Official UK procurement notice
Homes England - Kent: Queenborough, Isle of Sheppey Landscape Maintenance and Cleansing Contract 2023 - 2027
Authority: Homes England (the name adopted by the Homes and Communities Agency) (Public body)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionHomes England is currently seeking to appoint a competent Supplier for the provision of landscape maintenance services for the Queenborough Sites, Isle of Sheppey, Kent.
This contract is envisaged to have duration of 3 years with provision for a further +1 year (4 years maximum total duration) with any extension being under the same Terms and Conditions. Any contract extensions will be based on tendered Rates and Prices.
The anticipated commencement date for the Service is 01 April 2023 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;
- Grass Cutting;
- Tree maintenance;
- Shrub and Scrub Maintenance;
- Weed Control; and
- Cleansing.
CPV: Grounds maintenance services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1
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
Please see documents available on ProContract
- 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 · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Closed
- 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
- 25 Jan 2023, 14:52 GMT
- Last source update
- 25 Jan 2023, 14:52 GMT
- Award evaluation window
- 24 Feb 2023 – …
- Authority reference
DN644200- FTS notice number
2023/S 000-002314- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-039a90Find a Tender
- Electronic trading
- e-invoicing allowed · electronic ordering · electronic payment
- Performance terms
Please see draft form of contract available on ProContract to registered Suppliers.
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/Advert?advertId=69e0e830-e498-ed11-811c-005056b64545&fromRfxSummary=True&rfxId=cf487f8f-e498-ed11-811c-005056b64545 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. The estimated value of this contract is £140,000.00 to £155,000.00 All dates in this notice are indicative and may be amended.
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 24 Feb 2023, 13:00 GMT
- Submission channel
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- Accepted languages
- en
- Bids opened
- 24 Feb 2023, 13:00 GMT
Timeline
25 Jan 2023 → 24 Feb 2023 · 3 dates- Notice published25 Jan 2023, 14:52 GMT
- Submission deadline24 Feb 2023, 13:00 GMT
- Bids opened24 Feb 2023, 13:00 GMT
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- Royal Court of JusticeReview body
Official documents & specifications (2)
Official links; attachments are not copiedTender pack and attachments
- Economic and financial selection criteria
- Technical selection criteria