Official UK procurement notice
EF0056 Supply of horticultural materials
Authority: Fife Council (Local council)
What is being bought10 lots · detail below
Published requirement descriptionThe purpose of this contract is to put in place a Fife Council framework to meet all critical requirements for Grounds Maintenance, for the supply of horticultural materials, for use in maintenance of parks, open spaces, school playing fields and verges.
- Recurrence: Subject to 12 month extension option being utilised
CPV: Grassing services · Horticultural products · Miscellaneous fertilisers · Pesticides · Sand · Seeds · Soccer field marking equipment · Surface dressing · Topsoil
How this framework works
From the published notice- Bids received
- 5 bids on the busiest of 8 lots · 5 suppliers appointed
Lots and requirements (10)Procurement structure
10 lots · no lot values published · same evaluation weights on every lotLot #1PesticidesAwardedRenewal
Supply of horticultural materials
Lot #2FertilisersAwardedRenewal
Supply of horticultural materials
Lot #3Grass SeedAwardedRenewal
Supply of horticultural materials
Lot #4Pitch marking suppliesAwardedRenewal
Supply of horticultural materials
Lot #5Red tirrRenewal
Supply of horticultural materials
Lot #6Sharp sandRenewal
Supply of horticultural materials
Lot #7Top soilAwardedRenewal
Supply of horticultural materials
Lot #8Playground sandAwardedRenewal
Supply of horticultural materials
Lot #9Playground barkAwardedRenewal
Supply of horticultural materials
Lot #10TurfAwardedRenewal
Supply of horticultural materials
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: 30
- Price: 70
- Suitability
The relevant selection criteria will be included in the SPD Scotland module.
- Economic & financial standing
The relevant selection criteria will be included in the SPD Scotland module.
Minimum: The relevant selection criteria will be included in the SPD Scotland module. - Technical & professional ability
The relevant selection criteria will be included in the SPD Scotland module.
Minimum: The relevant selection criteria will be included in the SPD Scotland module.
- Price carries 70 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 7 points. This one is won on the number: sharpen the price before polishing the prose.
- “EF0056 Supply of horticultural materials” is a framework: the contest is a place on its panel, not a single contract.
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
- Goods
- Notice status
- Awarded
- Procurement threshold
- Unspecified in notice
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Framework agreement
- Who may use this agreement
- Not stated in the notice; call-off rights may be limited to the establishing authority
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Yes (GPA)
- Recurring procurement
- Yes · Subject to 12 month extension option being utilised
- First published
- 7 Aug 2023, 09:23 BST
- Last source update
- 14 Mar 2024, 12:27 GMT
- Award evaluation window
- 8 Sept 2023 – …
- FTS notice number
2024/S 000-008171- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-03ed69Find a Tender
- Electronic trading
- e-invoicing allowed · electronic ordering · electronic payment
- Review procedure
Economic operators should approach the contracting authority in the first instance. However, the only formal remedy is to apply to the courts:
An economic operator that suffers, or is at risk of suffering, loss or damage attributable to a breach of duty under the Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2015 or the Procurement Reform (Scotland) Act 2014, may bring proceedings in the Sheriff Court or the Court of Session
Publisher note: Value of each lot is estimated and includes the potential extension period Economic operators may be excluded from this competition if they are in breach of any of the situations referred to in regulation 58 of the Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2015. (SC Ref:760741)
How it was run
Official notice- Appointment period ends
- 8 Sept 2023, 12:00 BST
- Submission channel
- {"electronicSubmission"}
- Accepted languages
- en
- Bids opened
- 8 Sept 2023, 12:00 BST
Timeline
8 Sept 2023 → 14 Mar 2024 · 3 dates- Admission / appointment period endsperiod end, not a bid countdown8 Sept 2023, 12:00 BST
- Bids opened8 Sept 2023, 12:00 BST
- Notice published14 Mar 2024, 12:27 GMT
Notice history
1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender- Status changed to complete14 Mar 2024, 12:27 GMT
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast8 suppliers are admitted to this framework without individual award values or dates, see the supplier list below.
Contracts
Pesticides
- Signed
- 22 Feb 2024
- Value
- £363,256
- Status
- active
Fertilisers
- Signed
- 22 Feb 2024
- Value
- £56,520
- Status
- active
Grass Seed
- Signed
- 22 Feb 2024
- Value
- £16,970
- Status
- active
Pitch marking supplies
- Signed
- 22 Feb 2024
- Value
- £13,764
- Status
- active
Top soil
- Signed
- 22 Feb 2024
- Value
- £65,800
- Status
- active
Playground sand
- Signed
- 22 Feb 2024
- Value
- £183,380
- Status
- active
Playground bark
- Signed
- 22 Feb 2024
- Value
- £151,280
- Status
- active
Turf
- Signed
- 22 Feb 2024
- Value
- £219,390
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Lot | Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 · Pesticides | 3bids · 3 electronic · 3 from abroad | 1 | — | — |
| 2 · Fertilisers | 3bids · 3 electronic · 3 from abroad | 1 | — | — |
| 3 · Grass Seed | 4bids · 4 electronic · 4 from abroad | 1 | — | — |
| 4 · Pitch marking supplies | 5bids · 5 electronic · 5 from abroad | 3 | — | — |
| 7 · Top soil | 2bids · 2 electronic · 2 from abroad | 1 | — | — |
| 8 · Playground sand | 2bids · 2 electronic · 2 from abroad | 2 | — | — |
| 9 · Playground bark | 3bids · 3 electronic · 3 from abroad | 2 | — | — |
| 10 · Turf | 2bids · 2 electronic · 2 from abroad | 1 | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- Kirkcaldy Sheriff Court and Justice of the Peace CourtReview body
Framework contractors & participating bidders
5 commercial parties on the notice- Agrovista UK LtdFramework contractor
- AitkensFramework contractor
- Green-Tech LtdFramework contractor
- Origin Amenity SolutionsFramework contractor
- SCOTBARKFramework contractor
Official documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice.