Section one: Contracting authority
one.1) Name and addresses
Historic Environment Scotland
Longmore House, Salisbury Place
Edinburgh
EH9 1SH
Contact
Catherine McNair
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)