Grounds Maintenance Services for The Royal Borough of Windsor & Maidenhead and Wokingham Borough Council

The Royal Borough of Windsor and Maidenhead & Wokingham Borough Council are inviting expressions of interest for the provision of grounds maintenance services for the next 10.5 years.

The Term of the Contract may be extended for 1 further 5 year periods at the sole option of the Council, provided it is satisfied with the performance of the Contractor. Any extension of the Contract shall be on the terms and conditions agreed in the initial period of Service provision.

A high level overview of the grounds maintenance services required by The Royal Borough of Windsor & Maidenhead and Wokingham Borough Council are as follows –

The Royal Borough of Windsor & Maidenhead

• Sports field and highways Grass Cutting • Grass Cutting • Hedge and Hedgerow Maintenance • Shrub Maintenance • Woodlands, Copses and Thickets Maintenance • Tree Maintenance (from ground level only) • Ditches, Drains, and Watercourses Management • Ornamental Border Planting and Maintenance • Sports Ground Maintenance • Changing Room Maintenance/Attendance and Cleaning • Cemetery maintenance & Interments • Play area/Youth Provision Inspection, Repair, • Infrastructure Inspection and Minor Maintenance • Open Space Furniture Maintenance • Leaf Clearance • Litter And Detritus collection and disposal • Weed Control • Meadow land maintenance • Sharps collection and disposal • Winter Operations – Snow Removal and Gritting

Wokingham Borough Council

• Grass Cutting • Hedge and Hedgerow Maintenance • Shrub Maintenance • Woodlands, Copses and Thickets Maintenance • Tree Maintenance (from ground level only) • Pond and Lake Maintenance • Ditches, Drains, and Watercourses Management • Planters, Boxes & Hanging Baskets Maintenance • Ornamental Border Planting and Maintenance • Sports Facilities Maintenance • Changing Room Maintenance/Attendance and Cleaning • Cemetery maintenance & Interments • Play area/Youth Provision Inspection, Repair, and Maintenance • Infrastructure Inspection and Minor Maintenance • Open Space Furniture Maintenance • Leaf Clearance • Litter And Detritus • Weed Control • Winter Operations – Snow Removal and Gritting

Additional information: How to Express an Interest in This Tender

Register your company on the eSourcing portal (this is only required once) - Browse to the eSourcing Portal: https://www.localgovsourcing.co.uk and click the link to register - Accept the terms and conditions and click 'continue' - Enter your correct business and user details - Note the username you chose and click 'Save' when complete - You will shortly receive an email with your unique password (please keep this secure).

Express an Interest in the tender – Login to the portal with the username/password - Click the 'PQQs / ITTs Open To All Suppliers' link. (These are Pre-Qualification Questionnaires or Invitations to Tender open to any registered supplier) - Click on the relevant PQQ/ ITT to access the content. - Click the 'Express Interest' button at the top of the page. - This will move the PQQ /ITT into your 'My PQQs/ My ITTs' page. (This is a secure area reserved for your projects only) -You can now access any attachments by clicking 'Buyer Attachments' in the 'PQQ/ ITT Details' box.

Responding to the tender - Click 'My Response' under 'PQQ/ ITT Details', you can choose to 'Create Response' or to 'Decline to Respond' (please give a reason if declining) - You can now use the ‘Messages’ function to communicate with the buyer and seek any clarification - Note the deadline for completion, then follow the onscreen instructions to complete the PQQ/ ITT - There may be a mixture of online & offline actions for you to perform (there is detailed online help available) You must then submit your reply using the 'Submit Response' button at the top of the page. If you require any further assistance please consult the online help, or contact the eTendering help desk on 0800 368 4850 or +44 2033496601.