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Published 24 Jun 2024, 12:12 BST

Official UK procurement notice

VHA Grounds Maintenance Contract

Official notice

Authority: VECTIS HOUSING ASSOCIATION LIMITED (Housing)·Consortium: 2 public authorities

ServicesOpen procedure
Published estimate£1,500,000exc. VAT
Submissions closed 26 Jul 2024awarded 1 Nov 2024
Awarded to Bud and Lawn Gardencare Limited

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Vectis Housing Association Limited (VHA) is procuring grounds maintenance services for the properties it owns and manages. VHA intends to award one contract to a single supplier. The Contract will run for an initial five-year period with the right for VHA to extend in yearly increments for a further five years (giving a maximum overall duration of ten years).

CPV: Grounds maintenance services · Planting and maintenance services of green areas

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published
Lot #1Vectis Housing Association Limited (VHA) is a registered provider of social housing…AwardedRenewalPublished value£1,500,000

Vectis Housing Association Limited (VHA) is a registered provider of social housing based on the Isle of Wight. VHA is procuring grounds maintenance services for the properties it owns and manages. There are currently 43 sites; the number of sites, individual areas and the properties within each site may fluctuate during the life of the Contract).

VHA intends to award one contract to a single supplier. The Contract will run for an initial five-year period with the right for VHA to extend in yearly increments for a further five years (giving a maximum overall duration of ten years. The estimated value in this notice is for the full ten duration exclusive of VAT and inflationary increases which may be applied to the annual price during the term of the contract).

Delivery: South East · Isle of Wight
Extensions: The initial term of the Contract awarded is intended to be five years, with the option for VHA to extend the Contract in yearly increments for a further five years, giving a maximum overall duration of ten years.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
Price: 40
Published sub-criteria (1)
  • Criterion 1: 40
Published award criteria (1)
  • Criterion 1: 40
Conditions of participation1
  • Suitability

    Please refer to tender documents for full details.

What this means for your bid
  • Price carries 40 of 40 points: a 10% discount moves about 4 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
Unspecified in notice
Recurring procurement
No (one-off requirement)
First published
24 Jun 2024, 12:12 BST
Last source update
4 Dec 2024, 16:01 GMT
Award evaluation window
26 Jul 2024 – …
Authority reference
2024
FTS notice number
2024/S 000-039110
Classification (CPV)
Grounds maintenance servicesPlanting and maintenance services of green areas
Delivery area
South East (UKJ3)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-04721c Find a Tender
Contract terms
Electronic trading
e-invoicing allowed · electronic ordering · electronic payment

Publisher note: To respond to this opportunity please go to www.vectishousing.co.uk to access the procurement documents and these should then be submitted to [email protected]. VHA considers that this contract may be suitable for economic operators that are small or medium enterprises (SMEs). However, any selection of tenderers will be based solely on the criteria set out for the procurement. VHA shall be under no obligation to award a contract as a result of this procurement exercise.

How it was run

Official notice
Run through: portal not identified
Language: EN

Tender documents are also served through a separate tool: http://www.vectishousing.co.uk ↗

Submission deadline
26 Jul 2024, 12:00 BST
Submission channel
{"electronicSubmission","written"}
Accepted languages
en
Bid validity
180 days from the deadline
Bids opened
26 Jul 2024, 13:00 BST
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Timeline

26 Jul 2024 → 4 Dec 2024 · 3 dates
  1. Submission deadline
    26 Jul 2024, 12:00 BST
  2. Bids opened
    26 Jul 2024, 13:00 BST
  3. Notice published
    4 Dec 2024, 16:01 GMT

Notice history

2 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 4 Dec 2024
  1. Status changed to complete
    4 Dec 2024, 16:01 GMT
  2. Buyer details updated
    4 Dec 2024, 16:01 GMT

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value £1,500,0001 contract exc. VAT
Bids received 4
Contracts signed 1latest 1 Nov 2024
Awarded toValueDateStatus
Bud and Lawn Gardencare Limited£1,500,000 †—Awarded

Contracts

Bid statistics published by the authority

BidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
4bids———

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

2 public bodies on the notice

VECTIS HOUSING ASSOCIATION LIMITED

Contracting authorityHousingBody governed by public lawHousing and community amenities 21237R Chapel House, Newport, South East, PO30 1PZContact name, email, phone Published organisation website ↗

Dispute resolution & review bodies

  • Vectis Housing AssociationReview body NewportContact email, phone

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