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Published 11 Oct 2024, 15:52 BST

Official UK procurement notice

6217 - Grounds Maintenance, Arboriculture and Burial Services - Boroughwide

Official notice

Authority: London Borough of Bexley (Local council)·Consortium: 2 public authorities

ServicesRestricted procedureSME suitable
Awarded value£34,328,000published contract · exc. VAT
Submissions closed 31 Oct 2024awarded 7 Apr 2025
Awarded to Tivoli Group Ltd
Contract term 6 yrsends 30 Sept 2031 · extension options published · starts 30 Sept 2025

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Provision of Grounds Maintenance, Burials and Arboriculture Services, including Green Space assets including parks and open spaces, highway verges, corporate properties, horticulture feature maintenance, hard standing and weed management, hedge pruning, park cleansing operations including bin emptying and cleansing of watercourses, inspection and maintenance of play and fitness equipment assets as well as landscape improvement works, biodiversity and environmental improvement projects.

The responsibility and maintenance of four operational cemeteries including day to day grounds maintenance, upkeep of memorial terraces, walls and memorial gardens, unlocking and locking of cemeteries, Attendant and Escort duties, burial and ashes interments and memorial inspections.

Arboricultural Services including cyclical surveying of Tree stocks on the Public highway as well as the Council’s Parks, Allotments and Cemeteries, reporting and recording of condition, undertaking agreed works, including out of hours call outs  (24 hr emergency response).

CPV: Excavating and earthmoving work · Horticultural services · Metal

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published
Lot #1AwardedRenewal 6 yrs
Contract period: 30 Sept 2025 – 30 Sept 2031 (6 yrs)
Delivery: London
Extensions: Maintenance of green space assets including parks and open spaces, highway verges, corporate properties, horticulture feature maintenance, hard standing and weed management, hedge pruning, park cleansing operations including bin emptying and cleansing of watercourses, inspection and maintenance of play and fitness equipment assets as well as landscape improvement works, biodiversity and environmental improvement projects. The responsibility and maintenance of four operational cemeteries including day to day grounds maintenance, upkeep of memorial terraces, walls and memorial gardens, unlocking and locking of cemeteries, Attendant and Escort duties, burial and ashes interments and memorial inspections. Arboricultural Services including cyclical surveying of Tree stocks on the Public highway as well as the Council’s Parks, Allotments and Cemeteries, reporting and recording of condition, undertaking agreed works, including out of hours call outs  (24 hr emergency response).Variant bids: not allowed

What it takes to win
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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 more
How bids were scored
Quality: 60%Price: 40%
Published award criteria (2)
  • Quality: 60
  • Price: 40
What this means for your bid
  • Price carries 40 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 4 points. The method statement decides this lot, not the discount.

Price arithmetic assumes straight proportional scoring; the tender pack may use another formula.

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record
Procedure method
Restricted procedure
Legal basis
CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
Procurement category
Services
Notice status
Awarded
Procurement threshold
Unspecified in notice
Regulatory regime
Standard
Commercial structure
Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type
Competitive procedure
GPA / WTO covered
Unspecified in notice
Recurring procurement
Yes
First published
11 Oct 2024, 15:52 BST
Last source update
14 May 2025, 09:54 BST
Authority reference
DN744384
FTS notice number
2025/S 000-021088
Classification (CPV)
Excavating and earthmoving workHorticultural servicesMetal
Delivery area
London (UKI6)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-04a83d Find a Tender

How it was run

Official notice
Run through: London Tenders Portal
Supplier login requiredLanguage: EN
Access & registration note: Free regional portal
Submission deadline
31 Oct 2024, 12:00 GMT
Submission channel
{"electronicSubmission"}
Accepted languages
en
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Timeline

31 Oct 2024 → 30 Sept 2025 · 4 dates
  1. Submission deadline
    31 Oct 2024, 12:00 GMT
  2. Invitations to tender expected
    18 Nov 2024
  3. Notice published
    14 May 2025, 09:54 BST
  4. Contract starts392 days ago
    30 Sept 2025, 00:00 BST

Notice history

2 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 14 May 2025
  1. Status changed to complete
    14 May 2025, 09:54 BST
  2. Buyer details updated
    14 May 2025, 09:54 BST

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value £34,328,0001 contract exc. VAT
Bids received 33 from SMEs
Contracts signed 1latest 7 Apr 2025
Awarded toValueDateStatus
Tivoli Group LtdSME£34,328,000 †—Awarded

Contracts

  • Contract 021088-2025-1 · Tivoli Group LtdSME

    Signed
    7 Apr 2025
    Value
    £34,328,000
    Period
    … – 30 Sept 2031
    Status
    active

Bid statistics published by the authority

BidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
3bids · 3 electronic · 3 from abroad3——

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

2 public bodies on the notice

London Borough of Bexley

Contracting authorityLocal CouncilRegional or local authorityGeneral public services 2a Watling Street, Bexleyheath, London, DA6 7LBContact name, email, phone

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.