Planning

Grounds Maintenance, Burials and Arboriculture Services

  • London Borough Of Bexley

F01: Prior information notice (prior information only)

Notice identifier: 2024/S 000-025832

Procurement identifier (OCID): ocds-h6vhtk-048ae3

Published 14 August 2024, 3:23pm



Section one: Contracting authority

one.1) Name and addresses

London Borough Of Bexley

2 WATLING STREET

BEXLEYHEATH

DA67AT

Contact

Mick Sullivan

Email

procurement@bexley.gov.uk

Telephone

+44 2030455123

Country

United Kingdom

Region code

UKI51 - Bexley and Greenwich

Justification for not providing organisation identifier

Not on any register

Internet address(es)

Main address

www.bexley.gov.uk

one.3) Communication

Additional information can be obtained from another address:

London Borough of Bexley

Bexleyheath

Email

procurement@bexley.gov.uk

Country

United Kingdom

Region code

UKI6 - Outer London – South

Internet address(es)

Main address

https://www.bexley.gov.uk

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

Grounds Maintenance, Burials and Arboriculture Services

Reference number

6200

two.1.2) Main CPV code

  • 77300000 - Horticultural services

two.1.3) Type of contract

Services

two.1.4) Short description

The London Borough of Bexley are commencing the procurement of its Grounds Maintenance, Burials and Arboriculture Services this year currently valued at £3.2m . It is anticipated that the new Grounds contract will commence 30th September 2025 for a period of 6 +2+2 years . The Arboriculture Services will commence in April 2026

Interested parties are invited to attend an in person Market Engagement day on Wednesday 4th September at Hall Place House and Gardens, Bourne Road Bexley. DA5 1PQ. Please register to book your space and receive further information. To register please email Leisure@Bexley.gov.uk and include Market Engagement Day in the email title.

The contracts will include:

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.2) Description

two.2.3) Place of performance

NUTS codes
  • UKI6 - Outer London – South
Main site or place of performance

London Borough of Bexley

two.2.4) Description of the procurement

The London Borough of Bexley are commencing the procurement of its Grounds Maintenance, Burials and Arboriculture Services this year currently valued at £3.2m . It is anticipated that the new Grounds contract will commence 30th September 2025 for a period of 6 +2+2 years . The Arboriculture Services will commence in April 2026

The contracts will include:

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.2.14) Additional information

Interested parties are invited to attend an in person Market Engagement day on Wednesday 4th September at Hall Place House and Gardens, Bourne Road Bexley. DA5 1PQ. Please register to book your space and receive further information. To register please email Leisure@Bexley.gov.uk and include Market Engagement Day in the email title.

two.3) Estimated date of publication of contract notice

27 September 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: No


Section six. Complementary information

six.3) Additional information

The London Borough of Bexley are commencing the procurement of its Grounds Maintenance, Burials and Arboriculture Services this year currently valued at £3.2m . It is anticipated that the new Grounds contract will commence 30th September 2025 for a period of 6 +2+2 years . The Arboriculture Services will commence in April 2026

Interested parties are invited to attend an in person Market Engagement day on Wednesday 4th September at Hall Place House and Gardens, Bourne Road Bexley. DA5 1PQ. Please register to book your space and receive further information. To register please email Leisure@Bexley.gov.uk and include Market Engagement Day in the email title.

The contracts will include:

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).