Section one: Contracting authority
one.1) Name and addresses
South Tyneside Council
Town Hall, Westoe Road
South Shields
NE332RL
Contact
Kevin Graham
kevin.graham@southtyneside.gov.uk
Telephone
+44 7484030491
Country
United Kingdom
Region code
UKC22 - Tyneside
Internet address(es)
Main address
http://www.southtyneside.gov.uk
one.3) Communication
Additional information can be obtained from the above-mentioned address
one.4) Type of the contracting authority
Regional or local authority
one.5) Main activity
General public services
Section two: Object
two.1) Scope of the procurement
two.1.1) Title
Provision of Grass Cutting, Horticultural Services and Cemetery Works
Reference number
F7901
two.1.2) Main CPV code
- 77314000 - Grounds maintenance services
two.1.3) Type of contract
Services
two.1.4) Short description
The contract is for the Council's Grounds Maintenance Services. It is split into the following Lots:
1. Grass Cutting - all Council owned areas excluding Cemeteries
2. Horticultural Services - all Council owned areas excluding Cemeteries
3. Cemetery Works - includes Grave Digging, maintenance of the grave spaces and clearance work around the graves plus associated grass cutting and horticultural services
The contract duration is to be 5 years, with 2 x 12 month options to extend. The value at I.5 is the estimated value of a potential 7 year contract duration
two.1.5) Estimated total value
Value excluding VAT: £11,200,000
two.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots: Yes
Maximum number of lots that may be awarded to one tenderer: 3
two.2) Description
two.2.1) Title
Grass Cutting
Lot No
1
two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
- 77314000 - Grounds maintenance services
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UKC22 - Tyneside
Main site or place of performance
South Tyneside
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
Provision of the grass cutting service in Council owned public spaces
two.2.14) Additional information
The value of the contract is expected to be approx £925K pa, and the contract length is 5 years plus 2 x 12 month option to extend
two.2) Description
two.2.1) Title
Horticultural Services
Lot No
2
two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
- 77300000 - Horticultural services
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UKC22 - Tyneside
Main site or place of performance
South Tyneside
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
The maintenance of South Tyneside Council's Horticultural Features and Hedges and Provision of Herbicide Treatment
two.2.14) Additional information
The value of the contract is expected to be approx £475K pa and the contract duration is 5 years plus 2 x 12 month options to extend
two.2) Description
two.2.1) Title
Cemetery Works
Lot No
3
two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
- 98371111 - Cemetery maintenance services
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UKC22 - Tyneside
Main site or place of performance
South Tyneside
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
Provision of grounds maintenance and horticultural requirements (excluding arboriculture services) within Cemeteries, including grave digging, grave space management and grave clearance activity
two.2.14) Additional information
The value is expected to be approx £200K pa and the contract duration is 5 years plus 2 x 12 month options to extend
two.3) Estimated date of publication of contract notice
10 June 2022
Section four. Procedure
four.1) Description
four.1.8) Information about the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement: Yes
Section six. Complementary information
six.3) Additional information
Supplier Engagement: South Tyneside Council would like to undertake a market engagement event with organisations interesting in tendering for and delivering these works.
Please note that participation in this engagement event or registration of interest will not give any advantage in this procurement opportunity, but is purely an opportunity to
potentially shape the requirements. We will consult with interested parties to get views and comments on the planned approach to market. Your responses will help to inform the
procurement although we cannot guarantee that all views expressed will be taken into account.
The market engagement event is anticipated to take place on or around 25th May 2022 in the form of a MS Teams meeting or similar.
If you wish to participate please contact kevin.graham@southtyneside.gov.uk as soon as
possible but by no later than Thursday 19th May 2022
It is the intention to issue the FTS notice on the Find a Tender Service UK e-notification in June 2022, and suppliers are advised to monitor regularly for the opportunity to be published. Once the FTS contract notice/UK e-notification notice has been published
suppliers will be required to express interest in this opportunity on the NEPO ProContract system. If not already registered on ProContract please register at the following link:
https://procontract.due-north.com. Suppliers will then be granted access to the tender documentation once it is published. Please note that registering on ProContract and expressing interest does not mean that you have bid for the tender - once the above steps are complete you will be required to complete and submit the tender documentation.