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Published 26 Jun 2024, 10:05 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Cleaning services - Central Forest District

Official notice

Authority: Forestry Commission (Public body)

ServicesOpen procedure
Published estimate£575,000exc. VAT2% below published estimate
Submissions closed 26 Jul 2024awarded 27 Sept 2024
Awarded to aAFD Services

What is being bought

Published requirement description

This Contract covers daily cleaning of all staff and public toilets, visitor centres, classrooms, office spaces and staff kitchen areas at four locations in our Central England Forest District.

CPV: Cleaning services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published
Lot #1AwardedPublished value£575,000
Delivery: East Midlands · EAST MIDLANDS (ENGLAND)
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
Quality: 50%Price: 40%Social value: 10%
Published sub-criteria (5)
  • Method statement and quality assurance: 15%
  • Capacity and contingency resource: 20%
  • Communication and Contract Management: 15%
  • Pricing as ITT: 40%
  • Social value: 10%
Published award criteria (5)
  • Method statement and quality assurance: 15%
  • Capacity and contingency resource: 20%
  • Communication and Contract Management: 15%
  • Social value: 10%
  • Pricing as ITT: 40%
What this means for your bid
  • Price carries 40 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 4 points. The method statement decides this lot, not the discount.

Price arithmetic assumes straight proportional scoring; the tender pack may use another formula.

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record · publisher note attached
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
26 Jun 2024, 10:05 BST
Last source update
2 Oct 2024, 12:05 BST
Award evaluation window
26 Jul 2024 – …
Authority reference
FCCN002067
FTS notice number
2024/S 000-031521
Classification (CPV)
Cleaning services
Delivery area
East Midlands (UKF)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-0472a8 Find a Tender

Publisher note: The contracting authority considers that this contract may be suitable for economic operators that are small or medium enterprises (SMEs). However, any selection of tenderers will be based solely on the criteria set out for the procurement. To view this notice, please click here: https://forestryengland.delta-esourcing.com/delta/viewNotice.html?noticeId=892982107 GO Reference: GO-2024102-PRO-27890237

How it was run

Official notice
Run through: Delta eSourcing · Who buys & how to bid on Delta
Public notice page · account needed to bidLanguage: EN
Access & registration note: Free Select account; no DUNS asked at signup
Submission deadline
26 Jul 2024, 12:00 BST
Submission channel
{"electronicSubmission","written"}
Accepted languages
en
Bids opened
26 Jul 2024, 12:30 BST
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Timeline

26 Jul 2024 → 2 Oct 2024 · 3 dates
  1. Submission deadline
    26 Jul 2024, 12:00 BST
  2. Bids opened
    26 Jul 2024, 12:30 BST
  3. Notice published
    2 Oct 2024, 12:05 BST

Notice history

1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender
  1. Status changed to complete
    2 Oct 2024, 12:05 BST

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value £563,6401 contract exc. VAT
Bids received 3
Contracts signed 1latest 27 Sept 2024
Awarded toValueDateStatus
aAFD ServicesCentral Forest District Cleaning and Salcey Forest Security£563,640 †—Awarded

Contracts

  • Central Forest District Cleaning and Salcey Forest Security · aAFD Services

    Signed
    27 Sept 2024
    Value
    £563,640
    Status
    active

Bid statistics published by the authority

BidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
3bids———

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Forestry Commission, acting through Forestry England (hereinafter referred to as Forestry England)

Contracting authorityPublic bodyMinistry or any other national or federal authority, including their regional or local subdivisionsForestry 620 Bristol Business Park, Bristol, West Midlands, BS16 1EJContact name, email, phone Published organisation website ↗

Dispute resolution & review bodies

  • Forestry CommissionMediation body BristolContact phone
  • The High CourtReview body LondonContact phone

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice
  • aAFD Services LtdAwarded supplier11162184 1 Fenwick House, Meridian Way, Southampton, West Midlands, SO14 0FN

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