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Published 27 Jul 2022, 16:05 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Grave Digging Service for Braintree District Council

Official notice

Authority: Braintree District Council (Local council)

WorksOpen procedure

Sectors: Construction & Civil Engineering (45)Community & Cultural Services (98) Delivery: East of England (UKH3)

Published estimate£225,000≈ £45k / year

Submissions closed 31 Aug 2022awarded 6 Dec 2022

Awarded to A Wallace Services

Contract term 5 yrsends 11 Dec 2027 · extension options published · starts 12 Dec 2022

What is being bought

Published requirement description

BDC are looking for a contractor to provide a full grave digging service for the four cemeteries within the Braintree District that are managed by Braintree District Council. The contract duration is for 3 years with the option to extend for up to 2 years.

Recurrence: 6-9 months prior to end of contract term i.e. initial term or extended term

CPV: Cemetery maintenance services · Grave-digging work · Landscaping work for cemeteries

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published

Lot #1AwardedRenewal 5 yrs

Contract period: 12 Dec 2022 – 11 Dec 2027 (5 yrs)

Delivery: East of England · Essex

Extensions: Information with regards to renewal will be published within 6-9 months prior to the end of the contract i.e.: at end of initial term or extended termVariant bids: not allowed

45112714 Landscaping work for cemeteries 98371111 Cemetery maintenance services

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: 55%Price: 40%Social value: 5%

Published sub-criteria (6)

Approach timescales and equipment: 20%
Safety: 15%
Staffing: 15%
Ad-hoc post burial work: 5%
Price: 40%
Social Value: 5%

Published award criteria (6)

Approach timescales and equipment: 20
Safety: 15
Staffing: 15
Ad-hoc post burial work: 5
Social Value: 5
Price: 40

What this means for your bid

Price carries 40 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 4 points. The method statement decides this lot, not 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: Works
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: Unspecified in notice
Recurring procurement: Yes · 6-9 months prior to end of contract term i.e. initial term or extended term
First published: 27 Jul 2022, 16:05 BST
Last source update: 7 Dec 2022, 12:05 GMT
Award evaluation window: 31 Aug 2022 – …
Authority reference: PROC22-0149
FTS notice number: 2022/S 000-034613
Classification (CPV): Cemetery maintenance servicesGrave-digging workLandscaping work for cemeteries
Delivery area: East of England (UKH3)
Official registry OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-03569e Find a Tender

Contract terms

Electronic trading: electronic ordering · electronic payment

Publisher note: The contracting authority considers that this contract may be suitable for economic operators that are small or medium enterprises (SMEs). However, any selection of tenderers will be based solely on the criteria set out for the procurement. To view this notice, please click here: <a href="https://www.delta-esourcing.com/delta/viewNotice.html?noticeId=740458303" target="_blank">https://www.delta-esourcing.com/delta/viewNotice.html?noticeId=740458303</a> GO Reference: GO-2022127-PRO-21675071

How it was run

Official notice

Run through: Delta eSourcing · Who buys & how to bid on Delta

Public notice page · account needed to bidLanguage: EN

Access & registration note: Free Select account; no DUNS asked at signup

Submission deadline: 31 Aug 2022, 12:00 BST
Submission channel: {"electronicSubmission","written"}
Accepted languages: en
Bids opened: 31 Aug 2022, 12:00 BST

Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

www.delta-esourcing.com/tenders/UK-UK-Braint… ↗

Timeline

31 Aug 2022 → 21 Dec 2022 · 5 dates

Submission deadline
31 Aug 2022, 12:00 BST
Bids opened
31 Aug 2022, 12:00 BST
Notice published
7 Dec 2022, 12:05 GMT
Contract starts
12 Dec 2022
Bids must remain valid until
21 Dec 2022, 23:59 GMT

Notice history

1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender

Status changed to complete
7 Dec 2022, 12:05 GMT

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast

Awards 1

Awarded value £379,3251 contract exc. VAT

Bids received 3

Contracts signed 1latest 6 Dec 2022

Awarded to	Value	Date	Status
A Wallace ServicesSMEGrave Digging Service	—	—	Awarded

Contracts

Grave Digging Service · A Wallace ServicesSME
Signed
6 Dec 2022
Value
£379,325
Period
… – 11 Dec 2027
Status
active

Bid statistics published by the authority

Bids	SME	VCSE	Valid bid range
3bids	—	—	—

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Braintree District Council

Contracting authorityLocal CouncilRegional or local authorityGeneral public services Causeway House, Bocking End, Braintree, East of England, CM7 9HBContact name, email, phone Published organisation website ↗

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

A Wallace ServicesAwarded supplier12355327 The Sidings, Chelmsford, East of England, CM2 8TH

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