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Published 23 Aug 2024, 15:29 BST

Official UK procurement notice

ANDBC Tender for the Supply and Delivery of Parks Plant and Machinery

Official notice

Authority: Ards and North Down Borough Council (Local council)

7 lotsGoodsOpen procedureSME suitableMax 7 lots to bid
Published estimate£350,000total for 7 lots
Submissions closed 24 Sept 2024awarded 21 Jan 2025
Awarded to JOHNSTON GILPIN CO +3 more6 awards

What is being bought7 lots · detail below

Published requirement description

Tenders are sought by Ards and North Down Borough Council for the supply and delivery of the following machines and vehicles:

  • One 4WD Hydraulic Out-Front Mower with Collection Function
  • One High-lift Flail Mower with Collection Unit
  • Three Tractor Trailers
  • One Over 35 hp Diesel Tractors with Loader and Cabin
  • Two Over 60 hp Diesel Tractors with Loader and Cabin
  • One Four Wheel Drive Mid-Mount Mower
  • Two Urban Sweeping Vehicles. The contract will be split into 7 lots - please see Document A - Tender for Parks Plant and Machinery for more detail.

CPV: Lawn, park or sports-ground mowers · Lawnmowers · Mowers · Road sweepers · Road tractor units · Road-sweeping vehicles · Suction-sweeper vehicles · Tractors

Lots and requirements (7)Procurement structure

7 lots · no lot values published · a supplier may bid for at most 7 of them · same evaluation weights on every lot
Lot #1One 1no 4WD Hydraulic OutFront Mower with Collection FunctionAwarded
Lot #2One 1no High-lift Flail Mower with Collection UnitAwarded
Lot #3Three 3no Tractor TrailersCancelled
Lot #4One 1no Over 35 hp Diesel Tractors with Loader and CabinAwarded
Lot #5Two 2no Over 60 hp Diesel Tractors with Loader and CabinAwarded
Lot #6One 1no Four Wheel Drive Mid-Mount MowerAwarded
Lot #7Two 2no Urban Sweeping VehiclesAwarded

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 · same split on all 7 lots
Quality: 40%Price: 60%
Published sub-criteria (2)
  • Qualitative Criteria: 40%
  • Quantitative Criteria: 60%
Published award criteria (2)
  • Qualitative Criteria: 40
  • Quantitative Criteria: 60
What this means for your bid
  • Price carries 60 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 6 points. This one is won on the number: sharpen the price before polishing the prose.

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
Goods
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
23 Aug 2024, 15:29 BST
Last source update
23 Jan 2025, 11:12 GMT
Award evaluation window
24 Sept 2024 – …
FTS notice number
2025/S 000-002345
Classification (CPV)
Lawn, park or sports-ground mowersLawnmowersMowersRoad sweepersRoad tractor unitsRoad-sweeping vehiclesSuction-sweeper vehiclesTractors
Delivery area
Northern Ireland (UKN09)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-0493be Find a Tender
Review and risk notes
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
24 Sept 2024, 12:00 BST
Submission channel
{"written"}
Accepted languages
en
Bids opened
24 Sept 2024, 12:30 BST

Timeline

24 Sept 2024 → 24 Mar 2025 · 4 dates
  1. Submission deadline
    24 Sept 2024, 12:00 BST
  2. Bids opened
    24 Sept 2024, 12:30 BST
  3. Notice published
    23 Jan 2025, 11:12 GMT
  4. Bids must remain valid until
    24 Mar 2025, 23:59 GMT

Notice history

1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender
  1. Status changed to complete
    23 Jan 2025, 11:12 GMT

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 7
Awarded value £341,7486 contracts exc. VAT
Bids received 1111 from SMEs
Contracts signed 6latest 21 Jan 2025

1 further award records carry no date or value.

Contracts

  • Lot 2 - One (1no) High-lift Flail Mower with Collection Unit · CYRIL JOHNSTON CO LTDSME

    Signed
    21 Jan 2025
    Value
    £31,175
    Status
    active
  • Lot 4 - One (1no) Over 35 hp Diesel Tractors with Loader and Cabin · D A ForgieSME

    Signed
    21 Jan 2025
    Value
    £34,900
    Status
    active
  • Lot 5 - Two (2no) Over 60 hp Diesel Tractors with Loader and Cabin · D A ForgieSME

    Signed
    21 Jan 2025
    Value
    £89,980
    Status
    active
  • Lot 1 - One (1no) 4WD Hydraulic OutFront Mower with Collection Function · JOHNSTON GILPIN COSME

    Signed
    9 Jan 2025
    Value
    £41,000
    Status
    active
  • Lot 6 - One (1no) Four Wheel Drive Mid-Mount Mower · JOHNSTON GILPIN COSME

    Signed
    9 Jan 2025
    Value
    £18,595
    Status
    active
  • Lot 7 - Two (2no) Urban Sweeping Vehicles · R D MECHANICAL SERVICES LTDSME

    Signed
    9 Jan 2025
    Value
    £126,098
    Status
    active

Bid statistics published by the authority

LotBidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
1 · One 1no 4WD Hydraulic OutFront Mower with Collection Function1bids · 1 electronic · 1 from abroad1——
2 · One 1no High-lift Flail Mower with Collection Unit2bids · 2 electronic · 1 from abroad2——
4 · One 1no Over 35 hp Diesel Tractors with Loader and Cabin3bids · 3 electronic · 1 from abroad3——
5 · Two 2no Over 60 hp Diesel Tractors with Loader and Cabin3bids · 3 electronic · 1 from abroad3——
6 · One 1no Four Wheel Drive Mid-Mount Mower1bids · 1 electronic · 1 from abroad1——
7 · Two 2no Urban Sweeping Vehicles1bids · 1 electronic · 1 from abroad1——

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Ards and North Down Borough Council

Contracting authorityLocal CouncilRegional or local authorityGeneral public services City Hall, The Castle, Bangor, UK, BT20 4BTContact name, email Published organisation website ↗

Dispute resolution & review bodies

  • Procurement ManagerReview body Bangor

Bidders & participating suppliers

4 commercial parties on the notice
  • CYRIL JOHNSTON CO LTDAwarded supplier Ballynahinch Road, BELFAST, UK, BT8 8DJContact email, phone
  • D A ForgieAwarded supplier 16 Seacoast Road, LIMAVADY, UK, BT49 9DWContact email, phone
  • JOHNSTON GILPIN COAwarded supplier 7B Lisnoe Road, LISBURN, UK, BT27 5LTContact email, phone
  • R D MECHANICAL SERVICES LTDAwarded supplier Mckinney Industrial Estate, NEWTOWNABBEY, UK, BT36 4PXContact email, phone

Official documents & specifications (2)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Tender pack and attachments

  • Technical selection criteriatenderTechnical selection criteria
  • Technical selection criteriatenderTechnical selection criteria