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Published 17 Apr 2023, 11:57 BST

Official UK procurement notice

EDC/2023/3718 - EDC Pitch Maintenance & Renovation

Official notice

Authority: East Dunbartonshire Council (Local council)

2 lotsServicesOpen procedureSME suitable
Awarded value£597,6642 contracts · exc. VAT
Submissions closed 17 May 2023awarded 28 Jul 2023
Awarded to Allsports Construction & Maintenance Ltd, Allgrass Scotland Ltd2 awards

What is being bought2 lots · detail below

Published requirement description

The carrying out and completion of the maintenance of grass and synthetic sports pitch surfaces within open spaces and schools in the local government area of East Dunbartonshire.

  • Recurrence: March 2026

CPV: Grassing services · Grounds maintenance services · Repair and maintenance work in connection with sports facilities · Sports fields maintenance services

Lots and requirements (2)Procurement structure

2 lots · all with a published value (£375,000 together) · same evaluation weights on every lot
Lot #1Grass Pitch SurfacesAwardedPublished value£225,000

The service in Lot 1 includes:

  • Inspection and overseeding.
  • Sand Top Dressing.
  • Verti-draining.
  • Weed and feed application.
  • Renovation and repair works, on request (Task Order).
  • Grass cutting service (including collection) to pitches, on request (Task Order).

All to grass sports pitch surfaces. Additional information: Economic operators may be excluded from this competition if they are in any of the situations referred to in regulation 58 of the Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2015.

Delivery: Scotland · Local government area of East Dunbartonshire.
Variant bids: not allowed
Lot #2Synthetic Pitch SurfacesAwardedPublished value£150,000

The service in Lot 2 includes:

  • Monthly brushing to 3G/4G pitch surface and litter picking.
  • Bi-annual treatment of 3G/4G pitch area with mild detergent.
  • Inspection of 3G/4G pitches (at same time as brushing).
  • Replenish rubber crumb surfacing, on request (Task Order).
  • Sweeping leaves/detritus from the polymeric pitch surface.
  • Power washing of the polymeric pitch surface.
  • Inspection of polymeric pitches (at the same time as brushing).
  • Additional visit to power wash polymeric pitch surfaces, on request (Task Order).
  • Ad hoc repairs to synthetic pitches, on request (Task Order).

All to synthetic sports pitch surfaces. Additional information: Economic operators may be excluded from this competition if they are in any of the situations referred to in regulation 58 of the Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2015.

Delivery: Scotland · Local government area of East Dunbartonshire.
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 · same split on all 2 lots
Quality: 70Price: 70Environmental: 30
Published sub-criteria (6)
  • Management of the Contract: 20
  • Providing the Services: 20
  • Quality Management: 20
  • Fair Work First: 10
  • price: 70
  • Health, Safety & Environment: 30
Published award criteria (6)
  • Management of the Contract: 20%
  • Providing the Services: 20%
  • Quality Management: 20%
  • Health, Safety & Environment: 30%
  • Fair Work First: 10%
  • Price: 70%
Lot distribution rule: Lot 1 and lot 2
Conditions of participation3
  • Suitability

    The relevant selection criteria for Suitability is included in the online SPD (Scotland) module linked to this Contract Notice.

    Minimum level(s) of standards

    East Dunbartonshire Council will assess responses to the SPD (Scotland) questions for Suitability on a PASS/FAIL basis as follows:

    FAIL = Response fails to meet the selection criteria of East Dunbartonshire Council.

    PASS = Response meets the selection criteria of East Dunbartonshire Council.

    Failure of a bidder to achieve a PASS against any of the assessed questions will automatically result in its exclusion from the procurement exercise.

  • Economic & financial standing

    The relevant selection criteria for Economic and Financial Standing is included in the online SPD (Scotland) module linked to this Contract Notice and outlined below:

    SPD 4B.1.1 Bidders will be required to have a minimum “general” yearly turnover as follows:

    • If bidding for Lot 1 only, a minimum “general” yearly turnover of 450,000 GBP for the last three years.
    • If bidding for Lot 2 only, a minimum “general” yearly turnover of 300,000 GBP for the last three years.
    • If bidding for both Lot 1 and Lot 2, a minimum “general” yearly turnover of 750,000 GBP for the last three years.

    SPD 4B.3 Where turnover information is not available for the time period requested, the bidder will be required to state the date which they were set up or started trading.

    SPD 4B.5. It is a requirement of this contract that bidders hold, or can commit to obtain prior to the commence of any subsequently awarded contract, the types and levels of insurance indicated below:

    Employer’s (Compulsory) Liability Insurance = 5,000,000 GBP in respect of each claim.

    Public Liability Insurance = 5,000,000 GBP in respect of each claim.

    Minimum: East Dunbartonshire Council will assess responses to the SPD (Scotland) questions for Economic and Financial Standing on a PASS/FAIL basis as follows: FAIL = Response fails to meet the selection criteria of East Dunbartonshire Council. PASS = Response meets the selection criteria…
  • Technical & professional ability

    The relevant selection criteria for Technical and Professional Ability is included in the online SPD (Scotland) module linked to this Contract Notice.

    Minimum: East Dunbartonshire Council will assess responses to SPD (Scotland) question 4C.1.2 as follows: FAIL = Nil or inadequate response which fails to demonstrate previous experience/capacity/capability relevant to this criterion or the response is partially relevant but generally poor…
Staff
Names and qualifications of delivery staff must be submitted
What this means for your bid
  • Price carries 70 of 170 points: a 10% discount moves about 7 points. Quality carries 70 of 170: the paper moves it further than the discount.

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 · March 2026
First published
17 Apr 2023, 11:57 BST
Last source update
10 Aug 2023, 13:27 BST
Award evaluation window
17 May 2023 – …
Authority reference
EDC/2023/3718
FTS notice number
2023/S 000-023397
Classification (CPV)
Grassing servicesGrounds maintenance servicesRepair and maintenance work in connection with sports facilitiesSports fields maintenance services
Delivery area
Scotland (UKM81)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-03bf1e Find a Tender
Contract terms
Electronic trading
e-invoicing allowed · electronic ordering · electronic payment

Publisher note: (SC Ref:741331)

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
Submission deadline
17 May 2023, 13:00 BST
Submission channel
{"electronicSubmission"}
Accepted languages
en
Bid validity
120 days from the deadline
Bids opened
17 May 2023, 12:00 BST
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Timeline

17 May 2023 → 10 Aug 2023 · 3 dates
  1. Bids opened
    17 May 2023, 12:00 BST
  2. Submission deadline
    17 May 2023, 13:00 BST
  3. Notice published
    10 Aug 2023, 13:27 BST

Notice history

2 events · 4 releases on Find a Tender · since 17 May 2023
  1. Deadline moved to 17 May 2023, 13:00 BST
    17 May 2023, 12:06 BST
    +0 days · was 17 May 2023, 12:00 BST
  2. Status changed to complete
    10 Aug 2023, 13:24 BST
Published amendments (1 · 1 deadline change)
WhenWhatBeforeAfterShift
—DeadlineTime limit · IV.2.217 May 202317 May 2023+0 d
—Bid openingConditions for opening of tenders · IV.2.717 May 202317 May 2023+0 d

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Routine re-releases (4)
  • 2023-04: 1 release · 17 Apr 2023

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 2
Awarded value £597,6642 contracts exc. VAT
Bids received 88 from SMEs
Contracts signed 2latest 28 Jul 2023
Awarded toValueDateStatus
Lot 1 · Grass Pitch Surfaces1 award
Allgrass Scotland LtdSME£401,037 †—Awarded
Lot 2 · Synthetic Pitch Surfaces1 award
Allsports Construction & Maintenance Ltd£196,627 †—Awarded

Contracts

Bid statistics published by the authority

LotBidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
1 · Grass Pitch Surfaces2bids · 2 electronic · 2 from abroad2——
2 · Synthetic Pitch Surfaces6bids · 6 electronic · 6 from abroad6——

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

East Dunbartonshire Council

Contracting authorityLocal CouncilRegional or local authorityRecreation, culture and religion Civic & Corporate Headquarters, Southbank Marina,12 Strathkelvin Place, Kirkintilloch, Scotland, G66 1TJContact name, email, phone Published organisation website ↗

Dispute resolution & review bodies

  • Sheriff Clerks OfficeReview body Glasgow

Bidders & participating suppliers

2 commercial parties on the notice

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.