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Published 14 Feb 2025, 12:05 GMT

Official UK procurement notice

MRC LMB External Grounds Maintenance

Official notice

Authority: UK Research and Innovation (Central government)·Consortium: 2 public authorities

ServicesOpen procedureSME suitable
Published estimate£200,000exc. VAT8.1% below published estimate
Submissions closed 28 Mar 2025awarded 15 May 2025
Awarded to MILLSTREAM ESTATE SERVICES LIMITED

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Supply of external grounds and landscaping services

CPV: Grounds maintenance services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published
Lot #1UKRI requires a contract for the supply of grounds maintenance and landscaping…AwardedPublished value£200,000

UKRI requires a contract for the supply of grounds maintenance and landscaping services, to include winter gritting and snow clearance.

Delivery: East of England · Cambridgeshire CC
Extensions: The initial contract duration is 3 years. The total Contract duration shall be for a period of 5 years with optional extensions of two years in a single year increments from the commencement of the Contract.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: 50%Price: 40%Environmental: 10%
Published sub-criteria (7)
  • Scope of Works Methodology Statement: 15%
  • Gritting and Snow Clearance Methodology Statement: 10%
  • Quality Control and Complaints Procedures: 10%
  • Health & Safety: 5%
  • Risks: 10%
  • Price: 40%
  • Environmental Sustainability: 10%
Published award criteria (7)
  • Scope of Works Methodology Statement: 15
  • Gritting and Snow Clearance Methodology Statement: 10
  • Quality Control and Complaints Procedures: 10
  • Health & Safety: 5
  • Risks: 10
  • Environmental Sustainability: 10
  • Price: 40
What this means for your bid
  • Price carries 40 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 4 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 · 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
14 Feb 2025, 12:05 GMT
Last source update
15 Aug 2025, 14:05 BST
Award evaluation window
28 Mar 2025 – …
Authority reference
UKRI-4528
FTS notice number
2025/S 000-049156
Classification (CPV)
Grounds maintenance services
Delivery area
East of England (UKH12)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-04e1cf Find a Tender
Contract terms
Electronic trading
e-invoicing allowed

Publisher note: To view this notice, please click here: https://ukri.delta-esourcing.com/delta/viewNotice.html?noticeId=948078779 GO Reference: GO-2025815-PRO-31872641

How it was run

Official notice
Submission deadline
28 Mar 2025, 14:00 GMT
Submission channel
{"written"}
Accepted languages
en
Bid validity
90 days from the deadline
Bids opened
28 Mar 2025, 14:00 GMT

Timeline

28 Mar 2025 → 15 Aug 2025 · 3 dates
  1. Submission deadline
    28 Mar 2025, 14:00 GMT
  2. Bids opened
    28 Mar 2025, 14:00 GMT
  3. Notice published
    15 Aug 2025, 14:05 BST

Notice history

2 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 15 Aug 2025
  1. Status changed to complete
    15 Aug 2025, 14:05 BST
  2. Buyer details updated
    15 Aug 2025, 14:05 BST

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value £183,7571 contract exc. VAT
Bids received 44 from SMEs
Contracts signed 1latest 15 May 2025
Awarded toValueDateStatus
MILLSTREAM ESTATE SERVICES LIMITEDSMEMRC LMB External landscaping£183,757 †—Awarded

Contracts

Bid statistics published by the authority

BidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
4bids · 4 electronic · 4 from abroad4——

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

2 public bodies on the notice

UK Research & Innovation

Contracting authorityCentral GovernmentBody governed by public lawResearch PDQJ-7126-JDHG Polaris House, Swindon, South West, SN2 1FLContact name, email, phone Published organisation website ↗

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice
  • Millstream Estate Services LtdAwarded supplier08439456 Old RAF Buildings, Dorcas Lane, Stoke Hammond, South East, MK17 0EAContact email, phone

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.