HCC Feb 2018 - The Provision of a Grounds Maintenance Framework for Hertfordshire County Council

Hertfordshire Business Services (hereinafter referred to as 'HBS') the trading organisation of Hertfordshire County Council (hereinafter referred to as 'the Council') is advertising its requirement to appoint competent and cost effective organisations to be part of its Grounds Maintenance Framework Agreement to provide general grounds maintenance services to sites throughout the County.

This Contract will utilised by all departments of the Council including establishments such as Schools, Fire Stations, Disused Sites, Day Centres, Libraries etc.

It may also be used for works outside of the Council as requested by our partners and customers (this may be outside the geographical area of Hertfordshire in some cases).

The anticipated expenditure on these Goods is presently circa ?1,500,000 per annum, however the estimated annual range is between ?1,500,000 to ?2,000,000.

The Contract will be for a fixed period of four (4) years unless terminated in accordance with the provisions of this Contract.

Please note that the Contract requirements will subject to available financial resources, supplier performance and flexibility to meet changing demands.

To access this procurement opportunity please visit www.supplyhertfordshire.uk and follow the on-screen guidance.

This procurement is an Open (one stage) process.

Suppliers wishing to take part in this project are invited to 'express interest' which will give access to the full procurement documents in the e-tendering system.

To be considered as a bidder you must complete and submit a Bid by 12 noon on Monday 12 March 2018 the Tender submission date.

Please allow sufficient time to make your return as late Bids will not be permitted by the system.

Please Note The TUPE Staffing Information for this procurement will be provided along with other documentation at each Call-Off for this procurement.

TUPE related information must be treated as protected data in accordance with the requirements of the Data Protection Act 1998 and must be kept confidential.

By clicking on the View Details button and accessing the documentation for this procurement, Tenderers agree: a) To undertake to treat the information as confidential and commercially sensitive at all times and take all reasonable steps to prevent any inadvertent disclosure to any third party . b) That under no circumstances will any of the information be disclosed by your organisation or your personnel to any third party without the Council's prior consent in writing. c) That the information supplied will be stored securely and destroyed or returned to the Council, after your Organisation's bid has been submitted or you decide not to proceed with a tender submission. d) That you will indemnify the Council for any losses, arising from your breach or breach by any of your personnel of these confidentiality requirements specified above and data protection requirements in relation to TUPE...