Appointed in association with Maydencroft Ltd to undertake a full review of the MSDC estate and prepare contract specifications for Landscape and Sports Pitch Maintenance, Countryside Estate Maintenance and Arboricultural Services. The commission involved the auditing and mapping of the entire estate on GIS. Extensive consultation with stakeholders was carried out as part of the preparation of the contract specifications. In addition to traditional specification clauses the contracts build in specific roles to be fulfilled such as a dedicated Groundsman and liaison with stakeholders, including Friends Groups and Sports Clubs, in association with MSDC.
Appointed consultants to WDC in reviewing and re-tendering existing management and maintenance contracts, from initial review through to appointment of contractors, including: review of existing contractual arrangements, land and property holdings and options available to maintain them; review existing Landscape Management Plans and advise on future portfolio; review existing contract management arrangements; advise on appropriate methods for contract procurement; assist with preparation of tender documentation, including contract specification, technical questionnaire and scoring; tender evaluation and contract preparation. We also prepared a portfolio of updated Landscape and Ecological Management Plans.
Appointed to review the Council’s contractual arrangements for landscape maintenance across the District prior to retendering of landscape services covering parks and open spaces, recreational and sports facilities, cemeteries, highways soft landscape, housing land and gardens within sheltered housing schemes. LMS prepared a short option appraisal to establish the most effective approach for the management and maintenance of the parks, open spaces and rural land after the expiry of the existing contract, including a review of current arrangements and structures, service specifications, standards and costs and consideration of options for the future provision of the service. The review embraced all aspects of service structure and delivery, including subdivision of contracts, performance standards, contract period, in-house options, management structures, division of responsibilities, resources and potential partnerships. Review carried out in association with Barker Langham.
Appointed in association with Strategic Leisure Limited to prepare a review of LBB’s parks and open spaces operations, management and finances, focusing on current management practice and costs, identification of potential areas for rationalisation, improved efficiency in service delivery and cost savings and opportunities to generate greater income. We analysed existing green spaces income performance against industry norms to identify areas of underperformance and considered options which could be delivered in LBB green spaces to increase income. The review also compared LBB green spaces maintenance/quality standards with industry norms and LBB strategies to identify areas/activities resulting in excessive costs; and considered overall management and maintenance structures.
Commissioned by Penarth Town Council to prepare a landscape maintenance costing for four parks and open space sites in Penarth. No baseline measures were available. We visited all sites and prepared digital maps for each, with beds and features mapped, based on our observations from the site visit and other sources including existing Management Plans and other background information. Our report set out maintenance costings and calculated a total annual maintenance cost for all four sites, taking account of unknown and variable items and elements which are often not included in annual maintenance costs, such as repairs to hard surfaces and maintenance of buildings and structures. The report also identified elements with the potential for volunteer input, such as woodland management.