Official UK procurement notice
ANDBC Tender for the Provision of Grounds Maintenance Support Services
Authority: Ards and North Down Borough Council (Local council)
What is being bought3 lots · detail below
Published requirement descriptionTenders are sought by Ards and North Down Borough Council for the provision of Grounds Maintenance and Support Services for the Parks and Cemeteries Service area. This contract will be split into 3 lots. Lot 1 – Soft and Hard Landscaping, Weed Control and Grass Cutting. Lot 2 – Coastal clearance and beach cleaning. Lot 3 – Gravedigging.
CPV: Beach cleaning services · Grassing services · Grave-digging work · Grounds maintenance services · Horticultural services · Parks maintenance services · Weed-clearance services · Weed-killing services
Lots and requirements (3)Procurement structure
3 lots · all with a published value (£552,000 together) · a supplier may bid for at most 3 of them · evaluation weights differ by lotLot #1Soft and Hard Landscaping, Weed Control and Grass CuttingAwardedRenewalPublished value£392,000
Lot #2Coastal Clearance and Beach CleaningAwardedRenewalPublished value£120,000
Lot #3GravediggingAwardedRenewalPublished value£40,000
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).
Lots publish different evaluation splits; there is no single procedure weighting.
| Lot | Quality | Price | Split |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 · Soft and Hard Landscaping, Weed Control and Grass Cutting | 40% | 60% | |
| 2 · Coastal Clearance and Beach Cleaning | 40% | 60% | |
| 3 · Gravedigging | 40% | 60% |
- Price carries 60 points on every lot: a 10% discount moves about 6 points.
Price arithmetic assumes straight proportional scoring; the tender pack may use another formula.
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Open 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
- Yes (GPA)
- Recurring procurement
- No (one-off requirement)
- First published
- 15 Mar 2024, 14:38 GMT
- Last source update
- 2 Jul 2024, 13:57 BST
- Award evaluation window
- 17 Apr 2024 – …
- FTS notice number
2024/S 000-020112- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-04494eFind a Tender
- Review procedure
Ards and North Down Borough Council will incorporate a minimum 10 calendar day Standstill Period following electronic notification to unsuccessful applicants of the award decision.
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 17 Apr 2024, 12:00 BST
- Submission channel
- {"written"}
- Accepted languages
- en
- Bids opened
- 17 Apr 2024, 12:30 BST
Timeline
17 Apr 2024 → 17 Oct 2024 · 4 dates- Submission deadline17 Apr 2024, 12:00 BST
- Bids opened17 Apr 2024, 12:30 BST
- Notice published2 Jul 2024, 13:57 BST
- Bids must remain valid until17 Oct 2024, 23:59 BST
Notice history
1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender- Status changed to complete2 Jul 2024, 13:57 BST
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lot 1 · Soft and Hard Landscaping, Weed Control and Grass Cutting1 award | |||
| LANDSCAPING CENTRE LTD, RAYMOND I FAIR LANDSCAPES LTDSME, Wallace Contracts NI LimitedSMEjoint award | £418,700 † | — | Awarded |
| Lot 2 · Coastal Clearance and Beach Cleaning1 award | |||
| RAYMOND I FAIR LANDSCAPES LTDSME, William Thompson and Son ContractorsSMEjoint award | £114,000 † | — | Awarded |
| Lot 3 · Gravedigging1 award | |||
| RAYMOND I FAIR LANDSCAPES LTDSME | £34,320 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Lot 1 - Soft and Hard Landscaping, Weed Control and Grass Cutting · LANDSCAPING CENTRE LTD, RAYMOND I FAIR LANDSCAPES LTDSME, Wallace Contracts NI LimitedSME
- Signed
- 1 Jul 2024
- Value
- £418,700
- Status
- active
Lot 2 - Coastal Clearance and Beach Cleaning · RAYMOND I FAIR LANDSCAPES LTDSME, William Thompson and Son ContractorsSME
- Signed
- 1 Jul 2024
- Value
- £114,000
- Status
- active
Lot 3 - Gravedigging · RAYMOND I FAIR LANDSCAPES LTDSME
- Signed
- 1 Jul 2024
- Value
- £34,320
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Lot | Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 · Soft and Hard Landscaping, Weed Control and Grass Cutting | 4bids · 4 electronic · 3 from abroad | 1 | — | — |
| 2 · Coastal Clearance and Beach Cleaning | 4bids · 4 electronic · 2 from abroad | 1 | — | — |
| 3 · Gravedigging | 4bids · 4 electronic · 1 from abroad | 1 | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- Procurement ManagerReview body
Bidders & participating suppliers
4 commercial parties on the notice- Landscaping Centre LtdAwarded supplier
- RAYMOND I FAIR LANDSCAPES LTDAwarded supplier
- Wallace Contracts NI LimitedAwarded supplier
- William Thompson and Son ContractorsAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (1)
Official links; attachments are not copiedTender pack and attachments
- Technical selection criteria