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Published 18 Jun 2024, 12:53 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Invitation to Provide Farm Ditching and Mowing Services

Official notice

Authority: Norfolk County Council (Local council)

ServicesOpen procedureSME suitable
Published estimate£300,000exc. VAT
Submissions closed 22 Jul 2024awarded 3 Sept 2024
Awarded to Glover Group ( EA) Limited

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Norfolk County Council owns multiple farm estates across the region with tenant farmers in situ. Norfolk County Council is responsible for the maintenance of the some of the ditches within the estates that form part of the drainage network. Norfolk County Council required a contractor to deliver the maintenance of ditches within the NCC farms Estate to maintain the drainage network and reduce flooding. The works will consist of the delivery of dredging and mowing of ditches over a 6-year period.

CPV: Grounds maintenance services · Miscellaneous repair and maintenance services · Planting and maintenance services of green areas · Repair and maintenance services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published
Lot #1Norfolk County Council required a contractor to deliver the maintenance of ditches…Awarded

Norfolk County Council required a contractor to deliver the maintenance of ditches within the NCC farms Estate to maintain the drainage network and reduce flooding. The works will consist of the delivery of dredging and mowing of ditches over a 3 year contract with the possibility of an extension of a further 3 years.

Delivery: East of England · Norfolk
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
Price: 100%
Published award criteria (1)
  • Price: 100%
Conditions of participation1
  • Suitability

    This procurement will be managed electronically via the Council`s e-procurement system. To participate in this procurement, applicants must first be registered on the system at in-tendhost.co.uk/norfolkcc ↗. Full instructions for registration and use of the system can be found at in-tendhost.co.uk/norfolkcc/aspx/Buyer… ↗. Once registered you will be able to see the procurement project under the `tenders` section and `express an interest` to view the documentation. If you encounter any difficulties whilst using the system you can contact the In-tend support team by phoning +44 8442728810 or e-mailing [email protected].

What this means for your bid
  • Price carries 100 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 10 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
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
18 Jun 2024, 12:53 BST
Last source update
7 Oct 2024, 09:28 BST
Award evaluation window
22 Jul 2024 – …
Authority reference
NCCT42975
FTS notice number
2024/S 000-032009
Classification (CPV)
Grounds maintenance servicesMiscellaneous repair and maintenance servicesPlanting and maintenance services of green areasRepair and maintenance services
Delivery area
East of England (UKH15)
Official registry OCID
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Contract terms
Electronic trading
e-invoicing allowed · electronic ordering · electronic payment
Review and risk notes
Review procedure

Precise information on deadline(s) for lodging appeals: The Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (as amended) provide for aggrieved parties who have been harmed or are at risk of harm by a breach of the rules to take action in the High Court (England, Wales and Northern Ireland).Proceedings must be brought within 30 days from the date of knowledge (the date on which the economic operator first knew or ought to have known that grounds for starting the proceedings had arisen) unless the Court considers that there is good reason for extending the period within which proceedings may be brought, in which case the Court may extend that period up to a maximum of 3 months from the date of knowledge.

Publisher note: The procurement was 100% on price and on a fixed price. The price is confidential but is in the range of 100,000 - 250,000.00

How it was run

Official notice
Submission deadline
22 Jul 2024, 11:00 BST
Submission channel
{"written"}
Accepted languages
en
Bid validity
90 days from the deadline
Bids opened
22 Jul 2024, 11:05 BST

Timeline

22 Jul 2024 → 7 Oct 2024 · 3 dates
  1. Submission deadline
    22 Jul 2024, 11:00 BST
  2. Bids opened
    22 Jul 2024, 11:05 BST
  3. Notice published
    7 Oct 2024, 09:28 BST

Notice history

1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender
  1. Status changed to complete
    7 Oct 2024, 09:28 BST

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value £01 contract exc. VAT
Bids received 33 from SMEs
Contracts signed 1latest 3 Sept 2024
Awarded toValueDateStatus
Glover Group ( EA) LimitedSME£0 †—Awarded

Contracts

Bid statistics published by the authority

BidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
3bids · 3 electronic · 3 from abroad3——

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Norfolk County Council

Contracting authorityLocal CouncilRegional or local authorityGeneral public services County Hall, Martineau Lane, Norwich, East of England, NR1 2DHContact email Published organisation website ↗

Dispute resolution & review bodies

  • Norfolk County Council (nplaw)Review body Norwich

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

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