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Prior Information Notice

Parks & Grounds Maintenance Contract

  • First published: 23 August 2023
  • Last modified: 23 August 2023

The buyer is not using this website to administer the notice.

To record your interest or obtain additional information or documents please find instructions within the Full Notice Text. (NOTE: Contract Award Notices and Prior Information Notices do not normally require a response)

Contents

Summary

OCID:
ocds-h6vhtk-03f615
Published by:
London Borough of Sutton
Authority ID:
AA23522
Publication date:
23 August 2023
Deadline date:
-
Notice type:
Prior Information Notice
Has documents:
No
Has SPD:
No
Has Carbon Reduction Plan:
N/A

Abstract

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 £3,000,000 and £6,500,000.’

Full notice text

Prior information notice

This notice is for prior information only

Section I: Contracting authority

I.1) Name and addresses

London Borough of Sutton

Civic Offices, St Nicholas Way

Sutton

SM1 1EA

UK

Contact person: Mr Steve Hoy

Telephone: +44 2087705911

E-mail: steve.hoy@sutton.gov.uk

NUTS: UKI63

Internet address(es)

Main address: http://www.sutton.gov.uk/

Address of the buyer profile: http://www.sutton.gov.uk/

I.3) Communication

Additional information can be obtained from the abovementioned address


I.4) Type of the contracting authority

Regional or local authority

I.5) Main activity

General public services

Section II: Object

II.1) Scope of the procurement

II.1.1) Title

Parks & Grounds Maintenance Contract

Reference number: DN682854

II.1.2) Main CPV code

77313000

 

II.1.3) Type of contract

Services

II.1.4) Short description

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 £6,500,000 rather than £3,000,000.

II.1.6) Information about lots

This contract is divided into lots: No

II.2) Description

II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)

45112410

77314000

77320000

98371111

II.2.3) Place of performance

NUTS code:

UKI63

II.2.4) Description of the procurement

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 £3,000,000 and £6,500,000.’

II.2.6) Estimated value

Value excluding VAT: 3 000 000.00  GBP

II.3) Estimated date of publication of contract notice:

04/12/2023

Section IV: Procedure

IV.1) Description

IV.1.8) Information about Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)

The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement: Yes

Section VI: Complementary information

VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice

22/08/2023

Coding

Commodity categories

ID Title Parent category
98371111 Cemetery maintenance services Funeral services
45112410 Grave-digging work Excavating and earthmoving work
77314000 Grounds maintenance services Planting and maintenance services of green areas
77313000 Parks maintenance services Planting and maintenance services of green areas
77320000 Sports fields maintenance services Horticultural services

Delivery locations

ID Description
100 UK - All

Alert region restrictions

The buyer has restricted the alert for this notice to suppliers based in the following regions.

ID Description
There are no alert restrictions for this notice.

About the buyer

Main contact:
steve.hoy@sutton.gov.uk
Admin contact:
N/a
Technical contact:
N/a
Other contact:
N/a

Further information

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