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 and Remediation Services.

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

The Tenderer will be requested to submit Grounds Maintenance and Remediation rates for carrying out the service to properties within The Wrekin Housing Trust's management area.

II.1.3)

This notice involves a framework agreement

II.1.4)

Short description of the contract or purchase(s)

The Tenderer will be requested to submit Grounds Maintenance and Remediation rates for carrying out the service to properties within The Wrekin Housing Trust's management area.

These will include maintaining all hard and soft landscape areas within the communal grounds and associated areas of The Wrekin Housing Trust's general needs flatted areas. The grounds maintenance services will include grass cutting, maintenance of hard surface areas i.e. pathways, tarmac areas, shrub bed maintenance and any other specialist services (Tree service and maintenance) that are required but are not expressly mentioned that fall under the ownership of The Wrekin Housing Trust.

There is no anticipation that all the properties will require this service over the term of the contract. The site

will reduce / increase over the life of the Contract as new developments, Sales of Freeholds and Demolitions, modifications/refurbishments across the Management areas take place.

The tender will be priced on the basis of a Schedule of Rates covering Grounds Maintenance and remediation works, including possible reinstatements.

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

Grounds Maintenance 2014

IV.3.2)

Previous publication(s) concerning the same contract

Other previous publications

Section V: Award of contract

Contract No:

Title:

Lot 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

VI.3)

Procedures for appeal

VI.3.1)

Body responsible for appeal procedures

Body responsible for mediation procedures

VI.3.2)

Lodging of appeals

VI.3.3)

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

VI.4)

Dispatch date of this Notice