Grounds Maintenance Edinburgh & East Lothian

Location

Edinburgh

Description

Historic Environment Scotland are looking to appoint a supplier to provide grounds maintenance services for Edinburgh and East Lothian during the months of April to October. Sites included in this contract are listed below, however HES reserves the right to add or remove sites dueing the lifetime of the contract. - Craigmillar Castle - Tantallon Castle - Hailes Castle - Doon Hill

Total Quantity or Scope

Please see Document 2 - Specification for full contract requirements

Renewal Options

Once the initial two years is up, there is an option to extend the contract for a further two years, which will be reviewed annually.

Award Criteria

CPV Codes

• 77314000 - Grounds maintenance services

Indicators

• Bids should cover the whole contract.
• This is a recurring contract.
• Renewals are available.
• Financial restrictions apply.
• Award on basis of price.

Other Information

Please note that HES cannot sign up to suppliers Terms and Conditions. HES will not negotiate at point of award or post contract award. NOTE: To register your interest in this notice and obtain any additional information please visit the Public Contracts Scotland Web Site at https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/Search/Search_Switch.aspx?ID=822262. The buyer has indicated that it will accept electronic responses to this notice via the Postbox facility. A user guide is available at https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/sitehelp/help_guides.aspx. Suppliers are advised to allow adequate time for uploading documents and to dispatch the electronic response well in advance of the closing time to avoid any last minute problems. Community benefits are included in this requirement. For more information see: https://www.gov.scot/policies/public-sector-procurement/community-benefits-in-pr... A summary of the expected community benefits has been provided as follows: Suppliers are asked to consider what community benefits they could bring during the lifetime of the contract. This could be in the form of apprenticeships or work placements. (SC Ref:822262) Download the ESPD document here: https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/ESPD/ESPD_Download.aspx?id=822262