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Published 25 Aug 2023, 12:51 BST

Official UK procurement notice

THE PROVISION OF GROUNDS MAINTENANCE SERVICES TO VARIOUS WEST MIDLANDS FIRE AND RESCUE AUTHORITY SITES.

Official notice

Authority: West Midlands Fire and Rescue Authority (Police & fire)

3 lotsServicesOpen procedureMax 3 lots to bid
Published estimate£120,000total for 3 lots
Submissions closed 25 Sept 2023awarded 30 Nov 2023
Awarded to KNOTWEED SERVICES (UK) LTD

What is being bought3 lots · detail below

Published requirement description

West Midlands Fire and Rescue Authority invites you to tender for the provision of a Grounds Maintenance Service.

The Authority has 41 sites that require grounds maintenance of some description. The undertaking of tasks such as grass cutting, attending to trees, hedge cutting, vegetation and weed control, and litter/leaf clearances, etc.

The Contract will be divided into the following work packages “Lots”:

  • Lot 1 - Black Country Area
  • Lot 2 - Birmingham Area
  • Lot 3 - Coventry & Solihull Area

Tenderers are invited to bid for all or any of the available lots

  • Recurrence: 4 years

CPV: Grounds maintenance services

Lots and requirements (3)Procurement structure

3 lots · all with a published value (£120,000 together) · a supplier may bid for at most 3 of them · same evaluation weights on every lot
Lot #1GROUNDS MAINTENANCE SERVICES TO VARIOUS WEST MIDLANDS FIRE AND RESCUE AUTHORITY SITES WITHIN THE BLACK COUNTRY AREACancelledRenewalPublished value£52,683

The undertaking of tasks such as grass cutting, attending to tree’s, hedge cutting, vegetation and Weed control, and litter/leaf clearances, etc to West Midlands Fire and Rescue Authority sites within the Black Country area.

Delivery: West Midlands
Extensions: Details to be provided in 2027.Variant bids: not allowed
Lot #2GROUNDS MAINTENANCE SERVICES TO VARIOUS WEST MIDLANDS FIRE AND RESCUE AUTHORITY SITES WITHIN THE BIRMINGHAM AREA.CancelledRenewalPublished value£49,756

The undertaking of tasks such as grass cutting, attending to tree’s, hedge cutting, vegetation and Weed control, and litter/leaf clearances, etc to West Midlands Fire and Rescue Authority sites within the Birmingham area

Delivery: West Midlands
Extensions: Details to be provided in 2027.Variant bids: not allowed
Lot #3GROUNDS MAINTENANCE SERVICES TO VARIOUS WEST MIDLANDS FIRE AND RESCUE AUTHORITY SITES WITHIN THE COVENTRY AND SOLIHULL AREA.CancelledRenewalPublished value£17,561

The undertaking of tasks such as grass cutting, attending to tree’s, hedge cutting, vegetation and Weed control, and litter/leaf clearances, etc to West Midlands Fire and Rescue Authority sites within the Coventry and Solihull area.

Delivery: West Midlands
Extensions: Details to be provided in 2027.Variant 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 · same split on all 3 lots
Quality: 35%Price: 60%Social value: 5%
Published award criteria (3)
  • Quality: 35%
  • Social Value: 5%
  • Price: 60%
Lot distribution rule: Tenderers are invited to bid for all or any of the available lots -It is the preference of the Authority that all the above Lots will be awarded to a single Tenderer. However, should it be more economically advantageous to do so, the Authority may award separate contracts for each Lot or a combination of Lots to separate Tenderers.
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
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
Yes · 4 years
First published
25 Aug 2023, 12:51 BST
Last source update
21 Dec 2023, 13:20 GMT
Award evaluation window
25 Sept 2023 – …
Authority reference
C5502
FTS notice number
2023/S 000-037679
Classification (CPV)
Grounds maintenance services
Delivery area
West Midlands (UKG)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-03f70c Find a Tender
Contract terms
Electronic trading
e-invoicing allowed · electronic ordering · electronic payment

How it was run

Official notice
Run through: EU-Supply (CTM) · Who buys & how to bid on EU-Supply
Public notice page · account needed to bidLanguage: EN
Access & registration note: Free · 5–10 minutes
Submission deadline
25 Sept 2023, 12:00 BST
Submission channel
{"electronicSubmission","written"}
Accepted languages
en
Bid validity
90 days from the deadline
Bids opened
25 Sept 2023, 12:00 BST
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Timeline

25 Sept 2023 → 21 Dec 2023 · 3 dates
  1. Submission deadline
    25 Sept 2023, 12:00 BST
  2. Bids opened
    25 Sept 2023, 12:00 BST
  3. Notice published
    21 Dec 2023, 13:20 GMT

Notice history

1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender
  1. Status changed to complete
    21 Dec 2023, 13:20 GMT

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value £223,6771 contract exc. VAT
Bids received 8
Contracts signed 1latest 30 Nov 2023
Awarded toValueDateStatus
Not linked to a lot1 award
KNOTWEED SERVICES (UK) LTDSME£223,677 †—Awarded

Contracts

  • THE PROVISION OF GROUNDS MAINTENANCE SERVICES TO VARIOUS WEST MIDLANDS FIRE AND RESCUE AUTHORITY SITES. · KNOTWEED SERVICES (UK) LTDSME

    Signed
    30 Nov 2023
    Value
    £223,677
    Status
    active

Bid statistics published by the authority

BidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
8bids · 8 electronic———

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

West Midlands Fire and Rescue Authority

Contracting authorityPolice & fireRegional or local agency/officeEducation VAT No. 281 2856 47 99 Vauxhall Road, Nechells, Birmingham, West Midlands, B7 4HWContact name, email, phone Published organisation website ↗

Dispute resolution & review bodies

  • Royal Courts of JusticeReview body London

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice
  • Knotweed Services (UK) LtdAwarded supplier08258217 Arrow Bridge, Grange Lane, Alvechurch, West Midlands, B48 7DJContact email

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