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Published 23 Jan 2023, 08:41 GMT

Official UK procurement notice

Contract Hire of Ride On Mowers

Official notice

Authority: Stirling Council (Local council)

ServicesOpen procedureSME suitable
Published estimate£200,000exc. VAT3.9% above published estimate
Submissions closed 23 Feb 2023awarded 24 Mar 2023
Awarded to Henderson Grass Machinery Ltd

What is being bought

Published requirement description

This procurement is concerned with the contract hire of Ride-on mower machinery to annually mow the Council’s public parks & open spaces, sports pitches and school estates.

CPV: Agricultural services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published
Lot #1AwardedPublished value£200,000
Delivery: Scotland
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: 40%Price: 60%
Published sub-criteria (5)
  • Contract Management: 16%
  • Faults & Maintenance: 16%
  • Product Details & Training: 6%
  • Community Benefits: 2%
  • price: 60%
Published award criteria (5)
  • Contract Management: 16
  • Faults & Maintenance: 16
  • Product Details & Training: 6
  • Community Benefits: 2
  • Price: 60
Conditions of participation1
  • Suitability

    Selection criteria as stated in the procurement documents

What this means for your bid
  • Price carries 60 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 6 points. This one is won on the number: sharpen the price before polishing the prose.

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
23 Jan 2023, 08:41 GMT
Last source update
31 Mar 2023, 13:31 BST
Award evaluation window
23 Feb 2023 – …
Authority reference
SC2223-0142
FTS notice number
2023/S 000-009473
Classification (CPV)
Agricultural services
Delivery area
Scotland (UKM77)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-03998e Find a Tender
Contract terms
Electronic trading
e-invoicing allowed · electronic ordering · electronic payment

Publisher note: (SC Ref:727882)

How it was run

Official notice
Run through: Public Contracts Scotland · Who buys & how to bid on PCS
Supplier login requiredLanguage: EN
Access & registration note: Free single registration for Scotland; PCS-Tender (Jaggaer) for full bidding

Tender documents are also served through a separate tool: https://www.publictendersscotland.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/ ↗

Submission deadline
23 Feb 2023, 12:00 GMT
Submission channel
{"electronicSubmission"}
Accepted languages
en
Bid validity
150 days from the deadline
Bids opened
23 Feb 2023, 12:00 GMT
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Timeline

23 Feb 2023 → 31 Mar 2023 · 3 dates
  1. Submission deadline
    23 Feb 2023, 12:00 GMT
  2. Bids opened
    23 Feb 2023, 12:00 GMT
  3. Notice published
    31 Mar 2023, 13:31 BST

Notice history

1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender
  1. Status changed to complete
    31 Mar 2023, 13:31 BST

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value £207,7001 contract exc. VAT
Bids received 43 from SMEs
Contracts signed 1latest 24 Mar 2023
Awarded toValueDateStatus
Henderson Grass Machinery LtdSME£207,700 †—Awarded

Contracts

Bid statistics published by the authority

BidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
4bids · 4 electronic3——

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Stirling Council

Contracting authorityLocal CouncilRegional or local authorityGeneral public services Strategic Commissioning, Old Viewforth, Stirling, Scotland, FK8 2ETContact email, phone Published organisation website ↗

Dispute resolution & review bodies

  • Stirling Sherriff CourtReview body Stirling

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