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Published 15 Mar 2024, 15:02 GMT

Official UK procurement notice

Grass Cutting and Landscape Maintenance Contract - Shetland

Official notice

Authority: Hjaltland Housing Association Ltd (Housing)

ServicesOpen procedureSME suitable
Published estimate£112,000exc. VAT23.8% above published estimate
Submissions closed 29 Mar 2024awarded 3 Apr 2024
Awarded to Shetland Grasscutting (a trading name of Grounds Maintenance Solutions Ltd)

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Proposed maintenance of grassed areas within Hjaltland Housing Association Schemes throughout Shetland

  • Recurrence: This contract is for two years with possible extension for a further three years. Therefore the contract will be tendered again between 2 and 5 years time.

CPV: Grounds maintenance services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published
Lot #1This is an open stage procurement and tenders should be submitted in three partsAwardedRenewalPublished value£112,000

This is an open stage procurement and tenders should be submitted in three parts. Part one is the quality questionnaire, part two is the pricing document & form of tender and part three is the completed SPD document.

The award will be based on the most economically advantageous tender with the quality score accounting for 40% and tender price 60% of the overall score.

Delivery: Scotland · Shetland Islands
Extensions: Contract can be extended annually for a further three years in total after the first fixed two years. Both the Contractor and Employer must agree for each extension. Each extension will be subject to an uplift to the rates from the previous year based on a negotiated uplift between the Contractor and Employer.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
Quality: 40%Price: 60%
Published award criteria (2)
  • Quality: 40
  • Price: 60
Conditions of participation1
  • Suitability

    Selection criteria as stated in the procurement documents.

Staff
Names and qualifications of delivery staff must be submitted
What this means for your bid
  • 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 · This contract is for two years with possible extension for a further three years. Therefore the contract will be tendered again between 2 and 5 years time.

First published
15 Mar 2024, 15:02 GMT
Last source update
3 Apr 2024, 14:31 BST
Award evaluation window
29 Mar 2024 – …
FTS notice number
2024/S 000-010780
Classification (CPV)
Grounds maintenance services
Delivery area
Scotland (UKM66)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-044959 Find a Tender
Contract terms
Performance terms

As detailed in the procurement documents.

Publisher note: (SC Ref:762773)

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
29 Mar 2024, 12:00 GMT
Submission channel
{"electronicSubmission"}
Accepted languages
en
Bid validity
90 days from the deadline
Bids opened
29 Mar 2024, 12:00 GMT
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Timeline

29 Mar 2024 → 3 Apr 2024 · 3 dates
  1. Submission deadline
    29 Mar 2024, 12:00 GMT
  2. Bids opened
    29 Mar 2024, 12:00 GMT
  3. Notice published
    3 Apr 2024, 14:31 BST

Notice history

1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender
  1. Status changed to complete
    3 Apr 2024, 14:31 BST

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value £138,6001 contract exc. VAT
Bids received 33 from SMEs
Contracts signed 1latest 3 Apr 2024
Awarded toValueDateStatus
Shetland Grasscutting (a trading name of Grounds Maintenance Solutions Ltd)SME£138,600 †—Awarded

Contracts

Bid statistics published by the authority

BidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
3bids · 3 electronic · 3 from abroad3——

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Hjaltland Housing Association Ltd

Contracting authorityHousingHousing AssociationHousing and community amenities 6 North Ness, Lerwick, Scotland, ZE1 0LZContact name, email, phone Published organisation website ↗

Dispute resolution & review bodies

  • Lerwick Sheriff CourtReview body Lerwick

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

Official documents & specifications (2)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Tender pack and attachments

  • Economic and financial selection criteriatenderEconomic and financial selection criteria
  • Technical selection criteriatenderTechnical selection criteria