Grounds Maintenance Services

Location

Sheffield

Description

The contract is for the provision of grounds maintenance services across sites operated by Minerva Learning Trust. The services include routine and reactive grounds maintenance to maintain safe and well-presented external environments. The contract has been awarded following a further competition conducted under the Crescent Purchasing Consortium Grounds Maintenance Services Framework, in accordance with the Public Contracts Regulations 2015.

Total Quantity or Scope

The procurement relates to the provision of grounds maintenance services across multiple sites operated by Minerva Learning Trust. The services comprise routine and reactive grounds maintenance activities, including but not limited to grass cutting, hedge and bush maintenance, shrub bed maintenance, hard surfaces and associated seasonal works required to maintain safe and well-presented external environments. Services are to be delivered to defined performance standards, frequencies, and site-specific schedules, ensuring safe, compliant, and well-maintained external environments across the Trust. The contract has been awarded following a further competition under the Crescent Purchasing Consortium Grounds Maintenance Services Framework, in compliance with the Public Contracts Regulations 2015.

Award Detail

Renewal Options

The contract includes an option for the contracting authority to extend the term by up to two further periods of 12 months each, subject to satisfactory performance and the agreement of both parties. Any extension will be exercised at the sole discretion of the contracting authority and in accordance with the terms and conditions of the original contract and framework agreement.

Award Criteria

CPV Codes

• 77000000 - Agricultural, forestry, horticultural, aquacultural and apicultural services

Indicators

• Options are available.
• Award on basis of price.

Legal Justification

The Contracting Authority awarded this contract following a further competition under an existing framework agreement. This contract is a call-off contract awarded in accordance with the framework's call-off rules and award criteria, including the further competition process set out in the framework documentation. All suppliers appointed to the relevant lot(s) were invited to tender on the same basis and tenders were evaluated in accordance with the published award criteria and the framework terms.