Provision of Routine Grounds Maintenance Services – Dynamic Purchasing System – RFI 15304744
Lancashire County Council
Published date: 21 September 2021
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Contract summary
Industry
• Grounds maintenance services – 77314000
Location of contract
North West
Value of contract
£2,464,000
Procurement reference
LW/CAS/LCC/21/1212
Published date
21 September 2021
Closing date
18 September 2025
Closing time
10am
Contract start date
19 September 2025
Contract end date
20 September 2025
Contract type
Service contract
Procedure type
Call off from a Dynamic Purchasing System
Contract is suitable for SMEs?
Yes
Contract is suitable for VCSEs?
No
Description
Lancashire County Council (the Authority) procure Routine Grounds Maintenance Services on behalf of Schools and other establishments across Lancashire and on occasion outside the Lancashire district.
Details of the type of work required typically include maintenance of grassed and planted areas, maintenance of trees, hedges and bushes, leaf clearance, herbicide treatments and the maintenance of sports, games and playground facilities. (Please refer to the Specification for more detailed information.)
Service Providers can apply to join the DPS at any time during the term of the DPS. If a Service Providers response does not meet the requirements, they will be invited to re-apply.
At mini-competition stage, establishments will be batched into geographical areas and service providers accepted onto the DPS will be eligible to submit a tender for one or more batches. It is anticipated that approximately 140 sites will be tendered annually via the i-supplier portal.
The DPS is now open for requests to participate.
More information
Links
· https://www.lancashire.gov.uk/isupplier/
· Tender Notice
Additional text
Requests to participate should be returned via the Authority’s tendering system www.lancashire.gov.uk/isupplier
Registration to the system is required in order to download documents and submit requests to participate in the DPS.
Service Providers should familiarise themselves with all the documents including the DPS Agreement and Call Off Terms
The Total Contract Value takes into account each contract having an average duration of 4 years and includes the contracts which run beyond the four year term of the DPS.
How to apply
Follow the instructions given in the description or the more information section.
About the buyer
Contact name
CAS Procurement
Address
Fishergate
Preston
PR18XJ
England
Telephone
01772 534966
Email