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Published 12 Oct 2023, 23:09 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Provision of Gardening Services for the British Embassy in Buenos Aires Argentina

Official notice

Authority: Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (Central government)

ServicesOpen procedureSME suitable
Sectors: Architecture & Engineering (71) Delivery: Argentina (AR)Costa Rica (CR)United States (US)
Published estimate£1,100,000exc. VAT
Submissions closed 24 Oct 2023awarded 15 Jan 2024
Awarded to ABM UK +2 more3 awards

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Provision of Gardening Services for the British Embassy in Buenos Aires, Argentina

CPV: Landscape gardening services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published
Lot #1AwardedPublished value£1,100,000
Delivery listed: Argentina (AR), Costa Rica (CR), United States (US) · British Embassy Buenos Aires Argentina
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: 70%Price: 30%
Published sub-criteria (2)
  • Technical: 70%
  • Price: 30%
Published award criteria (2)
  • Technical: 70
  • Price: 30
Staff
Names and qualifications of delivery staff must be submitted
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
No (one-off requirement)
First published
12 Oct 2023, 23:09 BST
Last source update
5 Mar 2024, 15:06 GMT
Award evaluation window
12 Oct 2023 – …
Authority reference
CPG/10349/2024
FTS notice number
2024/S 000-007046
Classification (CPV)
Landscape gardening services
Delivery area
Argentina (AR)Costa Rica (CR)United States (US)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-040b95 Find a Tender
Review and risk notes
Review procedure

20 of December 2023 evaluation will finalize

How it was run

Official notice
Submission deadline
24 Oct 2023, 23:59 BST
Submission channel
{"written"}
Accepted languages
en
Bid validity
90 days from the deadline
Bids opened
12 Oct 2023, 23:59 BST

Timeline

12 Oct 2023 → 5 Mar 2024 · 3 dates
  1. Bids opened
    12 Oct 2023, 23:59 BST
  2. Submission deadline
    24 Oct 2023, 23:59 BST
  3. Notice published
    5 Mar 2024, 15:06 GMT

Notice history

1 event · 4 releases on Find a Tender
  1. Status changed to complete
    21 Feb 2024, 16:29 GMT
Routine re-releases (4)
  • 2023-10: 1 release · 12 Oct 2023

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 3
Awarded value £2,127,9451 contract exc. VAT
Bids received 31 from SMEs
Contracts signed 3latest 15 Jan 2024
Awarded toValueDateStatus
ABM UKProvision of Cleaning Services (Snow removal – Window and Gutter Cleaning – Waste Management Services) for the British Embassy in Washington DC£2,127,945 †—Awarded
Urucosta de América, REM SolucionesProvision of Cleaning and Gardening Services for the British Embassy in San Jose, Costa RicaUS$366,155 †—Awarded
Garden Group, Soluciones para Espacios Verdes, S.R.L.SMECPG/10349/2023 - Provision of Gardening Services for the British Embassy in Buenos Aires, ArgentinaUS$198,000 †—Awarded

Contracts

  • Provision of Cleaning Services (Snow removal – Window and Gutter Cleaning – Waste Management Services) for the British Embassy in Washington DC · ABM UK

    Signed
    15 Jan 2024
    Value
    £2,127,945
    Status
    active
  • Provision of Cleaning and Gardening Services for the British Embassy in San Jose, Costa Rica · Urucosta de América, REM Soluciones

    Signed
    15 Jan 2024
    Value
    US$366,155
    Status
    active
  • CPG/10349/2023 - Provision of Gardening Services for the British Embassy in Buenos Aires, Argentina · Garden Group, Soluciones para Espacios Verdes, S.R.L.SME

    Signed
    15 Jan 2024
    Value
    US$198,000
    Status
    active

Bid statistics published by the authority

BidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
3bids1——

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Foreign Commonwealth and Development Office

Contracting authorityCentral GovernmentRegional or local agency/officeBritish Embassy Buenos Aires Argentina King Charles Street, London, UK, SW1A 2AHContact email, phone Published organisation website ↗

Dispute resolution & review bodies

  • Regional Procurement HubMediation bodyReview body Buenos Aires
  • Regional Procurement Hub AmericasReview body Washington

Bidders & participating suppliers

3 commercial parties 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