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Published 31 Oct 2022, 17:07 GMT

Official UK procurement notice

Grounds Maintenance Services · UK public procurement notice

Official notice

Authority: Dorset and Wiltshire Fire and Rescue Service (Police & fire)

ServicesOpen procedure
Published estimate£170,000≈ £57k / year9.9% above published estimate
Submissions closed 5 Dec 2022awarded 4 Apr 2023
Awarded to Grass and Grounds Ltd
Contract term 3 yrsends 31 Mar 2026 · extension options published · starts 1 Apr 2023

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Dorset & Wiltshire Fire & Rescue Authority has a requirement for grounds maintenance services at sites throughout Dorset and Wiltshire.

The Authority proposes to enter into a contract with the Successful Bidder for a period of three years with the Successful Contractor. The Authority may extend the contract for further period not exceeding one year or 12 months in total.

  • Recurrence: 2026

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

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published
Lot #1AwardedRenewal 3 yrsPublished value£170,000
Contract period: 1 Apr 2023 – 31 Mar 2026 (3 yrs)
Delivery: South West
Extensions: The Authority proposes to enter into a contract with the Successful Bidder for a period of three years with the Successful Contractor. The Authority may extend the contract for further period not exceeding one year or 12 months in total.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: 50%Price: 40%Social value: 10%
Published sub-criteria (3)
  • Technical Merit: 50%
  • price: 40%
  • Social Value: 10%
Published award criteria (3)
  • Technical Merit: 50
  • Social Value: 10
  • 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
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 · 2026
First published
31 Oct 2022, 17:07 GMT
Last source update
5 Apr 2023, 13:54 BST
Award evaluation window
2 Dec 2022 – …
Authority reference
DWFRS 2022/029
FTS notice number
2023/S 000-009967
Classification (CPV)
Agricultural, forestry, horticultural, aquacultural and apicultural servicesGrounds maintenance servicesRepair and maintenance services
Delivery area
South West (UKK)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-037dda Find a Tender

How it was run

Official notice
Run through: EU-Supply (CTM) · Who buys & how to bid on EU-Supply
Public notice page · account needed to bidLanguage: EN
Access & registration note: Free · 5–10 minutes
Submission deadline
5 Dec 2022, 12:00 GMT
Submission channel
{"electronicSubmission","written"}
Accepted languages
en
Bids opened
2 Dec 2022, 12:00 GMT
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Timeline

2 Dec 2022 → 5 Apr 2023 · 4 dates
  1. Bids opened
    2 Dec 2022, 12:00 GMT
  2. Submission deadline
    5 Dec 2022, 12:00 GMT
  3. Contract starts
    1 Apr 2023, 00:00 BST
  4. Notice published
    5 Apr 2023, 13:54 BST

Notice history

2 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 28 Nov 2022
  1. Deadline moved to 5 Dec 2022, 12:00 GMT
    28 Nov 2022, 15:22 GMT
    +3 days · was 2 Dec 2022, 12:00 GMT
  2. Status changed to complete
    5 Apr 2023, 13:54 BST
Published amendments (1 · 1 deadline change)
WhenWhatBeforeAfterShift
—DeadlineIV.2.22 Dec 20225 Dec 2022+3 d
—Bid openingIV.2.72 Dec 20225 Dec 2022+3 d

1 amendment published without a description.

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value £186,7941 contract exc. VAT
Bids received 6
Contracts signed 1latest 4 Apr 2023
Awarded toValueDateStatus
Grass and Grounds LtdSME£186,794 †—Awarded

Contracts

  • Grounds Maintenance Services · Grass and Grounds LtdSME

    Signed
    4 Apr 2023
    Value
    £186,794
    Period
    … – 31 Mar 2026
    Status
    active

Bid statistics published by the authority

BidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
6bids———

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Dorset & Wiltshire Fire and Rescue Service

Contracting authorityPolice & fireRegional or local agency/officeGeneral public services VAT GB232 3358 32 5 Rivers Health and Wellbeing Centre, Salisbury, South West, SP1 3NRContact name, email Published organisation website ↗

Dispute resolution & review bodies

  • Dorset & Wiltshire Fire and Rescue AuthorityReview body Salisbury

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.