Contract award notice
Results of the procurement procedure
Section I: Contracting
entity
I.1) Name and addresses
Fife Council
Fife House, North Street
Glenrothes
KY7 5LT
UK
Contact person: derek Hamilton
Telephone: +44 3451550000
E-mail: derek.hamilton@fife.gov.uk
NUTS: UKM72
Internet address(es)
Main address: http://www.fife.gov.uk
Address of the buyer profile: https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/Search_AuthProfile.aspx?ID=AA00187
I.2) Joint procurement
The contract is awarded by a central purchasing body
I.4) Type of the contracting authority
Regional or local authority
I.5) Main activity
General public services
Section II: Object
II.1) Scope of the procurement
II.1.1) Title
Grounds Maintenance in Glenrothes North Area
Reference number: EF0079
II.1.2) Main CPV code
77314000
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.1.4) Short description
Provision grounds maintenance service in Glenrothes North Area, including (but not limited to)
Grass cutting
Hedge pruning
Shrub bed maintenance
Storm drainage
Trees and woodland management
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.1.7) Total value of the procurement
Value excluding VAT:
1 746 686.68
GBP
II.2) Description
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
77314000
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKM72
Main site or place of performance:
Glenrothes North
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
Provision grounds maintenance service in Glenrothes North Core Services
The core services of the Grounds Maintenance Service include:
Grass cutting.
Hedge pruning.
Shrub bed maintenance.
II.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion: Qualitative criteria/Weighting
/ Weighting: 60
Quality criterion: Price/Weighting
/ Weighting: 40
Price
/ Weighting:
40
II.2.11) Information about options
Options:
Yes
Description of options:
Fife Council may require additional purchases under this contract which have not been specifically detailed in the "specification" however any additional purchases will be in full accordance with the requirements of Regulation 72 of the Public Contract (Scotland) Regulations 2015.
II.2.13) Information about European Union funds
The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds:
No
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:
2024/S 000-040152
Section V: Award of contract
Contract No: EF0079
A contract/lot is awarded:
Yes
V.2 Award of contract
V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
19/03/2025
V.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 2
Number of tenders received from SMEs: 2
Number of tenders received from tenderers from EU Member States: 0
Number of tenders received from tenderers from non-EU Member States: 2
Number of tenders received by electronic means: 2
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators:
No
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
T & N Gilmartin (Contractors) Ltd
Mont-View House, Hangmans Lane
Cupar
KY15 4PG
UK
Telephone: +44 01334655512
Fax: +44 01334655585
NUTS: UKM72
The contractor is an SME:
Yes
V.2.4) Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot:
: 1 746 686.68
GBP
V.2.5) Information about subcontracting
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.3) 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.
Fife Council is committed to ensuring delivery of high-quality services and to achieving best value through the contract by:
· securing continuous improvement in the performance and delivery of its function;
· maintaining an appropriate balance between quality and whole life cost; and
· actively contributing to sustainable development.
It is expected that the contractor will take a positive approach to Fair Work practices.
Under this procurement the successful contractor will be required to support the authority's economic and Social developments in the form of Community Benefits.
(SC Ref:794356)
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
Kirkcaldy Sheriff Court
Whytescauseway
Kirkcaldy
KY1 1XQ
UK
E-mail: Kirkcaldy@scotcourts.gov.uk
VI.4.3) Review procedure
Precise information on deadline(s) for review procedures:
Economic operators should approach the contracting authority in the first instance. However, the only formal remedy is to apply to the courts:
An economic operator that suffers, or is at risk of suffering, loss or damage attributable to a breach of duty under the Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2015 or the Procurement Reform (Scotland) Act 2014, may bring proceedings in the Sheriff Court or the Court of Session
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
26/03/2025