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Published 12 Nov 2024, 13:32 GMT

Official UK procurement notice

CBC-1732-T-TS Rural and Urban Grounds Maintenance Services

Official notice

Authority: Central Bedfordshire Council (Local council)

2 lotsServicesOpen procedureSME suitable
Published estimate£16,000,000total for 2 lots
Submissions closed 11 Dec 2024awarded 17 Feb 2025
Awarded to MJ Granger Grounds Maintenance Ltd, John O'Conner2 awards
Contract term 5 yrsends 31 Mar 2030 · extension options published · starts 1 Apr 2025

What is being bought2 lots · detail below

Published requirement description

Rural 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 lot
Lot #1Rural and Urban Grounds Maintenance Services Lot 1 - RURALAwardedRenewal 5 yrsPublished 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.

Contract period: 1 Apr 2025 – 31 Mar 2030 (5 yrs)
Delivery: East of England · Central Bedfordshire
Extensions: End of contract term5 years (+1+1+1+1+ optional)Variant bids: not allowed
Lot #2Rural and Urban Grounds Maintenance Services Lot 2 - URBANAwardedRenewal 5 yrsPublished 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.

Contract period: 1 Apr 2025 – 31 Mar 2030 (5 yrs)
Delivery: East of England · Central Bedfordshire
Extensions: End of contract term5 years (+1+1+1+1+1 optional)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

Lots publish different evaluation splits; there is no single procedure weighting.

What this means for your bid
  • 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)
Grounds maintenance services
Delivery area
East of England (UKH25)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-04b5ce Find a Tender
Review and risk notes
Review procedure

Central Bedfordshire CouncilPriory House, Monks Walk, ChicksandsSheffordSG17 5TQUNITED KINGDOM

How it was run

Official notice
Run through: In-tend · Who buys & how to bid on In-tend
Supplier login requiredLanguage: EN
Access & registration note: Free · one account per buying organisation's portal · reCAPTCHA on signup
Submission deadline
11 Dec 2024, 12:00 GMT
Submission channel
{"electronicSubmission","written"}
Accepted languages
en
Bids opened
11 Dec 2024, 12:00 GMT
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Timeline

11 Dec 2024 → 21 Aug 2025 · 5 dates
  1. Submission deadline
    11 Dec 2024, 12:00 GMT
  2. Bids opened
    11 Dec 2024, 12:00 GMT
  3. Bids must remain valid until
    11 Mar 2025, 23:59 GMT
  4. Contract starts
    1 Apr 2025, 00:00 BST
  5. Notice published
    21 Aug 2025, 14:00 BST

Notice history

1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender
  1. Status changed to complete
    21 Aug 2025, 14:00 BST

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 2
Awarded value £15,722,3202 contracts exc. VAT
Bids received 44 from SMEs
Contracts signed 2latest 17 Feb 2025
Awarded toValueDateStatus
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

LotBidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
1 · Rural and Urban Grounds Maintenance Services Lot 1 - RURAL2bids · 2 electronic2——
2 · Rural and Urban Grounds Maintenance Services Lot 2 - URBAN2bids · 2 electronic2——

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Central Bedfordshire Council

Contracting authorityLocal CouncilRegional or local authorityGeneral public services Priory House, Monks Walk, Chicksands, Shefford, East of England, SG17 5TQContact name, email, phone Published organisation website ↗

Bidders & participating suppliers

2 commercial parties on the notice

Official documents & specifications (2)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Tender pack and attachments

  • Economic and financial selection criteriatenderEconomic and financial selection criteria
  • Technical selection criteriatenderTechnical selection criteria