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Published 28 Jul 2023, 17:22 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Contract for Estate Services and Landscape Maintenance

Official notice

Authority: Radius Housing·Consortium: 3 public authorities

ServicesOpen procedure
Published estimate£7,000,000exc. VAT22.9% below published estimate
Submissions closed 31 Aug 2023awarded 1 Mar 2024
Awarded to LANDSCAPING CENTRE LTD

What is being bought

Published requirement description

The Client intends to enter into a Contract with the successful Tenderer (the “Service Provider”) for the periodic and routine grounds maintenance (including horticultural and tree works) communal building and window cleaning and estate services to its Properties to meet its repairing and maintenance obligations as a landlord.

Grounds Maintenance:

  • Grass Cutting
  • Litter and leaf picking of grassed and planted areas
  • Maintenance of planted areas
  • Hedge cutting
  • Horticultural works
  • Maintenance of OAP, Customer and Void Property gardens
  • Maintenance of trees
  • Tree surgery
  • Clearance of open culverts, ditches etc
  • Snow clearance and/or gritting

Cleaning Services to Hard Landscape and Associated Buildings:

  • Litter picking and weeding
  • Cleaning and clearance
  • Bin and Refuse Stores
  • Quarterly power washing Bins and Bin Stores
  • Playgrounds and play equipment
  • Annual power washing to hard landscaping - General Needs Dwellings
  • Maintenance of hard landscaping

Miscellaneous Works

  • Pick up loose rubbish, place all overspills in the bins. Pull out all bins, sweep out, wash down, and disinfect and deodorise the bin room(s).
  • Deep pressure clean bin room(s), including bins.
  • Report any bulky items left in or around the bins stores and bin areas.
  • Report any pest/vermin infestation to the Client.
  • All abandoned vehicles to be reported to the Client with details of make, model, registration number, vehicle excise duty, colour and precise location.

Undertaking Tree Surveys when instructed.

Liaison with local authorities in connection with Trees having Tree Preservation Orders

CPV: Grassing services · Grounds maintenance services · Planting and maintenance services of green areas · Tree pruning and hedge trimming · Weed-clearance services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published
Lot #1Undertaking Tree Surveys when instructedAwardedRenewalPublished value£7,000,000

Undertaking Tree Surveys when instructed.

Liaison with local authorities in connection with Trees having Tree Preservation Orders

Delivery: Northern Ireland · Northern Ireland
Extensions: (3+2+2+2)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: 60%Price: 40%
Published sub-criteria (2)
  • Method Statement: 60%
  • Cost Criterion Part 1 PM Average Percentage Fee Across all Cost Bands: 40%
Published award criteria (2)
  • Method Statement: 60
  • Cost Criterion Part 1 PM Average Percentage Fee Across all Cost Bands: 40
Staff
Names and qualifications of delivery staff must be submitted
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
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
28 Jul 2023, 17:22 BST
Last source update
8 Oct 2024, 14:27 BST
Award evaluation window
31 Aug 2023 – …
Authority reference
RAD/085
FTS notice number
2024/S 000-032260
Classification (CPV)
Grassing servicesGrounds maintenance servicesPlanting and maintenance services of green areasTree pruning and hedge trimmingWeed-clearance services
Delivery area
Northern Ireland (UKN)
Official registry OCID
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How it was run

Official notice
Run through: Jaggaer · Who buys & how to bid on JAGGAER
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Tender documents are also served through a separate tool: https://e-sourcingni.bravosolution.co.uk/esop/guest/go/opportunity/detail?opportunityId=56734 ↗

Submission deadline
31 Aug 2023, 12:00 BST
Submission channel
{"electronicSubmission","written"}
Accepted languages
en
Bid validity
180 days from the deadline
Bids opened
31 Aug 2023, 12:00 BST
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Timeline

31 Aug 2023 → 8 Oct 2024 · 3 dates
  1. Submission deadline
    31 Aug 2023, 12:00 BST
  2. Bids opened
    31 Aug 2023, 12:00 BST
  3. Notice published
    8 Oct 2024, 14:27 BST

Notice history

1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender
  1. Status changed to complete
    8 Oct 2024, 14:27 BST

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value £5,400,0001 contract exc. VAT
Bids received 2
Contracts signed 1latest 1 Mar 2024
Awarded toValueDateStatus
LANDSCAPING CENTRE LTDSMEPeriodic and Routine Grounds Maintenance for General Needs Properties£5,400,000 †—Awarded

Contracts

  • Periodic and Routine Grounds Maintenance for General Needs Properties · LANDSCAPING CENTRE LTDSME

    Signed
    1 Mar 2024
    Value
    £5,400,000
    Status
    active

Bid statistics published by the authority

BidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
2bids · 2 electronic———

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

3 public bodies on the notice

Radius Housing

Contracting authorityBody governed by public lawHousing and community amenities Holywood, Northern IrelandContact name, email Published organisation website ↗

Consortium members and other public bodies

  • Radius Homes LimitedContracting authority Holywood, Northern IrelandContact email
  • Tealstone Developments LtdContracting authority Holywood, Northern IrelandContact email

Dispute resolution & review bodies

  • High Courts of JusticeReview body Belfast
  • Royal Courts of JusticeReview body Belfast

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party 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