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Published 27 May 2021, 15:12 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Grounds Maintenance and Associated Services A717

Official notice

Authority: Swale Borough Council (Local council)·Consortium: 2 public authorities

ServicesOpen procedure
Sectors: Agricultural, forestry, horticultural, aquacultural and apicultural services (77) Delivery: South East (UKJ4)
Published estimate£16,480,118≈ £3.4m / year
Submissions closed 5 Jul 2021awarded 12 Oct 2021
Awarded to Blenwood Limited2 awards
Contract term 4 yrs 11 moends 14 Jan 2027 · extension options published · starts 15 Jan 2022

What is being bought

Published requirement description

To enhance our Climate and Ecological Emergency Action Plan Delivering Grounds Maintenance across a variety of sites within the Swale Borough in East Kent. This will include new innovative ways of working.

Provision of grounds maintenance across the Swale Borough Council areas. The contract will include grounds maintenance according to approved horticultural principles to 32 parks, numerous open spaces, 78 play areas, 9 sports grounds, 5 cemeteries, and 13 closed churchyards, multiple grassed, and multiple planted areas. The maintenance comprises grass cutting, grass edging,

hedge cutting, planted areas, sports facilities, grave digging, and removal/disposal of litter.

The contract will commence on 15 January 2022 and terminate on 14 January 2027. The

Council may extend the opportunity for a further 2 years.

CPV: Agricultural, forestry, horticultural, aquacultural and apicultural services · Grounds maintenance services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published
Lot #1To enhance our Climate and Ecological Emergency Action Plan Delivering GroundsAwardedRenewal 4 yrs 11 mo

To enhance our Climate and Ecological Emergency Action Plan Delivering Grounds. Maintenance across a variety of sites within the Swale Borough in East Kent. This includes new innovative ways of working.

Provision of grounds maintenance across the Swale Borough Council areas. The contract includes grounds maintenance according to approved horticultural principles to 32 parks, numerous open spaces, 78 play areas, 9 sports grounds, 5 cemeteries, and 13 closed churchyards, multiple grassed, and multiple planted areas. The maintenance comprises grass cutting, grass edging, hedge cutting, planted areas, sports facilities, grave digging, and removal/disposal of litter.

The contract may be extended by up to two years.

Contract period: 15 Jan 2022 – 14 Jan 2027 (4 yrs 11 mo)
Delivery: South East · Swale
Extensions: The contract will commence on 15 January 2022 and terminate on 14 January 2027. The Council may extend the opportunity for a further 2 years.Variant bids: allowed
77314000 Grounds 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: 50%Price: 50%
Published award criteria (2)
  • Quality: 50
  • Price: 50
What this means for your bid
  • Price carries 50 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 5 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
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
First published
27 May 2021, 15:12 BST
Last source update
17 Apr 2024, 16:33 BST
Award evaluation window
6 Jul 2021 – …
Authority reference
DN542706
FTS notice number
2024/S 000-012551
Classification (CPV)
Agricultural, forestry, horticultural, aquacultural and apicultural servicesGrounds maintenance services
Delivery area
South East (UKJ4)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-02b5c2 Find a Tender

How it was run

Official notice
Run through: ProContract (Due North) · Who buys & how to bid on ProContract
Supplier login requiredLanguage: EN
Access & registration note: Free · short registration with manual review; public opportunity list
Submission deadline
5 Jul 2021, 23:55 BST
Submission channel
{"electronicSubmission"}
Accepted languages
en
Bid validity
90 days from the deadline
Bids opened
6 Jul 2021, 14:00 BST
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

procontract.due-north.com/Advert/Index ↗

Timeline

5 Jul 2021 → 17 Apr 2024 · 4 dates
  1. Submission deadline
    5 Jul 2021, 23:55 BST
  2. Bids opened
    6 Jul 2021, 14:00 BST
  3. Contract starts
    15 Jan 2022
  4. Notice published
    17 Apr 2024, 16:33 BST

Notice history

2 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 20 Dec 2021
  1. Status changed to complete
    20 Dec 2021, 10:32 GMT
  2. Buyer details updated
    17 Apr 2024, 16:33 BST

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 2
Awarded value £21,028,6582 contracts exc. VAT
Bids received 2
Contracts signed 2latest 12 Oct 2021
Awarded toValueDateStatus
Blenwood LimitedSMEGrounds Maintenance and Associated Services——Awarded
Blenwood LimitedSME——Awarded

Contracts

  • Grounds Maintenance and Associated Services · Blenwood LimitedSME

    Signed
    12 Oct 2021
    Value
    £10,615,852
    Period
    … – 14 Jan 2027
    Status
    active
    • Change Swale Tree Planting Project - tree planting within 23/24 and 24/25 planting season and maintenance., Need for additional works, services or supplies by the original contractor/concessionaire: Having a potential 3rd contractor (other than our grounds maintenance or arboriculture contractors) involved in this type of work is not efficient and may lead to duplication of work, confusion and extra time and cost.

  • Contract 031734-2021-A717-1 · Blenwood LimitedSME

    Signed
    12 Oct 2021
    Value
    £10,412,806
    Period
    … – 14 Jan 2027
    Status
    active

Bid statistics published by the authority

BidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
2bids · 2 electronic———

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

2 public bodies on the notice

Swale Borough Council

Contracting authorityLocal CouncilRegional or local authorityGeneral public services 239842768 Swale House, East Street, SITTINGBOURNE, South East, ME103HTContact name, email, phone

Dispute resolution & review bodies

  • Public Procurement Review ServiceReview body LondonContact email, phone
  • The High CourtReview body London

Bidders & participating suppliers

2 commercial parties on the notice
  • Blenwood LimitedAwarded supplierGB-COH: 04383277 Surrey, South East
  • Blenwood LimitedAwarded supplier04383277 18 The Broadway, Stoneleigh, Epsom, Surrey, South East, KT17 2HU

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