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Published 18 May 2022, 09:15 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Grounds Maintenance Services Framework - North East Hants and Hart

Official notice

Authority: Hampshire County Council (Local council)·Consortium: 2 public authorities

Framework agreementServicesOpen procedureSME suitable
Framework ceiling (notional)£1,100,000framework ceiling, not attributable revenue
Submissions closed 22 Jun 2022awarded 12 Aug 2022

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Hampshire County Council invites applications from suitably experienced organisations who wish to tender for the grounds maintenance services framework, in North East (Rushmoor) Hants and Hart areas only. The services required cover horticultural maintenance and maintenance of outdoor sports facilities for a variety of clients ranging from Nursery Groups to Higher Education Colleges alongside a number of Hampshire County Council sections which have properties for various uses for example libraries, offices, registry offices, care homes for the elderly, fire stations, police premises and ambulance stations.

CPV: Grounds maintenance services

How this framework works

From the published notice
Places
up to 1 suppliers · 3 bids received (3.0 per place) · 1 appointed (full)

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published
Lot #1Grounds maintenance services to be provided to non-educational premises and…AwardedRenewalPublished value£1,100,000

Grounds maintenance services to be provided to non-educational premises and educational premises in North East Hampshire and Hart

Educational premises requiring outdoor sports facilities maintenance and marking.

The services are to include:

  • mowing and maintenance of grass areas,
  • maintenance of beds and borders,
  • maintenance of hedges,
  • maintenance and marking of sport facilities,
  • maintenance of jump pits,
  • application of herbicides,
  • removal of litter and leaves,
  • various minor works covered by day rates.
Delivery: South East · North East Hants (Rushmoor) and Hart - includes but not limited to: Farnborough, Aldershot, Yateley, Fleet, Church Crookham, Camberley, Blackwater, Tweaseldown, Odiham.
Extensions: The framework will be re-procured before the due expiry dateVariant 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
  • Price is not the only award criterion and all criteria are stated only in the procurement documents: Price Per Quality Point
Conditions of participation1
  • Suitability

    As noted in the tender documents

What this means for your bid
  • “Grounds Maintenance Services Framework - North East Hants and Hart” is a framework: the contest is a place on its panel, up to 1 suppliers, not a single contract.

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
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
First published
18 May 2022, 09:15 BST
Last source update
17 Aug 2022, 11:33 BST
Award evaluation window
23 Jun 2022 – …
Authority reference
CC19106
FTS notice number
2022/S 000-022776
Classification (CPV)
Grounds maintenance services
Delivery area
South East (UKJ3)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-033a6f Find a Tender

Publisher note: Electronic invoicing will be accepted with prior agreement and electronic payment via BACS is preferred. Interested parties should register their interest in the framework via the InTend website https://in-tendhost.co.uk/hampshire and complete and submit the tender return documents together with any supporting information requested, by no later than the closing date indicated as IV.2.2). How to obtain the tender documents: The tender documents can be accessed when logged into InTend by selecting 'View Details' on the relevant tender advert and clicking 'Express Interest' tab. Once in the tender there are five tabs: 'Tender', 'ITT -documents', 'Correspondence', 'Clarifications' and 'History'. Select the second tab (ITT - documents) where you will find useful information under 'Tender Details' continue to scroll down to the heading 'Tender Documents Received where you will be able to view/download the documents. Opting in and out: Please note you are required to 'Opt In' before you can access the 'My tender Return' to start populating your response. The 'Opt Out' functionality will also be available throughout the duration of the tender process. Opting out will give you the option to declaring you no longer want to receive any further communication in relation to this tender along with the opportunity of providing comments and feedback for this decision. You can choose to 'Opt In' at any time during the tender process if you initially decided to 'Opt Out'. You can apply for as many lots as you wish but can only be awarded a maximum of three lots if successful. The framework agreement will be available for use by the following participating public sector and local authority organisations in the area of NE Hants and Hart : - the Police and Crime Commissioner for Hampshire/Hampshire Constabulary; - Hampshire and the Isle of Wight First and Rescue Authority/Hampshire and the Isle of Wight Fire and Rescue Services; - the Ambulance Service in Hampshire; - Local Authority Schools and Academies; - Unitary Authorities, District, Borough, Town and Parish Councils, and successor authorities across NE Hampshire and Hart; - Faith establishments including the Roman Catholic and Anglican Dioceses associated with the named Local Authorities including Guildford Anglican, Salisbury Anglican, Winchester Anglican and Portsmouth Anglican and Portsmouth Roman Catholic diocesan authorities; - NHS within the area stated.

How it was run

Official notice
Run through: In-tend · Who buys & how to bid on In-tend
Supplier login requiredLanguage: EN
Access & registration note: Free · one account per buying organisation's portal · reCAPTCHA on signup
Appointment period ends
22 Jun 2022, 14:00 BST
Submission channel
{"electronicSubmission"}
Accepted languages
en
Bid validity
90 days from the deadline
Bids opened
23 Jun 2022, 15:00 BST
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Timeline

22 Jun 2022 → 17 Aug 2022 · 3 dates
  1. Admission / appointment period endsperiod end, not a bid countdown
    22 Jun 2022, 14:00 BST
  2. Bids opened
    23 Jun 2022, 15:00 BST
  3. Notice published
    17 Aug 2022, 11:33 BST

Notice history

2 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 17 Aug 2022
  1. Status changed to complete
    17 Aug 2022, 11:33 BST
  2. Buyer details updated
    17 Aug 2022, 11:33 BST

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Suppliers appointed 1admitted to the panel · see the list ↓
Bids received 32 from SMEs
Contracts signed 1latest 12 Aug 2022

1 suppliers are admitted to this framework without individual award values or dates, see the supplier list below.

Contracts

  • Contract 022776-2022-1

    Signed
    12 Aug 2022
    Value
    £703,065
    Status
    active

Bid statistics published by the authority

BidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
3bids · 3 electronic2——

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

2 public bodies on the notice

HAMPSHIRE COUNTY COUNCIL

Contracting authorityLocal CouncilRegional or local authorityGeneral public services The Castle, WINCHESTER, South East, SO238UJContact name, email Published organisation website ↗

Framework contractors & participating bidders

1 commercial party on the notice
  • idverde LimitedFramework contractorGB-COH: 03542918 Octavia House Westwood Way, Westwood Business Park, Coventry, West Midlands, CV4 8JP

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