Gardening and Grounds Maintenance

EXPRESSIONS OF INTEREST: the bidders should register interest by email to the address stated above with the completed pre-qualification questions before the deadline, and register on www.bankofenglandtenders.co.uk in parallel (please note that it takes roughly two working days for registration to take effect). The tender documents will be released on 4th September to the five bidders who have passed and scored the highest on the pre-qualification questions.

Each pre-qualification question is marked out of 10, for a possible total of 30 marks. SCORED PRE-QUALIFICATION QUESTIONS: Along with their expression of interest, bidders should answer the following questions in less than 500 words for each question.

(1) Please provide details of a recent contract in which you have maintained a shaded, grassed internal courtyard for a period of 3 years or more. (2) Please provide details of a recent contract in which you worked and maintained trees with historic value.

(3) Please provide details of a recent contract in which you provided both general grounds maintenance services and winter gritting. SCORING CRITERIA: 10 (Excellent) - Exceeds the required standard.

Response answers the question with precision and relevance. Includes improvement through innovation / added value. 8 (Good) - Meets the standard required.

Comprehensive response in terms of detail and relevance to the question. 6 (Acceptable) - Meets the standard in most aspects but fails in some areas. Acceptable level of detail, accuracy and relevance. 4 (Limited) - Fails the standard in most aspects but meets some.

Limited/inadequate information, or only partially addresses the question. 2 (Inadequate) - Significantly fails to meet the standard. Inadequate detail provided / answers not directly relevant to the question. 0 (Not eligible for consideration) - Completely fails to meet the standard. No response.