Official UK procurement notice
Grounds Maintenance Services · UK public procurement notice
Authority: Great Baddow Parish Council (Local council)·Consortium: 2 public authorities
Sectors: Agricultural, forestry, horticultural, aquacultural and apicultural services (77) Delivery: North East (UKC)North West (UKD)Yorkshire & Humber (UKE)
Published estimate£50,000exc. VAT
Submissions closed 14 Feb 2025awarded 29 Apr 2025
Awarded to Elm Horticulture Ltd
What is being bought
Published requirement description3 year Contract
CPV: Agricultural, forestry, horticultural, aquacultural and apicultural services · Planting and maintenance services of green areas
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1Grounds Maintenance Tender - documents issued to include specification and works scheduleAwardedRenewal
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 (4)
- Service Provision: 20%
- Examples of contracts: 20%
- Emergency Situation ability: 5%
- Cost of service: 55%
Published award criteria (4)
- Service Provision: 20
- Examples of contracts: 20
- Emergency Situation ability: 5
- Cost of service: 55
What this means for your bid
- Price carries 55 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 5.5 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
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- Yes
- First published
- 4 Feb 2025, 16:35 GMT
- Last source update
- 30 Apr 2025, 14:03 BST
- Award evaluation window
- 10 Mar 2025 – …
- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-018020- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-04db9dFind a Tender
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 14 Feb 2025
- Submission channel
- {"written"}
- Accepted languages
- en
- Bids opened
- 10 Mar 2025, 10:00 GMT
Timeline
14 Feb 2025 → 1 Jul 2025 · 4 dates- Submission deadline14 Feb 2025
- Bids opened10 Mar 2025, 10:00 GMT
- Notice published30 Apr 2025, 14:03 BST
- Bids must remain valid until1 Jul 2025, 23:59 BST
Notice history
2 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 30 Apr 2025- Status changed to complete30 Apr 2025, 14:03 BST
- Buyer details updated30 Apr 2025, 14:03 BST
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecastAwards 1
Bids received 1
Contracts signed 1latest 29 Apr 2025
| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Elm Horticulture Ltd | — | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Contract 018020-2025-1 · Elm Horticulture Ltd
- Signed
- 29 Apr 2025
- Value
- —
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Lot | Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grounds Maintenance Tender - documents issued to include specification and works schedule | 1bids | — | — | £60,000 – £75,000 |
| Whole notice | — | — | — | £60,000 – £75,000 |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
2 public bodies on the noticeDispute resolution & review bodies
- Chelmsford City CouncilReview body
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- Elm Horticulture LtdAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice.