Official UK procurement notice
Supply & Delivery of Horticultural Products
Authority: Falkirk Council (Local council)
What is being bought9 lots · detail below
Published requirement descriptionFramework agreement award for the supply and delivery of Horticultural Products to the Authorities Roads and Grounds Maintenance departments based at Earls Road Grangemouth and throughout Falkirk District sites as required.
- Recurrence: November 2028
CPV: Agricultural and horticultural products · Crops, products of market gardening and horticulture · Grassing services · Herbicides · Horticultural and nursery products · Horticultural products · Landscape gardening services · Ornamental plants, grasses, mosses or lichens · Paints · Pesticides · Scrap wood · Soccer field marking equipment · +5 more
How this framework works
From the published notice- Places
- up to 45 suppliers · 3 bids on the busiest of 8 lots (0.1 per place) · 7 appointed
- Framework period
- 4 yrs from 1 Mar 2025
Lots and requirements (9)Procurement structure
9 lots · all with a published value · same evaluation weights on every lotEvery one of these 2 lots carries the same published figure, £100,000: it is the framework's maximum for the whole notice, not each lot's own budget, and no share per lot is published. The cards below say ceiling above rather than repeat it.
Lot #1Turf Productsceiling above
Falkirk Council wishes to establish a framework agreement with suitably experienced suppliers for the supply and delivery of Turf Products.
Please refer to the specification within the ITT documentation for further details. Additional information: Economic operators may be excluded from this competition if they are in any of the situations referred to in regulation 58 of the Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2015
Lot #2Topsoil – Premium GradeCancelledPublished value£30,000
Supply and delivery of Premium Grade Topsoil. Additional information: Economic operators may be excluded from this competition if they are in any of the situations referred to in regulation 58 of the Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2015
Lot #3Topsoil – General GradeCancelledPublished value£30,000
Supply and delivery of General Purpose Grade Topsoil. Additional information: Economic operators may be excluded from this competition if they are in any of the situations referred to in regulation 58 of the Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2015
Lot #4Topsoil – Economy GradeCancelledPublished value£40,000
Supply and delivery of Economy Grade Topsoil. Additional information: Economic operators may be excluded from this competition if they are in any of the situations referred to in regulation 58 of the Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2015
Lot #5Topsoil – Bulk BagCancelledPublished value£10,000
Supply and delivery of Bulk Bagged Topsoil's. Additional information: Economic operators may be excluded from this competition if they are in any of the situations referred to in regulation 58 of the Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2015
Lot #6Horticultural SundriesCancelledPublished value£50,000
Supply and delivery of Horticultural Sundries. Additional information: Economic operators may be excluded from this competition if they are in any of the situations referred to in regulation 58 of the Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2015.
Lot #7Play Grade WoodchipCancelledPublished value£70,000
Supply and delivery of Play Grade Wood Chip. Supplied products must comply with the Government Timber Procurement Policy.
Please refer to link provided: -
www.gov.uk/guidance/timber-proc… ↗ Additional information: Economic operators may be excluded from this competition if they are in any of the situations referred to in regulation 58 of the Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2015.
Lot #8Herbicides/PesticidesCancelledceiling above
Supply and delivery of Herbicides & Pesticides products. Additional information: Economic operators may be excluded from this competition if they are in any of the situations referred to in regulation 58 of the Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2015.
Lot #9Sport Line MarkingCancelledPublished value£50,000
Supply and delivery of Sport Line Marking Paint. Additional information: Economic operators may be excluded from this competition if they are in any of the situations referred to in regulation 58 of the Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2015.
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)
- Qualitative: 30%
- price: 70%
Published award criteria (2)
- Qualitative: 30
- Price: 70
- Suitability
It is a requirement of this tender that if the Bidder is UK based they must hold a valid registration with Companies House. Where the Bidder is UK based but not registered at Companies House they must be able to verify to the Council’s satisfaction that they are trading from the address provided in the tender and under the Company name given.
- Economic & financial standing
A Credit safe credit scoring check will be ran on registered Company Name and Company Number provided by the bidder. Where the resulting Credit Rating score is less than 30/100 the bidder may be excluded from the tender process unless suitable financial information is provided that gives satisfactory assurances to the Council regarding financial risk in appointing the bidder to the contract
Minimum: Employer’s (Compulsory) Liability Insurance = 10 Million GBP Public Liability Insurance = 5 Million GBP Product Liability Insurance = 5 Million GBP Motor Insurance = 5 Million GBP -complying with the minimum requirements as stipulated by UK Government
- Staff
- Names and qualifications of delivery staff must be submitted
- Price carries 70 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 7 points. This one is won on the number: sharpen the price before polishing the prose.
- “Supply & Delivery of Horticultural Products” is a framework: the contest is a place on its panel, up to 45 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
- Goods
- 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 · November 2028
- First published
- 14 Oct 2024, 10:36 BST
- Last source update
- 4 Mar 2025, 16:15 GMT
- Award evaluation window
- 14 Nov 2024 – …
- Authority reference
PS/370/25- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-007910- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-04aba5Find a Tender
- Electronic trading
- e-invoicing allowed · electronic ordering · electronic payment
- Performance terms
As listed within the tender documentation.
Publisher note: 1. Bidders were required to provide 2 examples from the past 3 years that demonstrate that they had the relevant experience to deliver the services/ supplies as described in part II.2.4 of the Find a Tender Service Contract Notice or the relevant section of the Site Notice. 2. Bidders were required to confirm whether they intend to subcontract and, if so, for what proportion of the contract. 3. The bidder must hold a UKAS (or equivalent) accredited independent third party certificate of compliance in accordance with BS EN ISO 9001 (or equivalent), or provide additional supportive information as detailed within Document 4 "PS 370 25 SPD (Scotland) Standardised Statements". 4. The bidder must hold a UKAS (or equivalent) accredited independent third party certificate of compliance in accordance with ISO 45001:2018 (or equivalent) or provide additional supportive information as detailed within Document 4 "PS 370 25 SPD (Scotland)Standardised Statements". 5. The Bidder must hold a UKAS (or equivalent) accredited independent third party certificate of compliance with BS EN ISO 14001 (or equivalent) or a valid EMAS (or equivalent) certificate or provide additional supportive information as detailed within Document 4 "PS 370 25 SPD (Scotland) Standardised Statements". (SC Ref:792287)
How it was run
Official noticeTender documents are also served through a separate tool: http://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk ↗
- Appointment period ends
- 14 Nov 2024, 11:00 GMT
- Submission channel
- {"electronicSubmission"}
- Accepted languages
- en
- Bid validity
- 180 days from the deadline
- Bids opened
- 14 Nov 2024, 11:00 GMT
Timeline
14 Nov 2024 → 4 Mar 2025 · 4 dates- Admission / appointment period endsperiod end, not a bid countdown14 Nov 2024, 11:00 GMT
- Bids opened14 Nov 2024, 11:00 GMT
- Contract starts1 Mar 2025
- Notice published4 Mar 2025, 16:15 GMT
Notice history
1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender- Status changed to complete4 Mar 2025, 16:15 GMT
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast8 suppliers are admitted to this framework without individual award values or dates, see the supplier list below.
Contracts
All 2 of these contracts carry the same published figure, £48,000, the framework's maximum for the whole notice, not each contract's own value. They are not eleven separate sums.
Topsoil – Premium Grade
- Signed
- 17 Feb 2025
- Value
- £32,000
- Period
- … – 28 Feb 2029
- Status
- active
Topsoil – General Grade
- Signed
- 17 Feb 2025
- Value
- £34,000
- Period
- … – 28 Feb 2029
- Status
- active
Topsoil – Economy Grade
- Signed
- 17 Feb 2025
- Value
- £18,000
- Period
- … – 28 Feb 2029
- Status
- active
Topsoil – Bulk Bag
- Signed
- 17 Feb 2025
- Value
- £14,000
- Period
- … – 28 Feb 2029
- Status
- active
Horticultural Sundries
- Signed
- 17 Feb 2025
- Value
- ceiling above
- Period
- … – 28 Feb 2029
- Status
- active
Play Grade Woodchip
- Signed
- 17 Feb 2025
- Value
- £96,000
- Period
- … – 28 Feb 2029
- Status
- active
Herbicides/Pesticides
- Signed
- 17 Feb 2025
- Value
- £104,000
- Period
- … – 28 Feb 2029
- Status
- active
Sport Line Marking
- Signed
- 17 Feb 2025
- Value
- ceiling above
- Period
- … – 28 Feb 2029
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Lot | Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 · Topsoil – Premium Grade | 2bids · 2 electronic · 2 from abroad | 2 | — | — |
| 3 · Topsoil – General Grade | 2bids · 2 electronic · 2 from abroad | 2 | — | — |
| 4 · Topsoil – Economy Grade | 2bids · 2 electronic · 2 from abroad | 2 | — | — |
| 5 · Topsoil – Bulk Bag | 1bids · 1 electronic · 1 from abroad | 1 | — | — |
| 6 · Horticultural Sundries | 3bids · 3 electronic · 3 from abroad | 2 | — | — |
| 7 · Play Grade Woodchip | 1bids · 1 electronic · 1 from abroad | 1 | — | — |
| 8 · Herbicides/Pesticides | 2bids · 2 electronic · 2 from abroad | 1 | — | — |
| 9 · Sport Line Marking | 2bids · 2 electronic · 2 from abroad | 2 | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- Falkirk Sheriff Court and Justice of the PeaceReview body
Framework contractors & participating bidders
7 commercial parties on the notice- Agrigem LtdFramework contractor
- Agrovista UK LtdFramework contractor
- Allstone Glasgow LtdFramework contractor
- Brewster Brothers LtdFramework contractor
- Fleet Line Markers LimitedFramework contractor
- Green-Tech LtdFramework contractor
- SCOTBARKFramework contractor
Official documents & specifications (1)
Official links; attachments are not copiedTender pack and attachments
- Technical selection criteria