CONTRACT NOTICE – NATIONAL

1 Authority Details

1.1

Authority Name and Address

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Address from which documentation may be obtained

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Completed documents must be returned to:

2 Contract Details

2.1

Title

Provision of Grass Cutting Service 2024-2026 (+1)

2.2

Description of the goods or services required

Blaenau Gwent County Borough Council (BGCBC) are seeking tenders from a professional and reputable company to undertake a Grass Cutting Service for Public Parks, Sports-fields, Play Areas, Open Spaces and Cemeteries within the borough.

The Grounds Maintenance section manages the grass cutting operations of Public Parks, Sports-fields, Play Areas, Open Spaces and Cemeteries within the County Borough. The Council currently cuts grass seasonally at the above-mentioned sites between the months of April and October following an agreed scheduled cutting cycle.

The operational procedure for the open space areas is that Council employed compact tractor drivers work independently cutting large areas, with manual crews following behind cutting the areas that are inaccessible to the tractors i.e. banking’s, obstacles and fence lines etc. using strimmers, pedestrian mowers and blowers.

Additionally, to support biodiversity initiatives within the borough, areas have been identified for only an annual cut. These areas have been identified on the open spaces schedule maps as a red hatched area. Where possible the areas will be cut by council tractors, but some areas will require manual cutting which is reflected in the 6th cut being a higher meterage.

Cemeteries are all cut manually using strimmer’s, pedestrian mowers, and blowers.

The Authority is therefore seeking to tender the services of a suitably qualified and experienced contractor to:

1.Work alongside the existing Grounds Maintenance team (tractor drivers) to undertake the seasonal grass-cutting operations for open spaces, identified parks and play areas and;

2.Undertake seasonal grass-cutting operations at four (4) identified cemeteries.

NOTE: The authority is using eTenderwales to carry out this procurement process. To obtain further information record your interest on Sell2Wales at https://www.sell2wales.gov.wales/search/search_switch.aspx?ID=138017

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Notice Coding and Classification

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Total quantity or scope of tender

3 Conditions for Participation

3.1

Minimum standards and qualification required

Minimum standards and qualifications required

This Procurement exercise is being run by the Authority's e-tendering portal Bravo Solutions (http://etenderwales.bravosolution.co.uk). Tender documents are only available via the Bravo Solutions Portal

Companies must be registered on the Bravo Solutions portal to gain access to documents. Registration to this site is free of charge.

4 Administrative Information

4.1

Type of Procedure

Single stage

4.2

Reference number attributed to the notice by the contracting authority

itt_108083

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Time Limits

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Language or languages in which tenders or requests to participate can be drawn up

Welsh

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Tender Submission Postbox

5 Other Information

5.1

Additional Information

This Procurement exercise is being run by the Authority's e-tendering portal Bravo Solutions (http://etenderwales.bravosolution.co.uk). Tender documents are only available via the Bravo Solutions Portal

Companies must be registered on the Bravo Solutions portal to gain access to documents. Registration to this site is free of charge.

(WA Ref:138017)

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Additional Documentation

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Publication date of this notice