Official UK procurement notice
Meanwhile Planting · UK public procurement notice
Authority: UNIVERSITY OF SALFORD(THE) (Education)
Sectors: Agricultural, forestry, horticultural, aquacultural and apicultural services (77) Delivery: North West (UKD3)
Published estimate£77,000£92,400 inc. VAT0.1% above published estimate
Submissions closed 18 Jun 2025awarded 24 Jun 2025
Awarded to McKeever Group Limited
Contract term 1 moends 31 Jul 2025 · starts 26 Jun 2025
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThe University of Salford is seeking to appoint a Landscape Contractor to provide support to internal teams. A core focus of this support will be to carry out a meanwhile planting strategy during Summer 2025 for completion prior to the 31st July.
CPV: Planting and maintenance services of green areas
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1AwardedPublished value£77,000
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).
How bids were scored
Published award criteria (2)
- Quality
- Price
What this means for your bid
- Price carries 20 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 2 points. The method statement decides this lot, not the discount.
Price arithmetic assumes straight proportional scoring; the tender pack may use another formula.
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Below threshold - open competition
- Legal basis
- UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Awarded
- Procurement threshold
- Below threshold
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 4 Jun 2025, 14:50 BST
- Last source update
- 24 Jun 2025, 14:52 BST
- Authority reference
UoS/OW/24/25/QTR4/Meanwhile Planting- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-029930- Latest notice
- Contract award notice (UK6)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-052c84Find a Tender
How it was run
Official noticeRun through: In-tend · Who buys & how to bid on In-tend
Access & registration note: Free · one account per buying organisation's portal · reCAPTCHA on signup
- Submission deadline
- 18 Jun 2025, 12:00 BST
- Clarification deadline
- 11 Jun 2025, 23:59 BST
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release
Timeline
4 Jun 2025 → 26 Jun 2025 · 5 dates- Tender notice published4 Jun 2025, 14:50 BST
- Clarification questions by11 Jun 2025, 23:59 BST
- Submission deadline18 Jun 2025, 12:00 BST
- Latest notice published24 Jun 2025, 14:52 BST
- Contract starts26 Jun 2025, 00:00 BST
Notice history
4 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 4 Jun 2025- Tender notice published4 Jun 2025, 14:50 BSTUK4
- Contract award notice published24 Jun 2025, 14:52 BSTUK6
- Status changed to complete24 Jun 2025, 14:52 BST
- Contract signature expected26 Jun 2025, 23:59 BSTscheduled
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecastAwards 1
Awarded value £77,0701 award exc. VAT
Bids received 3
| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| McKeever Group Limited26 Jun 2025 – 31 Jul 2025 | £77,070 | 24 Jun 2025 | Awarded |
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3final-stage tenders | 0 | 0 | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- McKeever Group LimitedAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (3)
Official links; attachments are not copiedTender pack and attachments
- Bidding documents and specifications Full tender documentation can be accessed via InTend. All tender queries must be made via InTend.
Notices published for this procedure
- Contract award notice Contract award notice on Find a Tender
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender