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Section I: Contracting authority

I.1) Name and addresses

London and Quadrant Housing Trust

29 – 35 West Ham Lane

Stratford

E15 4PH

Contact

Adrian Uden - Procurement

Email

auden [at] lqgroup.org.uk

Country

United Kingdom

NUTS code

UK - United Kingdom

Internet address(es)

Main address

I.3) Communication

The procurement documents are available for unrestricted and full direct access, free of charge, at

Additional information can be obtained from the above-mentioned address

Tenders or requests to participate must be submitted electronically via

Tenders or requests to participate must be submitted to the above-mentioned address

I.4) Type of the contracting authority

Regional or local authority

I.5) Main activity

Housing and community amenities

Section II: Object

II.1) Scope of the procurement

II.1.1) Title

Grounds Maintenance and Tree Maintenance

Reference number

L and Q 00001760

II.1.2) Main CPV code

• 50000000 - Repair and maintenance services

II.1.3) Type of contract

Services

II.1.4) Short description

L and Q is seeking suitably experienced suppliers to fulfil its grounds and tree maintenance across its estates. The scope of the GM services will include, but is not necessarily restricted to the following:• Grass cutting removing excess arisings • Grass maintenance to include weed control, litter and leaf removal• Horticultural maintenance to borders and beds to include weed control, litter and leaf removal• Pruning and hedge cutting• Replanting• Hard surface maintenance to include cleaning, litter, algae, moss and weed removal• Maintain and report on hard surface condition and safety, carrying out minor repairs • Inspect all external surfaces, structures and features reporting on their condition • External litter removal and bin emptying • Graffiti removal• Cleaning of bin stores and paladins (where a Site is not serviced by a separate cleaning contract)• Minor tree care • Dilapidation repair work• Woodland management works to include coppicing/thinning

II.1.5) Estimated total value

Value excluding VAT: £17,000,000

II.1.6) Information about lots

This contract is divided into lots: No

II.2) Description

II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)

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

II.2.3) Place of performance

NUTS codes

• UK - United Kingdom

Main site or place of performance

GM - London South (Inner) and East (Inner)Trees -South and North West England

II.2.4) Description of the procurement

Services and Works to be provided under the Contracts include (but are not limited to):Grounds MaintenanceTree Maintenance

II.2.5) Award criteria

Quality criterion - Name: Quality / Weighting: 65%

Price - Weighting: 35%

II.2.7) Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system

Duration in months

84

This contract is subject to renewal

No

II.2.10) Information about variants

Variants will be accepted: No

II.2.11) Information about options

Options: No

II.2.13) Information about European Union Funds

The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds: No

Section III. Legal, economic, financial and technical information

III.1) Conditions for participation

III.1.1) Suitability to pursue the professional activity, including requirements relating to enrolment on professional or trade registers

List and brief description of conditions

L and Q expect a minimum standard of qualification to be held by the organisation's operatives. Please confirm if staff are qualified to the following standards using the Regulated Qualifications Framework (RQF):1. Operatives; RQF Level 1 (amenity horticulture, arborist, pest control etc.) and or/other relevant vocational qualifications.2. Skilled staff including gardeners/arboriculturists and supervisors; RQF Level 2 (amenity horticulture, arboriculture, pest control) and/or other relevant vocational qualifications.3. Managers and above; RQF Levels 3 and 4 (amenity horticulture, arboriculture, pest control) and/or other relevant vocational qualificationsL and Q expects the successful contractor(s) to be members of the British Association of Landscape Industries (BALI) and to maintain that membership during the life of the contract. &Q expects the successful consultancy to be corporate members of the Arboricultural Association and to maintain that membership during the life of the contract. Please confirm if your organisation is a corporate member of the Arboricultural Association. For Lot 4 (North West THT ONLY) - please note that membership to the Arboricultural Association is not mandatory However, "Technician" membership would also be acceptable (Lot 4 only)

Section IV. Procedure

IV.1) Description

IV.1.1) Type of procedure

Restricted procedure

IV.1.8) Information about the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)

The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement: Yes

IV.2) Administrative information

IV.2.2) Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate

Date

23 October 2024

Local time

5:00pm

IV.2.3) Estimated date of dispatch of invitations to tender or to participate to selected candidates

2 January 2025

IV.2.4) Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted

English

IV.2.6) Minimum time frame during which the tenderer must maintain the tender

Tender must be valid until: 25 April 2025

Section VI. Complementary information

VI.1) Information about recurrence

This is a recurrent procurement: No

VI.2) Information about electronic workflows

Electronic ordering will be used

Electronic invoicing will be accepted

Electronic payment will be used

VI.4) Procedures for review

VI.4.1) Review body

L and Q

Cray House, 3 Maidstone Road, Sidcup, Kent, DA14 5HU

Sidcup

Email

AUden [at] lqgroup.org.uk

Country

United Kingdom

VI.4.2) Body responsible for mediation procedures

RICS

RICS

RICS

DA14 5HU

Email

AUden [at] lqgroup.org.uk

Country

United Kingdom

VI.4.3) Review procedure

Precise information on deadline(s) for review procedures

As per ITT

VI.4.4) Service from which information about the review procedure may be obtained

L & Q

DA14 5HU

Sidcup, Kent

DA14 5HU

Email

AUden [at] lqgroup.org.uk

Country

United Kingdom