Guinness require grounds maintenance services and tree works services across our estates.

We are proposing to establish a framework to call off future requirements.

The core, scheduled elements of the contract are as follows: i Management of grassed areas including mowing and strimming ii Maintenance of shrub beds including pruning. iii Hedge-cutting. iv Weed control v Leaf collection and removal vi Maintenance of ditch-side vegetation, culverts. vii Bin emptying and litter-picking on selected schemes viii Maintenance of hard standings ix Site cleansing on other sites (optional extra requirement. x Planned preventative maintenance of trees A procurement strategy is currently being formulated with a view to the procurement of this framework during 2023.This notice is a Prior Information Notice of a future contract opportunity.

This is not a call for competition, or a request for you to express interest in bidding for work.

Organisations are invited to consider completing and returning a market testing questionnaire linked with this Notice.

Whether or not an organisation chooses to return a questionnaire will have no relevance or bearing on assessment of any future application to participate in a subsequent procurement process.

Returning a questionnaire will not be deemed by Guinness as a standing expression of interest for any future contract opportunity.

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