Official UK procurement notice
Framework Agreement for the Provision of Garden Aid
Authority: Falkirk Council (Local council)
What is being bought2 lots · detail below
Published requirement descriptionFalkirk Council invites tenders to quote for the provision of a garden aid scheme.
The service is expected to cover approximately 4,000 gardens and these are divided into 3 geographical areas covering our 3 housing area offices.
CPV: Grassing services · Hedge trimming
How this framework works
From the published notice- Places
- up to 6 suppliers
Lots and requirements (2)Procurement structure
2 lots · all with a published value · same evaluation weights on every lotSee available tender documentation. Additional information: See available tender documentation.
Lot #1CORE WORKSPublished value£2,000,000
Lot #2ONE-OFF CUTSPublished value£700,000
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)
- Quality Assessment: 20%
- price: 80%
Published award criteria (2)
- Quality Assessment: 20
- Price: 80
- Suitability
It is a requirement of this tender that if the Bidder is UK based they must hold a valid registration with Companies House. Where the Bidder is UK based but not registered at Companies House they must be able to verify to the Council’s satisfaction that they are trading from the address provided in the tender and under the Company name given.
- Staff
- Names and qualifications of delivery staff must be submitted
- Price carries 80 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 8 points. This one is won on the number: sharpen the price before polishing the prose.
- “Framework Agreement for the Provision of Garden Aid” is a framework: the contest is a place on its panel, up to 6 suppliers, 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
- Services
- Notice status
- Closed
- 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
- No (one-off requirement)
- First published
- 11 Jan 2023, 16:32 GMT
- Last source update
- 11 Jan 2023, 16:32 GMT
- Award evaluation window
- 10 Feb 2023 – …
- Authority reference
TCC/172/23- FTS notice number
2023/S 000-000876- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-0396baFind a Tender
- Electronic trading
- e-invoicing allowed · electronic ordering · electronic payment
Publisher note: See available tender documentation. The buyer is using PCS-Tender to conduct this ITT exercise. The Project code is 22703. For more information see: http://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/info/InfoCentre.aspx?ID=2343 Community benefits are included in this requirement. For more information see: https://www.gov.scot/policies/public-sector-procurement/community-benefits-in-procurement/ A summary of the expected community benefits has been provided as follows: See available tender documentation for complete detail on the community benefits clauses that apply to this contract. (SC Ref:717670)
How it was run
Official notice- Appointment period ends
- 10 Feb 2023, 12:00 GMT
- Submission channel
- {"electronicSubmission"}
- Accepted languages
- en
- Bid validity
- 1440 days from the deadline
- Bids opened
- 10 Feb 2023, 12:00 GMT
Timeline
11 Jan 2023 → 10 Feb 2023 · 3 dates- Notice published11 Jan 2023, 16:32 GMT
- Admission / appointment period endsperiod end, not a bid countdown10 Feb 2023, 12:00 GMT
- Bids opened10 Feb 2023, 12:00 GMT
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- Sheriff CourtReview body
Official documents & specifications (2)
Official links; attachments are not copiedTender pack and attachments
- Economic and financial selection criteria
- Technical selection criteria