Grounds maintenance services

Tender description

Hertfordshire County Council (the ‘Council’) is currently out to procurement for the provision of a Grounds Framework Service. Further information in regards to this opportunity can be found in II.2.4) ‘Description of the Procurement’ field (OJEU Contract Notice refers). Organisations wishing to take part in this project are invited to "express interest" which will give access to the full procurement documents in the e-tendering system. Please see VI.3) Additional information for further information. Any questions relating to this procurement must be made via the correspondence area in the e-Tendering system, in accordance with the procurement documents and can be addressed to the main contact as shown in the details above. Hertfordshire Business Services (hereinafter referred to as "HBS") the trading organisation of Hertfordshire County Council (hereinafter referred to as "the Council") is advertising its requirement to appoint competent and cost effective organisations to be part of its Grounds Maintenance Framework Agreement to provide general grounds maintenance services to sites throughout the County. This Contract will be utilised by all departments of the Council including establishments such as Schools, Fire Stations, Disused Sites, Day Centres, Libraries etc. It may also be used for works outside of the Council as requested by our partners and customers (this may be outside the geographical area of Hertfordshire in some cases). The estimated total value of the Framework Agreement is stated in II.1.5) of this notice and is for the initial term inclusive of the approximate value for extensions, together with the Call-Off Contracts and their possible durations. It is anticipated that the term of the Call-Off Contracts awarded under this Framework Agreement could be up to seven (7) years. For the avoidance of doubt, the estimated annual value of the Contract will be approximately between 1 500 000 and 2 000 000 GBP. The Framework Agreement will be awarded for a fixed period of four (4) years Please note that the contract requirements will be subject to available financial resources, supplier performance and flexibility to meet changing demands. There will be no form of exclusivity or volume that is guaranteed under the resultant Framework Agreement and the Council will be entitled to enter into other contracts and arrangements with other suppliers for the provision of any, or all, of the requirements which are the same as, or similar to those specified under the established Framework Agreement. Organisations should be aware that due to the nature of the Services provided, any Framework Agreement formed as a result of this procurement process shall be executed as a deed. Organisations should seek independent legal advice on the implications of this prior to submitting their bid, where appropriate. Please Note the TUPE Staffing Information for this procurement will be provided at each Call-Off off where applicable. Due to the requirements of the Service carried out, the Council will not be splitting this Framework into Lots Please Note The TUPE Staffing Information for this procurement will be provided along with other documentation at each Call-Off for this procurement. TUPE related information must be treated as protected data in accordance with the requirements of the Data Protection Act 1998 and must be kept confidential. By clicking on the View Details button and accessing the documentation for this procurement, Tenderers agree: a) To undertake to treat the information as confidential and commercially sensitive at all times and take all reasonable steps to prevent any inadvertent disclosure to any third party; b) That under no circumstances will any of the information be disclosed by your organisation or your personnel to any third party without the Council’s prior consent in writing; c) That the information supplied will be stored securely and destroyed or returned to the Council, after your Organisation’s bid has been submitted or you decide not to proceed with a tender submission; d) That you will indemnify the Council for any losses, arising from your breach or breach by any of your personnel of these confidentiality requirements specified above and data protection requirements in relation to TUPE Staffing Information; e) The requirements above apply whether the supplier uploads a tender response to this procurement or not.