Contract award notice
Results of the procurement procedure
Section I: Contracting
entity
I.1) Name and addresses
Atrium Homes
Atrium House, 14 Central Avenue
Kilmarnock
KA1 4PS
UK
Contact person: Barry Lees/Rae Wilson/Celia Taylor
Telephone: +44 1563528816
E-mail: info@atrium-homes.co.uk
NUTS: UKM93
Internet address(es)
Main address: http://www.atrium-homes.co.uk
Address of the buyer profile: https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/Search_AuthProfile.aspx?ID=AA19462
I.2) Joint procurement
The contract is awarded by a central purchasing body
I.4) Type of the contracting authority
Body governed by public law
I.5) Main activity
Housing and community amenities
Section II: Object
II.1) Scope of the procurement
II.1.1) Title
Atrium Homes — Landscape Maintenance Works — 1 April 2020 to 31 March 2024
II.1.2) Main CPV code
77314000
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.1.4) Short description
The upkeep and regular maintenance of open space and garden areas at various sites to keep them in a neat and tidy condition to promote and control growth to meet Atrium’s landscape maintenance responsibilities.
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.1.7) Total value of the procurement
Lowest offer:
230 452.76
GBP/ Highest offer:
314 511.03
GBP
II.2) Description
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKM93
Main site or place of performance:
East Ayrshire.
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
Services comprise grass cutting; grass areas repairs/maintenance; planting; shrub bed maintenance; pruning; weed control; litter picking, path brushing and hedge and tree maintenance. Ad-hoc repair works are also be included to both hard and soft landscaping throughout the duration of the contract as instructed by Atrium, which will include for example, replacement planting of shrubs and trees and renewal of slabbing and fencing, etc. Area plans and scope of works are included with the tender documents.
II.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion: Quality
/ Weighting: 70 %
Price
/ Weighting:
30 %
II.2.11) Information about options
Options:
No
II.2.13) Information about European Union funds
The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds:
No
II.2.14) Additional information
Economic operators may be excluded from this competition if they are in any of the situations referred to in regulation 58 of the Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2015.
Section IV: Procedure
IV.1) Description
IV.1.1) Type of procedure
Open procedure
IV.1.8) Information about Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement:
Yes
IV.2) Administrative information
IV.2.1) Previous publication concerning this procedure
Notice number in the OJ S:
2019/S 238-584225
Section V: Award of contract
A contract/lot is awarded:
Yes
V.2 Award of contract
V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
18/03/2020
V.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 4
Number of tenders received from SMEs: 1
Number of tenders received from tenderers from EU Member States: 0
Number of tenders received from tenderers from non-EU Member States: 0
Number of tenders received by electronic means: 4
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators:
No
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
John O'Conner Grounds Maintenance Ltd
2 Great North Road
Welwyn
AL6 0PL
UK
Telephone: +44 1438717175
Fax: +44 1438840408
NUTS: UK
Internet address(es)
URL: www.johnoconner.co.uk
The contractor is an SME:
No
V.2.4) Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Initial estimated total value of the contract/lot:
Total value of the contract/lot:
Lowest offer:
230 452.76
GBP
/ Highest offer:
314 511.03
GBP
V.2.5) Information about subcontracting
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.3) Additional information
Further information is contained in the contract brief and tender documents attached to the contract notice, which includes information on how responses would be assessed.
Under the terms of this contract, the successful supplier is required to deliver community benefits in support of the organisation's economic and social objectives.
Atrium proposes that the contract will be for an initial period of 1 year with the option to extend on an annual basis, subject to performance and cost certainty, for up to a further 3 years. If the successful bidder does not perform to Atrium’s requirements, the contract may not continue after the first year.
(SC Ref:618663)
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
Kilmarnock Sheriff Court
St Marnock Street
Kilmarnock
KA1 1ED
UK
Telephone: +44 1563550024
E-mail: kilmarnock@scotcourts.gov.uk
Internet address(es)
URL: http://www.atrium-homes.co.uk
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
02/04/2020