Arboricultural Services Contract Rutland and Melton Mowbray
Contract summary
Industry
Agriculture and Food
Location of contract
East Midlands
Value of contract
£1.5m
Published date
22 April 2017
Closing date
26 May 2017
Contract start date
10 October 2017
Contract end date
10 October 2027
Description
Rutland County Council (RCC) on behalf of RCC and Melton Borough Council are seeking to procure the services of a reputable, experienced, reliable and skilled arboricultural services provider to provide planned and reactive arboricultural services/tree maintenance services across each of these local authorities for an initial period of 5 years with the option to extend for up to a maximum of 5 further years subject to performance. The bulk of the services, about 90% by value, will be provided to RCC.
The appointed services provider will also be available to provide services to town councils and also to parish councils within the County of Rutland and Borough of Melton as required.
The appointed services provider must have sufficient capacity, capability, experience and resources – equipment, plant and suitably qualified and experienced operatives – to fulfil the Councils’ requirements.
These include the capacity to respond to emergency ‘call-outs’ 24/7 throughout the year within a maximum of 2 hours, that is, 2 hours from initial contact to arriving on site.
Interested parties must satisfy the minimum requirements stated in the tender documents. These include specific resources, including workforce, plant and equipment and qualifications in respect of the types of skills or services that are required to fulfil the specified requirements.
All the Tender documents accompany this Notice – including a Response document that must be completed and returned by noon Friday 26th May 2017.
Questions regarding the tender process and the requirements of the contract will be accepted up to noon Friday 19th May 2017, that is, a week before the deadline for bids. Where the response to such questions is considered of relevance to all potential bidders, the response will be circulated to all interested parties who have registered their interest with the contact person for this tender.
Therefore it is important that all interested parties register their interest as soon as possible and by no later than noon Friday 12th May 2017 with Stuart Kidd, RCC skidd@rutland.gov.uk
About the buyer
Contact name
Stuart Kidd
Address
Rutland County Council
Catmose
Oakham
LE15 6HP
England
Other information
Attachments
1. Instructions
3. Contract
3. Rutland Tree Services Agreement.pdf
3a. Special Conditions of Contract
3a. Special Conditions of Contract.pdf
4. Response
2b. Formal Inspection Sheet
Formal Inspection Sheet – Final.pdf
2a. Specification – sample site i) Balk Road, RYHALL
2a. Specification – sample site ii) Open spaces, Scalthorpe Rd & Alsthorpe Rd, Oakham
Open Spaces of Sculthorpe Road and Alsthorpe Road OAKHAM.PNG
2a. Specification – sample site iii) Parish Church, Church St, Ryhall
The Parish Church Church Street RYHALL.PNG
2a. Specification – sample site iv) Wensum Close Open Space, Oakham
Wensum Close Open Space OAKHAM.PNG
2. Specification
How to apply
Please apply directly to the buyer using the contact details provided.
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