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Published 14 Oct 2022, 16:59 BST

Official UK procurement notice

T1-6763-West Kent Housing Grounds Maintenance Contract

Official notice

Authority: West Kent Housing Association (Housing)

ServicesRestricted procedure
Published estimate£13,500,000exc. VAT
Submissions closed 14 Nov 2022

What is being bought

Published requirement description

The delivery of Grounds Maintenance Services to schemes and estates owned and managed by West Kent Housing Association. The estimated annual value is between 700,000.00 GBP and 900,000.00 GBP. It is intended the contract will commence in May 2023, and subject to annual reviews by West Kent Housing Association, run for a period of ten years with the option for renewal for an extension of up to a further five years. The maximum duration of the contract is therefore 15 years. The total contract value within this notice is therefore subject to review and is not guaranteed. The total contract is also subject to inflation.

CPV: Grounds maintenance services · Hedge trimming · Tree pruning and hedge trimming

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published
Lot #1The services required by this contract, can include but are not restricted to:RenewalPublished value£13,500,000

The services required by this contract, can include but are not restricted to:

  1. Cutting and maintenance of grassed areas
  2. The collection of leaves and litter from all communal areas
  3. Weed control (hard and soft landscaped areas)
  4. Shrub, hedge and rose maintenance
  5. Management of trees on a day to day basis
  6. Tree surveys, every five years, and any resultant major works to trees
Delivery: South East · Schemes and sites owned and managed by West Kent Housing Association within Kent.
Extensions: It is intended that the contract will commence in May 2023, and subject to annual reviews, run for a period of ten years with the option for renewal, as decided by WKHA, for an extension of up to a further five years. The maximum duration of the contract is therefore fifteen years. The total value within this notice relates to the maximum fifteen year period and is not guaranteed.Second stage: 5–null candidates invited to tenderVariant 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: 30%Price: 60%Social value: 10%
Published sub-criteria (3)
  • Technical submission: 30%
  • price: 60%
  • Social Value submission: 10%
Published award criteria (3)
  • Technical submission: 30
  • Social Value submission: 10
  • Price: 60
Conditions of participation1
  • Suitability

    The requirements are set out within the procurement documents.

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
Restricted procedure
Legal basis
CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
Procurement category
Services
Notice status
Closed
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
14 Oct 2022, 16:59 BST
Last source update
14 Oct 2022, 16:59 BST
FTS notice number
2022/S 000-029076
Classification (CPV)
Grounds maintenance servicesHedge trimmingTree pruning and hedge trimming
Delivery area
South East (UKJ4)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-037605 Find a Tender
Contract terms
Performance terms

As stated in the procurement documents.

Publisher note: NOTE: To register your interest in this notice and obtain any additional information please visit the myTenders Web Site at https://www.mytenders.co.uk/Search/Search_Switch.aspx?ID=227664. The buyer has indicated that it will accept electronic responses to this notice via the Postbox facility. A user guide is available at https://www.mytenders.co.uk/sitehelp/help_guides.aspx. Suppliers are advised to allow adequate time for uploading documents and to dispatch the electronic response well in advance of the closing time to avoid any last minute problems. (MT Ref:227664)

How it was run

Official notice
Run through: mytenders · Who buys & how to bid on myTenders
Supplier login requiredLanguage: EN
Access & registration note: Free publication showcase; bidding happens on buyer portals
Submission deadline
14 Nov 2022, 12:00 GMT
Submission channel
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Accepted languages
en
Bid validity
180 days from the deadline
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Timeline

14 Oct 2022 → 29 Nov 2022 · 3 dates
  1. Notice published
    14 Oct 2022, 16:59 BST
  2. Submission deadline
    14 Nov 2022, 12:00 GMT
  3. Invitations to tender expected
    29 Nov 2022

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

West Kent Housing Association

Contracting authorityHousingBody governed by public lawHousing and community amenities 101 London Road, Sevenoaks, UK, TN13 1AXContact email, phone Published organisation website ↗

Dispute resolution & review bodies

  • Cabinet OfficeReview contact point London
  • High Court of England and WalesMediation bodyReview body London
Process and specification contact points (1)
  • Faithorn Farrell Timms LLPProcess contact point Orpington, South EastContact name, email, 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