Planning

Grounds Maintenance Orkney

  • Historic Environment Scotland

F01: Prior information notice (prior information only)

Notice identifier: 2024/S 000-021704

Procurement identifier (OCID): ocds-h6vhtk-047d76

Published 15 July 2024, 3:18pm



Section one: Contracting authority

one.1) Name and addresses

Historic Environment Scotland

Longmore House, Salisbury Place

Edinburgh

EH9 1SH

Contact

Catherine McNair

Email

procurement@hes.scot

Country

United Kingdom

NUTS code

UKM75 - Edinburgh, City of

Internet address(es)

Main address

http://historicenvironment.scot

Buyer's address

https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/Search_AuthProfile.aspx?ID=AA00164

one.3) Communication

Additional information can be obtained from the above-mentioned address

one.4) Type of the contracting authority

National or federal Agency/Office

one.5) Main activity

Other activity

Heritage, Tourism, Built Environment


Section two: Object

two.1) Scope of the procurement

two.1.1) Title

Grounds Maintenance Orkney

two.1.2) Main CPV code

  • 77314000 - Grounds maintenance services

two.1.3) Type of contract

Services

two.1.4) Short description

Historic Environment Scotland is looking to appoint a supplier who can provide grounds maintenance work at our sites in Orkney. The general types of grounds maintenance that Historic Scotland shall require is likely to include the following elements:

- the mowing of all lawns, semi-coarse grasslands, slopes, ramparts

- trimming of all lawn edges

- strimming around the bases of walls, trees and signs

- the application of approved herbicides as and when specified

- weed control of all footpaths, car park, road gutters and gravel areas

- gardening duties are to be carried out on landscaped areas and will include the weeding, forking, pruning and the application of fertilisers as specified in the contract documentation

- leaf and branch clearing duties may also be required.

two.1.6) Information about lots

This contract is divided into lots: No

two.2) Description

two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)

  • 77314000 - Grounds maintenance services

two.2.3) Place of performance

NUTS codes
  • UKM65 - Orkney Islands

two.2.4) Description of the procurement

Historic Environment Scotland is looking to appoint a supplier who can provide grounds maintenance work at our sites in Orkney. The general types of grounds maintenance that Historic Scotland shall require is likely to include the following elements:

- the mowing of all lawns, semi-coarse grasslands, slopes, ramparts

- trimming of all lawn edges

- strimming around the bases of walls, trees and signs

- the application of approved herbicides as and when specified

- weed control of all footpaths, car park, road gutters and gravel areas

- gardening duties are to be carried out on landscaped areas and will include the weeding, forking, pruning and the application of fertilisers as specified in the contract documentation

- leaf and branch clearing duties may also be required.

The contract comprises the provision of all necessary labour, materials, tools, machines, fuel and transport for the provision of a grounds maintenance service at the sites listed below.

Sites must be visited according to HES Schedules, with any non-attendance reported to Works managers

The sites that are included in the contract are listed below, however HES reserves the right to add in additional sights or take some away at any point during the lifetime of the contract.

- Cubbies Row’s Castle, Wyre

- Skara Brae

- Wideford Hill Cairn

- Unstan Cairn

- Click Mill Dounby

- Midhowe Chambered Cairn & Broch

- Hackness Battery & Martello Tower

- Standing Stones of Stenness

- Grain Earth House

- Broch of Gurness

- Brough of Birsay

- Rennibister Earth House

- Earls Palace, Birsay

- St. Nicholas Church & Earls Bu Ophir

- Tormiston Mill

- Earls & Bishops Palace, Kirkwall

- Ring of Brogar

- Maeshowe VC Stenness

Details of the exact mowing, hedge trimming, flower beds etc will be shared if it goes out to tender.

two.3) Estimated date of publication of contract notice

21 October 2024


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

Please note that suppliers would be required to sign up to HES Terms and Conditions. Please read through these and ensure that you would be happy to sign up to them.

NOTE: To register your interest in this notice and obtain any additional information please visit the Public Contracts Scotland Web Site at https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/Search/Search_Switch.aspx?ID=772443.

(SC Ref:772443)