Contract

Provision of Grounds Maintenance on the Dounreay Estate

  • Nuclear Restoration Services Limited (Dounreay)

F03: Contract award notice

Notice identifier: 2025/S 000-011683

Procurement identifier (OCID): ocds-h6vhtk-049ca9 (view related notices)

Published 28 March 2025, 10:00am



Section one: Contracting authority

one.1) Name and addresses

Nuclear Restoration Services Limited (Dounreay)

D2003, Dounreay, Thurso, Caithness

Thurso

KW14 7TZ

Contact

Declan Gunn

Email

declan.m.gunn@dounreay.com

Telephone

+44 1847802264

Country

United Kingdom

Region code

UKM6 - Highlands and Islands

National registration number

02264251

Internet address(es)

Main address

https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/dounreay

Buyer's address

https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/dounreay

one.4) Type of the contracting authority

Body governed by public law

one.5) Main activity

Other activity

Nuclear Decommissioning


Section two: Object

two.1) Scope of the procurement

two.1.1) Title

Provision of Grounds Maintenance on the Dounreay Estate

two.1.2) Main CPV code

  • 77314000 - Grounds maintenance services

two.1.3) Type of contract

Services

two.1.4) Short description

This Contract is for the Provision of Grounds Maintenance on the Dounreay Estate. This includes routine grass cutting and weed control.

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: £1,700,000

two.2) Description

two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)

  • 77314000 - Grounds maintenance services

two.2.3) Place of performance

NUTS codes
  • UKM61 - Caithness & Sutherland and Ross & Cromarty

two.2.4) Description of the procurement

A Contract has been awarded by Nuclear Restoration Services Limited (Dounreay) as a result of an Open Procedure, for the provision of Grounds Maintenance on the Dounreay Estate.

two.2.5) Award criteria

Quality criterion - Name: Technical / Weighting: 50

Quality criterion - Name: Social Value / Weighting: 10

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: 2024/S 000-030210


Section five. Award of contract

A contract/lot is awarded: Yes

five.2) Award of contract

five.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract

17 March 2025

five.2.2) Information about tenders

Number of tenders received: 1

Number of tenders received from SMEs: 1

Number of tenders received from tenderers from other EU Member States: 0

Number of tenders received from tenderers from non-EU Member States: 0

The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators: No

five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor

Messrs Donald Macdonald Ltd

Achvarasdal Farm, Reay

Thurso

KW14 7RR

Country

United Kingdom

NUTS code
  • UKM61 - Caithness & Sutherland and Ross & Cromarty
National registration number

SC487517

Internet address

www.macdonaldlandscaping.co.uk

The contractor is an SME

Yes

five.2.4) Information on value of contract/lot (excluding VAT)

Initial estimated total value of the contract/lot: £1,700,000

Lowest offer: £387,628 / Highest offer: £387,628 taken into consideration


Section six. Complementary information

six.4) Procedures for review

six.4.1) Review body

Royal Courts Of Justice

Strand

London

WC2A 2LL

Email

rcj.dco@justice.gov.uk

Country

United Kingdom

Internet address

https://www.find-court-tribunal.service.gov.uk/courts/royal-courts-of-justice

six.4.2) Body responsible for mediation procedures

Royal Courts Of Justice

Strand

London

WC2A 2LL

Email

rcj.dco@justice.gov.uk

Country

United Kingdom

Internet address

https://www.find-court-tribunal.service.gov.uk/courts/royal-courts-of-justice

six.4.4) Service from which information about the review procedure may be obtained

Nuclear Restoration Services Limited (Dounreay)

D2003, Dounreay, Thurso, Caithness

Thurso

KW14 7TZ

Country

United Kingdom

Internet address

https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/dounreay