Official UK procurement notice
CP2337-23 Devon County Council Corporate Grounds Maintenance Contract
Authority: Devon County Council (Local council)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionDevon County Council seeks to engage a single grounds maintenance contractor to provide grounds maintenance services for Devon County Council corporate premises across the county of Devon. The Devon County Council estate comprises corporate office buildings, together with some educational units, Children’s Centres, Social Care Units, Economic Development sites/Business Parks and Libraries.
Most establishments incorporate at least the following areas of work:
- Regular Grass cutting
- Rough Grass and conservation cutting
- Hedges
- Shrub beds (especially standard shrub beds and shrub bed edging)
- Hard Surface Weed Control
- Direct labour
- Miscellaneous – litter and leaves.
The contract will be for a four year period from the 1st of May 2023 until the 30th April 2027, with a possible 2 year extension to the 30th April 2029. DCC will have the ability to execute a break clause after 24 months if in DCC’s opinion the performance to the contract has been poor and significant complaints have been received in relation to timescales of service, delivery of service, behaviour management of the contract.
CPV: Horticultural services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1AwardedRenewalPublished value£800,000
What it takes to wini
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 morei
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).
Published award criteria (2)
- Quality: 0
- Price: 100
- Price carries 100 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 10 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
- 27 Jan 2023, 15:22 GMT
- Last source update
- 12 May 2023, 09:59 BST
- Award evaluation window
- 3 Mar 2023 – …
- Authority reference
DN651808- FTS notice number
2023/S 000-013540- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-039b8bFind a Tender
Publisher note: he authority reserves the right to cancel the procurement process at any stage. The authority does not bind itself to accept the lowest or any tender, and reserve the right not to award a contract. The authority reserves the right to award the contract in part, or to call for new tenders should they consider this necessary. Economic operators remain responsible for all costs and expenses incurred by them or by any third party acting under instructions from them in connection with their participation in this procurement, whether incurred directly by them or their advisors or subcontractors and regardless of whether such costs arise as a consequence direct or indirect of any amendments to documents issued by the authority at any time, or as a consequence of the cancellation of the procurement by the authority. For the avoidance of doubt, the authority shall have no liability whatsoever to economic operators or their advisors or subcontractors, for any of their costs, including but not limited to those for any discussions or communications. Any contract(s) or agreement(s) entered into as a result of this contract notice shall be considered as a contract(s) or agreement(s) made under English law and subject to the exclusive jurisdiction of the English courts. If an economic operator considers that any information supplied by it during this procurement process is commercially sensitive or confidential in nature, this should be highlighted and the reasons for its sensitivity as well as the duration of that sensitivity specified. Economic operators should be aware that even where they have indicated that information is commercially sensitive, the authority may disclose it pursuant to the Freedom of Information Act 2000 in response to a request for information where such disclosure is considered to be in the public interest. Please note that the receipt by any of the authority of any materials marked ‘confidential’ or equivalent shall not be taken to mean that the authority accepts any duty of confidence by virtue of that marking.
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 6 Mar 2023, 12:00 GMT
- Submission channel
- {"electronicSubmission"}
- Accepted languages
- en
- Bids opened
- 3 Mar 2023, 12:00 GMT
Timeline
3 Mar 2023 → 12 May 2023 · 3 dates- Bids opened3 Mar 2023, 12:00 GMT
- Submission deadline6 Mar 2023, 12:00 GMT
- Notice published12 May 2023, 09:59 BST
Notice history
2 events · 4 releases on Find a Tender · since 3 Mar 2023- Deadline moved to 6 Mar 2023, 12:00 GMT3 Mar 2023, 10:04 GMT+3 days · was 3 Mar 2023, 12:00 GMT
- Status changed to complete12 May 2023, 09:59 BST
Published amendments (2 · 1 deadline change)
| When | What | Before | After | Shift |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | TextCommunication · I.3 | The procurement documents are available for unrestricted and full direct access, free of charge, at https://procontract.due-north.com/Procurer/Advert/View?advertId=f19d7b7c-649d-ed11-811e-005056b64545&fromAdvertEvent=True Additional information can be obtained from the above-mentioned address Tenders or requests to participate must be submitted electronically via https://procontract.due-north.com/… | The procurement documents are available for unrestricted and full direct access, free of charge, at https://procontract.due-north.com/Advert?advertId=f19d7b7c-649d-ed11-811e-005056b64545 Additional information can be obtained from the above-mentioned address Tenders or requests to participate must be submitted electronically via https://procontract.due-north.com/Advert?advertId=f19d7b7c-649d-ed11-… | |
| — | TextAdditional Information · II.2.14 | Please find the details on how to express interest, gain access to the procurement documents and apply at the following link:- https://procontract.due-north.com/Procurer/Advert/View?advertId=f19d7b7c-649d-ed11-811e-005056b64545&fromAdvertEvent=True | Please find the details on how to express interest, gain access to the procurement documents and apply at the following link:- https://procontract.due-north.com/Advert?advertId=f19d7b7c-649d-ed11-811e-005056b64545 | |
| — | DeadlineDate · IV.2.2 | 3 Mar 2023 | 6 Mar 2023 | +3 d |
2 amendments published without a description.
Routine re-releases (4)
- 2023-01: 1 release · 27 Jan 2023
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Infrastructure Managed ServicesSME | — | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Contract 013540-2023-CP2337-23-1 · Infrastructure Managed ServicesSME
- Signed
- 25 Apr 2023
- Value
- —
- Period
- … – 30 Apr 2027
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Lot | Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Devon County Council seeks to engage a single grounds maintenance contractor to… | 5bids · 5 electronic | 5 | — | £300,000 – £600,000 |
| Whole notice | — | — | — | £300,000 – £600,000 |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- Royal Courts of JusticeReview body
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- Infrastructure Managed ServicesAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice.