HCC 03/2022 - The Provision of a Grounds Maintenance Framework

2. II.2.4

Herts Fullstop (hereinafter referred to as "HFS") the trading organisation of Hertfordshire County Council (hereinafter referred to as "the Council") is advertising its requirement to appoint competent and cost-effective organisations to be part of its Grounds Maintenance Framework Agreement to provide general grounds maintenance services to sites throughout the County. This Framework Agreement will be utilised by all departments of the Council including establishments such as Schools, Fire Stations, Disused Sites, Day Centres, Libraries etc. It may also be used for works outside of the Council as requested by our partners and customers (this may be outside the geographical area of Hertfordshire in some cases). Please be aware the intention is to award this Agreement to several providers, and this is therefore not your anticipated income should you be successful. It will carry with it no exclusivity or guarantees of works but is expected to form the main framework for the commissioning of Grounds Maintenance Services for the Council.The estimated total value of the Framework Agreement is stated in II.1.5) of this notice and is for the initial term inclusive of the approximate value for extensions, together with the Call-Off Contracts and their possible durations. It is anticipated that the term of the Call-Off Contracts awarded under this Framework Agreement could be up to 7 years. For the avoidance of doubt, the estimated annual value of the Contract will be approximately 2,500,00 2,500,000 GBP. The Framework Agreement will be awarded for four (4) years.Please note that the contract requirements will be subject to available financial resources, supplier performance and flexibility to meet changing demands.There will be no form of exclusivity or volume that is guaranteed under the resultant Framework Agreement and the Council will be entitled to enter into other contracts and arrangements with other suppliers for the provision of any, or all, of the requirements which are the same as, or similar to those specified under the established Framework Agreement.Organisations should be aware that due to the nature of the Services provided, any Framework Agreement formed as a result of this procurement process shall be executed as a deed. Organisations should seek independent legal advice on the implications of this prior to submitting their bid, where appropriate.Please Note the TUPE Staffing Information for this procurement will be provided at each Call-Off off where applicable. Due to the requirements of the Service carried out, the Council will not be splitting this Framework into Lots