Official UK procurement notice
CBC-1732-T-TS Rural and Urban Grounds Maintenance Services
Authority: Central Bedfordshire Council (Local council)
What is being bought2 lots · detail below
Published requirement descriptionRural and Urban Grounds Maintenance Services - two Lots
CPV: Grounds maintenance services
Lots and requirements (2)Procurement structure
2 lots · all with a published value (£14,000,000 together) · evaluation weights differ by lotLot #1Rural and Urban Grounds Maintenance Services Lot 1 - RURALAwardedRenewalPublished value£7,000,000
The Council will provide as much support and information as it can to help guide you through the quotation process. Questions asked together with the response, will be made available to all tenderers, to ensure a fair and consistent approach to all. If there is anything you are not sure about or need clarification on, please use the Correspondence facility within the In-tend electronic tendering system. Last date for receiving questions on the In-Tend system is 2nd December 2024Completed Tenders and attachments should be submitted electronically by the due date via our In-tend electronic tendering system. Tenders must be uploaded via the "My Return" section of the system. Tenders submitted through the correspondence facility will not be considered. Your Tender must be submitted via the In-tend system by no later than 12 noon on 11th December 2024Tenders received after that time will be excluded.
Lot #2Rural and Urban Grounds Maintenance Services Lot 2 - URBANAwardedRenewalPublished value£7,000,000
The Council will provide as much support and information as it can to help guide you through the quotation process. Questions asked together with the response, will be made available to all tenderers, to ensure a fair and consistent approach to all. If there is anything you are not sure about or need clarification on, please use the Correspondence facility within the In-tend electronic tendering system. Last date for receiving questions on the In-Tend system is 2nd December 2024Completed Tenders and attachments should be submitted electronically by the due date via our In-tend electronic tendering system. Tenders must be uploaded via the "My Return" section of the system. Tenders submitted through the correspondence facility will not be considered. Your Tender must be submitted via the In-tend system by no later than 12 noon on 11th December 2024Tenders received after that time will be excluded.
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.
- Price carries 55 points on every lot: a 10% discount moves about 5.5 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
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- No (one-off requirement)
- First published
- 12 Nov 2024, 13:32 GMT
- Last source update
- 21 Aug 2025, 14:00 BST
- Award evaluation window
- 11 Dec 2024 – …
- Authority reference
CBC-1732-T-TS- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-050543- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-04b5ceFind a Tender
- Review procedure
Central Bedfordshire CouncilPriory House, Monks Walk, ChicksandsSheffordSG17 5TQUNITED KINGDOM
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 11 Dec 2024, 12:00 GMT
- Submission channel
- {"electronicSubmission","written"}
- Accepted languages
- en
- Bids opened
- 11 Dec 2024, 12:00 GMT
Timeline
11 Dec 2024 → 21 Aug 2025 · 5 dates- Submission deadline11 Dec 2024, 12:00 GMT
- Bids opened11 Dec 2024, 12:00 GMT
- Bids must remain valid until11 Mar 2025, 23:59 GMT
- Contract starts1 Apr 2025, 00:00 BST
- Notice published21 Aug 2025, 14:00 BST
Notice history
1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender- Status changed to complete21 Aug 2025, 14:00 BST
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lot 1 · Rural and Urban Grounds Maintenance Services Lot 1 - RURAL1 award | |||
| MJ Granger Grounds Maintenance Ltd SMERural and Urban Grounds Maintenance Services | £4,807,416 † | — | Awarded |
| Lot 2 · Rural and Urban Grounds Maintenance Services Lot 2 - URBAN1 award | |||
| John O'ConnerSMERural and Urban Grounds Maintenance Services | £10,914,904 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Rural and Urban Grounds Maintenance Services · MJ Granger Grounds Maintenance Ltd SME
- Signed
- 17 Feb 2025
- Value
- £4,807,416
- Period
- … – 31 Mar 2030
- Status
- active
Rural and Urban Grounds Maintenance Services · John O'ConnerSME
- Signed
- 17 Feb 2025
- Value
- £10,914,904
- Period
- … – 31 Mar 2030
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Lot | Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 · Rural and Urban Grounds Maintenance Services Lot 1 - RURAL | 2bids · 2 electronic | 2 | — | — |
| 2 · Rural and Urban Grounds Maintenance Services Lot 2 - URBAN | 2bids · 2 electronic | 2 | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
2 commercial parties on the notice- John O'ConnerAwarded supplier
- MJ Granger Grounds Maintenance Ltd Awarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (2)
Official links; attachments are not copiedTender pack and attachments
- Economic and financial selection criteria
- Technical selection criteria