Future opportunity

Grounds Maintenance

  • Crescent Purchasing Consortium Limited
  • Local Authority
  • Public Sector
  • Education
  • North Western Universities Purchasing Consortium Ltd

F01: Prior information notice (reducing time limits for receipt of tenders)

Notice reference: 2024/S 000-008069

Published 13 March 2024, 3:54pm



Section one: Contracting authority

one.1) Name and addresses

Crescent Purchasing Consortium Limited

Procurement House, Leslie Hough Way

Salford

M6 6AJ

Email

r.begum@thecpc.ac.uk

Telephone

+44 1619740954

Country

United Kingdom

NUTS code

UKD3 - Greater Manchester

Internet address(es)

Main address

www.thecpc.ac.uk

Buyer's address

www.thecpc.ac.uk

one.1) Name and addresses

Local Authority

Procurement House

Salford

M6 6AJ

Email

r.begum@thecpc.ac.uk

Country

United Kingdom

NUTS code

UK - United Kingdom

Internet address(es)

Main address

www.thecpc.ac.uk

Buyer's address

www.thecpc.ac.uk

one.1) Name and addresses

Public Sector

Procurement House

Salford

M6 6AJ

Email

r.begum@thecpc.ac.uk

Country

United Kingdom

NUTS code

UK - United Kingdom

Internet address(es)

Main address

www.thecpc.ac.uk

Buyer's address

www.thecpc.ac.uk

one.1) Name and addresses

Education

Procurement House

Salford

M6 6AJ

Email

r.begum@thecpc.ac.uk

Country

United Kingdom

NUTS code

UK - United Kingdom

Internet address(es)

Main address

www.thecpc.ac.uk

Buyer's address

www.thecpc.ac.uk

one.1) Name and addresses

North Western Universities Purchasing Consortium Ltd

Crescent House, University of Salford Room 404

Salford

M5 4WT

Email

procurement@nwupc.ac.uk

Telephone

+44 1612348003

Country

United Kingdom

NUTS code

UKD33 - Manchester

Internet address(es)

Main address

http://www.nwupc.ac.uk

Buyer's address

http://www.nwupc.ac.uk

one.2) Information about joint procurement

The contract involves joint procurement

one.3) Communication

The procurement documents are available for unrestricted and full direct access, free of charge, at

https://suppliers.multiquote.com

Additional information can be obtained from another address:

Crescent Purchasing Consortium Limited

Procurement House, Leslie Hough Way

Salford

M6 6AJ

Email

r.begum@thecpc.ac.uk

Telephone

+44 1619740954

Country

United Kingdom

NUTS code

UKD3 - Greater Manchester

Internet address(es)

Main address

www.thecpc.ac.uk

Buyer's address

www.thecpc.ac.uk

Tenders or requests to participate must be submitted electronically via

https://suppliers.multiquote.com

Tenders or requests to participate must be submitted to the above-mentioned address

one.4) Type of the contracting authority

Body governed by public law

one.5) Main activity

Education


Section two: Object

two.1) Scope of the procurement

two.1.1) Title

Grounds Maintenance

Reference number

CA13749 - CPC/RB/01/2024

two.1.2) Main CPV code

  • 77314000 - Grounds maintenance services

two.1.3) Type of contract

Services

two.1.4) Short description

CPC intends to put a framework agreement in place with multiple suppliers for Grounds Maintenance, and related services including a national consultancy lot, that will offer additional benefits through collaborative and innovative partnerships with CPC members, the wider public sector, and potential other educational consortiums. As part of this process CPC are engaging with the market with regards to the specification and the financial model to ensure these are suitable for the process. Those that respond may also be called upon to engage in other aspects of the process.

two.1.6) Information about lots

This contract is divided into lots: Yes

Tenders may be submitted for maximum number of lots
13

Maximum number of lots that may be awarded to one tenderer: 13

two.2) Description

two.2.1) Title

North East

Lot No

1

two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)

  • 44113910 - Winter-maintenance materials
  • 45112720 - Landscaping work for sports grounds and recreational areas
  • 77211400 - Tree-cutting services
  • 34928200 - Fences
  • 77314000 - Grounds maintenance services
  • 77211500 - Tree-maintenance services
  • 77211600 - Tree seeding
  • 77340000 - Tree pruning and hedge trimming

two.2.3) Place of performance

NUTS codes
  • UKC - North East (England)
Main site or place of performance

North East

two.2.4) Description of the procurement

Grounds Maintenance service as per framework description

two.2.5) Award criteria

Price is not the only award criterion and all criteria are stated only in the procurement documents

two.2.7) Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system

Duration in months

49

two.2.11) Information about options

Options: Yes

Description of options

49 month(s) from the commencement date, with 37 initial month(s) and option to extend 1x12 month(s)

two.2.13) Information about European Union Funds

The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds: No

two.2) Description

two.2.1) Title

North West

Lot No

2

two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)

  • 34928200 - Fences
  • 77211500 - Tree-maintenance services
  • 77340000 - Tree pruning and hedge trimming
  • 44113910 - Winter-maintenance materials
  • 45112720 - Landscaping work for sports grounds and recreational areas
  • 77314000 - Grounds maintenance services
  • 77211600 - Tree seeding
  • 77211400 - Tree-cutting services

two.2.3) Place of performance

NUTS codes
  • UKD - North West (England)
Main site or place of performance

North West

two.2.4) Description of the procurement

Grounds Maintenance service as per framework description

two.2.5) Award criteria

Price is not the only award criterion and all criteria are stated only in the procurement documents

two.2.7) Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system

Duration in months

49

two.2.11) Information about options

Options: Yes

Description of options

49 month(s) from the commencement date, with 37 initial month(s) and option to extend 1x12 month(s)

two.2.13) Information about European Union Funds

The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds: No

two.2) Description

two.2.1) Title

Yorkshire and Humber

Lot No

3

two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)

  • 44113910 - Winter-maintenance materials
  • 77314000 - Grounds maintenance services
  • 34928200 - Fences
  • 45112720 - Landscaping work for sports grounds and recreational areas
  • 77211600 - Tree seeding
  • 77211400 - Tree-cutting services
  • 77211500 - Tree-maintenance services
  • 77340000 - Tree pruning and hedge trimming

two.2.3) Place of performance

NUTS codes
  • UKE - Yorkshire and the Humber
Main site or place of performance

Yorkshire and humber

two.2.4) Description of the procurement

Grounds Maintenance service as per framework description

two.2.5) Award criteria

Price is not the only award criterion and all criteria are stated only in the procurement documents

two.2.7) Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system

Duration in months

49

two.2.11) Information about options

Options: Yes

Description of options

49 month(s) from the commencement date, with 37 initial month(s) and option to extend 1x12 month(s)

two.2.13) Information about European Union Funds

The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds: No

two.2) Description

two.2.1) Title

East Midlands

Lot No

4

two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)

  • 77211500 - Tree-maintenance services
  • 45112720 - Landscaping work for sports grounds and recreational areas
  • 77211600 - Tree seeding
  • 44113910 - Winter-maintenance materials
  • 77314000 - Grounds maintenance services
  • 77211400 - Tree-cutting services
  • 34928200 - Fences
  • 77340000 - Tree pruning and hedge trimming

two.2.3) Place of performance

NUTS codes
  • UKF - East Midlands (England)
Main site or place of performance

East Midlands

two.2.4) Description of the procurement

Grounds Maintenance service as per framework description

two.2.5) Award criteria

Price is not the only award criterion and all criteria are stated only in the procurement documents

two.2.7) Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system

Duration in months

49

two.2.11) Information about options

Options: Yes

Description of options

49 month(s) from the commencement date, with 37 initial month(s) and option to extend 1x12 month(s)

two.2.13) Information about European Union Funds

The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds: No

two.2) Description

two.2.1) Title

West Midlands

Lot No

5

two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)

  • 45112720 - Landscaping work for sports grounds and recreational areas
  • 77211400 - Tree-cutting services
  • 77314000 - Grounds maintenance services
  • 77340000 - Tree pruning and hedge trimming
  • 34928200 - Fences
  • 77211600 - Tree seeding
  • 44113910 - Winter-maintenance materials
  • 77211500 - Tree-maintenance services

two.2.3) Place of performance

NUTS codes
  • UKG3 - West Midlands
Main site or place of performance

West Midlands

two.2.4) Description of the procurement

Grounds Maintenance service as per framework description

two.2.5) Award criteria

Price is not the only award criterion and all criteria are stated only in the procurement documents

two.2.7) Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system

Duration in months

49

two.2.11) Information about options

Options: Yes

Description of options

49 month(s) from the commencement date, with 37 initial month(s) and option to extend 1x12 month(s)

two.2.13) Information about European Union Funds

The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds: No

two.2) Description

two.2.1) Title

East of England

Lot No

6

two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)

  • 77340000 - Tree pruning and hedge trimming
  • 77211600 - Tree seeding
  • 77211400 - Tree-cutting services
  • 45112720 - Landscaping work for sports grounds and recreational areas
  • 44113910 - Winter-maintenance materials
  • 34928200 - Fences
  • 77314000 - Grounds maintenance services
  • 77211500 - Tree-maintenance services

two.2.3) Place of performance

NUTS codes
  • UKH - East of England
Main site or place of performance

East of England

two.2.4) Description of the procurement

Grounds Maintenance service as per framework description

two.2.5) Award criteria

Price is not the only award criterion and all criteria are stated only in the procurement documents

two.2.7) Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system

Duration in months

49

two.2.11) Information about options

Options: Yes

Description of options

49 month(s) from the commencement date, with 37 initial month(s) and option to extend 1x12 month(s)

two.2.13) Information about European Union Funds

The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds: No

two.2) Description

two.2.1) Title

London

Lot No

7

two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)

  • 34928200 - Fences
  • 44113910 - Winter-maintenance materials
  • 77211500 - Tree-maintenance services
  • 77340000 - Tree pruning and hedge trimming
  • 77314000 - Grounds maintenance services
  • 77211600 - Tree seeding
  • 45112720 - Landscaping work for sports grounds and recreational areas
  • 77211400 - Tree-cutting services

two.2.3) Place of performance

NUTS codes
  • UKI - London
Main site or place of performance

London

two.2.4) Description of the procurement

Grounds Maintenance service as per framework description

two.2.5) Award criteria

Price is not the only award criterion and all criteria are stated only in the procurement documents

two.2.7) Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system

Duration in months

49

two.2.11) Information about options

Options: Yes

Description of options

49 month(s) from the commencement date, with 37 initial month(s) and option to extend 1x12 month(s)

two.2.13) Information about European Union Funds

The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds: No

two.2) Description

two.2.1) Title

South East

Lot No

8

two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)

  • 44113910 - Winter-maintenance materials
  • 34928200 - Fences
  • 77211400 - Tree-cutting services
  • 77211600 - Tree seeding
  • 77340000 - Tree pruning and hedge trimming
  • 77314000 - Grounds maintenance services
  • 45112720 - Landscaping work for sports grounds and recreational areas
  • 77211500 - Tree-maintenance services

two.2.3) Place of performance

NUTS codes
  • UKJ - South East (England)
Main site or place of performance

South East

two.2.4) Description of the procurement

Grounds Maintenance service as per framework description

two.2.5) Award criteria

Price is not the only award criterion and all criteria are stated only in the procurement documents

two.2.7) Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system

Duration in months

49

two.2.11) Information about options

Options: Yes

Description of options

49 month(s) from the commencement date, with 37 initial month(s) and option to extend 1x12 month(s)

two.2.13) Information about European Union Funds

The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds: No

two.2) Description

two.2.1) Title

South West

Lot No

9

two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)

  • 45112720 - Landscaping work for sports grounds and recreational areas
  • 77211600 - Tree seeding
  • 77314000 - Grounds maintenance services
  • 77211500 - Tree-maintenance services
  • 77211400 - Tree-cutting services
  • 34928200 - Fences
  • 77340000 - Tree pruning and hedge trimming
  • 44113910 - Winter-maintenance materials

two.2.3) Place of performance

NUTS codes
  • UKK - South West (England)
Main site or place of performance

South West

two.2.4) Description of the procurement

Grounds Maintenance service as per framework description

two.2.5) Award criteria

Price is not the only award criterion and all criteria are stated only in the procurement documents

two.2.7) Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system

Duration in months

49

two.2.11) Information about options

Options: Yes

Description of options

49 month(s) from the commencement date, with 37 initial month(s) and option to extend 1x12 month(s)

two.2.13) Information about European Union Funds

The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds: No

two.2) Description

two.2.1) Title

Wales

Lot No

10

two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)

  • 77314000 - Grounds maintenance services
  • 44113910 - Winter-maintenance materials
  • 45112720 - Landscaping work for sports grounds and recreational areas
  • 77211600 - Tree seeding
  • 34928200 - Fences
  • 77211400 - Tree-cutting services
  • 77340000 - Tree pruning and hedge trimming
  • 77211500 - Tree-maintenance services

two.2.3) Place of performance

NUTS codes
  • UKL - Wales
Main site or place of performance

Wales

two.2.4) Description of the procurement

Grounds Maintenance service as per framework description

two.2.5) Award criteria

Price is not the only award criterion and all criteria are stated only in the procurement documents

two.2.7) Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system

Duration in months

49

two.2.11) Information about options

Options: Yes

Description of options

49 month(s) from the commencement date, with 37 initial month(s) and option to extend 1x12 month(s)

two.2.13) Information about European Union Funds

The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds: No

two.2) Description

two.2.1) Title

Scotland

Lot No

11

two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)

  • 77211500 - Tree-maintenance services
  • 34928200 - Fences
  • 77211600 - Tree seeding
  • 77211400 - Tree-cutting services
  • 77314000 - Grounds maintenance services
  • 77340000 - Tree pruning and hedge trimming
  • 45112720 - Landscaping work for sports grounds and recreational areas
  • 44113910 - Winter-maintenance materials

two.2.3) Place of performance

NUTS codes
  • UKM - Scotland
Main site or place of performance

Scotland

two.2.4) Description of the procurement

Grounds Maintenance service as per framework description

two.2.5) Award criteria

Price is not the only award criterion and all criteria are stated only in the procurement documents

two.2.7) Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system

Duration in months

49

two.2.11) Information about options

Options: Yes

Description of options

49 month(s) from the commencement date, with 37 initial month(s) and option to extend 1x12 month(s)

two.2.13) Information about European Union Funds

The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds: No

two.2) Description

two.2.1) Title

Northern Ireland

Lot No

12

two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)

  • 34928200 - Fences
  • 77211600 - Tree seeding
  • 77314000 - Grounds maintenance services
  • 77211400 - Tree-cutting services
  • 77211500 - Tree-maintenance services
  • 45112720 - Landscaping work for sports grounds and recreational areas
  • 44113910 - Winter-maintenance materials
  • 77340000 - Tree pruning and hedge trimming

two.2.3) Place of performance

NUTS codes
  • UKN0 - Northern Ireland
  • UKN - Northern Ireland
Main site or place of performance

Northern Ireland

two.2.4) Description of the procurement

Grounds Maintenance service as per framework description

two.2.5) Award criteria

Price is not the only award criterion and all criteria are stated only in the procurement documents

two.2.7) Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system

Duration in months

49

two.2.11) Information about options

Options: Yes

Description of options

49 month(s) from the commencement date, with 37 initial month(s) and option to extend 1x12 month(s)

two.2.13) Information about European Union Funds

The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds: No

two.2) Description

two.2.1) Title

National

Lot No

13

two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)

  • 34928200 - Fences
  • 77211500 - Tree-maintenance services
  • 77340000 - Tree pruning and hedge trimming
  • 45112720 - Landscaping work for sports grounds and recreational areas
  • 77211400 - Tree-cutting services
  • 77211600 - Tree seeding
  • 77314000 - Grounds maintenance services
  • 44113910 - Winter-maintenance materials

two.2.3) Place of performance

NUTS codes
  • UK - United Kingdom
Main site or place of performance

National

two.2.4) Description of the procurement

Grounds Maintenance service as per framework description

two.2.5) Award criteria

Price is not the only award criterion and all criteria are stated only in the procurement documents

two.2.7) Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system

Duration in months

49

two.2.11) Information about options

Options: Yes

Description of options

49 month(s) from the commencement date, with 37 initial month(s) and option to extend 1x12 month(s)

two.2.13) Information about European Union Funds

The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds: No

two.2) Description

two.2.1) Title

Consultancy

Lot No

14

two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)

  • 73210000 - Research consultancy services
  • 73220000 - Development consultancy services
  • 79415200 - Design consultancy services

two.2.3) Place of performance

NUTS codes
  • UK - United Kingdom
Main site or place of performance

UK

two.2.4) Description of the procurement

Grounds Maintenance consultancy services

two.2.5) Award criteria

Price is not the only award criterion and all criteria are stated only in the procurement documents

two.2.7) Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system

Duration in months

49

two.2.11) Information about options

Options: Yes

Description of options

49 month(s) from the commencement date, with 37 initial month(s) and option to extend 1x12 month(s)

two.2.13) Information about European Union Funds

The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds: No

two.3) Estimated date of publication of contract notice

25 November 2024


Section three. Legal, economic, financial and technical information

three.1) Conditions for participation

three.1.2) Economic and financial standing

Selection criteria as stated in the procurement documents

three.1.3) Technical and professional ability

Selection criteria as stated in the procurement documents


Section four. Procedure

four.1) Description

four.1.8) Information about the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)

The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement: Yes


Section six. Complementary information

six.4) Procedures for review

six.4.1) Review body

Crescent Purchasing Consortia

Procurement House

Salford

M6 6AJ

Country

United Kingdom

six.4.2) Body responsible for mediation procedures

Crescent Purchasing Consortia

Procurement House

Salford

M6 6AJ

Country

United Kingdom

six.4.3) Review procedure

Precise information on deadline(s) for review procedures

The Contracting Authority will incorporate a minimum of a ten calendar day standstill period at the point that information on the award of contract is communicated to tenderers. If an appeal regarding the award of contract has not been successfully resolved then the Public Contract Regulations 2015, provide for aggrieved parties who have been harmed or are at risk of harm, by breach of the rules to take action in the High Court. Any such action must be brought promptly