Source: https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a13cab-2757-715e-8917-608d51a79eb4/gb-burton-upon-trent-grounds-maintenance-service-delivery-model-options-apprais closed GB open procedure Suitable for SMEs # GB-Burton Upon Trent: Grounds Maintenance Service Delivery Model Options Appraisal [East Staffordshire Borough Council](https://tendernation.io/buyers/east-staffordshire-borough-council) Estimated value £10,000 to £25,000 Published 6 Dec 2023 Deadline Closed 8 Jan 2024 ## Who can bid - Buyer says suitable for SMEs The buyer ticked “suitable for SMEs” on the notice. Anyone can still bid. - Buyer says suitable for VCSEs The buyer ticked “suitable for voluntary, community and social enterprises” on the notice. - Small contract value Valued under £135,018 including VAT, the lowest Procurement Act threshold for goods and services. - Open procedure Anyone can submit a full tender; there is no shortlisting stage. [More contracts for small businesses and VCSEs](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/for-small-businesses) ## About this tender East Staffordshire Borough Council is seeking quotations from suitably qualified Applicants to quote for the undertaking of a feasibility study to explore the opportunities for an alternative delivery mechanism for the Council's outsourced Grounds Maintenance Services, including through an in-house service. The Council wishes to procure an Options Appraisal from a suitably qualified organisation, in order to inform and shape the future delivery of its Grounds Maintenance Services within the Borough. The primary requirement is for the successful consultant to identify and evaluate a range of 'in house' delivery options\* including; •Bringing the service directly 'in house' so that it is managed by the Council and Council officers directly; or •Bringing the service 'in house' but with the service operated by a Council owned Management Company at 'arm's length'; or •Bringing the service into local authority management but operated as a 'shared service' with a partner authority that is already operating the service directly. \*N.B. if there are any other insourced options, the Council would be willing to consider those. Full information is included in the Request for Quotation documents Additional information: The contracting authority considers that this contract may be suitable for economic operators that are small or medium enterprises (SMEs). However, any selection of tenderers will be based solely on the criteria set out for the procurement.The contracting authority considers that this contract may be suitable for economic operators that are small or medium enterprises (SMEs). However, any selection will be based solely on the criteria set out for the procurement. For more information about this opportunity, please visit the Delta eSourcing portal at: [delta-esourcing.com](https://www.delta-esourcing.com/tenders/UK-GB-Burton-Upon-Trent:-Grounds-Maintenance-Service-Delivery-Model-Options-Appraisal/Q7226H6W2C) To respond to this opportunity, please click here: [delta-esourcing.com/respond/Q7226H6W2C](https://www.delta-esourcing.com/respond/Q7226H6W2C) Read full description ## CPV classification Business and management consultancy and related services Source Contracts Finder (UK) [View official notice](https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/notice/059e88f4-020c-41f3-ab05-dc919bcf0851) Never miss a tender like this again Get AI summaries, deadline alerts and a bid pipeline for tenders matched to your business. Free to start. 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