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Published 11 Jul 2024, 16:03 BST

Official UK procurement notice

PROVISION OF GRASS CUTTING SERVICES

Official notice

Authority: Antrim and Newtownabbey Borough Council (Local council)·Consortium: 2 public authorities

ServicesOpen procedureSME suitable
Awarded value£650,000published contract · exc. VAT
Submissions closed 13 Aug 2024awarded 20 Sept 2024
Awarded to McAuley Tree Surgery Ltd

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Antrim and Newtownabbey Borough Council wishes to appoint suitably experienced grounds maintenance service providers for the provision of grass cutting services in parks and open spaces throughout the Borough

CPV: Grounds maintenance services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published
Lot #1Awarded
Extensions: Option to extend for a further period of up to 24 months, subject to performance and review.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: 60%Price: 40%
Published sub-criteria (2)
  • Service Delivery Proposals: 60%
  • price: 40%
Published award criteria (2)
  • Service Delivery Proposals: 60
  • 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
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
11 Jul 2024, 16:03 BST
Last source update
20 Sept 2024, 15:05 BST
Award evaluation window
13 Aug 2024 – …
Authority reference
FI/PRO/TEN/550
FTS notice number
2024/S 000-030212
Classification (CPV)
Grounds maintenance services
Delivery area
Northern Ireland (UKN0D)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-047cb8 Find a Tender

How it was run

Official notice
Run through: Jaggaer · Who buys & how to bid on JAGGAER
Supplier login requiredLanguage: EN
Access & registration note: Free; latest Chrome/Edge/Firefox only — corporate browsers fail
Submission deadline
13 Aug 2024, 12:00 BST
Submission channel
{"electronicSubmission","written"}
Accepted languages
en
Bids opened
13 Aug 2024, 12:01 BST
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Timeline

13 Aug 2024 → 20 Sept 2024 · 3 dates
  1. Submission deadline
    13 Aug 2024, 12:00 BST
  2. Bids opened
    13 Aug 2024, 12:01 BST
  3. Notice published
    20 Sept 2024, 15:05 BST

Notice history

2 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 20 Sept 2024
  1. Status changed to complete
    20 Sept 2024, 15:05 BST
  2. Buyer details updated
    20 Sept 2024, 15:05 BST

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value £650,0001 contract exc. VAT
Bids received 44 from SMEs
Contracts signed 1latest 20 Sept 2024
Awarded toValueDateStatus
McAuley Tree Surgery LtdSME£650,000 †—Awarded

Contracts

Bid statistics published by the authority

BidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
4bids · 4 electronic4——

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

2 public bodies on the notice

Antrim and Newtownabbey Borough Council

Contracting authorityLocal CouncilRegional or local authorityGeneral public services Newtownabbey Borough Council, Mossley Mill, Antrim, Northern Ireland, BT41 2UBContact email

Dispute resolution & review bodies

  • Royal Courts of Justice - High CourtReview body Belfast

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.