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Published 30 May 2024, 15:27 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Grounds Maintenance Services - Yorkshire

Official notice

Authority: Accent Group Ltd (Public body)

2 lotsServicesOpen procedureSME suitable
Awarded value£2,439,8792 contracts · exc. VAT
Submissions closed 1 Jul 2024awarded 13 Sept 2024
Awarded to Malc Firth Landscapes Limited2 awards

What is being bought2 lots · detail below

Published requirement description

Grounds Maintenance Services - split into 2 contract lots - Lot 1 - NE and YorksLot2 - NW and YorksWorking in partnership with Accent and its other agencies to enable delivery of its corporate strategy in an efficient manner, Accent are looking for Contractor(s) to deliver high quality comprehensive Grounds Maintenance Services to its communal scheme areas located within the Yorkshire and Humberside areas. The successful Contractor(s) will have an experienced skill set and a proven track record of providing similar services. All communication relating to this competition must be made via the In-Tend correspondence messaging portal, no other form of communication shall be responded to.

CPV: Grounds maintenance services · Grounds-maintenance equipment

Lots and requirements (2)Procurement structure

2 lots · all with a published value (£1,525,000 together) · same evaluation weights on every lot
Lot #1NE And YorksAwardedRenewalPublished value£1,200,000

Working in partnership with Accent and its other agencies to enable delivery of its corporate strategy in an efficient manner, Accent are looking for Contractor(s) to deliver high quality comprehensive Grounds Maintenance Services to its communal scheme areas located within the Yorkshire and Humberside areas. The successful Contractor(s) will have an experienced skill set and a proven track record of providing similar services.

Delivery: Yorkshire & Humber · Communal scheme areas located within the Yorkshire and Humberside areas as noted in the procurement documents
Extensions: Optional: Gritting for some nominated schemes within the tender - this may be included within the contract as an option. · To deliver all associated Grounds Maintenance services as noted within the specification for an initial period of 3 years with an option to extend once based on a further 3 year extension period (subject to performance). Contract value noted above is circa the total contract value based a total of 6 years.Variant bids: not allowed
Lot #2NW And YorksAwardedRenewalPublished value£325,000

Working in partnership with Accent and its other agencies to enable delivery of its corporate strategy in an efficient manner, Accent are looking for Contractor(s) to deliver high quality comprehensive Grounds Maintenance Services to its communal scheme areas located within the Yorkshire and Humberside areas. The successful Contractor(s) will have an experienced skill set and a proven track record of providing similar services.

Delivery: Yorkshire & Humber · Communal areas within the Yorkshire and Humber.
Extensions: Optional: Tenderers are asked to price for gritting nominated communal areas noted within the tender. · To deliver all associated Grounds Maintenance services as noted within the specification for an initial period of 3 years with an option to extend once based on a further 3 year extension period (subject to performance). Contract value noted is the circa total contract value based on 6 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 · same split on all 2 lots
Quality: 70%Price: 30%
Published award criteria (2)
  • Quality: 70
  • Price: 30
Conditions of participation1
  • Suitability

    Working in partnership with Accent and its other agencies to enable delivery of its corporate strategy in an efficient manner, Accent are looking for Contractor(s) to deliver high quality comprehensive Grounds Maintenance Services to its communal scheme areas located within the Yorkshire and Humberside areas. The successful Contractor(s) will have an experienced skill set and a proven track record of providing similar services. To access procurement competition documents please register to the In-Tender supplier portal: in-tendhost.co.uk/accenthousing/Access ↗ is free of charge. To maintain a transparent audit trail, all communications relating to this procurement must be sent via the In-tend messaging portal, no other forms of communication will be responded to.The closing date for this opportunity is 1st July 2024.

What this means for your bid
  • Price carries 30 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 3 points. The method statement decides this lot, not the discount.

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
Yes
First published
30 May 2024, 15:27 BST
Last source update
3 Dec 2024, 13:50 GMT
Award evaluation window
1 Jul 2024 – …
Authority reference
AG-TR-34-2023
FTS notice number
2024/S 000-038914
Classification (CPV)
Grounds maintenance servicesGrounds-maintenance equipment
Delivery area
Yorkshire & Humber (UKE)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-046c72 Find a Tender
Contract terms
Electronic trading
e-invoicing allowed · electronic ordering · electronic payment
Review and risk notes
Review procedure

Not required

How it was run

Official notice
Run through: In-tend · Who buys & how to bid on In-tend
Supplier login requiredLanguage: EN
Access & registration note: Free · one account per buying organisation's portal · reCAPTCHA on signup

Tender documents are also served through a separate tool: https://in-tendhost.co.uk/accenthousing/ ↗

Submission deadline
1 Jul 2024, 10:00 BST
Submission channel
{"electronicSubmission","written"}
Accepted languages
en
Bid validity
180 days from the deadline
Bids opened
1 Jul 2024, 10:00 BST
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Timeline

1 Jul 2024 → 3 Dec 2024 · 3 dates
  1. Submission deadline
    1 Jul 2024, 10:00 BST
  2. Bids opened
    1 Jul 2024, 10:00 BST
  3. Notice published
    3 Dec 2024, 13:50 GMT

Notice history

1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender
  1. Status changed to complete
    3 Dec 2024, 13:50 GMT

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 2
Awarded value £2,439,8792 contracts exc. VAT
Bids received 66 from SMEs
Contracts signed 2latest 13 Sept 2024
Awarded toValueDateStatus
Lot 1 · NE And Yorks1 award
Malc Firth Landscapes LimitedSMENE & Yorks£1,761,162 †—Awarded
Lot 2 · NW And Yorks1 award
Malc Firth Landscapes LimitedSMENW & Yorks£678,717 †—Awarded

Contracts

Bid statistics published by the authority

LotBidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
1 · NE And Yorks3bids · 3 electronic3——
2 · NW And Yorks3bids · 3 electronic3——

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Accent Housing Ltd

Contracting authorityPublic bodyBody governed by public lawHousing and community amenities 3rd Floor Scorex House, 1 Bolton Road , Bradford, Yorkshire & Humber, BD1 4ASContact email, phone Published organisation website ↗

Dispute resolution & review bodies

  • Royal Court of Justice - LondonReview body London

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.