Agronomy Consultancy Services

Text to be corrected in the original notice:

Place of text to be modified: Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate

Instead of: null

Read: null

Other additional information: Sport England (SE) (“the Authority”) is seeking to establish a framework with a number of providers of “Agronomy Services” (“the Framework”) to provide specialist consultancy services which will support Sport England’s initiatives identified by the Authority either ongoing or in the future. It is envisaged that this framework will be used in a variety of ways to help the Authority develop guidance on pitch construction and grounds maintenance. One of the key measures of the success of this procurement will be that the appointed consultants assist the Authority with maintaining an excellent reputation with its stakeholders and end users by providing agronomy consultants who can support:- −Modernising/improving pitch deliverability

−Implementation of maintenance training delivery which is suitable for a variety of knowledge/experience levels i.e from professionals through to local volunteer workforces −Involvement with planners in the capacity of expert witness

−Services to the Education sector

−Land valuation services

The contracting authority considers that this contract may be suitable for economic operators that are small or medium enterprises (SMEs). However, any selection of tenderers will be based solely on the criteria set out for the procurement.The contracting authority considers that this contract may be suitable for economic operators that are small or medium enterprises (SMEs). However, any selection of tenderers will be based solely on the criteria set out for the procurement within the tender documentation.

The Purchasing Authority is acting on behalf of the following organisations:

Applicants for awards to Sport England, in addition the following may also make use of this framework;

• All sports national governing bodies
• Local authorities
• Central Government
• Charities (including Trusts & Foundations),
• Sports Councils,
• National Governing Bodies (of Sport) and their Applicants
• Higher education and further education bodies,
• National Sports Centres and their operators, and
• individual sports clubs.

“Agronomy Services” (“the Framework”) to provide specialist consultancy services which will support Sport England’s “Protecting Playing Fields” programme and other such initiatives identified by the Authority either ongoing or in the future.