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title: "Garden Aid and Ad Hoc Maintenance"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-040f56"
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# Garden Aid and Ad Hoc Maintenance

Buyer: THE CITY OF EDINBURGH COUNCIL  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-040f56

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## Summary

The City of Edinburgh Council has completed the procurement process for "Garden Aid and Ad Hoc Maintenance" services in the landscape gardening industry. The contract involves providing grass cutting, hedge trimming, and other maintenance services to elderly and disabled residents within Edinburgh. The tender, with the award to Glendale Countryside Ltd, had a total value of £3,573,676 and was signed on 1st February 2024 after the award.

This opportunity offers businesses in the landscaping and gardening services sector a chance to engage with the City of Edinburgh Council, a regional authority focused on public services. The procurement method was an open procedure, and the contract was awarded to a large supplier, Glendale Countryside Ltd. Suppliers interested in similar contracts must ensure compliance with the specified selection criteria and economic requirements, such as turnover thresholds and insurance levels, to participate effectively in future tenders.

## Notice

The City of Edinburgh Council provides gardening support (Garden Aid) to elderly and disabled residents who are not able to undertake gardening work and who have no other adult in their home able to maintain their garden. The successful Contractor must provide a regular frequency based grass cutting and hedge trimming service to all active Garden Aid customers, as well as other homes as instructed by the Council. In addition, on a request basis small scale path, fencing, landscaping, grounds maintenance and tidy-up works may be required in areas covered by the Garden Aid Service and within the Council's wider Parks and Green Spaces estate.

### Lot Information

Lot 1

Single Supplier Framework Agreement Seasonal Hedge trimming Seasonal Grass Cutting Ad hoc Gardening works to Parks and greenspaces Covers approximately 2500 homes located in the Edinburgh Council boundaries

Renewal: Further extensions of up to 24 months is allowed. Please note the estimated value in 11.2.6 is based upon 48 months.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/005508-2024 |
| Notice type | Tender Notice |
| Procurement type | Framework |
| 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 | 20 Feb 2024 |
| Submission deadline | 1 Dec 2023 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 1 Feb 2024 |
| Contract period | Not specified |
| Recurrence | Approximately 3 years. |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £1,700,000 |
| Lots value | £1,700,000 |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | £3,573,676 |

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Complete |
| Lots status | Cancelled |
| Awards status | Active |
| Contracts status | Active |

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | THE CITY OF EDINBURGH COUNCIL |
| Locality | EDINBURGH |
| Post town | Edinburgh |
| Postcode | EH8 8BG |
| Country | Scotland |
| ITL 1 | TLM Scotland |
| ITL 2 | TLM1 East Central Scotland |
| ITL 3 | TLM13 City of Edinburgh |
| Local authority | City of Edinburgh |
| Electoral ward | City Centre |
| Westminster constituency | Edinburgh East and Musselburgh |
| Delivery location | TLM75 City of Edinburgh |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | GLENDALE COUNTRYSIDE |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 71 - Architectural, construction, engineering and inspection services
- 77 - Agricultural, forestry, horticultural, aquacultural and apicultural services

### Codes

- 71421000 - Landscape gardening services
- 77314100 - Grassing services
- 77342000 - Hedge trimming

## Release History

- 20 Feb 2024 at 12:13 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/005508-2024
- 24 Nov 2023 at 11:58 - TenderUpdate - Tender Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/034791-2023
- 26 Oct 2023 at 14:35 - Tender - Tender Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/031656-2023

## Notice URLs

- http://www.edinburgh.gov.uk
- http://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk
- https://api.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/v1/Notice?id=ocds-r6ebe6-0000748598
- https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/Search_AuthProfile.aspx?ID=AA00290

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