CONTRACT AWARD NOTICE – OFFICIAL JOURNAL

Section I: Contracting Authority

I.1)

Name, Address and Contact Point(s)

I.2)

Type of contracting Authority and Main Activity or Activities

Ministry or any other national or federal authority, including their regional or local sub-divisions National or federal agency/Office Regional or local Authority Regional or local Agency/Office Body governed by public law European Institution/Agency or International Organisation

General public services Defence Public order and safety Environment Economic and financial affairs Health Housing and community amenities Social protection Recreation, culture and religion Education

Section II: Object of the Contract

II.1)

Description

II.1.1)

Title attributed to the contract by the contracting authority

Grounds Maintenance.

II.1.2(a))

Type of works contract

II.1.2(b))

Type of supplies contract

II.1.2(c))

Type of service contract

II.1.2)

Main site or location of works, place of delivery or performance

County Durham.

II.1.3)

This notice involves a framework agreement

II.1.4)

Short description of the contract or purchase(s)

Livin Housing is inviting tenders from suitably experienced and qualified contractors for the provision of grounds maintenance services to areas within its ownership, including open spaces, communal gardens, footpaths and in some cases enclosed gardens. This comprises approximately 60 hectares open spaces, 8 500 properties and includes around 7 500 trees.

The works will comprise of grass cutting, hedge cutting, planted bed maintenance, hard surface weed control and tree maintenance.

The initial contract will be for a duration of 4 years, with the option for an extension of a further 4 years.

II.1.5)

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

II.1.6)

Contract covered by the government procurement agreement (GPA)

II.2)

Total final value of the contract(s)

II.2.1)

Total final value of the contract(s)

Section IV: Procedure

IV.1)

Type of procedure

IV.1.1)

Type of procedure

IV.2)

Award criteria

IV.2.1)

Award criteria

IV.2.2)

An electronic auction has been used

IV.3)

Administrative information

IV.3.1)

File reference number attributed by the contracting authority

Livin/Assets/044

IV.3.2)

Previous publication(s) concerning the same contract

Other previous publications

Section V: Award of contract

Contract No:

V.1)

Date of contract award:

V.2)

Numbers of offers received:

V.3)

Name and address of economic operator to whom the contract has been awarded

V.4)

Information on value of contract

V.5)

The contract is likely to be subcontracted

Short description of the value/proportion of the contract to be subcontracted

Section VI: Complementary Information

VI.1)

Contract related to a project and/or programme financed by community funds?

VI.2)

Additional Information

(MT Ref: 170610).

VI.3)

Procedures for appeal

VI.3.1)

Body responsible for appeal procedures

Body responsible for mediation procedures

VI.3.2)

Lodging of appeals

The contracting authority will allow a period of at least 10 calendar days between the date it gives to candidates of the decision to award the proposed agreement and the date on which it proposes to conclude the agreement. If, by midnight on the second working day of the 10 day standstill period, the contracting authority receives a request in writing from a candidate as to why it was unsuccessful, the contracting authority is required to provide additional information to the candidate. That information must be provided at least 3 working days before the expiry of the 10 days' standstill period(though the standstill period may be extended if it is not possible to provide the information in time). Requests for additional information should be sent to the contact in Section I.1). An aggrieved candidate who claims that it has suffered or risked loss or damage as a result of a breach by the contracting authority of its duties under the Public Contract Regulations 2015 may take proceedings in the High Court. Any such proceedings must be brought promptly and in any event within 3 months from the date on which grounds for bringing proceedings first arose (the Court has discretion to extend the period for a good reason).If an appeal regarding the award of a contract has not been successfully resolved the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (provide for aggrieved parties who have been harmed or are at risk of harm by a breach of the rules to take action in the High Court (England, Wales and Northern Ireland). Any such action must be brought promptly (generally within 3 months). Where a contract has not been entered into, the Court may order the setting aside of the award decision or order the contracting authority to amend any document and may award damages. If the contract has been entered into the Court may only award damages.

VI.3.3)

Service from which information about the lodging of appeals may be obtained

VI.4)

Dispatch date of this Notice