Provision of Grounds Maintenance Services (Lot 1) and Winter Maintenance Services (Lot 2) to Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust's Sites 2025-2029

The service shall consist of Grounds Maintenance (Lot 1), including but not limited to, grass cutting, and Winter Maintenance (Lot 2), including, but not limited to salt spreading, services to Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust (The Client)'s sites.

Lot 1 - Grounds Maintenance

The works shall consist of maintenance operations to grass and shrub beds and where specifically instructed, related grounds maintenance activities at the client's two main hospital sites:

• Queens Medical Centre, Derby Road, Nottingham, NG7 2UH
• Nottingham City Hospital, Hucknall Road, Nottingham NG5 1PB.

The operations will include:

• Grass mowing
• Shrub, tree and hedge trimming / pruning
• Tree surveys
• Tree works
• Weeding control and mulching of planted areas
• Low level work to trees
• Weed and moss control on paths, car parks, drying areas and other such hard surfaces in the property.

Lot 2 - Winter Maintenance

The Contractor shall provide comprehensive Winter Maintenance Services, specifically appropriate snow clearance and/or gritting services (the service), to the Client's property. This is to facilitate safe access for the client's staff, members of the public, patients and other 3rd parties to the property.

The Contractor and shall be responsible for ensuring the key objectives of the service are maintained, specifically:

• Responding to adverse weather conditions twenty-four hours a day, seven days a week
• Maintaining safe, logical and clear vehicle and pedestrian circulation routes across the property at all times
• Minimising disruption to the property, its core services, staff, patients, visiting members of the public and any adjoining neighbours

For both Lot 1 & Lot 2, the service period is 24 months, with three potential one year extensions, meaning the service period may be extended to a maximum of 60 months. Extensions shall be granted on the basis of good performance.

Services may be required at new/additional property during the service period (e.g. new site coming online following completion of a separate building project) and therefore any values specified in this notice may increase in excess of 50% as a result of such a change.

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