Official UK procurement notice
DfC HED - State Care Monuments Grounds Maintenance
Authority: Department for Communities NI (Central government)·Consortium: 2 public authorities
What is being bought3 lots · detail below
Published requirement descriptionDfC HED - State Care Monuments Grounds Maintenance - In order to ensure that State Care Monuments owned or managed by DfC are maintained effectively and to a high standard, DfC is seeking to appoint suitably experienced contractor(s) for the provision of grounds maintenance at a number of sites under their management from June 2022. Most of the grounds maintenance will take place at archaeologically sensitive sites and the Contractor will need to adhere with statutory protections and best practice guidance in their approach to grounds maintenance at these sites.
- Recurrence: 3 - 5 years
CPV: Agricultural, forestry, horticultural, aquacultural and apicultural services · Grounds maintenance services · Tree pruning and hedge trimming · Tree-clearing services · Tree-cutting services · Tree-maintenance services · Weed-clearance services · Weed-killing services
Lots and requirements (3)Procurement structure
3 lots · all with a published value (£500,000 together) · a supplier may bid for at most 3 of them · same evaluation weights on every lotLot #1ID 3807297 - Lot 1 - NORTHERN AREAAwardedRenewalPublished value£100,000
Lot #2ID 3807297 - Lot 2 - SOUTH EAST AREAAwardedRenewalPublished value£200,000
Lot #3ID 3807297 - Lot 3 - CENTRAL WEST REGIONAwardedRenewalPublished value£200,000
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 sub-criteria (2)
- As per the tender documents: 40%
- As per the tender documents: 60%
Published award criteria (2)
- As per the tender documents: 40
- As per the tender documents: 60
- 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
- Yes · 3 - 5 years
- First published
- 1 Jun 2022, 15:40 BST
- Last source update
- 6 Sept 2022, 15:44 BST
- Award evaluation window
- 6 Jul 2022 – …
- FTS notice number
2022/S 000-024981- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-0342c0Find a Tender
- Review procedure
CPD will comply with the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (as amended) and, where appropriate, will incorporate a standstill period (i.e. a minimum of 10 calendar days) at the point information on the award. of contract is communicated to tenderers. That notification will provide full information on the award decision. This provides time for the unsuccessful tenderers to challenge the award decision before the contract is entered into.
Publisher note: The successful contractor's performance on the contract will be regularly monitored. Contractors not delivering on contract requirements is a serious matter, It means the public purse is not getting what it is paying for. If a contractor fails to reach satisfactory levels of contract performance they will be given a specified time to improve. If, after the specified time, they still fail to reach satisfactory levels of contract performance the matter will be escalated to senior management in Construction Procurement Delivery Supplies and Services Division for further action. If this occurs and your performance does not improve to satisfactory levels within the specified period, this can be considered grounds for termination of the contract at your expense as provided for in the Conditions of Contract. In lieu of termination, CPD may issue a Notice of Written Warning or a Notice of Unsatisfactory Performance. A supplier in receipt of multiple Notices of Written Warning or a Notice of Unsatisfactory Performance may, in accordance with The Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (as amended) be excluded from future public procurement competitions for a period of up to three years.
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 6 Jul 2022, 15:00 BST
- Submission channel
- {"electronicSubmission"}
- Accepted languages
- en
- Bids opened
- 6 Jul 2022, 15:30 BST
Timeline
6 Jul 2022 → 4 Oct 2022 · 4 dates- Submission deadline6 Jul 2022, 15:00 BST
- Bids opened6 Jul 2022, 15:30 BST
- Notice published6 Sept 2022, 15:44 BST
- Bids must remain valid until4 Oct 2022, 23:59 BST
Notice history
2 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 6 Sept 2022- Status changed to complete6 Sept 2022, 15:44 BST
- Buyer details updated6 Sept 2022, 15:44 BST
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lot 1 · ID 3807297 - Lot 1 - NORTHERN AREA1 award | |||
| LANDSCAPING CENTRE LTD | £718,894 † | — | Awarded |
| Lot 2 · ID 3807297 - Lot 2 - SOUTH EAST AREA1 award | |||
| LANDSCAPING CENTRE LTD | £774,941 † | — | Awarded |
| Lot 3 · ID 3807297 - Lot 3 - CENTRAL WEST REGION1 award | |||
| MCGRATH CONTRACTS LTDSME | £339,920 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
ID 3807297 - Lot 1 - NORTHERN AREA · LANDSCAPING CENTRE LTD
- Signed
- 25 Aug 2022
- Value
- £718,894
- Status
- active
ID 3807297 - Lot 2 - SOUTH EAST AREA · LANDSCAPING CENTRE LTD
- Signed
- 25 Aug 2022
- Value
- £774,941
- Status
- active
ID 3807297 - Lot 3 - CENTRAL WEST REGION · MCGRATH CONTRACTS LTDSME
- Signed
- 25 Aug 2022
- Value
- £339,920
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Lot | Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 · ID 3807297 - Lot 1 - NORTHERN AREA | 3bids · 3 electronic · 1 from abroad | 1 | — | — |
| 2 · ID 3807297 - Lot 2 - SOUTH EAST AREA | 3bids · 3 electronic · 1 from abroad | 1 | — | — |
| 3 · ID 3807297 - Lot 3 - CENTRAL WEST REGION | 3bids · 3 electronic · 1 from abroad | 1 | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
2 public bodies on the noticeDispute resolution & review bodies
- Not applicable in the UKReview body
- The UK does not have any such bodies with responsibility for review/appeal or mediation procedures.Review body
Bidders & participating suppliers
2 commercial parties on the notice- LANDSCAPING CENTRE LTDAwarded supplier
- MCGRATH CONTRACTS LTDAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (1)
Official links; attachments are not copiedTender pack and attachments
- Technical selection criteria