# Grounds Maintenance Services & Tree Works

> Pre-procurement notice from UK public-sector procurement sources.

## Key facts

- Public buyer: [The Guinness Partnership Ltd](/buyers/the-guinness-partnership-ltd/contract-awards)
- Published: 16 March 2023
- Stage: pre_procurement
- Notice ID: e5874c09-b653-4522-8b5d-387fe707e061-624911
- OCID: ocds-b5fd17-f53038eb-f162-4f12-ba25-da5781e1f197

## Description

Guinness require grounds maintenance services and tree works services across our estates\. We are proposing to establish a framework to call off future requirements\. The core, scheduled elements of the contract are as follows: i Management of grassed areas including mowing and strimming ii Maintenance of shrub beds including pruning\. iii Hedge-cutting\. iv Weed control v Leaf collection and removal vi Maintenance of ditch-side vegetation, culverts\. vii Bin emptying and litter-picking on selected schemes viii Maintenance of hard standings ix Site cleansing on other sites \(optional extra requirement\. x Planned preventative maintenance of trees A procurement strategy is currently being formulated with a view to the procurement of this framework during 2023\.This notice is a Prior Information Notice of a future contract opportunity\. This is not a call for competition, or a request for you to express interest in bidding for work\. Organisations are invited to consider completing and returning a market testing questionnaire linked with this Notice\. Whether or not an organisation chooses to return a questionnaire will have no relevance or bearing on assessment of any future application to participate in a subsequent procurement process\. Returning a questionnaire will not be deemed by Guinness as a standing expression of interest for any future contract opportunity\. Organisations should continue to monitor the UK e-notification service Find a Tender Service for notices and the opportunity to submit an expression interest or tender for a notified contract opportunity\. Additional information: The market engagement questionnaire can be located on https://procontract\.due-north\.com/register

## Related contract awards

- [Legal Services Framework](/contracts/ocds-b5fd17-2efb4c4f-2d9e-44c9-9726-38a0e8d23424): The Guinness Partnership Ltd
- [Grounds Maintenance Services & Tree Works](/contracts/ocds-b5fd17-90425108-d3d3-4e8d-9a92-ad63197b91a7): The Guinness Partnership Ltd
- [Bulk Waste Removal Services](/contracts/ocds-b5fd17-2191dfc6-6a58-4b92-9979-d40c20a33a46): The Guinness Partnership Ltd

## Source

[View the original notice on Contracts Finder](https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/e5874c09-b653-4522-8b5d-387fe707e061-624911)