Contract award notice – utilities
Section I: Contracting
entity
I.1) Name and addresses
NI Water and its subsidiaries
Westland House
Belfast
BT14 6TE
UK
Contact person: sourcingniwater.com
E-mail: sourcing@niwater.com
NUTS: UK
Internet address(es)
Main address: https://etendersni.gov.uk/epps
Address of the buyer profile: https://etendersni.gov.uk/epps
I.6) Main activity
Water
Section II: Object
II.1) Scope of the procurement
II.1.1) Title
C1085 — Provision of Grounds Maintenance
II.1.2) Main CPV code
77314000
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.1.4) Short description
This contract is for the provision of grounds maintenance (including weed control) within NI Water sites across Northern Ireland. Services required under this contract will include grass cutting, removal and disposal of grass cuttings (where appropriate e.g. first cut), edge maintenance, hedge trimming, shrub pruning, tree surgery and weed control. The majority of the work will be carried out, in and around waste water treatment works, water supply sites, impounding reservoirs, services reservoirs, pumping stations, local offices etc, however, any site(s) can be incorporated into this contract at any time during the contract period and the area rate will apply. These sites will be both manned and unmanned. This CfT is spilt into 2 lots operational Areas). These being:
Lot 1: North West Operational Area;
Lot 2: South East Operational Area.
Economic operators may bid for both lots but can only be awarded one lot.
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
Yes
II.1.7) Total value of the procurement
Value excluding VAT:
4 500 000.00
GBP
II.2) Description
Lot No: 1
II.2.1) Title
North-West Area
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
77211400
71421000
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKN0
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
This contract is for the provision of grounds maintenance (including weed control) within NI Water sites across Northern Ireland. Services required under this contract will include grass cutting, removal and disposal of grass cuttings (where appropriate e.g. first cut), edge maintenance, hedge trimming, shrub pruning, tree surgery and weed control. The majority of the work will be carried out, in and around waste water treatment works, water supply sites, impounding reservoirs, services reservoirs, pumping stations, local offices etc, however, any site(s) can be incorporated into this contract at any time during the contract period and the area rate will apply. These sites will be both manned and unmanned. This CfT is spilt into 2 lots operational areas). These being:
Lot 1: North West Operational Area;
Lot 2: South East Operational Area.
Economic operators may bid for both lots but can only be awarded one lot.
II.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion: Quality
/ Weighting: 40
Price
/ Weighting:
60
II.2.11) Information about options
Options:
Yes
Description of options:
Contract period is 21 months with the option to extend for 2 further years (1 + 1 years).
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
Contract period is 21 months with the option to extend for 2 further years (1 + 1 years).
Lot No: 2
II.2.1) Title
South-East Area
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
77211400
71421000
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKN0
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
This contract is for the provision of grounds maintenance (including weed control) within NI Water sites across Northern Ireland. Services required under this contract will include grass cutting, removal and disposal of grass cuttings (where appropriate e.g. first cut), edge maintenance, hedge trimming, shrub pruning, tree surgery and weed control. The majority of the work will be carried out, in and around waste water treatment works, water supply sites, impounding reservoirs, services reservoirs, pumping stations, local offices etc, however, any site(s) can be incorporated into this contract at any time during the contract period and the area rate will apply. These sites will be both manned and unmanned. This CfT is spilt into 2 lots operational areas). These being:
Lot 1: North West Operational Area;
Lot 2: South East Operational Area.
Economic operators may bid for both lots but can only be awarded one lot.
II.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion: Quality
/ Weighting: 40
Price
/ Weighting:
60
II.2.11) Information about options
Options:
Yes
Description of options:
Contract period is 21 months with the option to extend for 2 further years (1 + 1 years).
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
Contract period is 21 months with the option to extend for 2 further years (1 + 1 years).
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:
No
IV.2) Administrative information
IV.2.1) Previous publication concerning this procedure
Notice number in the OJ S:
2020/S 239-592287
Section V: Award of contract
Lot No: 1
Contract No: 1
Title: North-West Area
A contract/lot is awarded:
Yes
V.2 Award of contract
V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
19/02/2021
V.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 6
Number of tenders received from SMEs: 5
Number of tenders received from tenderers from EU Member States: 0
Number of tenders received from tenderers from non-EU Member States: 6
Number of tenders received by electronic means: 6
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators:
No
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Clive Richardson Ltd
54 Derrycoose Road
Portadown
BT62 1LY
UK
Telephone: +44 2838852888
E-mail: bids@cliverichardsonltd.co.uk
NUTS: UK
Internet address(es)
URL: https://etendersni.gov.uk/epps
The contractor is an SME:
Yes
V.2.4) Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot:
: 2 250 000.00
GBP
V.2.5) Information about subcontracting
Section V: Award of contract
Lot No: 2
Contract No: 2
Title: South-East Area
A contract/lot is awarded:
Yes
V.2 Award of contract
V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
19/02/2021
V.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 5
Number of tenders received from SMEs: 4
Number of tenders received from tenderers from EU Member States: 0
Number of tenders received from tenderers from non-EU Member States: 5
Number of tenders received by electronic means: 5
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators:
No
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
SPR Mcgowan Tree Services
83 Ballystrudder Road
Belfast
BT40 3SJ
UK
Telephone: +44 2893353037
E-mail: spr.mcgowan@hotmail.co.uk
NUTS: UK
Internet address(es)
URL: https://etendersni.gov.uk/epps
The contractor is an SME:
Yes
V.2.4) Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot:
: 2 250 000.00
GBP
V.2.5) Information about subcontracting
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
NI Water
40 Old Westland Road
Belfast
BT8 7RG
UK
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
19/02/2021