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Published 25 Oct 2023, 08:46 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Ted Wragg Multi Academy Trust PFI Grounds Maintenance Contracts

Official notice

Authority: Ted Wragg Trust

ServicesOpen procedureSME suitable
Published estimate£380,000exc. VAT24.2% above published estimate
Submissions closed 21 Dec 2023awarded 1 Apr 2024
Awarded to Countrywide Grounds Maintenance Services Limited

What is being bought

Published requirement description

This tender is to procure grounds maintenance services for the schools in the Exeter PFI Contract (PFI Schools) (excluding Wynstream Primary school). TWMAT provide the management of this contract on behalf of the schools through their trading subsidiary Fusion School Services Ltd (Fusion).

CPV: Grounds maintenance services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published
Lot #1AwardedRenewalPublished value£380,000
Delivery: South West · Cranbrook Education Campus, Tillhouse Road, Cranbrook, EX5 7EE
Extensions: Two further extensions in 12 month intervalsVariant 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: 30Price: 140
Published sub-criteria (3)
  • Quality: 30
  • Price: 70
  • price: 70
Published award criteria (3)
  • Price: 70
  • Quality: 30
  • Price: 70
What this means for your bid
  • Price carries 140 of 170 points: a 10% discount moves about 14 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
25 Oct 2023, 08:46 BST
Last source update
11 Apr 2024, 10:50 BST
Award evaluation window
21 Dec 2023 – …
FTS notice number
2024/S 000-011741
Classification (CPV)
Grounds maintenance services
Delivery area
South West (UKK4)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-040eb4 Find a Tender
Contract terms
Electronic trading
e-invoicing allowed · electronic ordering · electronic payment
Performance terms

Refer to Document i KPI

Publisher note: (MT Ref:231591)

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
21 Dec 2023, 12:00 GMT
Submission channel
{"electronicSubmission"}
Accepted languages
en
Bids opened
21 Dec 2023, 12:00 GMT
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Timeline

21 Dec 2023 → 11 Apr 2024 · 4 dates
  1. Submission deadline
    21 Dec 2023, 12:00 GMT
  2. Bids opened
    21 Dec 2023, 12:00 GMT
  3. Bids must remain valid until
    14 Mar 2024, 23:59 GMT
  4. Notice published
    11 Apr 2024, 10:50 BST

Notice history

2 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 26 Oct 2023
  1. Deadline moved to 21 Dec 2023, 12:00 GMT
    26 Oct 2023, 11:47 BST
    +7 days · was 14 Dec 2023, 12:00 GMT
  2. Status changed to complete
    11 Apr 2024, 10:50 BST
Published amendments (1 · 1 deadline change)
WhenWhatBeforeAfterShift
—DeadlineTime limit · IV.2.214 Dec 202321 Dec 2023+7 d

The date in the tender documents is the 21st December, therefore updating to reflect the correct date

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value £471,9451 contract exc. VAT
Bids received 21 from SMEs
Contracts signed 1latest 1 Apr 2024
Awarded toValueDateStatus
Countrywide Grounds Maintenance Services Limited£471,945 †—Awarded

Contracts

Bid statistics published by the authority

BidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
2bids · 2 electronic · 2 from abroad1——

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Ted Wragg Trust

Contracting authorityBody governed by public lawEducation Cranbrook Educational Campus, Cranbrook, UK, EX5 7EEContact name, email, phone Published organisation website ↗

Dispute resolution & review bodies

  • Public Procurement Review ServiceReview body LondonContact email, phone
  • Ted Wragg Multi Academy TrustMediation bodyReview contact point Exeter

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

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