Contract notice
Section I: Contracting
authority
I.1) Name and addresses
Onward Group Ltd (Acting on behalf of itself and any current and future subsidiaries)
12 Hanover Street
Liverpool
L1 4AA
UK
Contact person: Laura McGarry
E-mail: procurement@onward.co.uk
NUTS: UKD
Internet address(es)
Main address: www.onward.co.uk
I.3) Communication
The procurement documents are available for unrestricted and full direct access, free of charge at:
https://in-tendhost.co.uk/onwardhomes/aspx/Home
Additional information can be obtained from the abovementioned address
Tenders or requests to participate must be sent electronically to:
https://in-tendhost.co.uk/onwardhomes/aspx/Home
Tenders or requests to participate must be sent to the abovementioned address
Electronic communication requires the use of tools and devices that are not generally available. Unrestricted and full direct access to these tools and devices is possible, free of charge, at:
https://in-tendhost.co.uk/onwardhomes/aspx/Home
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
Grounds Maintenance Runcorn 2020
Reference number: OH-P802
II.1.2) Main CPV code
77300000
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.1.4) Short description
Onward are seeking to award a contract for grounds maintenance services to onward properties on the following estates in Runcorn: Castlefields (including Hallwood Park), Windmill Hill and Murdishaw, for 9 months grounds maintenance services to include but not limited to, grass cutting, shrub pruning, chemical treatment and litter picking.
II.1.5) Estimated total value
Value excluding VAT:
250 000.00
GBP
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.2) Description
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKD
Main site or place of performance:
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
Grounds maintenance services including (but not limited to) grass cutting, shrub pruning, chemical treatment and litter picking. Onward Group Ltd is one of the largest registered providers of social housing based solely in the North West of England with 35 000 homes across Merseyside, Lancashire, Greater Manchester and Cheshire. Onward provides grounds maintenance services on its housing schemes and estates. Through this contract, the provider is expected to deliver efficient, cost-effective services that are seamless, coordinated and meet the specific needs of onward’s customers. The areas concerned by the services are Castlefields (including Hallwood Park), Windmill Hill and Murdishaw in Runcorn North West England. Onward’s purpose is to make a positive difference in the communities it serves. It will achieve this by: providing efficient, professional and value for money services. Maintaining, managing and improving the green spaces in its care. Responding quickly and effectively to customer needs and feedback. Effectively managing the trees, woodlands and hedgerows in its care. The provider should subscribe to these objectives. The services include grounds maintenance of communal open spaces, housing sheltered schemes, elderly and disabled customer gardens, communal gardens and play areas in the following areas in Runcorn: Castlefields (including Hallwood Park), Windmill Hill and Murdishaw.
II.2.5) Award criteria
Price is not the only award criterion and all criteria are stated only in the procurement documents
II.2.6) Estimated value
Value excluding VAT:
250 000.00
GBP
II.2.7) Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
Duration in months: 9
This contract is subject to renewal: No
II.2.9) Information about the limits on the number of candidates to be invited
II.2.10) Information about variants
Variants will be accepted:
No
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
Section III: Legal, economic, financial and technical information
III.1) Conditions for participation
III.1.1) Suitability to pursue the professional activity, including requirements relating to enrolment on professional or trade registers
List and brief description of conditions:
Please refer to the procurement documents.
III.1.2) Economic and financial standing
List and brief description of selection criteria:
Selection criteria as stated in the procurement documents.
III.1.3) Technical and professional ability
List and brief description of selection criteria:
Selection criteria as stated in the procurement documents.
III.2) Conditions related to the contract
III.2.2) Contract performance conditions
The contracting authority anticipates that the Business Transfers Directive 2001/23/EC as implemented by the Transfer of Undertakings (Protection of Employment) Regulations 2006, will apply to the transfer of personnel from the incumbent contractor under this procurement. The contracting authority's detailed requirements will be set out in the contract documents.
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.2.2) Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate
Date:
16/12/2019
Local time: 15:00
IV.2.4) Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted
EN
IV.2.7) Conditions for opening of tenders
Date:
16/12/2019
Local time: 15:00
Place:
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.1) Information about recurrence
This is a recurrent procurement:
No
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
High Court of England and Wales
Royal Courts of Justice, Strand
London
WC1A 2LL
UK
VI.4.2) Body responsible for mediation procedures
High Court of England and Wales, Royal Courts of Justice
Royal Courts of Justice, Strand
London
WC1A 2LL
UK
VI.4.3) Review procedure
Precise information on deadline(s) for review procedures:
The contracting authority will observe a standstill period following the award of the contract and conduct itself in respect of any appeals in accordance with the Public Contracts Regulations 2015.
VI.4.4) Service from which information about the review procedure may be obtained
Cabinet Office
70 Whitehall
Liverpool
SW1A 2AS
UK
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
18/11/2019