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Published 18 Apr 2023, 11:49 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Provision of Winter Related Services - Education & Corporate Estate

Official notice

Authority: North Lanarkshire Council (Local council)

2 lotsServicesOpen procedureSME suitable
Published estimate£400,000total for 2 lots
Submissions closed 19 May 2023awarded 25 Aug 2023
Awarded to Ground Control Limited2 awards

What is being bought2 lots · detail below

Published requirement description

A contract for the provision of Winter Related Services which is being undertaken by the Council in partnership with North Lanarkshire Properties LLP. The scope of the requirement covers gritting and snow clearance services within both portfolios in the event of adverse weather conditions.

CPV: Ice-clearing services · Road salt · Road-maintenance materials · Snow-clearing services · Winter-maintenance materials

Lots and requirements (2)Procurement structure

2 lots · all with a published value (£400,000 together) · same evaluation weights on every lot
Lot #1Gritting and snow clearing services within the Council's Corporate Property portfolioAwardedRenewalPublished value£344,000

The scope of the requirement covers gritting and snow clearance services at educational establishments in the event of adverse weather conditions. In addition, some other sites may require ad-hoc gritting and snow clearance along with other services as weather conditions dictate throughout the season. Additional information: Economic operators may be excluded from this competition if they are in any of the situations referred to in regulation 58 of the Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2015.

Delivery: Scotland
Extensions: The Council intends to include an additional 4 x 3 month extension periods which can be utilised should circumstances arise that such an extension is required.Variant bids: not allowed
Lot #2Gritting and snow clearing services within North Lanarkshire Properties LLP commercial property portfolioAwardedRenewalPublished value£56,000

NLP are responsible for managing their commercial property portfolio along with some commercial properties which are owned by the Council. Several multi-tenanted buildings in both portfolios require routine gritting and snow clearance services, which are managed via service charges. In addition, some other sites, including industrial estates and common car parks, may require ad-hoc gritting and snow clearance along with other services at the request of NLP staff as weather conditions dictate throughout the season. Additional information: Economic operators may be excluded from this competition if they are in any of the situations referred to in regulation 58 of the Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2015.

Delivery: Scotland
Extensions: The Council intends to include an additional 4 x 3 month extension periods which can be utilised should circumstances arise that such an extension is required.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 · same split on all 2 lots
Quality: 30%Price: 70%
Published award criteria (2)
  • Quality: 30
  • Price: 70
Conditions of participation3
  • Suitability

    Full details of the objective rules and criteria for participation are contained within the ITT document. Please refer to I.3 Communication within this Notice.

  • Economic & financial standing

    Bidders should refer to the requirements stated in the Qualification envelope within PCS-Tender.

    Minimum: Bidders should refer to the requirements stated in the Qualification envelope within PCS-Tender.
  • Technical & professional ability

    Bidders should refer to the requirements stated in the Qualification envelope within PCS-Tender.

    Minimum: Bidders should refer to the requirements stated in the Qualification envelope within PCS-Tender.
What this means for your bid
  • Price carries 70 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 7 points. This one is won on the number: sharpen the price before polishing the prose.

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
18 Apr 2023, 11:49 BST
Last source update
11 Oct 2023, 11:14 BST
Award evaluation window
19 May 2023 – …
Authority reference
NLC-CPT-22-167
FTS notice number
2023/S 000-029937
Classification (CPV)
Ice-clearing servicesRoad saltRoad-maintenance materialsSnow-clearing servicesWinter-maintenance materials
Delivery area
Scotland (UKM84)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-03bf68 Find a Tender
Contract terms
Electronic trading
e-invoicing allowed · electronic ordering · electronic payment
Performance terms

Further information is contained within the tender document suite and can be downloaded from the additional documentation area with the PCS-T portal.

Publisher note: TENDERERS PLEASE NOTE: Police Scotland identified a number of business areas which have a high risk of infiltration by Serious and Organised Crime groups; this Framework belongs to one such area and as such the Authority reserves the right to include enhanced probity checks prior to any contract award, including sharing tenderer information with Police Scotland. The tender pack includes a schedule for the Declaration of non-involvement in serious organised crime; this is a mandatory tender submission requirement for all tenderers. (SC Ref:747198)

How it was run

Official notice
Run through: Public Contracts Scotland · Who buys & how to bid on PCS
Supplier login requiredLanguage: EN
Access & registration note: Free single registration for Scotland; PCS-Tender (Jaggaer) for full bidding

Tender documents are also served through a separate tool: https://www.publictendersscotland.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/ ↗

Submission deadline
19 May 2023, 12:00 BST
Submission channel
{"electronicSubmission"}
Accepted languages
en
Bid validity
120 days from the deadline
Bids opened
19 May 2023, 12:00 BST
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Timeline

19 May 2023 → 11 Oct 2023 · 3 dates
  1. Submission deadline
    19 May 2023, 12:00 BST
  2. Bids opened
    19 May 2023, 12:00 BST
  3. Notice published
    11 Oct 2023, 11:14 BST

Notice history

1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender
  1. Status changed to complete
    11 Oct 2023, 11:14 BST

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 2
Awarded value £400,0002 contracts exc. VAT
Bids received 104 from SMEs
Contracts signed 2latest 25 Aug 2023

Contracts

  • Gritting and snow clearing services within the Council's Corporate Property portfolio · Ground Control Limited

    Signed
    25 Aug 2023
    Value
    £344,000
    Status
    active
  • Gritting and snow clearing services within North Lanarkshire Properties LLP commercial property portfolio · Ground Control Limited

    Signed
    25 Aug 2023
    Value
    £56,000
    Status
    active

Bid statistics published by the authority

LotBidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
1 · Gritting and snow clearing services within the Council's Corporate Property portfolio5bids · 5 electronic · 5 from abroad2——
2 · Gritting and snow clearing services within North Lanarkshire Properties LLP commercial property portfolio5bids · 5 electronic · 5 from abroad2——

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

North Lanarkshire Council

Contracting authorityLocal CouncilRegional or local authorityGeneral public services Civic Centre, Windmillhill Street, Motherwell, Scotland, ML1 1ABContact email Published organisation website ↗

Dispute resolution & review bodies

  • Scottish CourtsReview body Edinburgh

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.