstone topple-testing and record keeping. 3) Verges maintenance. Grass mowing by providing 8 cuts to most verges except rough cut areas, banks and biodiversity areas which require 3 cuts. Maintenance of shrub beds (weeding, pruning and mulching) and hedges (trimming to maintain sight-lines and at least annually). 4) Management of allotments and sports bookings and collection of all fees and charges. 5) Explore possible income generation opportunities at the borough's parks. As noted above, we are in discussion with the London Borough of Merton. This may result in a joint procurement between both the London Borough of Sutton and the London Borough of Merton. If this is the case, this may be for part or all of the provision outlined above, and as such the estimated value could be between PS3,000,000 and PS6,500,000.'

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/024699-2023 |
| Notice type | Planning Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Not Specified |
| Procurement method details | Not specified |
| Tender suitability | Not specified |
| Awardee scale | Not specified |
| All stages | Planning |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 22 Aug 2023 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | 4 Dec 2023 |
| Award date | Not specified |
| Contract period | Not specified |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | Not specified |
| Lots value | £3,000,000 |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | Not specified |

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Planned |
| Lots status | Planned |
| Awards status | Not specified |
| Contracts status | Not specified |

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | LONDON BOROUGH OF SUTTON |
| Locality | SUTTON |
| Post town | Sutton |
| Postcode | SM1 1EA |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLI London |
| ITL 2 | TLI6 Outer London - South |
| ITL 3 | TLI63 Merton, Kingston upon Thames and Sutton |
| Local authority | Sutton |
| Electoral ward | Sutton Central |
| Westminster constituency | Sutton and Cheam |
| Delivery location | TLI63 Merton, Kingston upon Thames and Sutton |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 45 - Construction work
- 77 - Agricultural, forestry, horticultural, aquacultural and apicultural services
- 98 - Other community, social and personal services

### Codes

- 45112410 - Grave-digging work
- 77313000 - Parks maintenance services
- 77314000 - Grounds maintenance services
- 77320000 - Sports fields maintenance services
- 98371111 - Cemetery maintenance services

## Release History

- 22 Aug 2023 at 15:28 - Planning - Planning Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/024699-2023

## Notice URLs

- http://www.sutton.gov.uk/

## Provenance

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