Official UK procurement notice
TC1064- Grass Cutting, Hedge Cutting and Weed Control
Authority: Manchester City Council (Local council)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThe Facilities Management team manages all repairs and maintenance for Manchester City Council’s public buildings with the exception of specific facilities such as housing, leisure and educational establishments.
We have a grounds maintenance responsibility to approximately 60 sites that are based throughout Manchester. The sites are diverse and incorporate buildings such as libraries, vulnerable people’s residential properties, Sure Start Centres and Neighbourhood offices.
CPV: Horticultural services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1Grounds maintenance services for approximately 60 Manchester City Council sites…Awarded
Grounds maintenance services for approximately 60 Manchester City Council sites throughout Manchester. The sites are diverse and incorporate buildings such as libraries, vulnerable people’s residential properties, Sure Start Centres and Neighbourhood offices.
Services required include grass cutting, hedge cutting and weed control.
The Council is using the e-business portal known as the Chest. Applicants will need to register their details at the following link www.the-chest.org.uk ↗. Applicants will need to electronically submit their completed tender documents, including online questionnaire, via the on-line portal by 11am on 23rd February 2023.
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record · publisher note attached- Procedure method
- Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
- Legal basis
- CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Awarded without competition
- Procurement threshold
- Unspecified in notice
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Direct award (no call for competition)
- GPA / WTO covered
- Yes (GPA)
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 21 Apr 2023, 12:30 BST
- Last source update
- 21 Apr 2023, 12:30 BST
- Authority reference
DN654486- FTS notice number
2023/S 000-011494- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-03c326Find a Tender
- Why no open competition
- The procurement falls outside the scope of application of the directive
- Published justification
This contract has been procured through ESPO's 245_21 Ground's Maintenance Services Framework Agreement (2021/S 072-184920). A further competition exercise was conducted and all providers on Lot 1 were invited to submit a tender.
Publisher note: The Council is using the e-business portal known as the Chest. Applicants will need to register their details at the following link www.the-chest.org.uk . Once registered, applicants will be emailed a log-in and password which will allow them to gain access to the documentation relating to this opportunity. Applicants will need to electronically submit their completed tender documents, including online questionnaire, via the on-line portal by 11am on 23rd February 2023 as referred to in IV.2.2. Any clarification queries must also be submitted via the Chest website by the date referred to in the tender documentation. The contracts will be for 2 years, expected to commence April 2023 with option to extend for up to an additional 2 year(s). The successful supplier will be required to actively participate in the economic and social regeneration of the locality of, and surroundings of, the place of delivery of the contract. Therefore, selection and award criteria, specification requirements and contract performance conditions may relate in particular to social and environmental considerations as relevant to the subject matter of this project. The Council reserves the right not to award the contract, as a result of this Contract Notice. The Council shall not be liable for any costs or expenses incurred by any organisation in responding to this notice or in tendering for the proposed contract. All submissions must be in English, with any clarifications or discussions conducted in English. Tenders and supporting documents must be priced in pounds sterling and all payments under the proposed contract will be made in pounds sterling.
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| COUNTRYWIDE GROUNDS MAINTENANCE LIMITED | £346,704 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Contract 011494-2023-TC1064-1 · COUNTRYWIDE GROUNDS MAINTENANCE LIMITED
- Signed
- 6 Apr 2023
- Value
- £346,704
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3bids · 3 electronic | 1 | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- COUNTRYWIDE GROUNDS MAINTENANCE LIMITEDAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice.