Section one: Contracting authority
one.1) Name and addresses
The Common Services Agency (more commonly known as NHS National Services Scotland) ("NSS")
Gyle Square (NSS Head Office), 1 South Gyle Crescent
Edinburgh
EH12 9EB
Contact
Victoria Barkby
Telephone
+44 1698794410
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
UKM - Scotland
Internet address(es)
Main address
http://www.nss.nhs.scot/browse/procurement-and-logistics
Buyer's address
https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/Search_AuthProfile.aspx?ID=AA11883
one.2) Information about joint procurement
The contract is awarded by a central purchasing body
one.4) Type of the contracting authority
Body governed by public law
one.5) Main activity
Health
Section two: Object
two.1) Scope of the procurement
two.1.1) Title
NSS212209/c Landscaping Services
Reference number
NSS9212209/c
two.1.2) Main CPV code
- 71421000 - Landscape gardening services
two.1.3) Type of contract
Services
two.1.4) Short description
NSS is seeking to put in place an Agreement for the provision of landscaping services across eight sites. The sites comprise of offices, distribution centres and a Scottish National Blood Transfusion site and the landscaping requirements vary from site to site.
two.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots: No
two.1.7) Total value of the procurement (excluding VAT)
Value excluding VAT: £1,146,496.13
two.2) Description
two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
- 90620000 - Snow-clearing services
- 03452000 - Trees
- 77314100 - Grassing services
- 77340000 - Tree pruning and hedge trimming
- 77342000 - Hedge trimming
- 77312000 - Weed-clearance services
- 90721100 - Landscape protection services
- 77310000 - Planting and maintenance services of green areas
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UKM - Scotland
Main site or place of performance
The Lothians, Greater Glasgow & Clyde and Lanarkshire areas.
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
NSS is seeking to put in place an Agreement for the provision of landscaping services across eight sites.
The sites comprise of offices, distribution centres and a Scottish National Blood Transfusion site.
two.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion - Name: Quality / Weighting: 60
Price - Weighting: 40
two.2.11) Information about options
Options: No
two.2.13) Information about European Union Funds
The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds: No
Section four. Procedure
four.1) Description
four.1.1) Type of procedure
Open procedure
four.1.8) Information about the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement: Yes
four.2) Administrative information
four.2.1) Previous publication concerning this procedure
Notice number: 2021/S 000-029144
Section five. Award of contract
Contract No
NSS212209/c
A contract/lot is awarded: Yes
five.2) Award of contract
five.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
17 February 2022
five.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 7
Number of tenders received from SMEs: 0
Number of tenders received from tenderers from other EU Member States: 0
Number of tenders received from tenderers from non-EU Member States: 7
Number of tenders received by electronic means: 7
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators: No
five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
GP Plantscape Limited
The Pleasance, Kirkfieldbank
Lanark
ML11 9TJ
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
- UKM95 - South Lanarkshire
The contractor is an SME
No
five.2.4) Information on value of contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot: £1,146,496.13
Section six. Complementary information
six.3) Additional information
(SC Ref:685113)
six.4) Procedures for review
six.4.1) Review body
Sheriff Court House
27 Chambers Street
Edinburgh
EH1 1LB
Telephone
+44 13122525252
Country
United Kingdom
six.4.3) Review procedure
Precise information on deadline(s) for review procedures
The bringing of court proceedings against the Authority after the Framework Agreement has been entered into will not affect the Framework Agreement unless grounds for the imposition of special penalties under the Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2015 can be established. Otherwise the remedies that may be awarded by the courts where the Framework Agreement has been entered into are limited to the award of damages
six.4.4) Service from which information about the review procedure may be obtained
Edinburgh Sheriff Court and Justice of the Peace Court
Sheriff Court House, 27 Chambers Street
Edinburgh
EH1 1LB
Telephone
+44 13122525252
Country
United Kingdom