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Published 16 Sept 2024, 11:19 BST

Official UK procurement notice

UoS Grounds Maintenance - Revised

Official notice

Authority: University of Sunderland (Education)

ServicesOpen procedureSME suitable
Published estimate£650,000≈ £130k / year
Submissions closed 17 Oct 2024awarded 18 Nov 2024
Awarded to Nurture Landscapes Ltd
Contract term 5 yrsends 30 Nov 2029 · starts 1 Dec 2024

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Revised TenderThe University requires a Grounds Maintenance Contractor to maintain it's grounds for the period December 2024 to November 2027Initially 3 Years with option to extend for 12 months plus 12 months depending on the performance of the supplier.

CPV: Agricultural, forestry, horticultural, aquacultural and apicultural services · Floral-display services · Horticultural services · Planting and maintenance services of green areas · Sports fields maintenance services · Tree pruning and hedge trimming

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published
Lot #1The University requires a Grounds Maintenance Contractor to maintain it's grounds for…Awarded 5 yrsPublished value£650,000

The University requires a Grounds Maintenance Contractor to maintain it's grounds for the period December 2024 to November 2027Initially 3 Years with option to extend for 12 months plus 12 months depending on the performance of the supplierThe anticipated value of the Services is approximately £500K over the duration of the contract (5 years)For the purpose of this tender award and any subsequent services which may be connected with the original award we reserve the right to spend a further 30% of the anticipated spend subject to changes in legislation or requirement. Additional information: Elements of this requirement maybe subject to external funding as required.

Contract period: 1 Dec 2024 – 30 Nov 2029 (5 yrs)
Delivery: North East
Variant bids: 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
  • Price

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
Yes
First published
16 Sept 2024, 11:19 BST
Last source update
20 Nov 2024, 11:18 GMT
Award evaluation window
17 Oct 2024 – …
Authority reference
Uos/Grounds Maintenance/0924
FTS notice number
2024/S 000-037484
Classification (CPV)
Agricultural, forestry, horticultural, aquacultural and apicultural servicesFloral-display servicesHorticultural servicesPlanting and maintenance services of green areasSports fields maintenance servicesTree pruning and hedge trimming
Delivery area
North East (UKC23)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-049b1a Find a Tender
Contract terms
Electronic trading
e-invoicing allowed · electronic ordering · electronic payment

How it was run

Official notice
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Access & registration note: Free · one account per buying organisation's portal · reCAPTCHA on signup
Submission deadline
17 Oct 2024, 12:00 BST
Submission channel
{"electronicSubmission","written"}
Accepted languages
en
Bids opened
17 Oct 2024, 12:00 BST
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Timeline

17 Oct 2024 → 1 Dec 2024 · 4 dates
  1. Submission deadline
    17 Oct 2024, 12:00 BST
  2. Bids opened
    17 Oct 2024, 12:00 BST
  3. Notice published
    20 Nov 2024, 11:18 GMT
  4. Contract starts
    1 Dec 2024

Notice history

1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender
  1. Status changed to complete
    20 Nov 2024, 11:18 GMT

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value £650,0001 contract exc. VAT
Bids received 11 from SMEs
Contracts signed 1latest 18 Nov 2024
Awarded toValueDateStatus
Nurture Landscapes Ltd£650,000 †—Awarded

Contracts

  • UoS Grounds Maintenance - Revised · Nurture Landscapes Ltd

    Signed
    18 Nov 2024
    Value
    £650,000
    Period
    … – 30 Nov 2029
    Status
    active

Bid statistics published by the authority

BidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
1bids · 1 electronic · 1 from abroad1——

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

2 public bodies on the notice

University of Sunderland

Contracting authorityEducationBody governed by public lawEducation 5th Floor, Edinburgh Building, Chester Road, Sunderland, Sunderland, North East, SR1 3SDContact email Published organisation website ↗

Other public bodies

  • European UnionFunder

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice
  • Nurture Landscapes LimitedAwarded supplier Nurture Landscapes Ltd Nursery Court London Road Windlesham GU20 6LQ, Windlesham, South East, GU20 6LQ

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