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Official UK procurement notice

Housing Grounds Maintenance · UK public procurement notice

Official notice

Authority: Denbighshire County Council (Central government)

ServicesOpen procedureSME suitable
Awarded value£560,410published contract · exc. VAT
Submissions closed 22 Oct 2021awarded 28 Jan 2022
Awarded to Greenfingers Landscape Limited

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Tender for the provision of a Grounds Maintenance Service for Council Housing Estates, Housing Complexes & Playgrounds that Denbighshire Community Housing are responsible for.

To cover grass cutting, hedge cutting, shrub & border maintenance, litter picking, weed control, playground bin emptying, moss removal. Plus, cleaning of paths & areas of hardstanding.

To also have the ability to react to wild flower planting replacing traditional grassed areas throughout the length of the Contract.

This is a three year contract with an option to extend for a further two years (renewable annually)

  • Recurrence: This is a three year contract with an option to extend for a further two years

CPV: Grounds maintenance services · Hedge trimming · Tree pruning and hedge trimming

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published
Lot #1This project is To re tender for the provision of a Grounds Maintenance Service for…AwardedRenewal

This project is To re tender for the provision of a Grounds Maintenance Service for Council Housing Estates, Housing Complexes & Playgrounds that Denbighshire Community Housing are responsible for.

To cover grass cutting, hedge cutting, shrub & border maintenance, litter picking, weed control, playground bin emptying, moss removal. Plus, cleaning of paths & areas of hardstanding.

To also have the ability to react to wild flower planting replacing traditional grassed areas throughout the length of the Contract.

This is a three year contract with the option to extend for a further two years (renewable annually)

Delivery: Wales
Extensions: This is a three year contract with the option to extend for a further two 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
Quality: 40%Price: 60%
Published award criteria (2)
  • Quality: 40%
  • Price: 60
What this means for your bid
  • Price carries 60 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 6 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
Yes · This is a three year contract with an option to extend for a further two years
First published
3 Sept 2021, 10:14 BST
Last source update
3 May 2022, 14:46 BST
Award evaluation window
24 Sept 2021 – …
FTS notice number
2022/S 000-011361
Classification (CPV)
Grounds maintenance servicesHedge trimmingTree pruning and hedge trimming
Delivery area
Wales (UKL13)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-02d7e8 Find a Tender
Contract terms
Electronic trading
e-invoicing allowed · electronic ordering · electronic payment

Publisher note: (WA Ref:120950)

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
22 Oct 2021, 12:00 BST
Submission channel
{"electronicSubmission"}
Accepted languages
en
Bid validity
180 days from the deadline
Bids opened
24 Sept 2021, 12:00 BST
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Timeline

24 Sept 2021 → 3 May 2022 · 3 dates
  1. Bids opened
    24 Sept 2021, 12:00 BST
  2. Submission deadline
    22 Oct 2021, 12:00 BST
  3. Notice published
    3 May 2022, 14:46 BST

Notice history

2 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 3 Sept 2021
  1. Deadline moved to 22 Oct 2021, 12:00 BST
    3 Sept 2021, 10:14 BST
    +28 days · was 24 Sept 2021, 12:00 BST
  2. Status changed to complete
    3 May 2022, 14:46 BST
Published amendments (1 · 1 deadline change)
WhenWhatBeforeAfterShift
—DeadlineTime limit · IV.2.224 Sept 202122 Oct 2021+28 d
—Bid openingConditions for opening of tenders · IV.2.724 Sept 202122 Oct 2021+28 d

To allow additional time for bid preparation.

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value £560,4101 contract exc. VAT
Bids received 44 from SMEs
Contracts signed 1latest 28 Jan 2022
Awarded toValueDateStatus
Greenfingers Landscape LimitedSME£560,410 †—Awarded

Contracts

Bid statistics published by the authority

BidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
4bids · 4 electronic · 4 from abroad4——

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Denbighshire County Council

Contracting authorityCentral GovernmentRegional or local authorityHousing and community amenities Wynnstay Road, Ruthin, Wales, LL15 1YNContact email, phone Published organisation website ↗

Dispute resolution & review bodies

  • High CourtReview body LondonContact phone

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

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