Official UK procurement notice
Rural Stirling H.A. Grounds Maintenance Framework 2022-2026
Authority: Rural Stirling Housing Association (Housing)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionIt is Rural Stirling Housing Association’s intention to enter into a Framework Agreement with up to three Contractors in order to carry out routine maintenance and reactive repairs as may be necessary to hard and soft landscaped areas at the Association’s housing stock located throughout the rural Stirlingshire area commencing on 1 April 2022 until 31st March 2026.
It is the Association’s intention that the Bidder achieving the highest combined score following the price and quality assessment will be deemed the Preferred Contractor and will carry out the works in full, based on the rates contained within the Tender. Should the Preferred Contractor fail to perform to a satisfactory level then subsequent works will be offered to the contractor who is ranked second. This process will continue with the third placed contractor if the second placed contractor cannot commit to the works (nor perform to the required standard).
- Recurrence: 48 months from date of this procurement.
CPV: Grassing services · Grounds maintenance services · Horticultural services · Landscape gardening services · Landscaping work · Repair and maintenance services · Tree pruning and hedge trimming
How this framework works
From the published notice- Places
- up to 3 suppliers · 3 bids received (1.0 per place) · 2 appointed
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1Rural Stirling Housing Association Ltd. wishes to Contract with up to three…AwardedRenewal
Rural Stirling Housing Association Ltd. wishes to Contract with up to three Contractors to undertake grounds maintenance and associated reactive repair works to hard and soft landscaped areas at their housing stock numbering approximately 560nr properties and located across 25Nr sites/schemes throughout the rural Stirlingshire area from Tyndrum in the North, Balfron in the South, Stronachlacher in the West and Doune in the East. Additional information: Contractors will be required to complete the Association's Community Benefit Outcome Menu. Contractors must commit to delivering a minimum of 20 Community Benefit Points (CBP) under the contract. Failure to deliver to do so will constitute a FAIL and will result in elimination of the Contractor from the tender process.
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).
Published sub-criteria (2)
- Quality Weighting: 600
- price: 400
Published award criteria (2)
- Quality Weighting: 600
- Price: 400
- Suitability
Contracting organisations wishing to participate in the competition should be a member of the British Association of landscape Industries (BALI) or an equivalent organisation recognised within the industry. Certification or proof of membership to be supplied.
- Staff
- Names and qualifications of delivery staff must be submitted
- Price carries 400 of 1000 points: a 10% discount moves about 40 points. The method statement decides this lot, not the discount.
- “Rural Stirling H.A. Grounds Maintenance Framework 2022-2026” is a framework: the contest is a place on its panel, up to 3 suppliers, not a single contract.
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
- Framework agreement
- Who may use this agreement
- Not stated in the notice; call-off rights may be limited to the establishing authority
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Yes (GPA)
- Recurring procurement
- Yes · 48 months from date of this procurement.
- First published
- 22 Dec 2021, 09:05 GMT
- Last source update
- 14 Nov 2022, 14:28 GMT
- Award evaluation window
- 27 Jan 2022 – …
- Authority reference
ESP: 4549- FTS notice number
2022/S 000-032207- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-030474Find a Tender
- Electronic trading
- e-invoicing allowed · electronic ordering · electronic payment
Publisher note: (SC Ref:713464)
How it was run
Official noticeTender documents are also served through a separate tool: http://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk ↗
- Appointment period ends
- 27 Jan 2022, 12:00 GMT
- Submission channel
- {"electronicSubmission"}
- Accepted languages
- en
- Bid validity
- 180 days from the deadline
- Bids opened
- 27 Jan 2022, 12:00 GMT
Timeline
27 Jan 2022 → 14 Nov 2022 · 3 dates- Admission / appointment period endsperiod end, not a bid countdown27 Jan 2022, 12:00 GMT
- Bids opened27 Jan 2022, 12:00 GMT
- Notice published14 Nov 2022, 14:28 GMT
Notice history
1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender- Status changed to complete14 Nov 2022, 14:28 GMT
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast1 suppliers are admitted to this framework without individual award values or dates, see the supplier list below.
Contracts
Contract 032207-2022-1
- Signed
- 5 Apr 2022
- Value
- —
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Lot | Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rural Stirling Housing Association Ltd. wishes to Contract with up to three… | 3bids · 3 electronic | 3 | — | £166,683 – £190,041 |
| Whole notice | — | — | — | £166,683 – £190,041 |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- Stirling Sheriff CourtReview body
Process and specification contact points (1)
- Ewing Somerville Partnership (Scotland) Ltd.Process contact point
Framework contractors & participating bidders
2 commercial parties on the notice- D S McG LtdFramework contractor
- Nurture Landscapes LtdFramework contractor
Official documents & specifications (2)
Official links; attachments are not copiedTender pack and attachments
- Economic and financial selection criteria
- Technical selection criteria