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Published 11 Jun 2021, 14:21 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Regional Grounds Maintenance and Winter Salting Service

Official notice

Authority: Chief Constable for Devon and Cornwall Police (Police & fire)

6 lotsServicesOpen procedure
Published estimate£1,500,000total for 6 lots
Submissions closed 15 Jul 2021awarded 21 Dec 2021
Awarded to Ground Control Limited, Mitie Landscapes6 awards

What is being bought6 lots · detail below

Published requirement description

The police forces of Devon and Cornwall, Dorset, Gloucestershire and Wiltshire have a requirement for the provision of grounds maintenance and winter salting services. Please see tender documents attached for details of the requirements.

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

Lots and requirements (6)Procurement structure

6 lots · all with a published value (£877,000 together) · same evaluation weights on every lot
Lot #1DevonCancelledPublished value£300,000
Lot #2CornwallCancelledPublished value£140,000
Lot #3D&C HQCancelledPublished value£215,000
Lot #4DorsetCancelledPublished value£50,000
Lot #5GloucestershireCancelledPublished value£135,000
Lot #6WiltshireCancelledPublished value£37,000

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 6 lots
Quality: 40%Price: 60%
Published award criteria (2)
  • Quality: 40%
  • Price: 60%
What this means for your bid
  • Price carries 60 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 6 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
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 Jun 2021, 14:21 BST
Last source update
21 Jan 2022, 11:09 GMT
Award evaluation window
15 Jul 2021 – …
Authority reference
590
FTS notice number
2022/S 000-001822
Classification (CPV)
Grounds maintenance servicesHorticultural servicesIce-clearing servicesRoad saltSnow-clearing servicesWinter-maintenance materials
Delivery area
South West (UKK13)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-02bb13 Find a Tender

How it was run

Official notice
Run through: EU-Supply (CTM) · Who buys & how to bid on EU-Supply
Public notice page · account needed to bidLanguage: EN
Access & registration note: Free · 5–10 minutes
Submission deadline
15 Jul 2021, 12:00 BST
Submission channel
{"electronicSubmission","written"}
Accepted languages
en
Bids opened
15 Jul 2021, 12:00 BST
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Timeline

15 Jul 2021 → 21 Jan 2022 · 3 dates
  1. Submission deadline
    15 Jul 2021, 12:00 BST
  2. Bids opened
    15 Jul 2021, 12:00 BST
  3. Notice published
    21 Jan 2022, 11:09 GMT

Notice history

1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender
  1. Status changed to complete
    21 Jan 2022, 11:09 GMT

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 6
Awarded value £1,031,0976 contracts exc. VAT
Bids received 5
Contracts signed 6latest 21 Dec 2021
Awarded toValueDateStatus
Not linked to a lot6 awards
Ground Control LimitedLot 1 - Devon£283,654 †—Awarded
Ground Control LimitedLot 2 - Cornwall£139,193 †—Awarded
Ground Control LimitedLot 3 - D&C HQ£255,263 †—Awarded
Ground Control LimitedLot 4 - Dorset£70,465 †—Awarded
Mitie LandscapesLot 5 - Gloucestershire£158,091 †—Awarded
Mitie LandscapesLot 6 - Wiltshire£124,431 †—Awarded

Contracts

Bid statistics published by the authority

BidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
5bids · 5 electronic———

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Chief Constable for Devon and Cornwall Police

Contracting authorityPolice & fireBody governed by public lawPublic order and safety N/A Police Headquarters, Middlemoor, Exeter, South West, EX2 7HQContact name, email Published organisation website ↗

Dispute resolution & review bodies

  • CEDRMediation bodyReview contact point London
  • The High Court of JusticeReview body London

Bidders & participating suppliers

2 commercial parties on the notice
  • Ground Control LtdAwarded supplier Kingfisher House, Radford way, Billericay, South West, CM12 0EQ
  • Mitie Landscapes LtdAwarded supplier Level 12, The Shard, 32 London Bridge Street, London, South West, SE1 9SG

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.