Official UK procurement notice
18/0613 Landscaping Supplies Framework
Authority: Moray Council (Local council)
What is being bought7 lots · detail below
Published requirement descriptionSupply and Delivery of Landscaping Supplies
- Recurrence: 2026 if extensions are taken
CPV: Artificial grass · Chemical and fertiliser minerals · Flower bulbs · Herbicides · Pitch · Trees
How this framework works
From the published notice- Places
- up to 5 suppliers · 3 bids on the busiest of 7 lots (0.6 per place) · 7 appointed (full)
Lots and requirements (7)Procurement structure
7 lots · no lot values published · same evaluation weights on every lotLot #1Herbicide, Fungicide & BiocideAwardedRenewal
Supplier an Delivery of Herbicide, Fungicide & Biocide. Additional information: Economic operators may be excluded from this competition if they are in any of the situations referred to in regulation 58 of the Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2015.
Lot #2Fertiliser, Grass Seed and Top DressingAwardedRenewal
Supply and Delivery of Fertiliser, Grass Seed and Top Dressing. Additional information: Economic operators may be excluded from this competition if they are in any of the situations referred to in regulation 58 of the Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2015.
Lot #3TurfAwardedRenewal
Supply and Delivery of Turf. Additional information: Economic operators may be excluded from this competition if they are in any of the situations referred to in regulation 58 of the Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2015.
Lot #4Pitch MarkingAwardedRenewal
Supply and Delivery of Pitch Marking. Additional information: Economic operators may be excluded from this competition if they are in any of the situations referred to in regulation 58 of the Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2015.
Lot #5Trees and ShrubsAwardedRenewal
Supply and Delivery of Trees and Shrubs. Additional information: Economic operators may be excluded from this competition if they are in any of the situations referred to in regulation 58 of the Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2015.
Lot #6BarkAwardedRenewal
Supply and Delivery of Bark. Additional information: Economic operators may be excluded from this competition if they are in any of the situations referred to in regulation 58 of the Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2015.
Lot #7BulbsAwardedRenewal
Supply and Delivery of Bulbs. Additional information: Economic operators may be excluded from this competition if they are in any of the situations referred to in regulation 58 of the Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2015.
What it takes to wini
How this buyer will score bids.
The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).
Evaluation split and conditions of participation as published; the tender pack may add morei
How this buyer will score bids.
The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).
Published award criteria (2)
- Quality: 30
- Price: 70
- Suitability
4A. 1b The bidder is enrolled in the relevant trade registers kept in its country of establishment:
Economic operators may be excluded from this competition if they are in any of the situations referred to in regulation 58 of the Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2015.
The Moray Council are an associate partner in the Supplier Development Programme www.sdpscotland.co.uk/home.aspx ↗ which provides a range of specialist business support activities including the provision of advice, information and training support including webinars with the aim of assisting businesses to become more capable of accessing and competing for public sector contracts.
- Economic & financial standing
4B.6 Concerning any other economic or financial requirements that may have been specified in the relevant Contract Notice, the bidder declares that:
4B.5.1b Insurance requirement
Minimum: Employer's (Compulsory) Liability: 5,000,000 GBP Public Liability: 5,000,000 GBP Product Liability: 5,000,000 GBP The bidder is required to confirm that (to the best of their knowledge) there are no material post balance sheet events or other business issues arising since the dat… - Technical & professional ability
4C.1.2 Bidders will be required to provide examples of works carried out in the past five years that demonstrate that they have the relevant experience to deliver the work as described in part II.2.4 of the Find a Tender Service Contract Notice or the relevant section of the Site Notice.
Minimum: 4C.12 Suppliers of Weedkiller must be Basis registered. public supply and service contracts, public bodies may require relevant examples from up to three years and allow experience dating from more than three years. 4C.2 Bidders will be required to confirm details of the technici…
- Price carries 70 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 7 points. This one is won on the number: sharpen the price before polishing the prose.
- “18/0613 Landscaping Supplies Framework” is a framework: the contest is a place on its panel, up to 5 suppliers, not a single contract.
Price arithmetic assumes straight proportional scoring; the tender pack may use another formula.
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record · publisher note attached- Procedure method
- Open procedure
- Legal basis
- CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
- Procurement category
- Goods
- Notice status
- Awarded
- Procurement threshold
- Unspecified in notice
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Framework agreement
- Who may use this agreement
- Not stated in the notice; call-off rights may be limited to the establishing authority
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Yes (GPA)
- Recurring procurement
- Yes · 2026 if extensions are taken
- First published
- 14 Sept 2022, 12:27 BST
- Last source update
- 18 Jan 2023, 12:50 GMT
- Award evaluation window
- 10 Oct 2022 – …
- Authority reference
18/0613- FTS notice number
2023/S 000-001538- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-03685cFind a Tender
- Electronic trading
- e-invoicing allowed · electronic ordering · electronic payment
Publisher note: 4D Environmental Management The Bidder must hold a UKAS (or equivalent) accredited independent third party certificate of compliance with BS EN ISO 14001 (or equivalent) or a valid EMAS (or equivalent) certificate, OR The bidder must have the following: a. A regularly reviewed documented policy regarding environmental management, authorised by the Chief Executive, or equivalent. This policy must include and describe the bidder’s environmental emergency response procedures, including the preparedness and response procedures for potential accidents and emergency response situations that give rise to significant environmental impacts (for example hazardous substances spill control). b. Documented arrangements for ensuring that the bidder’s environmental management procedures are effective in reducing / preventing significant impacts on the environment. This should evidence that the bidder’s organisation’s environmental policy implementation plan provides information as to how the organisation aims to discharge relevant legal responsibilities and provides clear indication of how these arrangements are communicated to the workforce in relation to environmental matters including: sustainable materials procurement; waste management; energy management. This should include the arrangements for responding to, monitoring and recording environmental incidents and emergencies and complaints. c. Documented arrangements for providing employees with training and information on environmental issues, including evidence that the bidder has in place, and implements, training arrangements to ensure that its workforce has sufficient skills and understanding to carry out their various duties. This should include a programme of refresher training that will keep the workforce updated on relevant legal requirements and good environmental management practice. d. Documented arrangements for checking, reviewing and where necessary improving, the bidder’s environmental management performance and the environmental impact of this organisation, demonstrating that it has in place, and implements, training arrangements to ensure that its workforce has sufficient skills and understanding to carry out their various duties. This should include a programme of refresher training that will keep the workforce updated on relevant legal requirements and good environmental management practice. e. Documented arrangements checking, reviewing and where necessary improving, the bidder’s environmental management performance and the environmental impact of this organisation, demonstrating that it has a system for monitoring environmental management procedures on an on-going basis and for updating them at periodic intervals. These must include details of the procedures in place to access and deal with environmental risks. f. Procedures for dealing with waste (e.g. waste management plans, waste segregation, recycling etc.). g. Documented arrangements for ensuring that any suppliers the bidder engages apply environmental protection measures that are appropriate to the work for which they are being engaged, including procedures for monitoring supplier’s environmental management arrangements and ensuring that environmental performance appropriate for the work to be undertaken is delivered throughout the whole of the bidder’s supply chain. (SC Ref:719429)
How it was run
Official notice- Appointment period ends
- 10 Oct 2022, 12:00 BST
- Submission channel
- {"electronicSubmission"}
- Accepted languages
- en
- Bid validity
- 90 days from the deadline
- Bids opened
- 10 Oct 2022, 12:00 BST
Timeline
10 Oct 2022 → 18 Jan 2023 · 3 dates- Admission / appointment period endsperiod end, not a bid countdown10 Oct 2022, 12:00 BST
- Bids opened10 Oct 2022, 12:00 BST
- Notice published18 Jan 2023, 12:50 GMT
Notice history
1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender- Status changed to complete18 Jan 2023, 12:50 GMT
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast7 suppliers are admitted to this framework without individual award values or dates, see the supplier list below.
Contracts
All 7 of these contracts carry the same published figure, £300,000, the framework's maximum for the whole notice, not each contract's own value. They are not eleven separate sums.
Turf
- Signed
- 6 Dec 2022
- Value
- ceiling above
- Status
- active
Pitch Marking
- Signed
- 6 Dec 2022
- Value
- ceiling above
- Status
- active
Trees and Shrubs
- Signed
- 6 Dec 2022
- Value
- ceiling above
- Status
- active
Bark
- Signed
- 6 Dec 2022
- Value
- ceiling above
- Status
- active
Herbicide, Fungicide & Biocide
- Signed
- 6 Dec 2022
- Value
- ceiling above
- Status
- active
Fertiliser, Grass Seed and Top Dressing
- Signed
- 6 Dec 2022
- Value
- ceiling above
- Status
- active
Bulbs
- Signed
- 6 Dec 2022
- Value
- ceiling above
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Lot | Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 · Herbicide, Fungicide & Biocide | 3bids · 3 electronic · 3 from abroad | 3 | — | — |
| 2 · Fertiliser, Grass Seed and Top Dressing | 3bids · 3 electronic · 3 from abroad | 3 | — | — |
| 3 · Turf | 1bids · 1 electronic · 1 from abroad | 1 | — | — |
| 4 · Pitch Marking | 1bids · 1 electronic · 1 from abroad | 1 | — | — |
| 5 · Trees and Shrubs | 1bids · 1 electronic · 1 from abroad | 1 | — | — |
| 6 · Bark | 1bids · 1 electronic · 1 from abroad | 1 | — | — |
| 7 · Bulbs | 3bids · 3 electronic · 3 from abroad | 3 | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- Elgin Sheriff CourtReview body
Framework contractors & participating bidders
7 commercial parties on the notice- Agrovista UK LimitedFramework contractor
- Garden landscapes MorayFramework contractor
- Green-Tech LtdFramework contractor
- J. A. Jones and Sons (Churchtown) Ltd.Framework contractor
- LBS HorticultureFramework contractor
- Origin Amenity SolutionsFramework contractor
- SCOTBARKFramework contractor
Official documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice.