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Summary

OCID:
Published by:: Accent Group Limited
Authority ID:: AA23623
Publication date:: 25 October 2016
Deadline date:: 25 November 2016
Notice type:: Contract Notice
Has documents:: No
Has SPD:: No
Has Carbon Reduction Plan:: N/A

Abstract

Grounds Maintenance Services including maintenance of grass sward, hard landscaping and soft landscaping (trees and shrubs but excluding tree surgery).

Full notice text

Contract notice

Section I: Contracting authority

I.1) Name and addresses

Accent Housing Limited

Charlstown House, Acorn Park Industrial Estate, Charlestown

Shipley

BD17 7SW

Contact person: Ark Housing Consultancy Limited

Telephone: +44 1215153831

E-mail: gmalcolm@arkconsultancy.co.uk

Fax: +44 1215153923

NUTS: UKE41

Internet address(es)

Main address: http://www.accentgroup.org

I.3) Communication

The procurement documents are available for unrestricted and full direct access, free of charge at:

http://tendermanagement.launchcontrol-systems.com/register/index/a14f9db64a

Additional information can be obtained from the abovementioned address

Tenders or requests to participate must be sent to the abovementioned address

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

Procurement of Grounds Maintenance Services.

II.1.2) Main CPV code

77314000

II.1.3) Type of contract

Services

II.1.4) Short description

Accent Housing Group intends through this process to procure grounds maintenance services to cover five regional Lots to serve business units identified as Accent North East, Accent North West, Accent Yorkshire & Humber, Accent East and Accent South. Details of the geographical areas covered by each of the Lots are provided in the Information accompanying the Pre-Qualification Questionnaire. The required services fall within the industry standard for grounds maintenance services across the social housing sector. Works within each region will be distributed across housing estates and schemes owned and managed by Accent Housing Group.

II.1.5) Estimated total value

Value excluding VAT: 17 885 000.00 GBP

II.1.6) Information about lots

This contract is divided into lots: Yes

Tenders may be submitted for all lots

Maximum number of lots that may be awarded to one tenderer: 2

II.2) Description

Lot No: 1

II.2.1) Title

Grounds Maintenance Services — Accent North East

II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)

77314000

II.2.3) Place of performance

NUTS code:

UKC1

UKC2

Main site or place of performance:

All relevant sites within the operating area of Accent North East.

II.2.4) Description of the procurement

Grounds Maintenance Services including maintenance of grass sward, hard landscaping and soft landscaping (trees and shrubs but excluding tree surgery).

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: 2 580 000.00 GBP

II.2.7) Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system

Duration in months: 120

This contract is subject to renewal: No

II.2.9) Information about the limits on the number of candidates to be invited

Envisaged minimum number: 4

Objective criteria for choosing the limited number of candidates:

Accent Housing Group will select between four (4) and six (6) service providers to tender for each Region, based upon the scoring of the returned pre-qualification questionnaires.

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

Lot No: 2

II.2.1) Title

Grounds Maintenance Services — Accent North West

II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)

77314000

II.2.3) Place of performance

NUTS code:

UKD1

UKD2

UKD4

UKD5

UKD3

Main site or place of performance:

All relevant sites within the operating area of Accent North West.

II.2.4) Description of the procurement

Grounds Maintenance Services including maintenance of grass sward, hard landscaping and soft landscaping (trees and shrubs but excluding tree surgery).

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: 4 140 000.00 GBP

II.2.7) Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system

Duration in working days: 120

This contract is subject to renewal: No

II.2.9) Information about the limits on the number of candidates to be invited

Envisaged minimum number: 4

Objective criteria for choosing the limited number of candidates:

Accent Housing Group will select between four (4) and six (6) service providers to tender for each Region, based upon the scoring of the returned pre-qualification questionnaires.

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

Lot No: 3

II.2.1) Title

Grounds Maintenance Services — Accent Yorkshire & Humber

II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)

77314000

II.2.3) Place of performance

NUTS code:

UKE1

UKE2

UKE3

UKE4

Main site or place of performance:

All relevant sites within the operating area of Accent Yorkshire and Humber.

II.2.4) Description of the procurement

Grounds Maintenance Services including maintenance of grass sward, hard landscaping and soft landscaping (trees and shrubs but excluding tree surgery).

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: 5 320 000.00 GBP

II.2.7) Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system

Duration in months: 120

This contract is subject to renewal: No

II.2.9) Information about the limits on the number of candidates to be invited

Envisaged minimum number: 4

Objective criteria for choosing the limited number of candidates:

Accent Housing Group will select between four (4) and six (6) service providers to tender for each Region, based upon the scoring of the returned pre-qualification questionnaires.

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

Lot No: 4

II.2.1) Title

Grounds Maintenance Services — Accent East

II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)

77314000

II.2.3) Place of performance

NUTS code:

UKF1

UKF2

UKF3

UKH1

Main site or place of performance:

All relevant sites within the operating area of Accent East.

II.2.4) Description of the procurement

Grounds Maintenance Services including maintenance of grass sward, hard landscaping and soft landscaping (trees and shrubs but excluding tree surgery).

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: 2 970 000.00 GBP

II.2.7) Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system

Duration in working days: 120

This contract is subject to renewal: No

II.2.9) Information about the limits on the number of candidates to be invited

Envisaged minimum number: 4

Objective criteria for choosing the limited number of candidates:

Accent Housing Group will select between four (4) and six (6) service providers to tender for each Region, based upon the scoring of the returned pre-qualification questionnaires.

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

Lot No: 5

II.2.1) Title

Grounds Maintenance Services — Accent South

II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)

77314000

II.2.3) Place of performance

NUTS code:

UKJ1

UKJ2

UKJ3

UKJ4

Main site or place of performance:

All relevant sites within the operating area of Accent South.

II.2.4) Description of the procurement

Grounds Maintenance Services including maintenance of grass sward, hard landscaping and soft landscaping (trees and shrubs but excluding tree surgery).

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: 2 550 000.00 GBP

II.2.7) Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system

Duration in working days: 120

This contract is subject to renewal: No

II.2.9) Information about the limits on the number of candidates to be invited

Envisaged minimum number: 4

Objective criteria for choosing the limited number of candidates:

Accent Housing Group will select between four (4) and six (6) service providers to tender for each Region, based upon the scoring of the returned pre-qualification questionnaires.

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

Section III: Legal, economic, financial and technical information

III.1) Conditions for participation

III.1.2) Economic and financial standing

Selection criteria as stated in the procurement documents

III.1.3) Technical and professional ability

Selection criteria as stated in the procurement documents

III.2) Conditions related to the contract

III.2.2) Contract performance conditions

The service expectations of Accent Housing Group are set out in the Invitation to Tender (ITT) documentation and specifically in Document Two.

Document Two includes a set of Key Performance Indicators which Service Providers will be expected to achieve as a minimum.

Accent Housing Group will expect the selected Service Providers to continually improve both service quality and value for money over the duration of the contract.

Section IV: Procedure

IV.1) Description

IV.1.1) Type of procedure

Restricted 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: 25/11/2016

Local time: 17:00

IV.2.3) Estimated date of dispatch of invitations to tender or to participate to selected candidates

Date: 23/12/2016

IV.2.4) Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted

IV.2.6) Minimum time frame during which the tenderer must maintain the tender

Duration in months: 6 (from the date stated for receipt of tender)

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

The High Court, Royal Courts of Justice

The Strand

London

WC2A 2LL

Telephone: +44 2079476000

VI.4.2) Body responsible for mediation procedures

The High Court, Royal Courts of Justice

The Strand

London

WC2A 2LL

Telephone: +44 2079476000

VI.4.4) Service from which information about the review procedure may be obtained

Ark Housing Consultancy LLP

Unit 1, 14 Hylton Street

Birmingham

B18 6HN

Telephone: +44 1215153831

E-mail: gmalcolm@arkconsultancy.co.uk

VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice

21/10/2016

Coding

Commodity categories

ID	Title	Parent category
77314000	Grounds maintenance services	Planting and maintenance services of green areas

Delivery locations

ID	Description
100	UK - All

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ID	Description
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About the buyer

Main contact:: gmalcolm@arkconsultancy.co.uk
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Other contact:: N/a

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Procurement of Grounds Maintenance Services.

Contents

Summary

Abstract

Full notice text

Contract notice

Section I: Contracting authority

I.1) Name and addresses

I.3) Communication

I.4) Type of the contracting authority

I.5) Main activity

Section II: Object

II.1) Scope of the procurement

II.1.1) Title

II.1.2) Main CPV code

II.1.3) Type of contract

II.1.4) Short description

II.1.5) Estimated total value

II.1.6) Information about lots

II.2) Description

II.2.1) Title

II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)

II.2.3) Place of performance

II.2.4) Description of the procurement

II.2.5) Award criteria

II.2.6) Estimated value

II.2.7) Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system

II.2.9) Information about the limits on the number of candidates to be invited

II.2.10) Information about variants

II.2.11) Information about options

II.2.13) Information about European Union funds

II.2.1) Title

II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)

II.2.3) Place of performance

II.2.4) Description of the procurement

II.2.5) Award criteria

II.2.6) Estimated value

II.2.7) Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system

II.2.9) Information about the limits on the number of candidates to be invited

II.2.10) Information about variants

II.2.11) Information about options

II.2.13) Information about European Union funds

II.2.1) Title

II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)

II.2.3) Place of performance

II.2.4) Description of the procurement

II.2.5) Award criteria

II.2.6) Estimated value

II.2.7) Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system

II.2.9) Information about the limits on the number of candidates to be invited

II.2.10) Information about variants

II.2.11) Information about options

II.2.13) Information about European Union funds

II.2.1) Title

II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)

II.2.3) Place of performance

II.2.4) Description of the procurement

II.2.5) Award criteria

II.2.6) Estimated value

II.2.7) Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system

II.2.9) Information about the limits on the number of candidates to be invited

II.2.10) Information about variants

II.2.11) Information about options

II.2.13) Information about European Union funds

II.2.1) Title

II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)

II.2.3) Place of performance

II.2.4) Description of the procurement

II.2.5) Award criteria

II.2.6) Estimated value

II.2.7) Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system

II.2.9) Information about the limits on the number of candidates to be invited

II.2.10) Information about variants

II.2.11) Information about options

II.2.13) Information about European Union funds

Section III: Legal, economic, financial and technical information

III.1) Conditions for participation

III.1.2) Economic and financial standing

III.1.3) Technical and professional ability

III.2) Conditions related to the contract