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Published 13 Sept 2022, 11:15 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Grounds Maintenance - South Region

Official notice

Authority: Accent Group Ltd (Public body)·Consortium: 2 public authorities

4 lotsServicesOpen procedureMax 2 lots per supplier
Awarded value£236,4034 contracts · exc. VAT
Submissions closed 17 Oct 2022awarded 5 Jan 2023
Awarded to Wealden Services Limited +2 more4 awards

What is being bought4 lots · detail below

Published requirement description

Accent are looking for multiple Contractors to deliver high quality comprehensive Grounds Maintenance Services within the South region. The contracts are based on a Frequency and Output Specification, and Accent are looking for Contractors who can work well with them and are flexible in both their approach and mindset.

The opportunity is being advertised as Four (4) Lots, Contractors may bid for all lots they are interested in however, they may only win a maximum of two (2) lots. Based on an initial 36 months, with the option to extend based on 2 x 12-month extension periods.

The successful Contractor(s) will have an experienced skill set and a proven track record of providing grounds maintenance services.

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

Lots and requirements (4)Procurement structure

4 lots · no lot values published · win at most 2 of them · same evaluation weights on every lot
Lot #1Awarded
Delivery: South East
Variant bids: not allowed
Lot #2Awarded
Delivery: South East
Variant bids: not allowed
Lot #3
Delivery: South East
Variant bids: not allowed
Lot #4
Delivery: South East
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 · same split on all 2 lots
Quality: 60%Price: 40%
Published award criteria (2)
  • Price: 40
  • Quality: 60
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
Unspecified in notice
Recurring procurement
No (one-off requirement)
First published
13 Sept 2022, 11:15 BST
Last source update
15 Feb 2023, 16:27 GMT
Award evaluation window
17 Oct 2022 – …
Authority reference
DN632702
FTS notice number
2023/S 000-004692
Classification (CPV)
Agricultural, forestry, horticultural, aquacultural and apicultural servicesGrounds maintenance servicesLandscape gardening servicesMetal
Delivery area
South East (UKJ22)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-0367ee 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
17 Oct 2022, 10:00 BST
Submission channel
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Accepted languages
en
Bids opened
17 Oct 2022, 10:00 BST
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Timeline

17 Oct 2022 → 15 Feb 2023 · 3 dates
  1. Submission deadline
    17 Oct 2022, 10:00 BST
  2. Bids opened
    17 Oct 2022, 10:00 BST
  3. Notice published
    15 Feb 2023, 16:27 GMT

Notice history

2 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 15 Feb 2023
  1. Status changed to complete
    15 Feb 2023, 16:27 GMT
  2. Buyer details updated
    15 Feb 2023, 16:27 GMT

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 4
Awarded value £236,4034 contracts exc. VAT
Bids received 9
Contracts signed 4latest 5 Jan 2023

Contracts

Bid statistics published by the authority

LotBidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
1 · Accent are looking for multiple Contractors to deliver high quality comprehensive…9bids———
2 · Accent are looking for multiple Contractors to deliver high quality comprehensive…9bids———
Whole notice9bids———

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

2 public bodies on the notice

Accent Housing

Contracting authorityPublic bodyBody governed by public lawHousing and community amenities Charlestown House, Acorn Park Industrial Estate, Charlestown, Shipley, South East, BD17 7SWContact email, phone

Consortium members and other public bodies

Dispute resolution & review bodies

  • Royal Courts of JusticeReview body London

Bidders & participating suppliers

4 commercial parties on the notice

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.