Source: https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a13ceb-dd6b-73e1-9a36-0d8498247ec7/communal-grounds-maintenance-services closed GB open procedure Suitable for SMEs # Communal Grounds Maintenance Services [Walsall Housing Group Limited (whg)](https://tendernation.io/buyers/walsall-housing-group-limited-whg) Estimated value £8,168,000 Published 18 Sept 2024 Deadline Closed 22 Oct 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. - 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 Please ensure that all documents and information contained in the notice are read before submitting a bid. The Authority is managing this procurement process through the whg Pro-Contract "Housing Procurement Portal" [housingprocurement.com](https://www.housingprocurement.com/). The successful supplier will be responsible for delivering both Planned Cyclical Services and Reactive Optional Services Communal Grounds Maintenance Service to communal areas of high rise blocks, low rise blocks, bungalow sites, whg head office and miscellaneous areas. Planned Cyclical Services comprised of: Grass Maintenance (Amenity and Naturalised) including Cutting and Edging; Shrub and Herbaceous Bed Maintenance; Flower and Rose Bed Maintenance (including raised flower beds); Hedge Maintenance; Wildflower; Hard Surface Maintenance; Leaf Clearance; Litter and Debris Removal. Which shall vary by season demand and need and could fluctuate according to environmental changes and impacts. Reactive Optional Services which may include for example: Planting Design, Implementation and Establishment (Bedding, Shrubs, Herbaceous, Hedges, Bulbs); Grass Renovations; Habitat Feature Design, Implementation and Establishment; Demolition Site Ground Maintenance; Scrub Management; Invasive Species Management; Any other work not deemed as a Routine Planned Cyclical Service and is to be carried out on the specific instructions of the Contract Administrator. A comprehensive review of its current Communal Grounds Maintenance Service provision has been conducted. Following assessments of Customer requirements, supply market engagement and in recognition of the Client's emerging ESG (Environmental, Social & Governance) and Green Spaces Strategies, we wish to emphasis to potential suppliers that the scope of the Services may continually evolve and may very in requirements over the Contract Period. Additional information: For Grounds Maintenance Services, please refer to section 5.0 in the ITT for Instructions to Potential Suppliers & Conditions of Participation'. The Authority is managing this procurement process through the whg Pro-Contract "Housing Procurement Portal" [housingprocurement.com](https://www.housingprocurement.com/). Technical issues should be reported to [suppliersupport.proactisservicedesk.com](https://suppliersupport.proactisservicedesk.com/) or . The contract is expected to commence on 1st April 2025 and will be for a period of four (4) years until 31st March 2029, with the option to extend, subject to satisfactory performance and in line with the contract conditions, for up to a further four (4) years until 31st March 2033. The extension may be a single extension or a series of extensions The successful bidder will be expected to obtain the following insurances if not already held: Employer's Liability: £10m; Public Liability: £10m; Product Liability: £10m; Professional Indemnity: £2m. The Transfer of Undertakings (Protection of Employment) Regulations 2006 (TUPE) is likely to apply to the Contract. The incumbent supplier has advised that it does apply. Where a potential supplier fails Part 2 of the Selection Questionnaire for Mandatory and Discretionary Exclusion Criteria, or Part 3, this shall result in their tender submission being rejected and the remainder of their submission shall not be evaluated. The Authority will advise the potential supplier that their tender has been excluded. Section 6 in the ITT explains fully the evaluation process that will be undertaken for this procedure. Read full description ## CPV classification Grounds maintenance services Source Contracts Finder (UK) [View official notice](https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/notice/9d3da480-23bd-4a12-86fe-76d76ac91057) 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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