# GB-Telford: Grounds and Cleansing Service Review

> Tender notice from UK public-sector procurement sources.

## Key facts

- Public buyer: [Telford & Wrekin Council](/buyers/telford-wrekin-council/contract-awards)
- Tender value: £25,000
- Published: 18 November 2016
- Planned start: 3 October 2016
- Planned end: 11 November 2016
- Stage: open_tender
- Procurement category: services
- Notice ID: 8a099977-3326-49ba-bba1-e40880240a05-105464
- OCID: ocds-b5fd17-04970342-adca-11e6-9901-0019b9f3037b

## Description

NOTE: This notice was updated on 11 August 2016 for the following reason: Addition of Tenderbox Access CodeTelford and Wrekin Council is looking to procure experienced technical expertise with proven skills in carrying out an options appraisal for the future delivery of the Grounds Maintenance and Street Cleansing service, whether this a wholly externalised service, an in-house only service or mix of in-house and outsourcing\. The Council’s ground maintenance and street cleansing service is currently delivered through an outsourced contract which will expire at the end of March 2019\. The Council is currently considering the best delivery option for the service beyond this time; work has commenced on an options appraisal, but the Council now requires independent expertise to complete the work and make recommendations on the best delivery model for the future operation of the service, taking into account the Council’s continuing objectives of reducing costs, enhancing flexibility and improving quality of the service The Council requires commercially focussed and financial expertise with experience of advising local authorities on complex local authority in-sourcing and out-sourcing projects for grounds maintenance and street cleansing to complete the work, this is likely to be needed from early October 2016 to mid November 2016\. Additional information: The contracting authority considers that this contract may be suitable for economic operators that are small or medium enterprises \(SMEs\)\. However, any selection of tenderers will be based solely on the criteria set out for the procurement\.

## Related contract awards

- [DPS Apprenticeships 021\.26 Associate Project Manager Level 4 - AWARD](/contracts/ocds-b5fd17-fa0b878d-78d3-486f-b661-47dcfcd494c1): Telford and Wrekin Council
- [022\.26 Youth Support Worker Level 3 - AWARD](/contracts/ocds-b5fd17-b44aa063-f444-4586-a47d-6c02e847b67c): Telford and Wrekin Council
- [023\.26 Customer Service Specialist Level 3 - AWARD](/contracts/ocds-b5fd17-2cd5142d-1a2f-4904-a321-9ed91012dfde): Telford and Wrekin Council

## Source

[View the original notice on Contracts Finder](https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/8a099977-3326-49ba-bba1-e40880240a05-105464)