EXPRESSIONS OF INTEREST CONTRACT FOR THE PROVISION OF GROUNDS MAINTENANCE SERVICES ON BEHALF OF THE PRIORY LEARNING TRUST

EXPRESSIONS OF INTEREST CONTRACT FOR THE PROVISION OF GROUNDS MAINTENANCE SERVICES ON BEHALF OF THE PRIORY LEARNING TRUST

Expressions of interest are invited from appropriately experienced and qualified contractors for the supply of bespoke Grounds Maintenance Services to The Priory Learning Trust.

Services to be provided will include the maintenance of sports facilities involving both natural and artificial surfaces, the tending of ornamental borders, pesticide application, hedge cutting and various ancillary works including planting and minor improvement / landscape construction projects to school grounds. The contract will be let for a period of three years initially, with an option to extend for a further two years at the discretion of the Trust. The planned start date is 1st April 2020. Tenders will be dispatched in December 2019 with a view to awarding the contract by the middle of February 2020.

The initial range of sites to be included within the proposed contract are as follows:-

It is likely that additional academies may join the Trust throughout the proposed contract period and the contractor will need to have the capacity to expand the provision. The contractor will also need to be geographically diverse across Somerset and potentially the South West.

Applicants will in the first instance, be required to complete a Pre- Tender Qualification Questionnaire covering financial, economic, technical, professional and environmental matters. Please apply by 29th November for the Pre- Tender Qualification Questionnaire. Prospective applicants should note that the closing date for receipt of completed Pre-Tender Qualification Questionnaires is 6th December 2019.

Applications should be made by email to howard@gldm.co.uk Mr H Giddens

GLDM

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1. Aubrey Street

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The Priory Learning Trust, a charitable company limited by guarantee registered in England and Wales with company number 07698707

Registered office address : Priory Community School. Queensway, St. George's, Weston-super-Mare, Somerset BS22 6BP