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Published 3 Jul 2023, 10:03 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Provision of Grounds Maintenance

Official notice

Authority: Paradigm Housing Group (Housing)

ServicesOpen procedureSME suitable
Published estimate£7,000,000≈ £1.8m / year
Submissions closed 7 Aug 2023awarded 16 Jan 2024
Awarded to John O'Connor (GM) Limited
Contract term 4 yrsends 31 Mar 2028 · starts 1 Apr 2024

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Paradigm Housing Group (PHG) is seeking to contract with a single provider suitably qualified and experienced to deliver PHG’s Grounds Maintenance Provision for all our sites where the service is required.

PHG manages over 900 parcels of land blocks and estates, ranging in size and complexity across Buckinghamshire, Bedfordshire, Oxfordshire, Hertfordshire, Cambridgeshire and North and North-West London.

The sites cover a range of types of land, including

Formal-type gardens

Informal gardens

Amenity land

Verges and green sward

Wildflower gardens

Meadowland

Estate pathway

Shared pathways (to rear entrances to houses)

Public rights of way

Woodland

Hedges

Roads

Recent inspections and audits of existing stock have identified that investment is needed in its grounds. Whilst site improvements do not form part of this contract, we want to work with The Contractor to identify improvements and develop a plan for improving the external areas of estates.

The approximate spend is £1,000,000 per annum.

Transfer of Undertakings Protection of Employment Regulations 2006 (TUPE) may apply to this opportunity.

The contract start date will be 1st April 2024 for 4 years with the option at the discretion of Paradigm, subject to performance and available budget, to extend for a further 3, one year periods (i.e. 1+1+1).

If your organisation wishes to participate in this process you need to register on the ProActis Portal. You will be unable to take part if you do not register. Please use the link below and follow the instructions on the website.

Supplier registration (due-north.com)

Tenders must be returned via the ProActis Portal. The tender return date is noon on Monday 7th August 2023. Tenders received after this time and date will not be accepted.

CPV: Grounds maintenance services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published
Lot #1Awarded 4 yrsPublished value£7,000,000
Contract period: 1 Apr 2024 – 31 Mar 2028 (4 yrs)
Delivery: South East
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 award criteria (2)
  • Quality: 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
Unspecified in notice
Recurring procurement
No (one-off requirement)
First published
3 Jul 2023, 10:03 BST
Last source update
24 Jan 2024, 11:38 GMT
Award evaluation window
7 Aug 2023 – …
Authority reference
DN676108
FTS notice number
2024/S 000-002386
Classification (CPV)
Grounds maintenance services
Delivery area
South East (UKJ)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-03de27 Find a Tender

How it was run

Official notice
Run through: ProContract (Due North) · Who buys & how to bid on ProContract
Supplier login requiredLanguage: EN
Access & registration note: Free · short registration with manual review; public opportunity list
Submission deadline
7 Aug 2023, 12:00 BST
Submission channel
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Accepted languages
en
Bids opened
7 Aug 2023, 12:00 BST
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Timeline

7 Aug 2023 → 1 Apr 2024 · 4 dates
  1. Submission deadline
    7 Aug 2023, 12:00 BST
  2. Bids opened
    7 Aug 2023, 12:00 BST
  3. Notice published
    24 Jan 2024, 11:38 GMT
  4. Contract starts
    1 Apr 2024, 00:00 BST

Notice history

1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender
  1. Status changed to complete
    24 Jan 2024, 11:38 GMT

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value £7,000,0001 contract exc. VAT
Bids received 52 from SMEs
Contracts signed 1latest 16 Jan 2024
Awarded toValueDateStatus
John O'Connor (GM) LimitedSME£7,000,000 †—Awarded

Contracts

  • Contract 002386-2024-DN676108-1 · John O'Connor (GM) LimitedSME

    Signed
    16 Jan 2024
    Value
    £7,000,000
    Period
    … – 31 Mar 2028
    Status
    active

Bid statistics published by the authority

BidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
5bids · 5 electronic2——

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Paradigm Housing Group

Contracting authorityHousingHousing AssociationHousing and community amenities 1 Glory Park Avenue, Wooburn Green, South East, HP10 0DFContact name, email, phone Published organisation website ↗

Dispute resolution & review bodies

  • Royal Courts of JusticeReview body London

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.