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Published 8 Oct 2021, 12:09 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Mid Sussex District Council - Public Realm Contract

Official notice

Authority: Mid Sussex District Council (Local council)

ServicesCompetitive procedure with negotiation
Published estimate£50,000,000≈ £3.3m / year
Submissions closed 1 Jul 2022
Next notice expected 1 Dec 2021
Contract term 15 yrsends 1 Apr 2038 · starts 1 Apr 2023

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Mid Sussex District Council is inviting tenders for the provision of public realm services, including grounds maintenance, minor works and civils, playground inspections and maintenance, aboricultural, customer services, professional services, and other related services. The Council is seeking a supplier who is able to fully deliver the requirements of the contract and work collaboratively with the Council to deliver innovative, sustainable and efficient service solutions and proactively look for sustainable improvements over the life of the contract. It is anticipated that the contract will commence on 01 April 2023 at 00:00 hours. The Contract will be awarded for a period of 10 years until 31 March 2033, with a review point after 5 years in 2028. The Authority may extend this agreement beyond the Initial Term by a further period or successive period of 1 year or more up to a maximum of 5 years in total subject to performance and the absolute discretion of the Council.

CPV: Architectural, construction, engineering and inspection services · Architectural, engineering and planning services · Architectural, engineering and surveying services · Bins · Building installation work · Business and management consultancy services · Business development consultancy services · Car park building construction work · Civic-amenity services · Cleaning and sanitation services in urban or rural areas, and related services · Commercial property management services · Construction project management services · +81 more

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published
Lot #1Mid Sussex District Council is seeking a Partner with the relevant experience… 15 yrsPublished value£50,000,000

Mid Sussex District Council is seeking a Partner with the relevant experience capability and resources to deliver public realm services contract, including grounds maintenance, minor works and civils, drainage, closed cemeteries, playground inspections and maintenance, arboriculture, countryside management, professional services and other related services; over at least a 10year term valued around £50m. The parks and countryside estate is spread across the District’s towns and villages. These range from parks, recreation grounds, ornamental shrub beds, amenity greenspace. The district has over 740 hectares of parks and open spaces, including over 400 green spaces, 70,000 trees, and 5 local nature reserves. The Council also manages over 3,000 public space assets, including 130 play parks, 109 watercourse trash screens, 20 pavilions and 7 public toilets, 34 car parks (and EV charging points), and 258 streetlights. The Council will also work with the Supplier over the course of the contract to incorporate a number of optional services including street cleansing, customer services, enforcement and design and management services under a professional services element. These services will support the Council’s wider ambitions and strengthen its delivery capability in response to its success in securing grant funding investment for a variety of different projects. Whilst the Council’s asset portfolio will be detailed in the procurement documents, the Council’s estate will be subject to ongoing change, and Bidders should be aware that the open spaces and managed land and assets may vary during the Contract period. Similarly, the range of services may be reduced or extended in the future should the Council consider this appropriate. The Council is seeking a supplier who is able to fully deliver the requirements of the contract and work collaboratively with the Council to deliver innovative, sustainable and commercial solutions; demonstrate value for money though efficient service delivery and, proactively implement sustainable improvements over the life of the contract. The Council is keen to encourage local supply chain engagement and delivery throughout the life of the contract. This contract will be administered and primarily used by Mid Sussex District Council, but is being tendered to allow other public bodies which the Council works in partnership with to access the agreement, including West Sussex County Council, and town and parish Councils located within the Mid Sussex District. The Council is procuring this Contract following the Competitive Procedure with Negotiation under the UK Public Contract Regulations 2015 and the Council’s Procurement Code. The Council will be awarding one Contract for the provision of all services detailed in the Specification.

Contract period: 1 Apr 2023 – 1 Apr 2038 (15 yrs)
Delivery: South East · Within the district of Mid Sussex.
Second stage: 3–4 candidates invited to tenderVariant bids: not allowed

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record · publisher note attached
Procedure method
Competitive procedure with negotiation
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
8 Oct 2021, 12:09 BST
Last source update
27 May 2022, 19:30 BST
Authority reference
MSDC - 034573
FTS notice number
2022/S 000-014990
Classification (CPV)
Architectural, construction, engineering and inspection servicesArchitectural, engineering and planning servicesArchitectural, engineering and surveying servicesBinsBuilding installation workBusiness and management consultancy servicesBusiness development consultancy servicesCar park building construction workCivic-amenity servicesCleaning and sanitation services in urban or rural areas, and related services
+83 moreCommercial property management servicesConstruction project management services
Delivery area
South East (UKJ27)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-02e9cf Find a Tender

Publisher note: The value provided in Section II.1.5) of this notice represents MSDC’s estimate of the total contract value, including any possible extensions. The actual value of the contract opportunity will be based on the bidder’s own concepts and supporting service delivery plans submitted following the negotiation process. MSDC is following the Competitive Procedure with Negotiation as set out in the Public Procurements Regulations 2015 (as amended). Where any header CPV codes have been selected in sections II.1.2) and II.2.2) of this notice, please note that the associated sub-codes are also applicable to the contract. The SQ contains the Economic and financial standing mandatory selection criteria which must be met by the potential candidates. If these criteria are met, MSDC will evaluate the Technical and professional ability questions which are scored and weighted. This will determine a shortlist of bidders to invite to the next stage of the competition. The deadline for completion and return of the SQ is 12:00 (noon) on Friday 01st July 2022. All SQ responses must be submitted through the SE Services portal which can be found at www.seshareservices.org.uk/esourcing. MSDC expressly reserves the right i) not to award any contract as a result of the procurement process commenced by publication of this notice, ii) to make whatever changes it may see fit to the content and structure of the tendering competition; and in no circumstances will MSDC be liable for any costs incurred by the candidates. Further information about the contract opportunity can be found in the draft ITSIT which will be made available via the portal to bidders registering their interest in this procurement.

How it was run

Official notice
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Submission deadline
1 Jul 2022, 12:00 BST
Submission channel
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Accepted languages
en
Bid validity
120 days from the deadline
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Timeline

1 Dec 2021 → 1 Apr 2023 · 5 dates
  1. Next notice expected
    1 Dec 2021
  2. Notice published
    27 May 2022, 19:30 BST
  3. Submission deadline
    1 Jul 2022, 12:00 BST
  4. Invitations to tender expected
    18 Jul 2022, 00:00 BST
  5. Contract starts
    1 Apr 2023, 00:00 BST

Notice history

3 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 27 May 2022
  1. Status changed to active
    27 May 2022, 19:30 BST
  2. Procurement method changed
    27 May 2022, 19:30 BST
  3. Deadline published: 1 Jul 2022, 12:00 BST
    27 May 2022, 19:30 BST

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Mid Sussex District Council

Contracting authorityLocal CouncilRegional or local authorityGeneral public services Oaklands, Oaklands Road, Haywards Heath, South East, RH16 1SS Contact name, email Published organisation website ↗

Dispute resolution & review bodies

  • Royal Courts 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