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Official UK procurement notice

Trunk Road Mowing 2023 · UK public procurement notice

Official notice

Authority: Carmarthenshire County Council (Local council)

Framework agreement4 lotsServicesOpen procedureSME suitable
Framework ceiling (notional)Value not publishedframework ceiling, not attributable revenue
Submissions closed 29 Nov 2022awarded 31 Jan 2023
Lots 4see the lot list below

What is being bought4 lots · detail below

Published requirement description

CONTRACT AWARD NOTICE Carmarthenshire County Council is commissioning the Framework for the provision of Mowing on the Trunk Road Soft estate.

  • Recurrence: 4 years

CPV: Grassing services

How this framework works

From the published notice
Places
up to 16 suppliers · 5 bids on the busiest of 4 lots (0.3 per place) · 6 appointed

Lots and requirements (4)Procurement structure

4 lots · no lot values published · same evaluation weights on every lot
Lot #1Biodiversity MowingAwardedRenewal

Cutting by mechanical means of highway plots on High speed and low speed single and Dual carriageways within Carmarthenshire. Biodiversity sites.

Location plans supplied.

Delivery: Wales
Extensions: Extension option of 2 years, in twelve-month intervalsVariant bids: not allowed
Lot #2Amenity MowingAwardedRenewal

Cutting by mechanical means of highway grass verges on High speed and low speed single and Dual carriageways within Carmarthenshire. Amenity sites.

Location plans supplied.

Delivery: Wales
Extensions: Extension option of 2 years, in twelve-month intervalsVariant bids: not allowed
Lot #3Dual Carriageway Mainline and Visibility MowingAwardedRenewal

Cutting by mechanical means of highway grass verges on High speed and low speed Dual carriageways within Carmarthenshire.

Location plans supplied.

Delivery: Wales
Extensions: Extension option of 2 years, in twelve-month intervalsVariant bids: not allowed
Lot #4Supply of Tractor with Side Arm FlailAwardedRenewal

The verge mowing of the single carriageways, will only require the supply of two tractors with a side arm flail including operators.

Delivery: Wales
Extensions: Extension option of 2 years, in twelve-month intervalsVariant 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 · same split on all 4 lots
Quality: 30%Price: 70%
Published award criteria (2)
  • Quality: 30
  • Price: 70
What this means for your bid
  • Price carries 70 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 7 points. This one is won on the number: sharpen the price before polishing the prose.
  • “Trunk Road Mowing 2023” is a framework: the contest is a place on its panel, up to 16 suppliers, not a single contract.

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
Framework agreement
Who may use this agreement
Not stated in the notice; call-off rights may be limited to the establishing authority
Competition type
Competitive procedure
GPA / WTO covered
Yes (GPA)
Recurring procurement
Yes · 4 years
First published
20 Sept 2022, 13:58 BST
Last source update
8 Feb 2023, 14:52 GMT
Award evaluation window
29 Nov 2022 – …
FTS notice number
2023/S 000-003897
Classification (CPV)
Grassing services
Delivery area
Wales (UKL14)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-036996 Find a Tender

Publisher note: (WA Ref:128841)

How it was run

Official notice
Run through: Jaggaer · Who buys & how to bid on Sell2Wales
Supplier login requiredLanguage: EN, CY
Access & registration note: Free; latest Chrome/Edge/Firefox only — corporate browsers fail
Appointment period ends
29 Nov 2022, 14:00 GMT
Submission channel
{"electronicSubmission"}
Accepted languages
en, cy
Bid validity
120 days from the deadline
Bids opened
29 Nov 2022, 14:30 GMT
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Timeline

18 Oct 2022 → 8 Feb 2023 · 4 dates
  1. Next notice expected
    18 Oct 2022, 00:00 BST
  2. Admission / appointment period endsperiod end, not a bid countdown
    29 Nov 2022, 14:00 GMT
  3. Bids opened
    29 Nov 2022, 14:30 GMT
  4. Notice published
    8 Feb 2023, 14:52 GMT

Notice history

4 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 26 Oct 2022
  1. Status changed to active
    26 Oct 2022, 09:01 BST
  2. Procurement method changed
    26 Oct 2022, 09:01 BST
  3. Deadline published: 29 Nov 2022, 14:00 GMT
    26 Oct 2022, 09:01 BST
  4. Status changed to complete
    8 Feb 2023, 14:52 GMT

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Suppliers appointed 6admitted to the panel · see the list ↓
Bids received 55 from SMEs · busiest of 4 lots
Contracts signed 4latest 31 Jan 2023

4 suppliers are admitted to this framework without individual award values or dates, see the supplier list below.

Contracts

  • Lot 1 Biodiversity Mowing

    Signed
    31 Jan 2023
    Value
    £100,000
    Status
    active
  • Lot 2 Amenity Mowing

    Signed
    31 Jan 2023
    Value
    £210,000
    Status
    active
  • Lot 4 Supply of Tractor with Side Arm Flail

    Signed
    31 Jan 2023
    Value
    £64,000
    Status
    active
  • Lot 3 Dual Carriageway Mainline and Visibility Mowing

    Signed
    31 Jan 2023
    Value
    £355,000
    Status
    active

Bid statistics published by the authority

LotBidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
1 · Biodiversity Mowing5bids · 5 electronic · 5 from abroad5——
2 · Amenity Mowing4bids · 4 electronic · 4 from abroad4——
3 · Dual Carriageway Mainline and Visibility Mowing5bids · 5 electronic · 5 from abroad5——
4 · Supply of Tractor with Side Arm Flail4bids · 4 electronic · 4 from abroad4——

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Carmarthenshire County Council

Contracting authorityLocal CouncilRegional or local authorityGeneral public services County Hall, Carmarthen, Wales, SA31 1JPContact name, email, phone Published organisation website ↗

Dispute resolution & review bodies

  • High CourtReview body LondonContact phone

Framework contractors & participating bidders

6 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