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Published 5 Oct 2023, 15:49 BST

Official UK procurement notice

CONTRACT FOR GROUNDS MAINTENANCE SERVICES

Official notice

Authority: Southampton Solent University (Education)

ServicesOpen procedure
Published estimate£180,000≈ £90k / year
Submissions closed 9 Nov 2023
Contract term 2 yrsends 31 Jan 2026 · extension options published · starts 1 Feb 2024

What is being bought

Published requirement description

The University has a requirement to appoint a Supplier for provision of Grounds Maintenance Services across four main sections - City Campus Academic, City Residences, Warsash Campus and Satellite Sites.

CPV: Grounds maintenance services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published
Lot #1Supply of a Grounds Maintenance Services across four main sections - City Campus…Renewal 2 yrsPublished value£180,000

Supply of a Grounds Maintenance Services across four main sections - City Campus Academic, City Residences, Warsash Campus and Satellite Sites.

Contract period: 1 Feb 2024 – 31 Jan 2026 (2 yrs)
Delivery: South East · City Campus Academic, City Residences, Warsash Campus and Satellite Sites.
Extensions: This Contract will commence on 1 February 2024 for an initial period of 24 months until 31 January 2026 with the option to extend the Agreement for 24 months until 31 January 2028 subject to satisfactory performance of the supplier.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
Conditions of participation1
  • Suitability

    n accordance with the Public Contracts Regulations 2015. To support the financial assessment the University will obtain a financial appraisal report from Creditsafe. This report provides the University with an overall Risk Score which will be used to assess the applicants financial standing. A suitable Performance Bond or Parent Company Guarantee may at the University's discretion be accepted and allowed to override a credit score classed as below expectation (49-26). A Creditsafe rating classed as Poor (25 or below) will be assessed as a fail and the bid will not be evaluated further. Further details are provided in the ITT. Minimum level(s) of standards possibly required: Organisations are advised that the following minimum insurance levels are required:

    • Employers Liability 5 000 000 GBP,
    • Public Liability 5 000 000 GBP,
    • Product Liability 2 000 000 GBP.

    For organisations with insurance levels in currencies other than GBP, equivalent currency standards at the time of submission will apply.

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
Closed
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
5 Oct 2023, 15:49 BST
Last source update
5 Oct 2023, 15:49 BST
Award evaluation window
9 Nov 2023 – …
Authority reference
23.E&F.56
FTS notice number
2023/S 000-029420
Classification (CPV)
Grounds maintenance services
Delivery area
South East (UKJ3)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-04084b Find a Tender
Contract terms
Electronic trading
e-invoicing allowed · electronic ordering · electronic payment

Publisher note: In accordance with Regulation 50, Paragraph (2) of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 the University intend to publish the contract value at contract award stage, and reserved the right to do so. By submitting a tender response tenderers are consenting to publication of this information unless otherwise agreed in advance with the University. Requests for clarifications can only be requested until 24th October 2023 via the In-Tend portal correspondence facility. Solent University is not bound to accept the lowest offer or any tender in full or in part. This tender will be conducted electronically and tender documents can be downloaded from the web portal (In-Tend) provided earlier in this notice. https://in-tendhost.co.uk/solent. If you are not already registered as a supplier with the In-Tend Portal, you will need to register before accessing the tender documents. Once you have logged in as a supplier, click on current tenders and locate the tender documents by clicking on the reference number 23.E&F.56. Further instructions for the submission of tender are below. (Please note, to preserve the integrity of the tendering procedure, all queries must made be via In-Tend). To submit your return, please follow the instructions below: 1) Log In; 2) My Tenders; 3) View Tender Details; 4) View Documents; 5) Browse and Upload each part of your response; 6) Once all your response documents are uploaded and displayed in the - My Documents for Return - use - Submit My Return. Expressions of Interest must be by way of completion and return of the Invitation to Tender document via the Intend portal by the 9th November 2023 by 12 noon. In accordance with Regulation 50, Paragraph (2) of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015, the University intend to publish the contract value at contract award stage, and reserved the right to do so. By submitting a tender response tenderers are consenting to publication of this information unless otherwise agreed in advance with the University Procurement Services Team.

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
9 Nov 2023, 12:00 GMT
Submission channel
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Accepted languages
en
Bids opened
9 Nov 2023, 13:00 GMT
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Timeline

5 Oct 2023 → 1 Feb 2024 · 4 dates
  1. Notice published
    5 Oct 2023, 15:49 BST
  2. Submission deadline
    9 Nov 2023, 12:00 GMT
  3. Bids opened
    9 Nov 2023, 13:00 GMT
  4. Contract starts
    1 Feb 2024

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Southampton Solent University

Contracting authorityEducationBody governed by public lawEducation East Park Terrace, SOUTHAMPTON, South East, SO140YNContact name, email, phone Published organisation website ↗

Dispute resolution & review bodies

  • CEDRReview body London

Official documents & specifications (1)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Tender pack and attachments

  • Economic and financial selection criteriatenderEconomic and financial selection criteria