Official UK procurement notice
Red Kite Learning Trust Grounds maintenance services
Authority: RED KITE LEARNING TRUST (Public body)
Sectors: Agricultural, forestry, horticultural, aquacultural and apicultural services (77) Delivery: Yorkshire & Humber (UKE22)
Published estimate£850,000envelope for 5 lots
Submissions closed 5 Aug 2024awarded 20 Dec 2024
Awarded to Alben Landscapes Ltd2 awards
Contract term Varies by lotfirst lot 3 yrs from 1 Apr 2025 · see each lot
What is being bought5 lots · detail below
Published requirement descriptionTender for schools' grounds maintenance services across Harrogate and Leeds
CPV: Grounds maintenance services
Lots and requirements (5)Procurement structure
5 lots · 2 with a published value (£630,000 together) · same evaluation weights on every lotLot #1Harrogate RKLT SchoolsAwardedRenewalPublished value£340,000
Grounds maintenance services
Lot #2Leeds RKLT SchoolsAwardedRenewalPublished value£290,000
Grounds maintenance services
Lot #3Saltergate SchoolsCancelledRenewalLot estimate not published
Grounds maintenance services
Lot #4Cardinal Heenan Catholic High SchoolRenewalLot estimate not published
Grounds maintenance
Lot #5Brigshaw High SchoolRenewalLot estimate not published
Grounds maintenance
What it takes to wini
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 morei
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).
How bids were scored · same split on all 3 lots
Published sub-criteria (2)
- Quality as described in ITT: 60%
- price: 40%
Published award criteria (2)
- Quality as described in ITT: 60%
- Price: 40%
Conditions of participation1
- Suitability
See Tender documents
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
- 25 Jun 2024, 12:16 BST
- Last source update
- 20 Dec 2024, 10:30 GMT
- Award evaluation window
- 5 Aug 2024 – …
- Authority reference
FTSRKLTGM2024- FTS notice number
2024/S 000-041135- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-047268Find a Tender
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 5 Aug 2024, 10:00 BST
- Submission channel
- {"written"}
- Accepted languages
- en
- Bids opened
- 5 Aug 2024, 10:00 BST
Timeline
5 Aug 2024 → 1 Aug 2025 · 5 dates- Submission deadline5 Aug 2024, 10:00 BST
- Bids opened5 Aug 2024, 10:00 BST
- Notice published20 Dec 2024, 10:30 GMT
- Contract starts1 Apr 2025, 00:00 BST
- Bids must remain valid until1 Aug 2025, 23:59 BST
Notice history
1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender- Status changed to complete20 Dec 2024, 10:30 GMT
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecastAwards 2
Awarded value £550,0002 contracts exc. VAT
Bids received 76 from SMEs
Contracts signed 2latest 20 Dec 2024
| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lot 1 · Harrogate RKLT Schools1 award | |||
| Alben Landscapes LtdSMERKLT Schools North Yorkshire | — | — | Awarded |
| Lot 2 · Leeds RKLT Schools1 award | |||
| Alben Landscapes LtdSMERKLT Schools West Yorkshire | — | — | Awarded |
Contracts
RKLT Schools North Yorkshire · Alben Landscapes LtdSME
- Signed
- 20 Dec 2024
- Value
- £290,000
- Period
- … – 31 Mar 2028
- Status
- active
RKLT Schools West Yorkshire · Alben Landscapes LtdSME
- Signed
- 20 Dec 2024
- Value
- £260,000
- Period
- … – 31 Mar 2028
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Lot | Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 · Harrogate RKLT Schools | 4bids · 4 electronic | 4 | — | — |
| 2 · Leeds RKLT Schools | 3bids · 3 electronic | 2 | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- Department of EducationReview body
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- Alben Landscapes LimitedAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (2)
Official links; attachments are not copiedTender pack and attachments
- Economic and financial selection criteria
- Technical selection criteria