Soft Market Testing - Ground Maintenance Services

Both Wandsworth Borough Council, Wandsworth Housing and the London Borough of Richmond Upon Thames Grounds Maintenance Services contracts are due to expire on 31 January 2025.

The aim of this exercise is for the Authorities to gain a better understanding of how the supply market operates in relation to the provision of Grounds Maintenance Services and ascertain whether the proposed service requirements are viable. The exercise will help to inform the scope and processes for securing service delivery in an evolving marketplace.

The contracts relate to Grounds Maintenance Services which include, but are not limited to: Grass Cutting, Hedge Cutting, Turfing, Over-seeding, Edging, Herbaceous Borders, Soft Landscaping, Shrub & Rose-bed Maintenance, Carpet Bedding, Bedding Supply and Maintenance, Sustainable Planting Scheme Maintenance, Bulb Planting, Wildflower Meadows, Grass Line Marking, Pitch Provision and Supply and Maintenance of Equipment and Facilities, Pitch Renovation and Repair, Cleaning and Management of Toilet and Changing Facilities, Fine Turf and Maintenance, Cemeteries Maintenance (option), Selective Weed Control, Sports Bookings, Hard Landscaping, Miscellaneous Small Works, Supply, Installation and Maintenance of Signage, Fencing, Gates, Bollards, Benches and Furniture and any other service or commodity the Authority deems appropriate to provide services for the horticultural maintenance of parks, commons, open spaces, cemeteries and other sites and for grave digging and litter picking.

In Wandsworth, there are two contracts:

• (a)Wandsworth Housing Garden Maintenance Services
• (b)Wandsworth Borough Council requirements in parks, etc.

The total annual value of the Wandsworth contracts for the year ending March 2023 was circa £3.5 million.

In 2022/23 the total annual value of the London Borough of Richmond contract was circa £900,000.

The Councils currently intend to approach the market with a three-lot tender, i.e. one for Wandsworth Borough Council, one for Wandsworth Housing and one for the London Borough of Richmond.

The questionnaire is available on the Delta e-sourcing portal accessible at www.delta-esourcing.com and the access code is 44QA3ACYV6.

The tender will be issued by July 2024.

Additional information: Please access the Soft Market Testing Questionnaire at www.delta-esourcing.com, using the access code of: 44QA3ACYV6

The tender will be issued by July 2024.