Tender

CBC-1732-T-TS Rural and Urban Grounds Maintenance Services

  • Central Bedfordshire Council

F02: Contract notice

Notice identifier: 2024/S 000-036575

Procurement identifier (OCID): ocds-h6vhtk-04b5ce

Published 12 November 2024, 1:32pm



Section one: Contracting authority

one.1) Name and addresses

Central Bedfordshire Council

Priory House, Monks Walk, Chicksands

Shefford

SG17 5TQ

Contact

+44 3003005997

Email

procurement@centralbedfordshire.gov.uk

Telephone

+44 3003005997

Country

United Kingdom

NUTS code

UKH25 - Central Bedfordshire

Internet address(es)

Main address

http://in-tendhost.co.uk/centralbedfordshire

one.3) Communication

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

http://in-tendhost.co.uk/centralbedfordshire

Additional information can be obtained from the above-mentioned address

Tenders or requests to participate must be submitted electronically via

http://in-tendhost.co.uk/centralbedfordshire

Tenders or requests to participate must be submitted to the above-mentioned address

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

CBC-1732-T-TS Rural and Urban Grounds Maintenance Services

Reference number

CBC-1732-T-TS

two.1.2) Main CPV code

  • 77314000 - Grounds maintenance services

two.1.3) Type of contract

Services

two.1.4) Short description

Rural and Urban Grounds Maintenance Services - two Lots

two.1.5) Estimated total value

Value excluding VAT: £16,000,000

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

Rural and Urban Grounds Maintenance Services Lot 1 - RURAL

Lot No

Lot 1

two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)

  • 77314000 - Grounds maintenance services

two.2.3) Place of performance

NUTS codes
  • UKH25 - Central Bedfordshire
Main site or place of performance

Central Bedfordshire

two.2.4) Description of the procurement

The Council will provide as much support and information as it can to help guide you through the quotation process. Questions asked together with the response, will be made available to all tenderers, to ensure a fair and consistent approach to all. If there is anything you are not sure about or need clarification on, please use the Correspondence facility within the In-tend electronic tendering system. Last date for receiving questions on the In-Tend system is 2nd December 2024Completed Tenders and attachments should be submitted electronically by the due date via our In-tend electronic tendering system. Tenders must be uploaded via the "My Return" section of the system. Tenders submitted through the correspondence facility will not be considered. Your Tender must be submitted via the In-tend system by no later than 12 noon on 11th December 2024Tenders received after that time will be excluded.

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: £7,000,000

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

Start date

1 April 2025

End date

31 March 2030

This contract is subject to renewal

Yes

Description of renewals

End of contract term5 years (+1+1+1+1+ optional)

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

Rural and Urban Grounds Maintenance Services Lot 2 - URBAN

Lot No

Lot 2

two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)

  • 77314000 - Grounds maintenance services

two.2.3) Place of performance

NUTS codes
  • UKH25 - Central Bedfordshire
Main site or place of performance

Central Bedfordshire

two.2.4) Description of the procurement

The Council will provide as much support and information as it can to help guide you through the quotation process. Questions asked together with the response, will be made available to all tenderers, to ensure a fair and consistent approach to all. If there is anything you are not sure about or need clarification on, please use the Correspondence facility within the In-tend electronic tendering system. Last date for receiving questions on the In-Tend system is 2nd December 2024Completed Tenders and attachments should be submitted electronically by the due date via our In-tend electronic tendering system. Tenders must be uploaded via the "My Return" section of the system. Tenders submitted through the correspondence facility will not be considered. Your Tender must be submitted via the In-tend system by no later than 12 noon on 11th December 2024Tenders received after that time will be excluded.

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: £7,000,000

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

Start date

1 April 2025

End date

31 March 2030

This contract is subject to renewal

Yes

Description of renewals

End of contract term5 years (+1+1+1+1+1 optional)

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


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

Date

11 December 2024

Local time

12:00pm

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

Tender must be valid until: 11 March 2025

four.2.7) Conditions for opening of tenders

Date

11 December 2024

Local time

12:00pm

Place

Central Bedfordshire


Section six. Complementary information

six.1) Information about recurrence

This is a recurrent procurement: No

six.4) Procedures for review

six.4.1) Review body

Central Bedfordshire Council

Priory House, Monks Walk, Chicksands, Bedfordshire,

Shefford

SG17 5TQ

Country

United Kingdom

Internet address

https://www.centralbedfordshire.gov.uk/

six.4.3) Review procedure

Precise information on deadline(s) for review procedures

Central Bedfordshire CouncilPriory House, Monks Walk, ChicksandsSheffordSG17 5TQUNITED KINGDOM