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Published 15 Jul 2021, 15:24 BST

Official UK procurement notice

CP2082-21 Devon County Council Corporate Grounds Maintenance Contract

Official notice

Authority: Devon County Council (Local council)

ServicesOpen procedure
Sectors: Agricultural, forestry, horticultural, aquacultural and apicultural services (77) Delivery: South West (UKK43)
Published value£800,000published on the single lot · exc. VAT
Submissions closed 29 Sept 2021
Contract term Ends 31 Dec 2025extension options published

What is being bought

Published requirement description

This is a contract to provide grounds maintenance services to DCC corporate properties on the expiry of an existing contract at the end of December 2021. The contract will consist primarily of grass cutting and hedge cutting. The contract is for an initial four year period with options to extend annually for a further two years.

CPV: Horticultural services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published
Lot #1Devon County Council seeks to engage a single grounds maintenance contractor to…RenewalPublished value£800,000

Devon County Council seeks to engage a single grounds maintenance contractor to provide grounds maintenance services for Devon County Council corporate premises across the county of Devon. The Devon County Council estate comprises corporate office buildings, together with some educational units, Children’s Centres, Social Care Units, Economic Development sites/Business Parks and Libraries.

Most establishments incorporate at least the following areas of work:

  • Regular Grass cutting
  • Rough Grass and conservation cutting
  • Hedges
  • Shrub beds (especially standard shrub beds and shrub bed edging)
  • Hard Surface Weed Control
  • Direct labour
  • Miscellaneous – litter and leaves.

The contract will be for a four year period from the 1st of January 2022 until the 31st of December 2025, with a possible 2 year extension to the 31st December 2027. DCC will have the ability to execute a break clause after 24 months. Additional information: Please find the details on how to express interest, gain access to the procurement documents and apply at the following link:-

procontract.due-north.com/Procurer/Advert/View ↗

Contract period: … – 31 Dec 2025
Delivery: South West
Extensions: The contract will be for a four year period from the 1st of January 2022 until the 31st of December 2025, with a possible 2 year extension to the 31st December 2027. DCC will have the ability to execute a break clause after 24 months.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: 100%
Published award criteria (2)
  • Quality: 0
  • Price: 100
What this means for your bid
  • Price carries 100 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 10 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
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
15 Jul 2021, 15:24 BST
Last source update
14 Sept 2021, 15:47 BST
Award evaluation window
15 Sept 2021 – …
Authority reference
DN543233
FTS notice number
2021/S 000-022838
Classification (CPV)
Horticultural services
Delivery area
South West (UKK43)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-02c810 Find a Tender

How it was run

Official notice
Run through: ProContract (Due North) · Who buys & how to bid on ProContract
Supplier login requiredLanguage: EN
Access & registration note: Free · short registration with manual review; public opportunity list
Submission deadline
29 Sept 2021, 12:00 BST
Submission channel
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Accepted languages
en
Bids opened
15 Sept 2021, 12:30 BST
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

www.supplyingthesouthwest.org.uk ↗

Timeline

14 Sept 2021 → 29 Sept 2021 · 3 dates
  1. Notice published
    14 Sept 2021, 15:47 BST
  2. Bids opened
    15 Sept 2021, 12:30 BST
  3. Submission deadline
    29 Sept 2021, 12:00 BST

Notice history

4 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 14 Sept 2021
  1. Status changed to active
    14 Sept 2021, 15:47 BST
  2. Procurement method changed
    14 Sept 2021, 15:47 BST
  3. Deadline moved to 29 Sept 2021, 12:00 BST
    14 Sept 2021, 15:47 BST
    +14 days · was 15 Sept 2021, 12:00 BST
  4. Deadline published: 15 Sept 2021, 12:00 BST
    14 Sept 2021, 15:47 BST
Published amendments (2 · 1 deadline change)
WhenWhatBeforeAfterShift
—TextAdditional Information · II.2.14Please find the details on how to express interest, gain access to the procurement documents and apply at the following link:- https://procontract.due-north.com/Procurer/Advert/View?advertId=1a182d1c-efdf-eb11-810d-005056b64545&fromAdvertEvent=TruePlease find the details on how to express interest, gain access to the procurement documents and apply at the following link:- https://procontract.due-north.com/Advert?advertId=1a182d1c-efdf-eb11-810d-005056b64545&p=696a9836-1895-e511-8105-000c29c9ba21
—DeadlineTime limit for receipt of projects or requests to participate · IV.2.215 Sept 202129 Sept 2021+14 d

2 amendments published without a description.

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Devon County Council

Contracting authorityLocal CouncilRegional or local authorityGeneral public services County Hall, Topsham Road, Exeter, South West, EX2 4QDContact name, email, phone Published organisation website ↗

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.