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Published 23 Nov 2021, 13:24 GMT

Official UK procurement notice

NSS212209/c Landscaping Services · UK public procurement notice

Official notice

Authority: The Common Services Agency (more commonly known as NHS National Services Scotland) ("NSS") (NHS & healthcare)

ServicesOpen procedure
Published estimate£900,000≈ £300k / year27.4% above published estimate
Submissions closed 23 Dec 2021awarded 17 Feb 2022
Awarded to GP Plantscape Limited
Contract term 3 yrsends 31 Mar 2025 · extension options published · starts 1 Apr 2022

What is being bought

Published requirement description

NSS is seeking to put in place an Agreement for the provision of landscaping services across eight sites. The sites comprise of offices, distribution centres and a Scottish National Blood Transfusion site and the landscaping requirements vary from site to site.

  • Recurrence: Retender would be estimated for summer 2026.

CPV: Grassing services · Hedge trimming · Landscape gardening services · Landscape protection services · Planting and maintenance services of green areas · Snow-clearing services · Tree pruning and hedge trimming · Trees · Weed-clearance services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published
Lot #1NSS is seeking to put in place an Agreement for the provision of landscaping services…AwardedRenewal 3 yrsPublished value£750,000

NSS is seeking to put in place an Agreement for the provision of landscaping services across eight sites.

The sites comprise of offices, distribution centres and a Scottish National Blood Transfusion site.

Contract period: 1 Apr 2022 – 31 Mar 2025 (3 yrs)
Delivery: Scotland · The Lothians, Greater Glasgow & Clyde and Lanarkshire areas.
Extensions: Two x12 months extensions available.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: 60%Price: 40%
Published award criteria (2)
  • Quality: 60
  • Price: 40
Conditions of participation1
  • Technical & professional ability

    The Qualification Questionnaire includes the requirement to submit three relevant case studies

    Minimum: Bidders must demonstrate that they have the experience to fulfill the requirement as detailed in the ITT. Each case study must achieve a pass
What this means for your bid
  • Price carries 40 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 4 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 · 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 · Retender would be estimated for summer 2026.
First published
23 Nov 2021, 13:24 GMT
Last source update
2 Mar 2022, 15:43 GMT
Award evaluation window
23 Dec 2021 – …
Authority reference
NSS9212209/c
FTS notice number
2022/S 000-005738
Classification (CPV)
Grassing servicesHedge trimmingLandscape gardening servicesLandscape protection servicesPlanting and maintenance services of green areasSnow-clearing servicesTree pruning and hedge trimmingTreesWeed-clearance services
Delivery area
Scotland (UKM)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-02f947 Find a Tender
Contract terms
Electronic trading
e-invoicing allowed · electronic ordering · electronic payment
Review and risk notes
Review procedure

The bringing of court proceedings against the Authority after the Framework Agreement has been entered into will not affect the Framework Agreement unless grounds for the imposition of special penalties under the Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2015 can be established. Otherwise the remedies that may be awarded by the courts where the Framework Agreement has been entered into are limited to the award of damages

Publisher note: (SC Ref:685113)

How it was run

Official notice
Run through: Public Contracts Scotland · Who buys & how to bid on PCS
Supplier login requiredLanguage: EN
Access & registration note: Free single registration for Scotland; PCS-Tender (Jaggaer) for full bidding
Submission deadline
23 Dec 2021, 12:00 GMT
Submission channel
{"electronicSubmission"}
Accepted languages
en
Bid validity
90 days from the deadline
Bids opened
23 Dec 2021, 12:00 GMT
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Timeline

23 Dec 2021 → 1 Apr 2022 · 4 dates
  1. Submission deadline
    23 Dec 2021, 12:00 GMT
  2. Bids opened
    23 Dec 2021, 12:00 GMT
  3. Notice published
    2 Mar 2022, 15:43 GMT
  4. Contract starts
    1 Apr 2022, 00:00 BST

Notice history

1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender
  1. Status changed to complete
    2 Mar 2022, 15:43 GMT

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value £1,146,4961 contract exc. VAT
Bids received 7
Contracts signed 1latest 17 Feb 2022
Awarded toValueDateStatus
GP Plantscape Limited£1,146,496 †—Awarded

Contracts

  • Contract 005738-2022-NSS212209/c-1 · GP Plantscape Limited

    Signed
    17 Feb 2022
    Value
    £1,146,496
    Period
    … – 31 Mar 2025
    Status
    active

Bid statistics published by the authority

BidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
7bids · 7 electronic · 7 from abroad0——

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

The Common Services Agency (more commonly known as NHS National Services Scotland) ("NSS")

Contracting authorityNHS & healthcareBody governed by public lawHealth Gyle Square (NSS Head Office), 1 South Gyle Crescent, Edinburgh, Scotland, EH12 9EBContact name, email, phone Published organisation website ↗

Dispute resolution & review bodies

  • Edinburgh Sheriff Court and Justice of the Peace CourtReview contact point EdinburghContact email, phone
  • Sheriff Court HouseReview body EdinburghContact email, phone

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

Official documents & specifications (1)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Tender pack and attachments

  • Economic and financial selection criteriatenderEconomic and financial selection criteria