Contract

Estate Services Provision of Grounds Maintenance

  • LiveWest Homes Limited

F03: Contract award notice

Notice identifier: 2023/S 000-016142

Procurement identifier (OCID): ocds-h6vhtk-036690

Published 7 June 2023, 1:56pm



Section one: Contracting authority

one.1) Name and addresses

LiveWest Homes Limited

1 Wellington Way, Skypark Business Park

Exeter

EX5 2FZ

Contact

Mr Rory Fincher

Email

rory.fincher@livewest.co.uk

Telephone

+44 7966873543

Country

United Kingdom

Region code

UK - United Kingdom

Internet address(es)

Main address

https://www.livewest.co.uk/

Buyer's address

https://www.livewest.co.uk/

one.4) Type of the contracting authority

Body governed by public law

one.5) Main activity

Housing and community amenities


Section two: Object

two.1) Scope of the procurement

two.1.1) Title

Estate Services Provision of Grounds Maintenance

Reference number

DN623124

two.1.2) Main CPV code

  • 77314000 - Grounds maintenance services

two.1.3) Type of contract

Services

two.1.4) Short description

LiveWest provides over 38,000 homes to over 80,000 people throughout the Southwest from Gloucestershire to the Isles of Scilly. We have plans to build over 6,000 homes in the area over the next five years, developing new homes of all tenures including low-cost rent and sale, market rent and sale, and a range of supported housing and intermediate housing products, creating choice and flexibility.

Livewest maintains its communal areas and grounds to a high standard agreed in consultations with our residents. with this tender, we are looking to procure grounds maintenance services for our schemes in Devon and Cornwall areas.

Livewest’s grounds maintenance specifications centre around our “Total Site Care” approach. This means that all asset types at all schemes to be maintained at or above contract standards at all time during the course of the contract period with scheme presenting to a high standard through the year.

Grounds maintenance contracts will be managed by team of dedicated, professional and experienced managers as part of the Estate Services Team. Estate Services Team will work closely to develop close working partnerships with the winning contractors while keeping our customers at the centre of performance monitoring.

As part of this tender process, tenderers may be required to participate in a non-scored conversation in relation to environmental impact.

This will involve an conversation where each supplier will be asked a set of environmental questions, specific to the project by the operational lead, and a member of the environmental team.

We are carrying out this activity to better understand the environmental impact of carrying out our investment programme and how this may affect future procurement activities.

two.1.6) Information about lots

This contract is divided into lots: Yes

two.1.7) Total value of the procurement (excluding VAT)

Lowest offer: £5,000,000 / Highest offer: £10,000,000 taken into consideration

two.2) Description

two.2.1) Title

Lot No

A

two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)

  • 77314000 - Grounds maintenance services

two.2.3) Place of performance

NUTS codes
  • UKK - South West (England)

two.2.4) Description of the procurement

LiveWest provides over 38,000 homes to over 80,000 people throughout the Southwest from Gloucestershire to the Isles of Scilly. We have plans to build over 6,000 homes in the area over the next five years, developing new homes of all tenures including low-cost rent and sale, market rent and sale, and a range of supported housing and intermediate housing products, creating choice and flexibility.

Livewest maintains its communal areas and grounds to a high standard agreed in consultations with our residents. with this tender, we are looking to procure grounds maintenance services for our schemes in Devon and Cornwall areas.

Livewest’s grounds maintenance specifications centre around our “Total Site Care” approach. This means that all asset types at all schemes to be maintained at or above contract standards at all time during the course of the contract period with scheme presenting to a high standard through the year.

Grounds maintenance contracts will be managed by team of dedicated, professional and experienced managers as part of the Estate Services Team. Estate Services Team will work closely to develop close working partnerships with the winning contractors while keeping our customers at the centre of performance monitoring.

As part of this tender process, tenderers may be required to participate in a non-scored conversation in relation to environmental impact.

This will involve an conversation where each supplier will be asked a set of environmental questions, specific to the project by the operational lead, and a member of the environmental team.

We are carrying out this activity to better understand the environmental impact of carrying out our investment programme and how this may affect future procurement activities.

two.2.5) Award criteria

Quality criterion - Name: Specification Conformation Statement / Weighting: 15%

Quality criterion - Name: Contract Performance / Weighting: 15%

Quality criterion - Name: Skills and Training / Weighting: 10%

Quality criterion - Name: Contract Management / Weighting: 10%

Quality criterion - Name: Effective Stewardship of the Environment / Weighting: 6%

Quality criterion - Name: Commitment to our communities / Weighting: 4%

Quality criterion - Name: Mobilisation / Weighting: 10%

Price - Weighting: 30%

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

two.2) Description

two.2.1) Title

Lot No

B

two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)

  • 77314000 - Grounds maintenance services

two.2.3) Place of performance

NUTS codes
  • UK - United Kingdom

two.2.4) Description of the procurement

LiveWest provides over 38,000 homes to over 80,000 people throughout the Southwest from Gloucestershire to the Isles of Scilly. We have plans to build over 6,000 homes in the area over the next five years, developing new homes of all tenures including low-cost rent and sale, market rent and sale, and a range of supported housing and intermediate housing products, creating choice and flexibility.

Livewest maintains its communal areas and grounds to a high standard agreed in consultations with our residents. with this tender, we are looking to procure grounds maintenance services for our schemes in Devon and Cornwall areas.

Livewest’s grounds maintenance specifications centre around our “Total Site Care” approach. This means that all asset types at all schemes to be maintained at or above contract standards at all time during the course of the contract period with scheme presenting to a high standard through the year.

Grounds maintenance contracts will be managed by team of dedicated, professional and experienced managers as part of the Estate Services Team. Estate Services Team will work closely to develop close working partnerships with the winning contractors while keeping our customers at the centre of performance monitoring.

As part of this tender process, tenderers may be required to participate in a non-scored conversation in relation to environmental impact.

This will involve an conversation where each supplier will be asked a set of environmental questions, specific to the project by the operational lead, and a member of the environmental team.

We are carrying out this activity to better understand the environmental impact of carrying out our investment programme and how this may affect future procurement activities.

two.2.5) Award criteria

Quality criterion - Name: Specification Conformation Statement / Weighting: 15%

Quality criterion - Name: Contract Performance / Weighting: 15%

Quality criterion - Name: Skills and Training / Weighting: 10%

Quality criterion - Name: Mobilisation / Weighting: 10%

Quality criterion - Name: Contract Management / Weighting: 10%

Quality criterion - Name: Effective Stewardship of the Environment / Weighting: 6%

Quality criterion - Name: Commitment to our communities / Weighting: 4%

Price - Weighting: 30

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

two.2) Description

two.2.1) Title

Lot No

C

two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)

  • 77314000 - Grounds maintenance services

two.2.3) Place of performance

NUTS codes
  • UKK - South West (England)

two.2.4) Description of the procurement

LiveWest provides over 38,000 homes to over 80,000 people throughout the Southwest from Gloucestershire to the Isles of Scilly. We have plans to build over 6,000 homes in the area over the next five years, developing new homes of all tenures including low-cost rent and sale, market rent and sale, and a range of supported housing and intermediate housing products, creating choice and flexibility.

Livewest maintains its communal areas and grounds to a high standard agreed in consultations with our residents. with this tender, we are looking to procure grounds maintenance services for our schemes in Devon and Cornwall areas.

Livewest’s grounds maintenance specifications centre around our “Total Site Care” approach. This means that all asset types at all schemes to be maintained at or above contract standards at all time during the course of the contract period with scheme presenting to a high standard through the year.

Grounds maintenance contracts will be managed by team of dedicated, professional and experienced managers as part of the Estate Services Team. Estate Services Team will work closely to develop close working partnerships with the winning contractors while keeping our customers at the centre of performance monitoring.

As part of this tender process, tenderers may be required to participate in a non-scored conversation in relation to environmental impact.

This will involve an conversation where each supplier will be asked a set of environmental questions, specific to the project by the operational lead, and a member of the environmental team.

We are carrying out this activity to better understand the environmental impact of carrying out our investment programme and how this may affect future procurement activities.

two.2.5) Award criteria

Quality criterion - Name: Quality (same as other lots) / Weighting: 70

Price - Weighting: 30

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

two.2) Description

two.2.1) Title

Lot No

D

two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)

  • 77314000 - Grounds maintenance services

two.2.3) Place of performance

NUTS codes
  • UKK - South West (England)

two.2.4) Description of the procurement

LiveWest provides over 38,000 homes to over 80,000 people throughout the Southwest from Gloucestershire to the Isles of Scilly. We have plans to build over 6,000 homes in the area over the next five years, developing new homes of all tenures including low-cost rent and sale, market rent and sale, and a range of supported housing and intermediate housing products, creating choice and flexibility.

Livewest maintains its communal areas and grounds to a high standard agreed in consultations with our residents. with this tender, we are looking to procure grounds maintenance services for our schemes in Devon and Cornwall areas.

Livewest’s grounds maintenance specifications centre around our “Total Site Care” approach. This means that all asset types at all schemes to be maintained at or above contract standards at all time during the course of the contract period with scheme presenting to a high standard through the year.

Grounds maintenance contracts will be managed by team of dedicated, professional and experienced managers as part of the Estate Services Team. Estate Services Team will work closely to develop close working partnerships with the winning contractors while keeping our customers at the centre of performance monitoring.

As part of this tender process, tenderers may be required to participate in a non-scored conversation in relation to environmental impact.

This will involve an conversation where each supplier will be asked a set of environmental questions, specific to the project by the operational lead, and a member of the environmental team.

We are carrying out this activity to better understand the environmental impact of carrying out our investment programme and how this may affect future procurement activities.

two.2.5) Award criteria

Quality criterion - Name: Quality (same as previous lots) / Weighting: 70

Price - Weighting: 30

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

two.2) Description

two.2.1) Title

Lot No

E

two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)

  • 77314000 - Grounds maintenance services

two.2.3) Place of performance

NUTS codes
  • UKK - South West (England)

two.2.4) Description of the procurement

LiveWest provides over 38,000 homes to over 80,000 people throughout the Southwest from Gloucestershire to the Isles of Scilly. We have plans to build over 6,000 homes in the area over the next five years, developing new homes of all tenures including low-cost rent and sale, market rent and sale, and a range of supported housing and intermediate housing products, creating choice and flexibility.

Livewest maintains its communal areas and grounds to a high standard agreed in consultations with our residents. with this tender, we are looking to procure grounds maintenance services for our schemes in Devon and Cornwall areas.

Livewest’s grounds maintenance specifications centre around our “Total Site Care” approach. This means that all asset types at all schemes to be maintained at or above contract standards at all time during the course of the contract period with scheme presenting to a high standard through the year.

Grounds maintenance contracts will be managed by team of dedicated, professional and experienced managers as part of the Estate Services Team. Estate Services Team will work closely to develop close working partnerships with the winning contractors while keeping our customers at the centre of performance monitoring.

As part of this tender process, tenderers may be required to participate in a non-scored conversation in relation to environmental impact.

This will involve an conversation where each supplier will be asked a set of environmental questions, specific to the project by the operational lead, and a member of the environmental team.

We are carrying out this activity to better understand the environmental impact of carrying out our investment programme and how this may affect future procurement activities.

two.2.5) Award criteria

Quality criterion - Name: Quality (same as previous lots) / Weighting: 70

Price - Weighting: 30

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

two.2) Description

two.2.1) Title

Lot No

F

two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)

  • 77314000 - Grounds maintenance services

two.2.3) Place of performance

NUTS codes
  • UKK - South West (England)

two.2.4) Description of the procurement

LiveWest provides over 38,000 homes to over 80,000 people throughout the Southwest from Gloucestershire to the Isles of Scilly. We have plans to build over 6,000 homes in the area over the next five years, developing new homes of all tenures including low-cost rent and sale, market rent and sale, and a range of supported housing and intermediate housing products, creating choice and flexibility.

Livewest maintains its communal areas and grounds to a high standard agreed in consultations with our residents. with this tender, we are looking to procure grounds maintenance services for our schemes in Devon and Cornwall areas.

Livewest’s grounds maintenance specifications centre around our “Total Site Care” approach. This means that all asset types at all schemes to be maintained at or above contract standards at all time during the course of the contract period with scheme presenting to a high standard through the year.

Grounds maintenance contracts will be managed by team of dedicated, professional and experienced managers as part of the Estate Services Team. Estate Services Team will work closely to develop close working partnerships with the winning contractors while keeping our customers at the centre of performance monitoring.

As part of this tender process, tenderers may be required to participate in a non-scored conversation in relation to environmental impact.

This will involve an conversation where each supplier will be asked a set of environmental questions, specific to the project by the operational lead, and a member of the environmental team.

We are carrying out this activity to better understand the environmental impact of carrying out our investment programme and how this may affect future procurement activities.

two.2.5) Award criteria

Quality criterion - Name: Quality (same as previous lots) / Weighting: 70

Price - Weighting: 30

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: No

four.2) Administrative information

four.2.1) Previous publication concerning this procedure

Notice number: 2022/S 000-025092


Section five. Award of contract

Lot No

A & B

A contract/lot is awarded: Yes

five.2) Award of contract

five.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract

31 January 2023

five.2.2) Information about tenders

Number of tenders received: 7

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

five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor

Glendale Grounds Management Ltd

Chorley

Country

United Kingdom

NUTS code
  • UK - United Kingdom
The contractor is an SME

No

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

Lowest offer: £1,700,000 / Highest offer: £3,400,000 taken into consideration


Section five. Award of contract

Lot No

C, D, E & F

A contract/lot is awarded: Yes

five.2) Award of contract

five.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract

31 January 2023

five.2.2) Information about tenders

Number of tenders received: 7

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

five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor

Countrywide Grounds Maintenance Ltd

Brackley

Country

United Kingdom

NUTS code
  • UK - United Kingdom
The contractor is an SME

No

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

Lowest offer: £4,000,000 / Highest offer: £8,000,000 taken into consideration


Section six. Complementary information

six.3) Additional information

n/a

six.4) Procedures for review

six.4.1) Review body

LiveWest Homes

Exeter

Country

United Kingdom