Official UK procurement notice
Homes England - Four Counties North East Landscape Maintenance & Cleansing Contract 2021 - 2024
Authority: Homes England (the name adopted by the Homes and Communities Agency) (Public body)·Consortium: 2 public authorities
Homes England is currently seeking to appoint a competent Supplier for the provision of landscape maintenance services for 13 sites in the North East of England. This contract is envisaged to have initial term of 2 years with provision for a further 1 year (3 years maximum total duration) extension under the same Terms and Conditions of this contract. Prior to Tendering, Suppliers should ensure that they have the availability and capacity to commence and deliver the Service within a timely manner. Typical planned Services under this contract comprise of but are not exclusively limited to the following: Site inspections, whereby the Supplier shall indicate; all matters relating to the maintenance specification, recommendations for necessary Service, incidences of vandalism, fly tipping, trespass and adjustments to the scheduled Service; Shrub Maintenance; Grass Cutting; Hedge Cutting; Weed Control; Coppicing and Cleansing.
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionHomes England is currently seeking to appoint a competent Supplier for the provision of landscape maintenance services for 13 sites in the North East of England. This contract is envisaged to have initial term of 2 years with provision for a further 1 year (3 years maximum total duration) extension under the same Terms and Conditions of this contract. Any contract extensions will be based on tendered Rates and Prices.
Prior to Tendering, Suppliers should ensure that they have the availability and capacity to commence and deliver the Service within a timely manner.
Typical planned Services under this contract comprise of but are not exclusively limited to the following: Site inspections, whereby the Supplier shall indicate; all matters relating to the maintenance specification, recommendations for necessary Service, incidences of vandalism, fly tipping, trespass and adjustments to the scheduled Service; Shrub Maintenance; Grass Cutting; Hedge Cutting; Weed Control; Coppicing and Cleansing.
CPV: Agricultural, forestry, horticultural, aquacultural and apicultural services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1Awarded
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 award criteria (2)
- Quality: 30
- Price: 70
- Suitability
Selection criteria as stated in the procurement documents
- 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.
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 · 32014L0025 Utilities Contracts Regulations 2016 (Directive 2014/25/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
- No (one-off requirement)
- First published
- 20 Jul 2021, 10:52 BST
- Last source update
- 14 Dec 2021, 08:22 GMT
- Award evaluation window
- 20 Aug 2021 – …
- Authority reference
DN550730- FTS notice number
2021/S 000-031038- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-02c9e7Find a Tender
- Electronic trading
- e-invoicing allowed · electronic ordering · electronic payment
- Performance terms
Contract performance conditions as stated in the procurement documents
Publisher note: The opportunity can be accessed via Home England’s e-Tendering system. Suppliers wishing to be considered for this contract must register their expression of interest and submit a tender through our e-Tendering system. If not already registered, candidates should register at https://procontract.due-north.com/Login All discussions, meetings, and communications will be conducted in English. The contract will be subject to English law. Tenders and all supporting documents must be priced in GBP and all payments under the contract will be made in GBP. This procurement and award are subject to the transparency arrangements being adopted by the UK Government. These arrangements include the publication of tender documentation issued by Homes England and our contract with the supplier. Suppliers should highlight any areas they consider commercially sensitive in order for Homes England to be able to honour our transparency obligations without undermining the Suppliers commercial interests. Suppliers are advised that Homes England is subject to the freedom of information Act 2000 (“The Act”).If a Supplier considers that any of the information supplied as part of this procurement procedure should not be disclosed because of its commercial sensitivity, confidential or otherwise, they must, when providing this information, clearly identify the specific information they do not wish to be disclosed and clearly specify the reasons for its sensitivity. Homes England shall take such statements into consideration in the event that it receives a request pursuant to the act which relates to the information provided by the interested party. Please note, it is insufficient to include a statement of confidentiality encompassing all the information provided in the response. Homes England takes a zero-tolerance approach to bribery and corruption and sets high standards of impartiality, integrity and objectivity in relation to the stewardship of public funds and the management of its activities. The principles contained within this policy apply to both internal and external audiences, including anyone wishing to undertake business or engage with Homes England. Please refer to our anti-bribery and corruption policy by visiting https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/anti-bribery-and-corruption-policy for further information. Homes England (the trading name adopted by the Homes and Communities Agency) is committed to protecting the privacy and security of your personal data. Details can be found at https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/homes-england/about/personal-information-charter All dates in this notice are indicative and may be amended.
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 20 Aug 2021, 13:00 BST
- Submission channel
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- Accepted languages
- en
- Bid validity
- 180 days from the deadline
- Bids opened
- 20 Aug 2021, 13:00 BST
Timeline
20 Aug 2021 → 14 Dec 2021 · 3 dates- Submission deadline20 Aug 2021, 13:00 BST
- Bids opened20 Aug 2021, 13:00 BST
- Notice published14 Dec 2021, 08:22 GMT
Notice history
2 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 14 Dec 2021- Status changed to complete14 Dec 2021, 08:05 GMT
- Buyer details updated14 Dec 2021, 08:22 GMT
Published amendments (1 · 0 deadline changes)
| When | What | Before | After | Shift |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | TextContact · I.1 | Please remove Neil O'Conner as contact name | Please remove Neil O'Conner as contact name | |
| — | TextInformation about joint procurement - This should be "No" · I.2 | — | — | |
| — | DateDate of conclusion of the contract · V.2.1 | 7 Dec 2021 | 30 Nov 2024 | +1089 d |
1 amendment published without a description.
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| John O'Conner Grounds Maintenance Ltd | £141,952 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Contract 031037-2021-DN550730-1 · John O'Conner Grounds Maintenance Ltd
- Signed
- 7 Dec 2021
- Value
- £141,952
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4bids · 4 electronic | 3 | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
2 public bodies on the noticeDispute resolution & review bodies
- Royal Court of JusticeReview body
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- John O'Conner (Grounds Maintenance) LtdAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (2)
Official links; attachments are not copiedTender pack and attachments
- Economic and financial selection criteria
- Technical selection criteria