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Published 6 Feb 2025, 14:57 GMT

Official UK procurement notice

Invitation to tender for ground maintenance contract across academies within DNEAT and St Benet’s.

Official notice

Authority: Diocese of Norwich Education and Academies Trust (Education)

3 lotsServicesOpen procedureMax 3 lots to bidMax 3 lots per supplier
Awarded value£429,2653 contracts · exc. VAT
Submissions closed 12 Mar 2025awarded 14 Apr 2025
Awarded to GREENSKAPE LTD +2 more3 awards

What is being bought3 lots · detail below

Published requirement description

The Diocese of Norwich Education Services Company (DoNESC) is carrying out a procurement exercise of the behalf of Diocese of Norwich Education Academies Trust (DNEAT) and Diocese of Norwich St Benet’s Multi Academy Trust and is an open tender for the provision of grounds maintenance across our academies in Norfolk and Suffolk.

CPV: Grounds maintenance services

Lots and requirements (3)Procurement structure

3 lots · no lot values published · a supplier may bid for at most 3 and win at most 3 of them · same evaluation weights on every lot
Lot #1DNEAT 1Awarded
Delivery: East of England · United Kingdom
Extensions: 60 month(s) from the commencement date, with 36 initial month(s) and option to extend 2x12 month(s)Variant bids: not allowed
Lot #2DNEAT 2Awarded
Delivery: East of England · United Kingdom
Extensions: 60 month(s) from the commencement date, with 36 initial month(s) and option to extend 2x12 month(s)Variant bids: not allowed
Lot #3St Benet'sAwarded
Delivery: East of England · United Kingdom
Extensions: 60 month(s) from the commencement date, with 36 initial month(s) and option to extend 2x12 month(s)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 · same split on all 3 lots
Quality: 30%Price: 70%
Published sub-criteria (2)
  • Based on submission: 30%
  • price: 70%
Published award criteria (2)
  • Based on submission: 30.00%
  • Price: 70.00%
What this means for your bid
  • 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
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
6 Feb 2025, 14:57 GMT
Last source update
29 Apr 2025, 14:38 BST
Award evaluation window
12 Mar 2025 – …
Authority reference
CA15271 -
FTS notice number
2025/S 000-017648
Classification (CPV)
Grounds maintenance services
Delivery area
East of England (UKH1)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-04dc47 Find a Tender
Contract terms
Electronic trading
e-invoicing allowed

How it was run

Official notice
Run through: MultiQuote · Who buys & how to bid on MultiQuote
Supplier login requiredLanguage: EN
Access & registration note: Free
Submission deadline
12 Mar 2025, 17:00 GMT
Submission channel
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Accepted languages
en
Bids opened
12 Mar 2025, 17:00 GMT
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Timeline

12 Mar 2025 → 29 Apr 2025 · 3 dates
  1. Submission deadline
    12 Mar 2025, 17:00 GMT
  2. Bids opened
    12 Mar 2025, 17:00 GMT
  3. Notice published
    29 Apr 2025, 14:38 BST

Notice history

1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender
  1. Status changed to complete
    29 Apr 2025, 14:38 BST

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 3
Awarded value £429,2653 contracts exc. VAT
Bids received 24
Contracts signed 3latest 14 Apr 2025
Awarded toValueDateStatus
Lot 1 · DNEAT 11 award
GREENSKAPE LTD£135,121 †—Awarded
Lot 2 · DNEAT 21 award
EXCITE SOLUTIONS LIMITED£162,964 †—Awarded
Lot 3 · St Benet's1 award
VERTAS GROUP LIMITED£131,179 †—Awarded

Contracts

Bid statistics published by the authority

LotBidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
1 · DNEAT 17bids———
2 · DNEAT 28bids———
3 · St Benet's9bids———

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Diocese of Norwich Education and Academies Trust

Contracting authorityEducationBody governed by public lawEducation Orchard House, East Tuddenham, Norwich, UK, NR20 3LRContact email, phone Published organisation website ↗

Dispute resolution & review bodies

  • Diocese of Norwich Education Services CompanyReview body East TuddenhamContact phone

Bidders & participating suppliers

3 commercial parties on the notice
  • EXCITE SOLUTIONS LIMITEDAwarded supplier Meadow View, Evelyn Close, EYE, UK, IP21 5BJContact email, phone
  • GREENSKAPE LTDAwarded supplier Walstan House, 39 Barnard Road, NORWICH, UK, NR5 9JBContact email, phone
  • Vertas Group LimitedAwarded supplier 2 Friars Bridge Road, , Ipswich, UK, IP1 1RRContact email, phone

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