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Published 30 Apr 2021, 10:14 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Spencer Academies Trust Grounds Maintenance Services

Official notice

Authority: Spencer Academies Trust (Education)

ServicesOpen procedureSME suitable
Published estimate£210,000≈ £70k / year46.7% above final estimate
Submissions closed 7 Jun 2021awarded 9 Jul 2021
Awarded to COUNTRYWIDE GROUNDS MAINTENANCE LIMITED +4 more
Contract term 3 yrsends 31 Aug 2024 · extension options published · starts 1 Sept 2021

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Maintenance of school grounds and sports fields

CPV: Grounds maintenance services · Planting and maintenance services of green areas · Sports fields maintenance services · Weed-clearance services · Weed-killing services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published
Lot #1To provide grounds maintenance services across 20 schools within Nottinghamshire and…AwardedRenewal 3 yrsPublished value£210,000

To provide grounds maintenance services across 20 schools within Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire. Specific requirements vary from site to site ranging from beds and boarders maintenance, grass cutting and hedge trimming through to sports field maintenance, preparation and marking.

Contract period: 1 Sept 2021 – 31 Aug 2024 (3 yrs)
Delivery: East Midlands · Nottinghamshire
Extensions: 2 x 1 year extension optionsVariant 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
Quality: 40%Price: 60%
Published sub-criteria (2)
  • tecnical specification: 40%
  • price: 60%
Published award criteria (2)
  • tecnical specification: 40
  • Price: 60%
Staff
Names and qualifications of delivery staff must be submitted
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 · 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
30 Apr 2021, 10:14 BST
Last source update
22 Jul 2021, 12:25 BST
Award evaluation window
8 Jun 2021 – …
FTS notice number
2021/S 000-017331
Classification (CPV)
Grounds maintenance servicesPlanting and maintenance services of green areasSports fields maintenance servicesWeed-clearance servicesWeed-killing services
Delivery area
East Midlands (UKF1)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-02ac16 Find a Tender
Contract terms
Electronic trading
e-invoicing allowed · electronic payment
Performance terms

As detailed in the procurement documents

Publisher note: (MT Ref:223423)

How it was run

Official notice
Run through: portal not identified
Language: EN
Submission deadline
7 Jun 2021, 12:00 BST
Submission channel
{"electronicSubmission","written"}
Accepted languages
en
Bids opened
8 Jun 2021, 09:00 BST
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Timeline

7 Jun 2021 → 1 Sept 2021 · 4 dates
  1. Submission deadline
    7 Jun 2021, 12:00 BST
  2. Bids opened
    8 Jun 2021, 09:00 BST
  3. Notice published
    22 Jul 2021, 12:25 BST
  4. Contract starts
    1 Sept 2021, 00:00 BST

Notice history

1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender
  1. Status changed to complete
    22 Jul 2021, 12:25 BST

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value £308,0001 contract exc. VAT
Bids received 1010 from SMEs
Contracts signed 1latest 9 Jul 2021

Contracts

Bid statistics published by the authority

BidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
10bids · 10 electronic · 10 from abroad10——

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Spencer Academies Trust

Contracting authorityEducationRegional or local authorityGeneral public services Arthur Mee Road, Stapleford, Nottingham, East Midlands, NG9 7EWContact name, email, phone Published organisation website ↗

Dispute resolution & review bodies

  • Public Procurement Review ServiceReview body LondonContact email, phone

Bidders & participating suppliers

5 commercial parties on the notice
  • Countrywide Grounds Maintenance LtdAwarded supplier Neighbourly Training Centre, Building 4, Brackley Campus, Buckingham Road, Brackley, UK, NN13 7ELContact phone
  • Gould Landscapes LtdAwarded supplier 20 Schooner Park, Schooner Court, Crossways Business Park, Dartford, Kent, UK, DA2 6NWContact phone
  • Newman Landscapes Ltd.Awarded supplier Unit 27, Brindley Road, Bayton Road Industrial Estate, Coventry, West Midlands, CV7 9EPContact phone
  • Nottinghamshire County CouncilAwarded supplier County Hall, Notts, East Midlands, NG2 7QPContact phone
  • Streetwise Environmental LtdAwarded supplier Abbey Road Depot, Abbey Road, Nottingham, East Midlands, NG2 5NEContact phone

Official documents & specifications (2)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Tender pack and attachments

  • Economic and financial selection criteriatenderEconomic and financial selection criteria
  • Technical selection criteriatenderTechnical selection criteria