Ipswich City Council seeks to establish a panel of qualified landscaping contractors for minor and medium works across council-owned assets. The panel term is 3 years with options to extend up to 7 years total. No minimum work volume is guaranteed. Work will be allocated via request for quotation or direct engagement. Tenders must be lodged via the tender portal by 2pm on 17 November 2026. Evaluation criteria include company experience, personnel, methodology, capacity, local economic contribution, and past performance. Price has no fixed weighting. Contractors must hold relevant licences and insurances.
Tenders must be lodged by the closing time of 2pm on 17 November 2026. The tender validity period is 120 days from the closing time. closing time: 2pm and closing date: 17 nov 2026
Payment terms are not explicitly detailed in the provided document. The proposed agreement is described as Councils standard conditions of offer and standing offer deed for panel arrangements.
The tenderer warrants that its tender is accurate and complies with the RFT documents and all applicable laws. the tenderer represents and warrants that. . . its tender is accurate and complies in all respects with the rft documents
Conforming tenders are assessed against criteria including company experience, personnel experience, methodology, capacity, local economic contribution, and past performance. Price will not be assigned a fixed weighting at panel establishment. Value for money will be considered both during panel evaluation and future rfq processes.
Mandatory criteria include holding relevant licences and registrations, maintaining required insurances, demonstrating landscaping construction experience, and demonstrating financial and organisational capacity. hold relevant licences and registrations and demonstrate landscaping construction experience
Penalties are not explicitly detailed in the provided document. The proposed agreement is described as Councils standard conditions of offer and standing offer deed for panel arrangements.
Site visits are not applicable for this tender. Schedule 1 states visit to council site: not applicable and council visit to tenderer site: not applicable.
Samples are not mentioned in the provided document. No information regarding sample submission requirements was found.
The last day for clarification requests is 13 November 2026. last day for clarification requests: 13 nov 2026
Tenders may be rejected if non-conforming, late, or if the tenderer engages in collusion or solicitation. a tender. . . which does not comply in every respect with the requirements of the rft documents. . . may be treated as nonconforming and rejected
The estimated total value is not disclosed. Appointment to the panel does not guarantee any minimum volume or value of work. appointment to the panel does not guarantee any minimum volume or value of work