- Scope of the procurement
- Lot 1. Grounds Maintenance Services East Anglia region
- Lot 2. Grounds Maintenance Services London
- Lot 3. Grounds Maintenance Services Midlands
- Lot 4. Grounds Maintenance Services North East
- Lot 5. Grounds Maintenance Services North West
- Lot 6. Grounds Maintenance Services South East
- Lot 7. Grounds Maintenance Services South West
Section one: Contracting authority
one.1) Name and addresses
Salvation Army Housing Association
2nd Floor, 53-55 Victoria Square
Bolton
BL1 1RZ
Telephone
+44 7720740683
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
UK - United Kingdom
Internet address(es)
Main address
https://www.salvationarmyhomes.org.uk/
Buyer's address
https://www.mytenders.co.uk/search/Search_AuthProfile.aspx?ID=AA43076
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
Additional information can be obtained from the above-mentioned address
Tenders or requests to participate must be submitted electronically via
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
Grounds maintenance for Salvation Army Housing Association
two.1.2) Main CPV code
- 77314000 - Grounds maintenance services
two.1.3) Type of contract
Services
two.1.4) Short description
1.2.1. The Grounds Maintenance The grounds maintenance operations required, broadly comprises of
- Grass maintenance – grass cutting and edging.
- Horticultural maintenance – hedge cutting, maintenance of shrub beds and borders, planting and maintenance of summer bedding.
- General works – weed, moss and algae control on hard and soft areas and litter picking.
two.1.5) Estimated total value
Value excluding VAT: £906,000
two.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots: Yes
Tenders may be submitted for maximum number of lots
3
Maximum number of lots that may be awarded to one tenderer: 2
two.2) Description
two.2.1) Title
Grounds Maintenance Services East Anglia region
Lot No
1
two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
- 77314000 - Grounds maintenance services
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UKH3 - Essex
- UKI5 - Outer London – East and North East
Main site or place of performance
Sites in following areas:Southend on Sea
Wickford
Clacton-On-Sea
Braintree
Southminster
Maldon
Colchester
Pilgrims Hatch
Steeple
Huntingdon
Ipswich
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
The Grounds Maintenance The grounds maintenance operations required across Midlands, broadly comprises of:
- Grass maintenance – grass cutting and edging.
- Horticultural maintenance – hedge cutting, maintenance of shrub beds and borders, planting and maintenance of summer bedding.
- General works – weed, moss and algae control on hard and soft areas and litter picking.
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: £43,000
two.2.7) Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
Start date
1 April 2025
End date
1 April 2028
This contract is subject to renewal
Yes
Description of renewals
24 months at the Authority’s discretion.
two.2.9) Information about the limits on the number of candidates to be invited
Envisaged number of candidates: 6
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
Grounds Maintenance Services London
Lot No
2
two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
- 77314000 - Grounds maintenance services
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UKI - London
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
The Grounds Maintenance The grounds maintenance operations required at London sites, broadly comprises of:
- Grass maintenance – grass cutting and edging.
- Horticultural maintenance – hedge cutting, maintenance of shrub beds and borders, planting and maintenance of summer bedding.
- General works – weed, moss and algae control on hard and soft areas and litter picking.
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: £40,000
two.2.7) Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
Start date
1 April 2025
End date
1 April 2028
This contract is subject to renewal
Yes
Description of renewals
24 months at the Authority’s discretion.
two.2.9) Information about the limits on the number of candidates to be invited
Envisaged number of candidates: 6
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
Grounds Maintenance Services Midlands
Lot No
3
two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
- 77314000 - Grounds maintenance services
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UKF1 - Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire
- UKG - West Midlands (England)
- UKE31 - Barnsley, Doncaster and Rotherham
Main site or place of performance
Sites in the following areas:
Nottingham
Rotherham
Derby
Chesterfield
Birmingham
Long Eaton
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
The Grounds Maintenance The grounds maintenance operations required across Midlands, broadly comprises of:
- Grass maintenance – grass cutting and edging.
- Horticultural maintenance – hedge cutting, maintenance of shrub beds and borders, planting and maintenance of summer bedding.
- General works – weed, moss and algae control on hard and soft areas and litter picking.
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: £30,000
two.2.7) Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
Start date
1 April 2025
End date
1 April 2028
This contract is subject to renewal
Yes
Description of renewals
24 months at the Authority’s discretion
two.2.9) Information about the limits on the number of candidates to be invited
Envisaged number of candidates: 6
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
Grounds Maintenance Services North East
Lot No
4
two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
- 77314000 - Grounds maintenance services
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UKC2 - Northumberland and Tyne and Wear
- UKD3 - Greater Manchester
- UKC1 - Tees Valley and Durham
- UKE4 - West Yorkshire
Main site or place of performance
Sites in the following areas:
Newcastle Upon Tyne
Leeds
Bolton
Sale
Darlington
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
The Grounds Maintenance The grounds maintenance operations required across Midlands, broadly comprises of:
- Grass maintenance – grass cutting and edging.
- Horticultural maintenance – hedge cutting, maintenance of shrub beds and borders, planting and maintenance of summer bedding.
- General works – weed, moss and algae control on hard and soft areas and litter picking.
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: £30,000
two.2.7) Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
Start date
1 April 2025
End date
1 April 2028
This contract is subject to renewal
Yes
Description of renewals
24 months at the Authority’s discretion.
two.2.9) Information about the limits on the number of candidates to be invited
Envisaged number of candidates: 6
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
Grounds Maintenance Services North West
Lot No
5
two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
- 77314000 - Grounds maintenance services
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UKD3 - Greater Manchester
- UKD4 - Lancashire
- UKD7 - Merseyside
Main site or place of performance
Sites in the following areas:
Salford
Liverpool
Blackpool
Manchester
St Helens
Merseyside
Morecambe
Preston
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
The Grounds Maintenance The grounds maintenance operations required across Midlands, broadly comprises of:
- Grass maintenance – grass cutting and edging.
- Horticultural maintenance – hedge cutting, maintenance of shrub beds and borders, planting and maintenance of summer bedding.
- General works – weed, moss and algae control on hard and soft areas and litter picking.
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: £96,000
two.2.7) Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
Start date
1 April 2025
End date
1 April 2028
This contract is subject to renewal
Yes
Description of renewals
24 months at the Authority’s discretion.
two.2.9) Information about the limits on the number of candidates to be invited
Envisaged number of candidates: 6
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
Grounds Maintenance Services South East
Lot No
6
two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
- 77314000 - Grounds maintenance services
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UKJ2 - Surrey, East and West Sussex
- UKJ4 - Kent
- UKH3 - Essex
Main site or place of performance
Sites in the following areas:
Kent
Tunbridge Wells
Ashford
Guildford
Braintree
Eastbourne
Newhaven
Greenhithe
St Leonards on Sea
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
The Grounds Maintenance The grounds maintenance operations required across Midlands, broadly comprises of:
- Grass maintenance – grass cutting and edging.
- Horticultural maintenance – hedge cutting, maintenance of shrub beds and borders, planting and maintenance of summer bedding.
- General works – weed, moss and algae control on hard and soft areas and litter picking.
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: £30,000
two.2.7) Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
Start date
1 April 2025
End date
1 April 2028
This contract is subject to renewal
Yes
Description of renewals
24 months at the Authority’s discretion.
two.2.9) Information about the limits on the number of candidates to be invited
Envisaged number of candidates: 6
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
Grounds Maintenance Services South West
Lot No
7
two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
- 77314000 - Grounds maintenance services
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UKK - South West (England)
Main site or place of performance
Sites in the following areas:
Newton Abbot
Somerset
Swindon
Nailsworth
St Austell
Stratton
Cirencester
Cosham
Salisbury
Stroud
Dursley
Cheltenham
Dorset
Gloucestershire
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
The Grounds Maintenance The grounds maintenance operations required across Midlands, broadly comprises of:
- Grass maintenance – grass cutting and edging.
- Horticultural maintenance – hedge cutting, maintenance of shrub beds and borders, planting and maintenance of summer bedding.
- General works – weed, moss and algae control on hard and soft areas and litter picking.
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: £33,000
two.2.7) Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
Start date
1 April 2025
End date
1 April 2028
This contract is subject to renewal
Yes
Description of renewals
24 months at the Authority’s discretion.
two.2.9) Information about the limits on the number of candidates to be invited
Envisaged number of candidates: 6
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 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
three.2) Conditions related to the contract
three.2.3) Information about staff responsible for the performance of the contract
Obligation to indicate the names and professional qualifications of the staff assigned to performing the contract
Section four. Procedure
four.1) Description
four.1.1) Type of procedure
Restricted 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.2.2) Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate
Originally published as:
Date
30 September 2024
Local time
4:00pm
Changed to:
Date
7 October 2024
Local time
4:00pm
See the change notice.
four.2.3) Estimated date of dispatch of invitations to tender or to participate to selected candidates
10 October 2024
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: 6 (from the date stated for receipt of tender)
Section six. Complementary information
six.1) Information about recurrence
This is a recurrent procurement: Yes
Estimated timing for further notices to be published: If the extension is not taken up, notices will be published in 2027. If the extension is taken up, notices will be published in 2029.
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
A Bidder can only win a maximum of 2 Lots and further details around this are provided in the tender documents.
Site list and Site maps will be provided during ITT stage.
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six.4) Procedures for review
six.4.1) Review body
Public Procurement Review Service
Cabinet Office
London
publicprocurementreview@cabinetoffice.gov.uk
Telephone
+44 3450103503
Country
United Kingdom
Internet address
https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/public-procurement-review-service-scope-and-remit