Official UK procurement notice
Scottish Borders Housing Association Provision of Grounds Maintenance Service 2024-2029
Authority: Scottish Borders Housing Association Ltdf (Housing)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionProvision of grounds maintenance services on land owned by SBHA across the Scottish Borders
CPV: Grounds maintenance services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1The provision of a grounds maintenance service for a housing association with 5,619…CancelledRenewalPublished value£22,000,000
The provision of a grounds maintenance service for a housing association with 5,619 properties covering the Scottish Borders
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 award criteria (2)
- Quality: 40
- Price: 40
- Economic & financial standing
List and brief description of selection criteria:
Please note that the ESPD will be evaluated on the basis of pass / fail.
Please refer to these statements when completing section 4B of the ESPD (Scotland).
Statement for 4B1.1 Bidders will be required to have an average yearly turnover of a minimum of 450 000 GBP in the business area covered by the contract for the last 3 years.
There must be no qualification or contra-indication from any evidence provided in support of the bidders economic and financial standing. Statement for 4B.5.1-3.
It is a requirement of this contract that bidders hold or can commit to obtain prior to the commencement of any subsequently awarded contract, the types of insurance indicated below.
Employer's (Compulsory) Liability Insurance = 5 million GBP
Public Liability Insurance = 5 million GBP
Professional Indemnity Insurance = 1 million GBP
Minimum: Statement for 4B.4 - it is a requirement of this contract that Tenderers should have a credit rating of 51 or above. This will be tested by an Experian credit check undertaken by SBHA
- Price carries 40 of 80 points: a 10% discount moves about 4 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
- Cancelled
- 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
- 6 Dec 2023, 12:45 GMT
- Last source update
- 7 Dec 2023, 09:15 GMT
- Award evaluation window
- 15 Jan 2024 – …
- FTS notice number
2023/S 000-036043- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-04220fFind a Tender
- Electronic trading
- e-invoicing allowed · electronic ordering · electronic payment
- Performance terms
Refer to tender documents
- Review procedure
14 days of written notification
Publisher note: SBHA is committed to providing high-quality public services that are delivered by well managed and motivated staff. As such it has adopted fair work practices and expects contractors to take a similarly positive approach to fair work practices. Tenders will be evaluated as follows: ESPD on a pass/fail basis. 40% Price. 60% Quality. The Quality element will be evaluated as follows: Technical & Service Delivery 20%, Method Statements 25%, Health & Safety 15%, Tenant Engagement 15%, Fair Work First 10%, Biodiverstiy and the transition to Net Zero 15%, Community Benefits Pas/Fail. Individual questions are weighted and this weighting is provided in the TenderDocumentation. Tender Documents comprise: Contract Notice, ESPD, Instructions to Tenderers, Contract Conditions, Specification and Response Document. (SC Ref:752598)
How it was run
Official noticeTender documents are also served through a separate tool: http://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk ↗
- Submission deadline
- 15 Jan 2024, 12:00 GMT
- Submission channel
- {"electronicSubmission"}
- Accepted languages
- en
- Bid validity
- 90 days from the deadline
- Bids opened
- 15 Jan 2024, 12:00 GMT
Timeline
7 Dec 2023 → 15 Jan 2024 · 3 dates- Notice published7 Dec 2023, 09:15 GMT
- Submission deadline15 Jan 2024, 12:00 GMT
- Bids opened15 Jan 2024, 12:00 GMT
Notice history
1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender- Status changed to cancelled7 Dec 2023, 09:15 GMT
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast1 further award records carry no date or value.
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- Scottish Borders Housing AssociationReview contact point
- Selkirk Sheriif CourtReview body
Official documents & specifications (1)
Official links; attachments are not copiedTender pack and attachments
- Technical selection criteria