Contract award notice
Results of the procurement procedure
Section I: Contracting
entity
I.1) Name and addresses
Angus Housing Association Ltd
93 High Street
Arbroath
DD11 1DP
UK
Telephone: +44 3451772244
E-mail: scott@aha.org.uk
Fax: +44 1241430355
NUTS: UKM71
Internet address(es)
Main address: http://www.angusha.org.uk
Address of the buyer profile: https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/Search_AuthProfile.aspx?ID=AA15743
I.2) Joint procurement
The contract is awarded by a central purchasing body
I.4) Type of the contracting authority
Body governed by public law
I.5) Main activity
Housing and community amenities
Section II: Object
II.1) Scope of the procurement
II.1.1) Title
Landscape Maintenance Contract
II.1.2) Main CPV code
71421000
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.1.4) Short description
Landscape Maintenance contract to be carried out to properties / sites owned by Angus Housing Association from 1st April 2024 – 31st March 2027
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.1.7) Total value of the procurement
Value excluding VAT:
393 598.39
GBP
II.2) Description
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
45112700
45112710
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKM71
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
Landscape Maintenance contract to be carried out to properties / sites owned by Angus Housing Association from 1st April 2024 – 31st March 2027
II.2.5) Award criteria
Price
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
II.2.14) Additional information
As this was a Public to Public award under the PCS Regs the contract was negotiated directly with the Local Authority and therefore no award criteria other than the specification of works and cost were considered
Section IV: Procedure
IV.1) Description
IV.1.1) Type of procedure
Award of a contract without prior publication of a call for competition
Justification for selected award procedure:
The procurement falls outside the scope of application of the Directive
Explanation
The decision to issue this VEAT Notice arises from the Contracting Authority's observation of a consistent lack of competition in previous tender exercises for landscape maintenance services. Despite efforts to attract multiple bids, the number of participating suppliers has been limited, leading to concerns regarding the competitiveness and cost-effectiveness of the tender process.
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:
2024/S 000-005999
Section V: Award of contract
A contract/lot is awarded:
Yes
V.2 Award of contract
V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
23/02/2024
V.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 1
Number of tenders received from SMEs: 0
Number of tenders received from tenderers from EU Member States: 0
Number of tenders received from tenderers from non-EU Member States: 1
Number of tenders received by electronic means: 1
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators:
No
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Angus Council
FFNth Angus House, Orchardbank Campus, Orchard Loan
Forfar
DD81AN
UK
Telephone: +44 1307491738
NUTS: UKM71
The contractor is an SME:
No
V.2.4) Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot:
: 393 598.39
GBP
V.2.5) Information about subcontracting
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.3) Additional information
(SC Ref:761636)
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
Dundee Sheriff Court
6 West Bell Street
Dundee
DD1 9AD
UK
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
20/03/2024