Grounds Maintenance Services

To express an interest and gain access to documentation please register at www.due-north.com. The proposed scope of the Grounds Maintenance Services comprised of grass, shrubs, hedges, flower and rose beds, hard surfaces, litter picking and other activities generally associated with landscaping/grounds maintenance. Some demolition sites exist and a list of existing Japanese Knotweed sites are included in documentation. Removal of bulk rubbish and fly tipping will not form part of the scope of the works for this contract. The provision of an 'on demand' out of hours service will also be required. Further comprehensive details of the scope of Grounds Maintenance services will be provided in the tender documents.whg does not bind itself to accept the lowest Tender or any Tender and will not be responsible for, or pay any expenses incurred by the Tenderer in the preparation of this tender. Relevant and proportionate suitability assessments will be undertaken e.g. mandatory and discretionary exclusions: taxes, bankruptcy, misconduct and other situations referred to in the 2015 Regs. whg will also check that any bidder has the legal and financial capacities and the technical and professional abilities to perform the contract. The Transfer of Undertakings (Protection of Employment) Regulations 2006 ("TUPE") is likely to apply to the workforce of the incumbent contractor(s) in relation to the Services under the Contract, however, ultimately whether or not TUPE applies is a matter of law. The entire process will be carried out electronically via 'The Portal'. Please complete all questions within The Portal and return the Quantitative / Pricing schedule by uploading it within the relevant section; all other scanned documents should be uploaded to the qualitative schedule section or other specified section.whg's expectation is for the Service Provider to help them benefit their customers and their local communities through the creation and delivery of employment and training opportunities and other community benefits. The successful company must hold ISO9001 and ISO14001 or an equivalent. The fixed term Contract will commence on or around the 01.04.19 for an initial period of 3 (three) years. The contract will be extendable up to a maximum of 3 (three) years by one or more extensions of whatever period(s) whg specifies subject to satisfactory performance by the provider. For example: 2+1. The total contract term will not exceed 6 years. Please read in conjunction with Section 11 and Section 111 before expressing an interest.

These services are being tendered in line with The Public Contracts Regulations 2015. In order to ensure your company possesses the necessary economic and financial capacity to perform the contract your company will be required to show an annual turnover of £10m for the last 2 years. Copies of your accounts for the last 2 years will be required.