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Published 7 Nov 2022, 09:24 GMT

Official UK procurement notice

ANDBC Tender for the Provision of Sports Pitch Maintenance

Official notice

Authority: Ards and North Down Borough Council (Local council)·Consortium: 2 public authorities

ServicesOpen procedureSME suitable
Published estimate£380,000exc. VAT
Submissions closed 7 Dec 2022awarded 24 Jan 2023
Awarded to Irwin GroundWorks

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Ards and North Down Borough Council have a number of grass sports pitches which require high quality end of season maintenance. To fulfil this requirement the Council wishes to appoint a competent and reliable contractor for the provision of End of Season Sports Pitch Maintenance for the 2023 season with the option to extend for a further three (3) seasons until 30 June 2026.

CPV: Grounds maintenance services · Repair work on sports fields · Sports fields maintenance services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published
Lot #1AwardedRenewalPublished value£380,000
Extensions: It is anticipated that the contract will be awarded on 23 January 2023 for one season (Year 2023) and subject to performance as agreed on contract award, there will be an option to extend for a further period of three seasons (Years 2024, 2025 and 2026), reviewed annually and subject to written agreement by both parties.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
Quality: 30%Price: 70%
Published sub-criteria (2)
  • Methodology: 30%
  • price: 70%
Published award criteria (2)
  • Methodology: 30
  • Price: 70
What this means for your bid
  • 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.

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
No (one-off requirement)
First published
7 Nov 2022, 09:24 GMT
Last source update
1 Feb 2023, 16:34 GMT
Award evaluation window
7 Dec 2022 – …
FTS notice number
2023/S 000-003179
Classification (CPV)
Grounds maintenance servicesRepair work on sports fieldsSports fields maintenance services
Delivery area
Northern Ireland (UKN09)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-037f78 Find a Tender
Review and risk notes
Review procedure

Ards and North Down Borough Council will incorporate a minimum 10 calendar day Standstill Period following electronic notification to unsuccessful applicants of the award decision.

How it was run

Official notice
Submission deadline
7 Dec 2022, 12:00 GMT
Submission channel
{"written"}
Accepted languages
en
Bids opened
7 Dec 2022, 12:30 GMT

Timeline

7 Dec 2022 → 7 Mar 2023 · 4 dates
  1. Submission deadline
    7 Dec 2022, 12:00 GMT
  2. Bids opened
    7 Dec 2022, 12:30 GMT
  3. Notice published
    1 Feb 2023, 16:34 GMT
  4. Bids must remain valid until
    7 Mar 2023, 23:59 GMT

Notice history

2 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 1 Feb 2023
  1. Status changed to complete
    1 Feb 2023, 16:34 GMT
  2. Buyer details updated
    1 Feb 2023, 16:34 GMT

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value £52,2001 contract exc. VAT
Bids received 55 from SMEs
Contracts signed 1latest 24 Jan 2023
Awarded toValueDateStatus
Irwin GroundWorksSMEContract£52,200 †—Awarded

Contracts

Bid statistics published by the authority

BidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
5bids · 5 electronic · 5 from abroad5——

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

2 public bodies on the notice

Ards and North Down Borough Council

Contracting authorityLocal CouncilRegional or local authorityGeneral public services Town Hall, The Castle, Bangor, UK, BT20 4BTContact name, email Published organisation website ↗

Dispute resolution & review bodies

  • Procurement ManagerReview body Bangor
  • Purchasing ManagerReview body Bangor

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice
  • Irwin GroundWorksAwarded supplier 63 Conogher Rd, BALLYMONEY, UK, BT53 6NLContact 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