Bishop Vesey's Grammar School - Grounds Maintenance Services

The successful tenderer will be required to provide grounds maintenance services at Bishop Vesey's Grammar School in Sutton Coldfield. The contract being tendered is for three years, from 1 November 2016 until 31 October 2019, with an option for a further extension period at the end of the contract term for a further term of three years. This tender project is seeking to appoint a suitably qualified contractor whose experience, initiative and innovation will be an asset to Bishop Vesey's Grammar School in enhancing the appearance of the grounds and general campus along with all pitches used for football, rugby and cricket. The contract will be fixed price in nature, with the Contractor invoicing the Client for one-twelfth of the annual cost on a monthly basis. Whilst the monthly charge will represent one-twelfth of the contract cost, reconciliation will take place annually to reconcile the achievement of input hours and delivery of the specification of the contract. The Client requires that the tendered specification is undertaken at all times and the successful contractor is expected to have a system in place to cover for both planned and unplanned absence of the staff dedicated to the contract and also the resource to meet the season needs of the contract. The value of the current contract is in the region of £60,000.00 per annum. The scope of the contract and specification will include but not be limited to: 1. Maintenance of Grassed Areas 2. Sports Pitch Marking and Maintenance 3. Maintenance of Shrub and Plant Borders 4. Hedge and Tree Maintenance 5. Weed Control 6. Fence Lines 7. Drainage Ditches 8. Preparation and maintenance of the cricket square to U19 county standards It is also the objective of this tender for the successful contractor to have in place a management support structure, site supervision and training plan that ensures that all Client locations are kept to standard at all times and that the required grounds maintenance specification is achieved consistently. It should be noted that the successful contractor will be expected to provide innovation, proven maintenance methods and appropriate equipment to the contract, thus ensuring that the highest levels of service are maintained in all areas at all times. The successful Contractor will be expected to actively work with Bishop Vesey's Grammar School to support Environmental Statement / Aims, outline their own environmental policies and demonstrate what measures and procedures they propose to take.