Provision of a high quality, good value Grounds Maintenance service through a suitably experienced and

responsible Service Provider, where the nature and quality of services can be seen to deliver high levels of

customer satisfaction and value for money, and where the contractor takes responsibility to improve, enhance

and then maintain Longhurst Group's landscaping to the highest possible standard.

The required Services will include:

(a) The maintenance and cutting of grass sward, including pre-cutting litter picking,

(b) Maintenance and cleaning of hard landscape, paths, patios, car parking areas and unadopted access roads,

(c) Maintenance and relevant horticultural and arboricultural tasks to planted areas, shrub beds, hedging and

trees,

(d) maintenance of external bin areas.

Longhurst Group is procuring on behalf of FCH for Grounds Maintenance Services. Longhurst Group is a leading provider of housing, care and support services operating in more than 45 local authority areas across the Midlands and East of England, managing over 18 700 homes.

Friendship Care and Housing (FCH) is part of the Longhurst Group, based in Birmingham and manages over 4 600 homes in Birmingham, West Midlands and East Midlands.

This lot is for the provision of Grounds Maintenance Services as outlined in ll.1.4 for the circa 200 schemes/locations in the FCH geographical area. Each location has a specific list of tasks and areas to be serviced, each to a specified frequency and specification.

The approximate budget for these works (net of VAT) is 260 000 GBP per annum.

The ten year term is based on a contract structure of 3+3+2+2 years if all extension options are granted, amounting to a 2 600 000 GBP expenditure over the full 10 year term.

Longhurst Group is procuring on behalf of L&H for Grounds Maintenance Services. Longhurst Group is a leading provider of housing, care and support services operating in more than 45 local authority areas across the Midlands and East of England, managing over 18 700 homes.

Friendship Care and Housing (FCH) is part of the Longhurst Group, based in Birmingham and manages over 4 600 homes in the East Midlands.

This lot is for the provision of Grounds Maintenance Services as outlined in ll.1.4 for the circa 300 schemes/locations in the L&H geographical area. Each location has a specific list of tasks and areas to be serviced, each to a specified frequency and specification.

The approximate budget for these works (net of VAT) is 360 000 GBP per annum.

The ten year term is based on a contract structure of 3+3+2+2 years if all extension options are granted, amounting to a £3,600,000 expenditure over the full 10 year term.