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Published 6 Jul 2023, 14:15 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Homes England - Northern Arc, Burgess Hill, Landscape Maintenance and Cleansing Contract 2023 – 2026

Official notice

Authority: Homes England (the name adopted by the Homes and Communities Agency) (Public body)

ServicesOpen procedure
Budget not disclosedValue not published
Submissions closed 7 Aug 2023

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Homes England is currently seeking to appoint a competent Supplier for the provision of landscape maintenance services for 4 Sites within the Northern Arc, Burgess Hill area.

This contract is envisaged to have duration of 2 years with provision for a further 1 year (3 year maximum total duration) extension under the same Terms and Conditions. Any contract extensions will be based on tendered Rates and Prices.

The anticipated start date for the Service 01 September 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; Hedge Cutting; and Site Inspection and Cleansing.

This contract is a performance based, the performance of which will be monitored via Key Performance Indicators (KPI’s)

CPV: Grounds maintenance services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published
Lot #1
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
Quality: 40%Price: 60%
Published sub-criteria (2)
  • Quality / Weighting: 40%
  • price: 60%
Published award criteria (2)
  • Quality / Weighting: 40
  • Price: 60
What this means for your bid
  • Price carries 60 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 6 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
6 Jul 2023, 14:15 BST
Last source update
6 Jul 2023, 14:15 BST
Award evaluation window
7 Aug 2023 – …
Authority reference
DN639782
FTS notice number
2023/S 000-019298
Classification (CPV)
Grounds maintenance services
Delivery area
South East (UKJ)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-03df63 Find a Tender
Contract terms
Electronic trading
e-invoicing allowed · electronic ordering · electronic payment
Performance terms

Please see the 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, Suppliers should register at https://procontract.due-north.com/Home/About 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
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
7 Aug 2023, 14:00 BST
Submission channel
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Accepted languages
en
Bids opened
7 Aug 2023, 14:00 BST
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Timeline

6 Jul 2023 → 7 Aug 2023 · 3 dates
  1. Notice published
    6 Jul 2023, 14:15 BST
  2. Submission deadline
    7 Aug 2023, 14:00 BST
  3. Bids opened
    7 Aug 2023, 14:00 BST

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Homes England (the name adopted by the Homes and Communities Agency)

Contracting authorityPublic bodyNational or federal agency/officeHousing and community amenities 1 Friargate, Coventry, South East, CV1 2GNContact email Published organisation website ↗

Dispute resolution & review bodies

  • Royal Court of JusticeReview body London

Official documents & specifications (2)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Tender pack and attachments

  • Economic and financial selection criteriatenderEconomic and financial selection criteria
  • Technical selection criteriatenderTechnical selection criteria