Official UK procurement notice
Grounds Maintenance Services · UK public procurement notice
Authority: Golding Homes (Public body)
Sectors: Agricultural, forestry, horticultural, aquacultural and apicultural services (77) Delivery: South East (UKJ45)
Published estimate£2,500,000exc. VAT
Submissions closed 4 Dec 2024awarded 25 Feb 2025
Awarded to Gould Landscapes Ltd
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionGrounds maintenance and associated services in Maidstone, Kent and surrounding areas.
CPV: Grounds maintenance services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1Grounds maintenance services in Maidstone Kent and surrounding areasAwardedRenewalPublished value£2,500,000
What it takes to wini
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 morei
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).
How bids were scored
Published sub-criteria (2)
- Pricing of Maps: 40
- price: 40
Published award criteria (2)
- Pricing of Maps: 40
- Price: 40
- Staff
- Names and qualifications of delivery staff must be submitted
What this means for your bid
- Price carries 80 of 80 points: a 10% discount moves about 8 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
- 28 Oct 2024, 10:30 GMT
- Last source update
- 26 Feb 2025, 10:02 GMT
- Award evaluation window
- 27 Nov 2024 – …
- Authority reference
GH1050- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-007244- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-04b1bdFind a Tender
Contract terms
- Electronic trading
- e-invoicing allowed · electronic ordering · electronic payment
- Performance terms
Key Performance Indicators in the contract
Publisher note: (MT Ref:233944)
How it was run
Official noticeRun through: portal not identified
- Submission deadline
- 4 Dec 2024, 17:00 GMT
- Submission channel
- {"electronicSubmission"}
- Accepted languages
- en
- Bid validity
- 180 days from the deadline
- Bids opened
- 27 Nov 2024, 17:00 GMT
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release
Timeline
27 Nov 2024 → 26 Feb 2025 · 3 dates- Bids opened27 Nov 2024, 17:00 GMT
- Submission deadline4 Dec 2024, 17:00 GMT
- Notice published26 Feb 2025, 10:02 GMT
Notice history
2 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 20 Nov 2024- Deadline moved to 4 Dec 2024, 17:00 GMT20 Nov 2024, 14:24 GMT+7 days · was 27 Nov 2024, 17:00 GMT
- Status changed to complete26 Feb 2025, 10:02 GMT
Published amendments (1 · 1 deadline change)
| When | What | Before | After | Shift |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | DeadlineTime limit · IV.2.2 | 27 Nov 2024 | 4 Dec 2024 | +7 d |
| — | Bid openingConditions for opening of tenders · IV.2.7 | 27 Nov 2024 | 4 Dec 2024 | +7 d |
Requested by a tenderer
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecastAwards 1
Awarded value £490,6471 contract exc. VAT
Bids received 65 from SMEs
Contracts signed 1latest 25 Feb 2025
| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gould Landscapes LtdSME | £490,647 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Contract 007244-2025-1 · Gould Landscapes LtdSME
- Signed
- 25 Feb 2025
- Value
- £490,647
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 6bids · 6 electronic | 5 | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- Public Procurement Review ServiceReview body
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- Gould Landscapes LtdAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (2)
Official links; attachments are not copiedTender pack and attachments
- Economic and financial selection criteria
- Technical selection criteria