Official UK procurement notice
Provision of Grounds Maintenance Services
Authority: Westmorland and Furness Council (Local council)
What is being bought3 lots · detail below
Published requirement descriptionWestmorland and Furness Council are inviting tenders from suitably experienced and qualified suppliers for the provision of scalable grounds maintenance services across the Barrow and South Lakeland areas initially; and be responsible for a wide range of services including: grass maintenance; shrub and hedge maintenance; planting and watering; litter removal and bin emptying well as other regular and ad-hoc horticultural and maintenance tasks relating to the management of these spaces.
CPV: Grounds maintenance services
Lots and requirements (3)Procurement structure
3 lots · no lot values published · same evaluation weights on every lotLot #1Ground MaintenanceAwarded
Lot 1 Grounds Maintenance including Grass maintenance, lawn care and general maintenance
Lot #2CemeteriesAwarded
Lot 2 Cemeteries - Maintenance of all the cemeteries
Lot #3Playing PitchesAwarded
Lot 3 Playing Pitches - Maintenance of Playing Pitches.
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).
Published sub-criteria (2)
- Quality: 70%
- Cost: 30%
Published award criteria (2)
- Quality: 70
- Cost: 30
- 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 · 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
- No (one-off requirement)
- First published
- 5 Aug 2024, 12:22 BST
- Last source update
- 10 Apr 2025, 10:42 BST
- Award evaluation window
- 6 Sept 2024 – …
- Authority reference
DN736452- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-014207- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-048799Find a Tender
Publisher note: Suppliers wishing to express an interest and obtain access to the tender documents should go to www.the-chest.org.uk and click on current opportunities from the navigation area on the left of the screen. On the next screen enter the contract Reference (DN697635) in the box labelled 'contains' then click search. Click on the Blue link for the contract title to view the opportunity. To express an interest you will need to login. if you are not already registered on the www.the-chest.org.uk you will need to return to the home page and click on Register.Register FREE link in the navigation area on the left of the screen. Registration is free of charge and your username and password will be emailed to you. Westmorland and Furness Council is fully supportive of all aspects of diversity including ethnicity, race, religion, age,disability and sexual orientation. In this respect Westmorland and Furness Council welcomes expressions of interest from ethnic minority, disabled and other diverse business communities and the voluntary sector. Economic operators are therefore required to fully comply with all statutory obligations/applicable legislation and there will be a requirement to participate in the Authority's supplier audits on all aspects of diversity. The Contracting Authority expressly reserves the right: (i) not to award any contract as a result of the procurement process commenced by publication of this notice;and (ii) to make whatever changes it may see fit to the content and structure of the tendering competition; and in no circumstances will the Contracting Authority be liable for any costs incurred by the candidates. If the Contracting Authority decides to enter into a Contract with the successful supplier, this does not mean that there is any guarantee of subsequent contracts being awarded. Any expenditure, work or effort undertaken prior to contract award is accordingly a matter solely for the commercial judgement of potential suppliers. The Contracting Authority reserve the right to use any electronic portal during the life of the agreement. The value provided in Section II.1.5 is only an estimate. We cannot guarantee to suppliers any business through this contract. Under this procurement the contractor is required to actively participate in the economic and social regeneration of the locality of and surrounding the place of delivery for the procurement. Accordingly contract performance conditions may relate in particular to social and environmental considerations.
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 6 Sept 2024, 14:00 BST
- Submission channel
- {"electronicSubmission"}
- Accepted languages
- en
- Bids opened
- 6 Sept 2024, 14:00 BST
Timeline
6 Sept 2024 → 10 Apr 2025 · 3 dates- Submission deadline6 Sept 2024, 14:00 BST
- Bids opened6 Sept 2024, 14:00 BST
- Notice published10 Apr 2025, 10:42 BST
Notice history
1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender- Status changed to complete10 Apr 2025, 10:42 BST
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lot 1 · Ground Maintenance1 award | |||
| LANDSCAPING CENTRE LTD | £2,277,847 † | — | Awarded |
| Lot 2 · Cemeteries1 award | |||
| LANDSCAPING CENTRE LTDProvision of Grounds Maintenance - Lot 2 | £338,114 † | — | Awarded |
| Lot 3 · Playing Pitches1 award | |||
| Northern Plant Trading Company LimitedProvision of Grounds Maintenance - Lot 3 | £53,622 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Provision of Grounds Maintenance Services · LANDSCAPING CENTRE LTD
- Signed
- 7 Jan 2025
- Value
- £2,277,847
- Status
- active
Provision of Grounds Maintenance - Lot 2 · LANDSCAPING CENTRE LTD
- Signed
- 7 Jan 2025
- Value
- £338,114
- Status
- active
Provision of Grounds Maintenance - Lot 3 · Northern Plant Trading Company Limited
- Signed
- 7 Jan 2025
- Value
- £53,622
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Lot | Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 · Ground Maintenance | 4bids · 4 electronic | 0 | — | — |
| 2 · Cemeteries | 4bids · 4 electronic | 0 | — | — |
| 3 · Playing Pitches | 4bids · 4 electronic | 0 | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- Royal Court of JusticeReview body
- Royal Courts of JusticeReview body
Bidders & participating suppliers
3 commercial parties on the notice- Landscaping Centre Limited Trading as IdverdeAwarded supplier
- Landscaping Centre Limited Trading as IdverdeAwarded supplier
- Northern Plant Trading Company LimitedAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice.