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Published 1 Feb 2022, 18:34 GMT

Official UK procurement notice

ANDBC Tender for the supply and delivery of Tractors and Mowers

Official notice

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

4 lotsGoodsOpen procedureSME suitableMax 4 lots to bid
Published estimate£400,000total for 4 lots
Submissions closed 3 Mar 2022awarded 29 Apr 2022
Awarded to Laird Grass Machinery Limited +2 more4 awards

What is being bought4 lots · detail below

Published requirement description

Tenders are sought by Ards and North Down Borough Council for the supply and delivery of three 90 bhp (min) Diesel Amenity Tractors with Loader and Cabin, two 65 bhp (min) Diesel Amenity Tractors with Loader and Cabin, one 4WD Hydraulic Out-Front Mower with Collection Function and three Four Wheel Drive Mid-Mount Mowers. There are four (4) Lots within this tender and each Lot will be evaluated separately, therefore separate suppliers may be appointed for each Lot. Tenderers may apply for one lot, any lot or all lots.

CPV: Agricultural machinery · Lawn, park or sports-ground mowers · Lawnmowers · Mowers · Tractors

Lots and requirements (4)Procurement structure

4 lots · all with a published value (£400,000 together) · a supplier may bid for at most 4 of them · same evaluation weights on every lot
Lot #13no 90 bhp min Diesel Amenity Tractor with Loader and CabinAwardedPublished value£210,000
Lot #22no 65 bhp min Diesel Amenity Tractor with Loader and CabinAwardedPublished value£100,000
Lot #31no 4WD Hydraulic Out Front Mower with Collection FunctionAwardedPublished value£30,000
Lot #43no Four Wheel Drive Mid-Mount MowerAwardedPublished value£60,000

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 4 lots
Quality: 40%Price: 60%
Published sub-criteria (3)
  • Training and Technical Support: 20%
  • Delivery and Customer Service: 20%
  • price: 60%
Published award criteria (3)
  • Training and Technical Support: 20
  • Delivery and Customer Service: 20
  • Price: 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
1 Feb 2022, 18:34 GMT
Last source update
3 May 2022, 09:23 BST
Award evaluation window
3 Mar 2022 – …
FTS notice number
2022/S 000-011299
Classification (CPV)
Agricultural machineryLawn, park or sports-ground mowersLawnmowersMowersTractors
Delivery area
Northern Ireland (UKN09)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-0311e9 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
3 Mar 2022, 12:00 GMT
Submission channel
{"written"}
Accepted languages
en
Bids opened
3 Mar 2022, 12:30 GMT

Timeline

3 Mar 2022 → 1 Jun 2022 · 4 dates
  1. Submission deadline
    3 Mar 2022, 12:00 GMT
  2. Bids opened
    3 Mar 2022, 12:30 GMT
  3. Notice published
    3 May 2022, 09:23 BST
  4. Bids must remain valid until
    1 Jun 2022, 23:59 BST

Notice history

1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender
  1. Status changed to complete
    3 May 2022, 09:23 BST

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 4
Awarded value £322,0914 contracts exc. VAT
Bids received 99 from SMEs
Contracts signed 4latest 29 Apr 2022

Contracts

  • (3no) 90 bhp (min) Diesel Amenity Tractor with Loader and Cabin · Laird Grass Machinery LimitedSME

    Signed
    29 Apr 2022
    Value
    £160,350
    Status
    active
  • (2no) 65 bhp (min) Diesel Amenity Tractor with Loader and Cabin · BURKES OF CORNASCRIEBE 2014 LTDSME

    Signed
    29 Apr 2022
    Value
    £73,776
    Status
    active
  • (1no) 4WD Hydraulic Out Front Mower with Collection Function · JOHNSTON GILPIN COSME

    Signed
    29 Apr 2022
    Value
    £36,965
    Status
    active
  • (3no) Four Wheel Drive Mid-Mount Mower · JOHNSTON GILPIN COSME

    Signed
    29 Apr 2022
    Value
    £51,000
    Status
    active

Bid statistics published by the authority

LotBidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
1 · 3no 90 bhp min Diesel Amenity Tractor with Loader and Cabin3bids · 3 electronic · 3 from abroad3——
2 · 2no 65 bhp min Diesel Amenity Tractor with Loader and Cabin3bids · 3 electronic · 3 from abroad3——
3 · 1no 4WD Hydraulic Out Front Mower with Collection Function2bids · 2 electronic · 2 from abroad2——
4 · 3no Four Wheel Drive Mid-Mount Mower1bids · 1 electronic · 1 from abroad1——

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Ards and North Down Borough Council

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

Dispute resolution & review bodies

  • Procurement ManagerReview body Bangor

Bidders & participating suppliers

3 commercial parties on the notice

Official documents & specifications (1)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Tender pack and attachments

  • Technical selection criteriatenderTechnical selection criteria