Tender

Grounds Maintenance Services Framework - North East Hants and Hart

  • HAMPSHIRE COUNTY COUNCIL

F02: Contract notice

Notice identifier: 2022/S 000-013265

Procurement identifier (OCID): ocds-h6vhtk-033a6f

Published 18 May 2022, 9:15am



Section one: Contracting authority

one.1) Name and addresses

HAMPSHIRE COUNTY COUNCIL

The Castle

WINCHESTER

SO238UJ

Contact

Christopher Cook

Email

christopher.cook@hants.gov.uk

Country

United Kingdom

NUTS code

UKJ36 - Central Hampshire

Internet address(es)

Main address

www.hants.gov.uk

Buyer's address

https://in-tendhost.co.uk/hampshire

one.3) Communication

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

https://in-tendhost.co.uk/hampshire

Additional information can be obtained from the above-mentioned address

Tenders or requests to participate must be submitted electronically via

https://in-tendhost.co.uk/hampshire

one.4) Type of the contracting authority

Regional or local authority

one.5) Main activity

General public services


Section two: Object

two.1) Scope of the procurement

two.1.1) Title

Grounds Maintenance Services Framework - North East Hants and Hart

Reference number

CC19106

two.1.2) Main CPV code

  • 77314000 - Grounds maintenance services

two.1.3) Type of contract

Services

two.1.4) Short description

Hampshire County Council invites applications from suitably experienced organisations who wish to tender for the grounds maintenance services framework, in North East (Rushmoor) Hants and Hart areas only. The services required cover horticultural maintenance and maintenance of outdoor sports facilities for a variety of clients ranging from Nursery Groups to Higher Education Colleges alongside a number of Hampshire County Council sections which have properties for various uses for example libraries, offices, registry offices, care homes for the elderly, fire stations, police premises and ambulance stations.

two.1.5) Estimated total value

Value excluding VAT: £1,100,000

two.1.6) Information about lots

This contract is divided into lots: No

two.2) Description

two.2.3) Place of performance

NUTS codes
  • UKJ3 - Hampshire and Isle of Wight
Main site or place of performance

North East Hants (Rushmoor) and Hart - includes but not limited to: Farnborough, Aldershot, Yateley, Fleet, Church Crookham, Camberley, Blackwater, Tweaseldown, Odiham.

two.2.4) Description of the procurement

Grounds maintenance services to be provided to non-educational premises and educational premises in North East Hampshire and Hart

Educational premises requiring outdoor sports facilities maintenance and marking.

The services are to include:

- mowing and maintenance of grass areas,

- maintenance of beds and borders,

- maintenance of hedges,

- maintenance and marking of sport facilities,

- maintenance of jump pits,

- application of herbicides,

- removal of litter and leaves,

- various minor works covered by day rates.

two.2.5) Award criteria

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

two.2.6) Estimated value

Value excluding VAT: £1,100,000

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

Duration in months

27

This contract is subject to renewal

Yes

Description of renewals

The framework will be re-procured before the due expiry date

two.2.10) Information about variants

Variants will be accepted: No

two.2.11) Information about options

Options: No

two.2.14) Additional information

A value of GBP 1,100,000 is the estimated potential value based on historical data, for the 27 months duration of the framework. The value of participation by the wider public sector cannot be calculated accurately or guaranteed but has nevertheless been incorporated within a range of GBP 780,000 to GBP 1,100,000 for the 27 month duration of the framework.


Section three. Legal, economic, financial and technical information

three.1) Conditions for participation

three.1.1) Suitability to pursue the professional activity, including requirements relating to enrolment on professional or trade registers

List and brief description of conditions

As noted in the tender documents

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.1.1) Type of procedure

Open procedure

four.1.3) Information about a framework agreement or a dynamic purchasing system

The procurement involves the establishment of a framework agreement

Framework agreement with a single operator

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: 2020/S 098-236143

four.2.2) Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate

Date

22 June 2022

Local time

2:00pm

four.2.4) Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted

English

four.2.6) Minimum time frame during which the tenderer must maintain the tender

Duration in months: 3 (from the date stated for receipt of tender)

four.2.7) Conditions for opening of tenders

Date

23 June 2022

Local time

3:00pm


Section six. Complementary information

six.1) Information about recurrence

This is a recurrent procurement: Yes

six.3) Additional information

Electronic invoicing will be accepted with prior agreement and electronic payment via BACS is preferred.

Interested parties should register their interest in the framework via the InTend website https://in-tendhost.co.uk/hampshire and complete and submit the tender return documents together with any supporting information requested, by no later than the closing date indicated as IV.2.2).

How to obtain the tender documents:

The tender documents can be accessed when logged into InTend by selecting 'View Details' on the relevant tender advert and clicking 'Express Interest' tab. Once in the tender there are five tabs: 'Tender', 'ITT -documents', 'Correspondence', 'Clarifications' and 'History'. Select the second tab (ITT - documents) where you will find useful information under 'Tender Details' continue to scroll down to the heading 'Tender Documents Received where you will be able to view/download the documents.

Opting in and out:

Please note you are required to 'Opt In' before you can access the 'My tender Return' to start populating your response.

The 'Opt Out' functionality will also be available throughout the duration of the tender process. Opting out will give you the option to declaring you no longer want to receive any further communication in relation to this tender along with the opportunity of providing comments and feedback for this decision.

You can choose to 'Opt In' at any time during the tender process if you initially decided to 'Opt Out'.

You can apply for as many lots as you wish but can only be awarded a maximum of three lots if successful.

The framework agreement will be available for use by the following participating public sector and local authority organisations in the area of NE Hants and Hart :

- the Police and Crime Commissioner for Hampshire/Hampshire Constabulary;

- Hampshire and the Isle of Wight First and Rescue Authority/Hampshire and the Isle of Wight Fire and Rescue Services;

- the Ambulance Service in Hampshire;

- Local Authority Schools and Academies;

- Unitary Authorities, District, Borough, Town and Parish Councils, and successor authorities across NE Hampshire and Hart;

- Faith establishments including the Roman Catholic and Anglican Dioceses associated with the named Local Authorities including Guildford Anglican, Salisbury Anglican, Winchester Anglican and Portsmouth Anglican and Portsmouth Roman Catholic diocesan authorities;

- NHS within the area stated.

six.4) Procedures for review

six.4.1) Review body

Hampshire County Council

The Castle

Winchester

SO238UJ

Country

United Kingdom