Grounds Maintenance for Cambridgeshire County Council Park & Ride and Guided Busway Sites, and South Cambridgeshire District Council Housing Sites

The Authorities wish to appoint a Provider to provide Grounds Maintenance services across the areas outlined within the documents. The Provider shall be expected to undertake Grounds Maintenance services in accordance with the specification, issued as part of the ITT suite of documents, to covergrass cutting to all open spaces, tree, hedge and shrub maintenance and associated works. CCC Park and Ride Cambridgeshire County Council (CCC) currently maintain the following assets under the Cambridge Park and Ride / Busway team umbrella: Trumpington Park and Ride site Madingley Road Park and Ride site Newmarket road Park and Ride site Milton Park Ride site Babraham Road Park and Ride site Longstanton Park and Ride site St.Ives Park and Ride site 25 km of Busway track and maintenance track 17 local Environmental Management Areas (LEM's) At present 3 separate contractors undertake the grounds maintenance requirements of some of the above. CCC wish to enter into a single contract to cover all areas. The Contractor will be required to provide the Council with services to all sites. The services shall include, but are not limited to: Management and supervision of Grounds Maintenance activities, Supply of all equipment and materials, Regular monitoring of service provision The provision of any other relevant monitoring information. The Council will not be prescriptive regarding the method or frequency of Grounds Maintenance services. It is for the Contractor to determine these in order to meet the minimum standards. However, the Council retains the right to request tasks to be carried out more or less frequently if the Council feels that it is needed or not. As a guide we will provide present grass cut frequencies for the Busway and maintenance track areas which vary according to the area being cut as to the frequency of the cut required. The Council will require the Contractor to actively manage the Services and provide sufficient resources to enable effective and robust contract management. Four of the Park and Ride sites have areas set aside for wildlife. These require specific management plans to maintain and enhance species diversity. Where protected species have been found, the habitat must be maintained for their benefit. Outside the areas specifically managed for wildlife the rest of the grounds should be managed in a manner that is environmentally sensitive. The LEMs have their own specific maintenance programme which will be provided. Aims of the Procurement It is expected that the contract will last for a period of 3 years with both Cambridgeshire County Council (CCC) and South Cambridgeshire District Council (SCDC) party to the contract.