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A pipeline has been launched for Supply Chain Notice: Garden Maintenance (203 no Void Properties) across our Bedfordshire Region (FDIS).The contract start Date is 1 November 2022. Approach to market date is 3 October 2022.Garden Maintenance to 203 no Void Properties at the following sites across Service Delivery Area 11 Bedfordshire:Wyton 34 propertiesBassingbourn 35 propertiesWaterbeach 5 propertiesHenlow 90 propertiesChicksands 32 propertiesStanbridge 7 propertiesAll gardens to meet the following Move-In Specification:”10.8 TreesAll self-set trees (up to 75mm diameter) shall be removed. All trees inappropriate for their location or those adjacent to footpaths, highways and structures (e.g. buildings, lighting columns, signs and fences) shall be removed. Trees overhanging or encroaching security fence lines, boundary walls, fences, utility services, street furniture are to be pruned back to a minimum of 1m clearance and maintained as such. Formative pruning shall remove epicormic growths and root suckers.””10.9 Climbing plantsAll ivy and climbing plants shall be removed (severed and poisoned, stripped and dug out at base).””10.10 Hedges and shrubsBorders and flowerbeds are to be tidy, weeded and cultivated. Hedges and shrubs are to be maintained to a manageable1.8m height and 1m width. All dead, controlled and dangerous species are to be removed.””10.11 Ground clearanceGardens are to be free of all litter, excrement and garden waste. Fallen leaves, debris and windfall fruit shall be removed 2 days prior to the Move-in, with new leaves, debris and windfall fruit occurring during the two days allowed to remain.””10.12 Green spaceThe garden shall be in the majority, an even surface. All individual areas of wear greater than 5% of the grassed area are to be reinstated by seeding with seed comparable to the current grass type. Unless wet or frost conditions prevent cutting, the grass shall be between 25mm to 40mm. Grassed areas that abut hard surfaces are to be trimmed using a strimmer. Scalping of lawn edges shall be completed. All arisings from grass cutting to be removed. Awnings, sandpits, swings, and other temporary structures shall be removed. Communal areas are to be clean, serviceable and free from rubbish.”This is a potential opportunity from the government, and the pipeline gives advance notice of an opportunity that might be offered by the public sector in the future – allowing potential suppliers to plan accordingly. When a public sector organisation publishes a pipeline notice, it does not necessarily mean that an opportunity will be offered in the future.For more information contact: Ministry of Defence, DIO, Amey Community Limited, Swales Pavilion, RAF Wyton, Huntingdon PE28 2EA. Email: simon.ridley@ameydefenceservices.co.uk (Simon Ridley)