Landscape gardening services

Tender description

The Garden Assistance Scheme is a service for a range of participants within North Lanarkshire who are unable to maintain their gardens due to age or infirmity. The service will include 10 grass cuts, 3 hedge cuts, 2 weedkills & edges being reformed twice per year. The Council intend to establish a framework agreement with two (2) Lots; Lot 1 to cover the North Zone, and Lot 2 to cover South Zone. There is opportunity to appoint up to three (3) Service Providers on each Lot. We intend to operate our Framework through Direct Award and Mini-Competition. Lot 1 North - Estimated 4366 participants, which require Service Provider capacity to undertake 43660 grass cuts, 13098 hedge cuts and 8732 weed kills per year. Lot 2 South - Estimated 4007 participants, which require Service Provider capacity to undertake 40070 grass cuts, 12021 hedge cuts and 8014 weed kills per year. These figures are being provided as a guide only and are not guaranteed for the service provision in this procurement. Provision of Garden Assistance Scheme to service users located in the North Zone, North Lanarkshire. The Service Provider shall carry out grass cutting of all grass areas and shall provide all labour, materials, tools, plant and equipment necessary to perform the contract and shall ensure that all tools, plant and equipment is kept in a safe condition and properly guarded and maintained in order to present no danger to either the Service Provider's employees or any member of the public. The Service Provider shall provide all its employees with all necessary personal protective equipment (PPE) safety clothing and equipment and shall insure that all its employees use such during those times they are engaged under the contract. The Service provider will maintain the schedule between March and October (approximately) to provide participants 10 grass cuts, 3 hedge cuts (if applicable), 2 weedkills and edges being formed on 2 occasions. Note the capacity requirements for North Zone could be to undertake 43 660 grass cuts, 13 098 hedge cuts and 8 732 weed kills per year. The number participating in the scheme was 4 366 in North Zone during *2016. *These figures are being provided as a guide only and are not guaranteed for the service provision in this procurement. There is opportunity to appoint up to three (3) Service Providers on this Lot. We intend to operate our Framework through Direct Award and Mini-Competition. Provision of Garden Assistance Scheme to service users located in the South Zone, North Lanarkshire. The Service Provider shall carry out grass cutting of all grass areas and shall provide all labour, materials, tools, plant and equipment necessary to perform the contract and shall ensure that all tools, plant and equipment is kept in a safe condition and properly guarded and maintained in order to present no danger to either the Service Provider's employees or any member of the public. The Service Provider shall provide all its employees with all necessary personal protective equipment (PPE) safety clothing and equipment and shall insure that all its employees use such during those times they are engaged under the contract. The Service provider will maintain the schedule between March and October (approximately) to provide participants 10 grass cuts, 3 hedge cuts (if applicable), 2 weedkills and edges being formed on 2 occasions. Note the capacity requirements for South Zone could be to undertake 40 070 grass cuts, 12 021 hedge cuts and 8 014 weed kills per year. The number participating in the scheme was 4,007 in South Zone during *2016. *These figures are being provided as a guide only and are not guaranteed for the service provision in this procurement. There is opportunity to appoint up to three (3) Service Providers on this Lot. We intend to operate our Framework through Direct Award and Mini-Competition.