Contract award notice
Results of the procurement procedure
Section I: Contracting
entity
I.1) Name and addresses
Swale Borough Council
Swale House, East Street
Sittingbourne
ME10 3HT
UK
Contact person: Miss Charlotte Knowles
Telephone: +44 1795417584
E-mail: charlotteknowles@swale.gov.uk
NUTS: UKJ4
Internet address(es)
Main address: http://www.swale.gov.uk/
Address of the buyer profile: http://www.swale.gov.uk/
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 and Associated Services A717
Reference number: DN542706
II.1.2) Main CPV code
77000000
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.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.
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.1.7) Total value of the procurement
Value excluding VAT:
10 412 805.55
GBP
II.2) Description
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
77314000
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKJ4
II.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.
II.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion: Quality
/ Weighting: 50
Price
/ Weighting:
50
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
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:
2021/S 000-011856
Section V: Award of contract
Contract No: A717
A contract/lot is awarded:
Yes
V.2 Award of contract
V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
12/10/2021
V.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 2
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: 2
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators:
No
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Blenwood Limited
04383277
18 The Broadway
Stoneleigh, Epsom, Surrey
KT17 2HU
UK
NUTS: UKJ
The contractor is an SME:
Yes
V.2.4) Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot:
: 10 412 805.55
GBP
V.2.5) Information about subcontracting
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
Public Procurement Review Service
Cabinet Office
London
UK
Telephone: +44 3450103503
E-mail: publicprocurementreview@cabinetoffice.gov.uk
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
20/12/2021