Lighthouse Schools Partnership - Tender for Grounds Maintenance Services

The successful supplier will be required to provide grounds maintenance services for the Lighthouse Schools Partnership at the following schools: Portishead Hub: - Gordano School, - High Down Infant and Junior Schools, - Portishead Primary School, - St Peter's Church of England Primary School, - St Mary's CE Primary School. Backwell Hub: - Backwell School, - Backwell C of E Junior School, - West Leigh Infant School, - Flax Bourton C of E Primary School, - Yatton Infant and Junior Schools, - Northleaze C of E Primary School, - Grove Junior School, - Hannah More Primary School, - Wraxall C of E VA Primary School. Chew Valley Hub: - Chew Valley School. The contract being tendered is for 3 years, from 1.8.2019 until 31.7.2022, with an option for a further extension period at the end of the contract term for a further term of 3 years. This tender project is seeking to appoint a suitably qualified Supplier whose experience, initiative and innovation will be an asset to the schools in enhancing the appearance of the grounds and general campuses along with all pitches used for football, rugby, cricket and various other sports. The contract will be fixed price in nature, with the supplier 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 the and delivery of the specification of the contract within each location. The client requires that the tendered specification is undertaken at all times and the successful supplier 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 110 000 GBP per annum. The contract may be let as a whole "lot" or indeed split into 3 "lots" comprising of each secondary school and the respective feeder Primary Schools. 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 squares. Please note: further schools may be added to the contract during the tender process and during the life of the contract, as detailed above. Additionally, the following Chew Valley Hub schools are not included in the tender process at this current time; however, the client would potentially want them to be included when their current contract expires: - Bishop Sutton Primary School, - Stanton Drew Primary School, - East Harptree CE VC Primary School, - Ubley CE VC Primary School, - Winford CE VC Primary School. Further information is provided in the SQ Documentation.