Published date: 21 November 2024
Open opportunity - This means that the contract is currently active, and the buying department is looking for potential suppliers to fulfil the contract.
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Closing: 14 January 2025, 5pm
Contract summary
Industry
Administrative recreational, cultural and religious services - 75124000
Environmental services - 90700000
Recreational, cultural and sporting services - 92000000
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Other community, social and personal services - 98000000
Location of contract
United Kingdom, Europe, Rest of the World
Value of contract
£0 to £14,000,000
Procurement reference
CPD4122054
Published date
21 November 2024
Closing date
14 January 2025
Closing time
5pm
Contract start date
1 September 2025
Contract end date
31 August 2030
Contract type
Service contract
Procedure type
Open procedure (above threshold)
What is an open procedure (above threshold)?
Any interested supplier may submit a tender in response to an opportunity notice.
This procedure can be used for procurements above the relevant contract value threshold.
Contract is suitable for SMEs?
Yes
Contract is suitable for VCSEs?
Yes
Description
MHCLG require a Supplier to deliver and manage the Green Flag Award Scheme ('the Scheme') on a concessionary contract basis.
The Scheme is both a national and international benchmark for quality public green spaces such as parks and community gardens - considered by the green space sector as the annual MOT for green space. It is highly regarded and credited with being a cost-effective way to raise the quality of urban green space and local people's engagement with it.
The Scheme is recognised and used by the majority of local authority green space managers and increasingly by community and voluntary groups. With over 2,200 green spaces currently accredited the Scheme is considered to have significant growth potential and the principal ambition for the future running of the Scheme under Contract is to see the majority of green spaces in the United Kingdom, and beyond, accredited. The Scheme has predominantly covered parks and community gardens, but its range now extends to woodlands, nature reserves, allotments, cemeteries, and open spaces around social housing and shopping centres.
The detail of the Scheme is set out in Raising the Standard, a standard of management for parks and green spaces. MHCLG currently considers that Raising the Standard to be the underpinning handbook for the Scheme and for interpreting the Scheme criteria that guides its operation, however proposals for innovating the Scheme are encouraged.
Further detail on the current Scheme can be found on the existing website: https://www.greenflagaward.org/
The estimated Concession Value (income) of this Contract is £6M over the initial 5 year period and £14M over the maximum 10 year period, however MHCLG make no guarantee as to level of revenue available.
You can access the procurement documents by registering on the the e-Sourcing portal (https://mhclg.force.com/login).
Once you have clicked to register your interest, you then need to navigate to 'My Proposals and Quotes' where you should have visibility of the documents.
Under the Document tab within the procurement-project record the documents are listed and can be downloaded.
If you have any issues with accessing the portal or password resets then please contact Atamis
More information
Previous notice about this procurement
Green Flag Award Accreditation Scheme - Pre-Tender Market Engagement
Early engagementPublished 19 September 2023, last edited 23 November 2023
Additional text
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You can access the procurement documents by registering on the the e-Sourcing portal (https://mhclg.force.com/login).
Once you have clicked to register your interest, you then need to navigate to 'My Proposals and Quotes' where you should have visibility of the documents.
Under the Document tab within the procurement-project record the documents are listed and can be downloaded.
If you have any issues with accessing the portal or password resets then please contact Atamis directly at support@atamis.co.uk.
How to apply
Follow the instructions given in the description or the more information section.
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