Opportunity

Framework for Grounds Maintenance, Snow Clearing and Winter Gritting Assistance

  • NHS Lanarkshire

F02: Contract notice

Notice reference: 2021/S 000-021375

Published 30 August 2021, 9:05am



The closing date and time has been changed to:

4 October 2021, 5:00pm

See the change notice.

Section one: Contracting authority

one.1) Name and addresses

NHS Lanarkshire

NHS Lanarkshire Headquarters, Kirklands, Fallside Road

Bothwell

G71 8BB

Email

tenders@lanarkshire.scot.nhs.uk

Telephone

+44 1698402655

Country

United Kingdom

NUTS code

UKM8 - West Central Scotland

Internet address(es)

Main address

http://www.nhslanarkshire.org.uk

Buyer's address

https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/Search_AuthProfile.aspx?ID=AA00297

one.2) Information about joint procurement

The contract is awarded by a central purchasing body

one.3) Communication

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

www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk

Additional information can be obtained from the above-mentioned address

Tenders or requests to participate must be submitted electronically via

www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk

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

Framework for Grounds Maintenance, Snow Clearing and Winter Gritting Assistance

Reference number

NHSL648

two.1.2) Main CPV code

  • 77314000 - Grounds maintenance services

two.1.3) Type of contract

Services

two.1.4) Short description

NHS Lanarkshire Health Board, a statutory body constituted pursuant to the National Health Service (Scotland) Act 1978 (“the Board”), wishes to put in place a framework for Reactive Grounds Maintenace including the provision of a Winter Service covering gritting and snow clearing in order to support NHS Lanarkshire’s in-house grounds maintenance team (“the Service”).

NHS Lanarkshire has an in-house grounds maintenance team that undertakes planned/routine and unplanned reactive/emergency grounds maintenance, winter gritting and snow clearing. During periods of adverse weather conditions and staff shortages/holiday periods the in-house team frequently require assistance to ensure that healthcare facilities throughout NHS Lanarkshire can continue to function. NHS Lanarkshire therefore wishes to establish a multi-supplier framework agreement for reactive grounds maintenance and winter services (gritting & snow clearing) across five geographical areas of the health board.

two.1.5) Estimated total value

Value excluding VAT: £180,000

two.1.6) Information about lots

This contract is divided into lots: Yes

Tenders may be submitted for all lots

two.2) Description

two.2.1) Title

Lot 1 – Winter Service Upper Clydesdale

Lot No

1

two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)

  • 77314000 - Grounds maintenance services

two.2.3) Place of performance

NUTS codes
  • UKM8 - West Central Scotland

two.2.4) Description of the procurement

Please refer to Appendix 1- Specification

two.2.5) Award criteria

Quality criterion - Name: Quality/Technical / Weighting: 30

Price - Weighting: 70

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

Duration in months

24

This contract is subject to renewal

Yes

Description of renewals

An opportunity to review and extend the contract for a further one (1) year with an options one (1) year thereafter. (2+1+1).

two.2.10) Information about variants

Variants will be accepted: No

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 2 – Winter Service Monklands and surrounding area

Lot No

2

two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)

  • 77314000 - Grounds maintenance services

two.2.3) Place of performance

NUTS codes
  • UKM8 - West Central Scotland

two.2.4) Description of the procurement

Please refer to Appendix 1 -Specification

two.2.5) Award criteria

Quality criterion - Name: Quality/Technical / Weighting: 30

Price - Weighting: 70

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

Duration in months

24

This contract is subject to renewal

Yes

Description of renewals

An opportunity to review and extend the contract for a further one (1) year with an options one (1) year thereafter. (2+1+1).

two.2.10) Information about variants

Variants will be accepted: No

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 3 – Winter Service Hamilton and surrounding area

Lot No

3

two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)

  • 77314000 - Grounds maintenance services

two.2.3) Place of performance

NUTS codes
  • UKM8 - West Central Scotland

two.2.4) Description of the procurement

Please refer to appendix 1- specification

two.2.5) Award criteria

Quality criterion - Name: Quality/Technical / Weighting: 30

Price - Weighting: 70

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

Duration in months

24

This contract is subject to renewal

Yes

Description of renewals

An opportunity to review and extend the contract for a further one (1) year with an options one (1) year thereafter. (2+1+1).

two.2.10) Information about variants

Variants will be accepted: No

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 4 – Winter Service East Kilbride and Camglen area

Lot No

4

two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)

  • 77314000 - Grounds maintenance services

two.2.3) Place of performance

NUTS codes
  • UKM8 - West Central Scotland

two.2.4) Description of the procurement

Please refer to appendix 1- specification

two.2.5) Award criteria

Quality criterion - Name: Quality/Technical / Weighting: 30

Price - Weighting: 70

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

Duration in months

24

This contract is subject to renewal

Yes

Description of renewals

An opportunity to review and extend the contract for a further one (1) year with an options one (1) year thereafter. (2+1+1).

two.2.10) Information about variants

Variants will be accepted: No

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 5 – General Grounds Maintenance (all NHSL sites)

Lot No

5

two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)

  • 77314000 - Grounds maintenance services

two.2.3) Place of performance

NUTS codes
  • UKM8 - West Central Scotland

two.2.4) Description of the procurement

Please refer to appendix 1- specification

two.2.5) Award criteria

Quality criterion - Name: Quality/Technical / Weighting: 30

Price - Weighting: 70

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

Duration in months

24

This contract is subject to renewal

Yes

Description of renewals

An opportunity to review and extend the contract for a further one (1) year with an options one (1) year thereafter. (2+1+1).

two.2.10) Information about variants

Variants will be accepted: No

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

The procurement involves the establishment of a framework agreement

Framework agreement with several operators

Envisaged maximum number of participants to the framework agreement: 15

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

Originally published as:

Date

27 September 2021

Local time

12:00pm

Changed to:

Date

4 October 2021

Local time

5:00pm

See the change notice.

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

27 September 2021

Local time

12:00pm


Section six. Complementary information

six.1) Information about recurrence

This is a recurrent procurement: Yes

Estimated timing for further notices to be published: A further contract notice may be published following the initial contract term or the conclusion of any extension periods.

six.2) Information about electronic workflows

Electronic ordering will be used

Electronic invoicing will be accepted

Electronic payment will be used

six.3) Additional information

NOTE: To register your interest in this notice and obtain any additional information please visit the Public Contracts Scotland Web Site at https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/Search/Search_Switch.aspx?ID=665417.

The buyer has indicated that it will accept electronic responses to this notice via the Postbox facility. A user guide is available at https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/sitehelp/help_guides.aspx.

Suppliers are advised to allow adequate time for uploading documents and to dispatch the electronic response well in advance of the closing time to avoid any last minute problems.

(SC Ref:665417)

Download the ESPD document here: https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/ESPD/ESPD_Download.aspx?id=665417

six.4) Procedures for review

six.4.1) Review body

Hamilton Sheriff Court

Hamilton

Country

United Kingdom