Contract

Supply of Spring and Summer Bedding Plants and Hanging Baskets

  • Newcastle-under-Lyme Borough Council

F03: Contract award notice

Notice identifier: 2021/S 000-031040

Procurement identifier (OCID): ocds-h6vhtk-0300b7

Published 14 December 2021, 9:04am



Section one: Contracting authority

one.1) Name and addresses

Newcastle-under-Lyme Borough Council

Castle House, Barracks Road

Newcastle-under-Lyme

ST5 1BL

Contact

Darren Green

Email

darren.green@newcastle-staffs.gov.uk

Telephone

+44 1782717717

Fax

+44 1782711032

Country

United Kingdom

NUTS code

UKG23 - Stoke-on-Trent

Internet address(es)

Main address

http://www.newcastle-staffs.gov.uk/

Buyer's address

https://www.mytenders.co.uk/search/Search_AuthProfile.aspx?ID=AA0592

one.2) Information about joint procurement

The contract is awarded by a central purchasing body

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

Supply of Spring and Summer Bedding Plants and Hanging Baskets

two.1.2) Main CPV code

  • 03451100 - Bedding plants

two.1.3) Type of contract

Supplies

two.1.4) Short description

Supply of Spring and Summer Bedding Plants and Hanging Baskets

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: £221,000

two.2) Description

two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)

  • 03451100 - Bedding plants

two.2.3) Place of performance

NUTS codes
  • UKG23 - Stoke-on-Trent
Main site or place of performance

The Borough of Newcastle-under-Lyme, Staffordshire.

two.2.4) Description of the procurement

The Contractor shall be required to supply all seasonal bedding plants that will produce excellent floral displays throughout the seasons, and which will further enhance the reputation of Newcastle-under-Lyme - Historic Floral Town.

The Contractor shall supply, up to 100,000 bedding plants each year to specific locations within the Borough of Newcastle-under-Lyme, delivered over an 8 day working period as specified within the documents, the seasonal bedding plants required to produce the floral displays.

The work shall also include for the collection from the Council of the hanging baskets which are currently about 100 in number of various sizes, (This number changes from year to year due to sponsorship requirement), making up, growing on and the delivery of these, to specific locations within the Borough.

two.2.5) Award criteria

Quality criterion - Name: Compliance to Specification / Weighting: 35

Quality criterion - Name: staffing structures / Weighting: 15

Quality criterion - Name: equipment, vehicles and machinery will be dedicated to this contract & indicate if your organisation will need to utilise sub-contractors / Weighting: 5

Quality criterion - Name: organisations Health and Safety arrangements in respect of this contract / Weighting: 15

Quality criterion - Name: how your organisation will deal with complaints relating to this service / Weighting: 5

Quality criterion - Name: added value bidder can bring to the contract / Weighting: 5

Quality criterion - Name: how your organisation has already brought social benefit within any existing contracts and further describe how your organisation will deliver social benefit within the borough / Weighting: 5

Quality criterion - Name: demonstrate how your organisation contributes to environmental sustainability through its current operations / Weighting: 15

Price - Weighting: 60

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: 2019/S 163-400052


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

24 October 2019

five.2.2) Information about tenders

Number of tenders received: 1

Number of tenders received from SMEs: 0

Number of tenders received from tenderers from other EU Member States: 1

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

Number of tenders received by electronic means: 1

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

five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor

Boverton Nurseries ltd

mill road, Boverton

Llantwit major

Cf611UH

Telephone

+44 01446793412

Country

United Kingdom

NUTS code
  • UKL22 - Cardiff and Vale of Glamorgan
The contractor is an SME

No

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

Total value of the contract/lot: £221,000


Section six. Complementary information

six.3) Additional information

The Contractor shall be required to supply all seasonal bedding plants that will produce excellent floral displays throughout the seasons, and which will further enhance the reputation of Newcastle-under-Lyme - Historic Floral Town. The Borough participates annually in the Britain in Bloom Competition, has 7 Green Flags and an award winning Crematorium grounds, plants must be to a quality and standard to further the Borough’s successes in these competitions.

The Contractor shall supply, up to 100,000 bedding plants each year to specific locations within the Borough of Newcastle-under-Lyme, delivered over an 8 day working period as specified within the documents, the seasonal bedding plants required to produce the floral displays.

The work shall also include for the collection from the Council of the hanging baskets which are currently about 100 in number of various sizes, (This number changes from year to year due to sponsorship requirement), making up, growing on and the delivery of these, to specific locations within the Borough.

(MT Ref:224774)

six.4) Procedures for review

six.4.1) Review body

Newcastle-under-Lyme Borough Council

Castle House, Barracks Road

Newcastle-under-Lyme

ST5 1BL

Telephone

+44 1782717717

Fax

+44 1782711032

Country

United Kingdom

Internet address

http://www.newcastle-staffs.gov.uk/