Section one: Contracting authority
one.1) Name and addresses
Homes England (the name adopted by the Homes and Communities Agency)
2nd Floor, The Lumen, St James Boulevard, Newcastle Helix
Newcastle Upon Tyne
NE4 5BZ
Contact
Ms Rebecca Martin
Telephone
+44 3001234500
Country
United Kingdom
Region code
UKJ4 - Kent
Internet address(es)
Main address
https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/homes-england
Buyer's address
https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/homes-england
one.2) Information about joint procurement
The contract is awarded by a central purchasing body
one.3) Communication
The procurement documents are available for unrestricted and full direct access, free of charge, at
Additional information can be obtained from the above-mentioned address
Tenders or requests to participate must be submitted electronically via
one.4) Type of the contracting authority
National or federal Agency/Office
one.5) Main activity
Housing and community amenities
Section two: Object
two.1) Scope of the procurement
two.1.1) Title
Homes England - Lodge Hill Landscape Maintenance and Cleansing Contract 2025 -2030
Reference number
DN760051
two.1.2) Main CPV code
- 77314000 - Grounds maintenance services
two.1.3) Type of contract
Services
two.1.4) Short description
Homes England is currently seeking to appoint a competent Supplier for the provision of landscape maintenance and cleansing services at the Lodge Hill Site, Chattenden, Kent.
The contract is anticipated to start 1st April 2025. Completion is anticipated to 31st March 2028 with two optional +1 year extensions to 31st March 2030.
Typical planned Services under this contract comprise of but are not exclusively limited to the following:
• Site inspections, whereby the Supplier shall indicate; all matters relating to the maintenance specification, recommendations for necessary Service, incidences of vandalism, fly tipping, trespass and adjustments to the scheduled Service;
• Aquatic Plant Maintenance;
• Shrub Maintenance;
• Grass Cutting;
• Weed Control; and
• Cleansing.
This contract is a performance based, the performance of which will be monitored via Key Performance Indicators (KPI’s)
two.1.5) Estimated total value
Value excluding VAT: £671,000
two.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots: No
two.2) Description
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UKJ4 - Kent
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
Homes England is currently seeking to appoint a competent Supplier for the provision of landscape maintenance and cleansing services at the Lodge Hill Site, Chattenden, Kent.
The contract is anticipated to start 1st April 2025. Completion is anticipated to 31st March 2028 with two optional +1 year extensions to 31st March 2030.
Typical planned Services under this contract comprise of but are not exclusively limited to the following:
• Site inspections, whereby the Supplier shall indicate; all matters relating to the maintenance specification, recommendations for necessary Service, incidences of vandalism, fly tipping, trespass and adjustments to the scheduled Service;
• Aquatic Plant Maintenance;
• Shrub Maintenance;
• Grass Cutting;
• Weed Control; and
• Cleansing.
This contract is a performance based, the performance of which will be monitored via Key Performance Indicators (KPI’s)
two.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion - Name: Quality criterion / Weighting: 40
Price - Weighting: 60
two.2.6) Estimated value
Value excluding VAT: £671,000
two.2.7) Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
Duration in months
60
This contract is subject to renewal
No
two.2.10) Information about variants
Variants will be accepted: No
two.2.11) Information about options
Options: No
two.2.13) Information about European Union Funds
The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds: No
Section three. Legal, economic, financial and technical information
three.1) Conditions for participation
three.1.2) Economic and financial standing
Selection criteria as stated in the procurement documents
three.2) Conditions related to the contract
three.2.2) Contract performance conditions
As stated in the procurement documents
three.2.3) Information about staff responsible for the performance of the contract
Obligation to indicate the names and professional qualifications of the staff assigned to performing the contract
Section four. Procedure
four.1) Description
four.1.1) Type of procedure
Open procedure
four.1.8) Information about the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement: Yes
four.2) Administrative information
four.2.2) Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate
Date
24 March 2025
Local time
2:00pm
four.2.4) Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted
English
four.2.6) Minimum time frame during which the tenderer must maintain the tender
Duration in months: 6 (from the date stated for receipt of tender)
four.2.7) Conditions for opening of tenders
Date
24 March 2025
Local time
2:00pm
Section six. Complementary information
six.1) Information about recurrence
This is a recurrent procurement: No
six.2) Information about electronic workflows
Electronic ordering will be used
Electronic invoicing will be accepted
Electronic payment will be used
six.3) Additional information
The opportunity can be accessed via the Homes England e-Tendering system. Suppliers
wishing to be considered for this contract must register their expression of interest and
submit a tender through Homes England's e-Tendering system. If not already registered,
Suppliers must register https://procontract.due-north.com/Login
Homes England is committed to protecting the privacy and security of your personal data. The privacy notice aims to give you information on how Homes England collects and
processes personal data provided to us, including information that you provide directly, and
tell you about your rights and how the law protects you. Please refer to our Privacy Notice at
https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/homes-england/about/personal-information-charter for further information.
The estimate stated at II.1.5 and II.2.6 is the mid value of the contract estimate of
£604,000.00 - £738,000.00
six.4) Procedures for review
six.4.1) Review body
Royal Court of Justice
The Strand
London
WC2A 2LL
Country
United Kingdom