Official UK procurement notice
Herbicidal Treatment · UK public procurement notice
Authority: Falkirk Council (Local council)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionFramework agreement award for the provision of Herbicidal Treatment of Adoptive Roads & Footpaths within the following Falkirk Council Areas of Operations.
- Boness – Blackness Area
- Airth – Grangemouth Area
- Larbert – Stenhousemuir Area
- Denny – Banknock Area
- Falkirk Central Area
- Falkirk Braes Area
CPV: Grounds maintenance services · Herbicides
How this framework works
From the published notice- Places
- up to 5 suppliers · 5 bids received (1.0 per place) · 3 appointed
- Framework period
- 4 yrs from 1 Dec 2024
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1Provision of a Herbicidal Treatment Service within the Falkirk Council Area of OperationsAwardedPublished value£250,000
Provision of a Herbicidal Treatment Service within the Falkirk Council Area of Operations.
The requirement will be for an initial full spray to be completed between the 1st May and 30th June annually over the term of the contract with an option of a second full spray between 1st August and 30th September annually at the discretion of the Authority.
The contractor(s) shall carry out the spraying programme in an efficient manner all in accordance with the current provisions detailed in the Health & Safety at Work Act 1974 and The Control of Substances Hazardous to Health Regulation 2002 (COSHH) made under that Act, The Control of Pollution Act 1974, The Food and Environment Protection Act 1985 and The Control of Pesticides Regulations 1986 (amended 1997), The Water Act 1989, The Environmental Protection Act 1990, made under the Act. Additional information: Economic operators may be excluded from this competition if they are in any of the situations referred to in regulation 58 of the Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2015
What it takes to wini
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 morei
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).
Published sub-criteria (2)
- Qualitative: 30%
- price: 70%
Published award criteria (2)
- Qualitative: 30
- Price: 70
- Suitability
It is a requirement of this tender that if the Bidder is UK based they must hold a valid registration with Companies House. Where the Bidder is UK based but not registered at Companies House they must be able to verify to the Council’s satisfaction that they are trading from the address provided in the tender and under the Company name given.
- Economic & financial standing
A Credit safe credit scoring check will be ran on registered Company Name and Company Number provided by the bidder. Where the resulting Credit Rating score is less than 30/100 the bidder may be excluded from the tender process unless suitable financial information is provided that gives satisfactory assurances to the Council regarding financial risk in appointing the bidder to the contract
Minimum: Minimum level(s) of standards required: Employer’s (Compulsory) Liability Insurance = 10 Million GBP Public Liability Insurance = 5 Million GBP Product Liability Insurance = 5 Million GBP Motor Insurance = 5 Million GBP
- Staff
- Names and qualifications of delivery staff must be submitted
- Price carries 70 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 7 points. This one is won on the number: sharpen the price before polishing the prose.
- “Herbicidal Treatment” is a framework: the contest is a place on its panel, up to 5 suppliers, not a single contract.
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
- 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
- No (one-off requirement)
- First published
- 5 Aug 2024, 09:35 BST
- Last source update
- 16 Dec 2024, 14:58 GMT
- Award evaluation window
- 5 Sept 2024 – …
- Authority reference
PS/361/24- FTS notice number
2024/S 000-040465- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-04877dFind a Tender
- Electronic trading
- e-invoicing allowed · electronic ordering · electronic payment
Publisher note: 1. All bidders were required to provide 2 examples from the past 3 years that demonstrate that they have the relevant experience to deliver the services/ supplies as described in part II.2.4 of the Find a Tender Service Contract Notice or the relevant section of the Site Notice. 2. All bidders were required to confirm whether they intend to subcontract and, if so, for what proportion of the contract. 3. All bidders were required to confirm whether they hold a UKAS (or equivalent) accredited independent third party certificate of compliance in accordance with BS EN ISO 9001 (or equivalent), or provide additional supportive information as detailed within Document 4 "PS 361 24 SPD (Scotland) Standardised Statements". 4. All bidders were required to confirm whether they hold a UKAS (or equivalent) accredited independent third party certificate of compliance in accordance with ISO 45001:2018 (or equivalent) or provide additional supportive information as detailed within Document 4 "PS 361 24 SPD (Scotland) Standardised Statements". 6. All bidders were required to confirm whether they hold a UKAS (or equivalent) accredited independent third party certificate of compliance with BS EN ISO 14001 (or equivalent) or a valid EMAS (or equivalent) certificate or provide additional supportive information as detailed within Document 4 "PS 361 24 (Scotland) Standardised Statements". (SC Ref:785965)
How it was run
Official noticeTender documents are also served through a separate tool: http://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk ↗
- Appointment period ends
- 5 Sept 2024, 11:00 BST
- Submission channel
- {"electronicSubmission"}
- Accepted languages
- en
- Bid validity
- 180 days from the deadline
- Bids opened
- 5 Sept 2024, 11:00 BST
Timeline
5 Sept 2024 → 16 Dec 2024 · 4 dates- Admission / appointment period endsperiod end, not a bid countdown5 Sept 2024, 11:00 BST
- Bids opened5 Sept 2024, 11:00 BST
- Contract starts1 Dec 2024
- Notice published16 Dec 2024, 14:58 GMT
Notice history
1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender- Status changed to complete16 Dec 2024, 14:58 GMT
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast1 suppliers are admitted to this framework without individual award values or dates, see the supplier list below.
Contracts
Contract 040465-2024-PS/361/24-1
- Signed
- 18 Nov 2024
- Value
- £250,000
- Period
- … – 30 Nov 2028
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 5bids · 5 electronic · 5 from abroad | 4 | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- Falkirk Sheriff Court and Justice of the PeaceReview body
Framework contractors & participating bidders
3 commercial parties on the notice- Complete Weed Control (Scotland South East) LimitedFramework contractor
- Countrywide Grounds MaintenanceFramework contractor
- R&D Spray Services LtdFramework contractor
Official documents & specifications (1)
Official links; attachments are not copiedTender pack and attachments
- Technical selection criteria