Section one: Contracting authority
one.1) Name and addresses
London Borough of Bexley
2a Watling Street
Bexleyheath
DA6 7LB
Contact
Procurement
Telephone
+44 2030455651
Country
United Kingdom
Region code
UKI6 - Outer London – South
Internet address(es)
Main address
Buyer's 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
6217 - Grounds Maintenance, Arboriculture and Burial Services - Boroughwide
Reference number
DN744384
two.1.2) Main CPV code
- 77300000 - Horticultural services
two.1.3) Type of contract
Services
two.1.4) Short description
Provision of Grounds Maintenance, Burials and Arboriculture Services, including Green Space assets including parks and open spaces, highway verges, corporate properties, horticulture feature maintenance, hard standing and weed management, hedge pruning, park cleansing operations including bin emptying and cleansing of watercourses, inspection and maintenance of play and fitness equipment assets as well as landscape improvement works, biodiversity and environmental improvement projects.
The responsibility and maintenance of four operational cemeteries including day to day grounds maintenance, upkeep of memorial terraces, walls and memorial gardens, unlocking and locking of cemeteries, Attendant and Escort duties, burial and ashes interments and memorial inspections.
Arboricultural Services including cyclical surveying of Tree stocks on the Public highway as well as the Council’s Parks, Allotments and Cemeteries, reporting and recording of condition, undertaking agreed works, including out of hours call outs (24 hr emergency response).
two.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots: No
two.1.7) Total value of the procurement (excluding VAT)
Value excluding VAT: £34,329,000
two.2) Description
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UKI6 - Outer London – South
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
Provision of Grounds Maintenance, Burials and Arboriculture Services, including Green Space assets including parks and open spaces, highway verges, corporate properties, horticulture feature maintenance, hard standing and weed management, hedge pruning, park cleansing operations including bin emptying and cleansing of watercourses, inspection and maintenance of play and fitness equipment assets as well as landscape improvement works, biodiversity and environmental improvement projects.
The responsibility and maintenance of four operational cemeteries including day to day grounds maintenance, upkeep of memorial terraces, walls and memorial gardens, unlocking and locking of cemeteries, Attendant and Escort duties, burial and ashes interments and memorial inspections.
Arboricultural Services including cyclical surveying of Tree stocks on the Public highway as well as the Council’s Parks, Allotments and Cemeteries, reporting and recording of condition, undertaking agreed works, including out of hours call outs (24 hr emergency response).
two.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion - Name: Quality / Weighting: 60
Price - Weighting: 40
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 four. Procedure
four.1) Description
four.1.1) Type of procedure
Restricted procedure
four.1.8) Information about the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement: No
four.2) Administrative information
four.2.1) Previous publication concerning this procedure
Notice number: 2024/S 000-032855
four.2.9) Information about termination of call for competition in the form of a prior information notice
The contracting authority will not award any further contracts based on the above prior information notice
Section five. Award of contract
A contract/lot is awarded: Yes
five.2) Award of contract
five.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
7 April 2025
five.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 3
Number of tenders received from SMEs: 3
Number of tenders received from tenderers from non-EU Member States: 3
Number of tenders received by electronic means: 3
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators: No
five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Tivoli Group Ltd
Windlesham
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
- UKI6 - Outer London – South
The contractor is an SME
Yes
five.2.4) Information on value of contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot: £34,328,000
Section six. Complementary information
six.4) Procedures for review
six.4.1) Review body
London Borough of Bexley
Bexleyheath
Country
United Kingdom