Section one: Contracting authority
one.1) Name and addresses
Longhurst Group
1 Crown Court, Crown Way
Rushden
NN10 6BS
Contact
Mrs Zoe Berriman
zoe.berriman@longhurst-group.org.uk
Telephone
+44 1205592007
Country
United Kingdom
Region code
UKF - East Midlands (England)
Internet address(es)
Main address
https://www.longhurst-group.org.uk/
Buyer's address
https://www.longhurst-group.org.uk/
one.3) Communication
The procurement documents are available for unrestricted and full direct access, free of charge, at
https://procontract.due-north.com/Advert/Index?advertId=f7c98300-5130-ee11-8124-005056b64545
Additional information can be obtained from the above-mentioned address
one.4) Type of the contracting authority
Body governed by public law
one.5) Main activity
Housing and community amenities
Section two: Object
two.1) Scope of the procurement
two.1.1) Title
Grounds Maintenance and Building Cleaning Services Early Market Engagement
Reference number
DN682256
two.1.2) Main CPV code
- 77314000 - Grounds maintenance services
two.1.3) Type of contract
Services
two.1.4) Short description
Longhurst Group is developing a tender for its group wide grounds maintenance and building cleaning services with the intention to put new contracts in place for spring 2024.
To assist this work, we would like to engage with representatives from interested organisations to seek and gather views regarding the specification and procurement approach.
This will take place through interested organisations completing a Soft Market Testing Questionnaire and then potentially a subsequent supplier day. Information gathered from this early engagement will inform the procurement approach and service specification.
two.1.5) Estimated total value
Value excluding VAT: £9,000,000
two.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots: No
two.2) Description
two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
- 43325100 - Grounds-maintenance equipment
- 45112700 - Landscaping work
- 45112711 - Landscaping work for parks
- 45112720 - Landscaping work for sports grounds and recreational areas
- 45112723 - Landscaping work for playgrounds
- 45452000 - Exterior cleaning work for buildings
- 77000000 - Agricultural, forestry, horticultural, aquacultural and apicultural services
- 77211300 - Tree-clearing services
- 77211400 - Tree-cutting services
- 77211500 - Tree-maintenance services
- 77300000 - Horticultural services
- 77310000 - Planting and maintenance services of green areas
- 77312000 - Weed-clearance services
- 77314100 - Grassing services
- 77340000 - Tree pruning and hedge trimming
- 79993000 - Building and facilities management services
- 79993100 - Facilities management services
- 90511300 - Litter collection services
- 90722200 - Environmental decontamination services
- 90911000 - Accommodation, building and window cleaning services
- 90911200 - Building-cleaning services
- 90911300 - Window-cleaning services
- 90919000 - Office, school and office equipment cleaning services
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UKE13 - North and North East Lincolnshire
- UKF - East Midlands (England)
- UKG - West Midlands (England)
- UKH - East of England
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
Longhurst Group is developing a tender for its group wide grounds maintenance and building services with the intention to put new contracts in place for spring 2024.
To assist this work, we would like to engage with representatives from interested organisations to seek and gather views regarding the specification and procurement approach.
This will take place through interested organisations completing a Soft Market Testing Questionnaire and then potentially a subsequent supplier day. Information gathered from this early engagement will inform the procurement approach and service specification. The soft market testing questionnaire can be accessed by this link https://procontract.due-north.com/Advert/Index?advertId=f7c98300-5130-ee11-8124-005056b64545 to be added Responses to the
soft market testing questionnaire are due by 13th September 2023 at 12.00
two.3) Estimated date of publication of contract notice
27 September 2023
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: No