Awarded contract

Grounds Maintenance and Associated Services A717

  • Swale Borough Council

F03: Contract award notice

Notice reference: 2021/S 000-031734

Published 20 December 2021, 10:32am



Section one: Contracting authority

one.1) Name and addresses

Swale Borough Council

Swale House, East Street

Sittingbourne

ME10 3HT

Contact

Miss Charlotte Knowles

Email

charlotteknowles@swale.gov.uk

Telephone

+44 1795417584

Country

United Kingdom

NUTS code

UKJ4 - Kent

Internet address(es)

Main address

http://www.swale.gov.uk/

Buyer's address

http://www.swale.gov.uk/

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 and Associated Services A717

Reference number

DN542706

two.1.2) Main CPV code

  • 77000000 - Agricultural, forestry, horticultural, aquacultural and apicultural services

two.1.3) Type of contract

Services

two.1.4) Short description

To enhance our Climate and Ecological Emergency Action Plan Delivering Grounds Maintenance across a variety of sites within the Swale Borough in East Kent. This will include new innovative ways of working.

Provision of grounds maintenance across the Swale Borough Council areas. The contract will include grounds maintenance according to approved horticultural principles to 32 parks, numerous open spaces, 78 play areas, 9 sports grounds, 5 cemeteries, and 13 closed churchyards, multiple grassed, and multiple planted areas. The maintenance comprises grass cutting, grass edging,

hedge cutting, planted areas, sports facilities, grave digging, and removal/disposal of litter.

The contract will commence on 15 January 2022 and terminate on 14 January 2027. The

Council may extend the opportunity for a further 2 years.

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: £10,412,805.55

two.2) Description

two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)

  • 77314000 - Grounds maintenance services

two.2.3) Place of performance

NUTS codes
  • UKJ4 - Kent

two.2.4) Description of the procurement

To enhance our Climate and Ecological Emergency Action Plan Delivering Grounds Maintenance across a variety of sites within the Swale Borough in East Kent. This will include new innovative ways of working.

Provision of grounds maintenance across the Swale Borough Council areas. The contract will include grounds maintenance according to approved horticultural principles to 32 parks, numerous open spaces, 78 play areas, 9 sports grounds, 5 cemeteries, and 13 closed churchyards, multiple grassed, and multiple planted areas. The maintenance comprises grass cutting, grass edging,

hedge cutting, planted areas, sports facilities, grave digging, and removal/disposal of litter.

two.2.5) Award criteria

Quality criterion - Name: Quality / Weighting: 50

Price - Weighting: 50

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: 2021/S 000-011856


Section five. Award of contract

Contract No

A717

A contract/lot is awarded: Yes

five.2) Award of contract

five.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract

12 October 2021

five.2.2) Information about tenders

Number of tenders received: 2

Number of tenders received from tenderers from other EU Member States: 0

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

Number of tenders received by electronic means: 2

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

five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor

Blenwood Limited

18 The Broadway

Stoneleigh, Epsom, Surrey

KT17 2HU

Country

United Kingdom

NUTS code
  • UKJ - South East (England)
National registration number

04383277

The contractor is an SME

Yes

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

Total value of the contract/lot: £10,412,805.55


Section six. Complementary information

six.4) Procedures for review

six.4.1) Review body

Public Procurement Review Service

Cabinet Office

London

Email

publicprocurementreview@cabinetoffice.gov.uk

Telephone

+44 3450103503

Country

United Kingdom