Contract notice
Section I: Contracting
authority
I.1) Name and addresses
Luton Council
Town Hall, George Street
Luton
LU1 2BQ
UK
Contact person: Mr Chris Newman
Telephone: +44 1582547058
E-mail: Christopher.newman@luton.gov.uk
NUTS: UKH21
Internet address(es)
Main address: http://www.luton.gov.uk
Address of the buyer profile: http://www.luton.gov.uk
I.3) Communication
The procurement documents are available for unrestricted and full direct access, free of charge at:
https://procontract.due-north.com/
Additional information can be obtained from the abovementioned address
Tenders or requests to participate must be sent electronically to:
https://procontract.due-north.com/
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
AT1261 Luton Open Tender for Conservation Grass Cutting and Disposal Service
Reference number: DN731076
II.1.2) Main CPV code
77314000
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.1.4) Short description
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AT1261 Luton Open Tender for Conservation Grass Cutting and Disposal Service
Luton is a large and growing town around 30 miles to the north of London. Luton Council is a unitary Council covering an area of approximately 16.74 square miles (43.35 km2) and the current population of Luton is estimated at 216,000.
The Council employs approximately 3,000 people based in a variety of locations such as offices, schools, nurseries, crematorium, parks pavilions, community centres, sports centres, day care, residential, police station, hospital, etc. These locations are located across the Borough.
Service Requirement:
The service is looking to award a contract, or contracts, to suitably qualified organisation(s) who have been successful in their bidding for the provision of conservation grass cutting and collection services, for specified Conservation Areas within the Borough of Luton.
You should note that some of the Conservation Areas are inaccessible to large machinery and are also covered by Stewardship Agreements and National Classification. Standards that require the protection of flora and fauna which must be taken into account when undertaking this operation. You will be required to recycle all arising’s as a result of the cutting in a process which will need to be approved by the Council.
Please also note that the contract has a total of 35 individual contract areas, and we may award each site individually to different bidders or reserve the right not to award at all
The tender will consist of 1 LOT of multiple locations of work
II.1.5) Estimated total value
Value excluding VAT:
480 000.00
GBP
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.2) Description
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
77314000
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKH21
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
AT1261 Luton Open Tender for Conservation Grass Cutting and Disposal Service
Luton is a large and growing town around 30 miles to the north of London. Luton Council is a unitary Council covering an area of approximately 16.74 square miles (43.35 km2) and the current population of Luton is estimated at 216,000.
The Council employs approximately 3,000 people based in a variety of locations such as offices, schools, nurseries, crematorium, parks pavilions, community centres, sports centres, day care, residential, police station, hospital, etc. These locations are located across the Borough.
Service Requirement:
The service is looking to award a contract, or contracts, to suitably qualified organisation(s) who have been successful in their bidding for the provision of conservation grass cutting and collection services, for specified Conservation Areas within the Borough of Luton.
You should note that some of the Conservation Areas are inaccessible to large machinery and are also covered by Stewardship Agreements and National Classification. Standards that require the protection of flora and fauna which must be taken into account when undertaking this operation. You will be required to recycle all arising’s as a result of the cutting in a process which will need to be approved by the Council.
Please also note that the contract has a total of 35 individual contract areas, and we may award each site individually to different bidders or reserve the right not to award at all
The tender will consist of 1 LOT of multiple locations of work
II.2.5) Award criteria
Price is not the only award criterion and all criteria are stated only in the procurement documents
II.2.7) Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
Start:
01/10/2024
End:
30/09/2026
This contract is subject to renewal: No
II.2.9) Information about the limits on the number of candidates to be invited
II.2.10) Information about variants
Variants will be accepted:
No
II.2.11) Information about options
Options:
No
II.2.13) Information about European Union funds
The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds:
No
Section IV: Procedure
IV.1) Description
IV.1.1) Type of procedure
Open procedure
IV.1.8) Information about Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement:
Yes
IV.2) Administrative information
IV.2.2) Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate
Date:
02/08/2024
Local time: 17:00
IV.2.4) Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted
EN
IV.2.7) Conditions for opening of tenders
Date:
02/08/2024
Local time: 17:30
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.1) Information about recurrence
This is a recurrent procurement:
No
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
High court of justice
London
UK
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
03/07/2024