Contract award notice
Results of the procurement procedure
Section I: Contracting
entity
I.1) Name and addresses
East Hertfordshire District Council
Wallfields, Pegs Lane
Hertford
SG13 8EQ
UK
Contact person: Corporate Procurement
Telephone: +44 1438242775
E-mail: procurement@eastherts.gov.uk
NUTS: UKH23
Internet address(es)
Main address: www.eastherts.gov.uk
Address of the buyer profile: www.supplyhertfordshire.uk
I.4) Type of the contracting authority
Regional or local authority
I.5) Main activity
General public services
Section II: Object
II.1) Scope of the procurement
II.1.1) Title
EHC 1018 Grounds Maintenance
Reference number: EHC128/1127/2018
II.1.2) Main CPV code
77310000
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.1.4) Short description
The Council is procuring a contract for the provision of grounds maintenance and associated services. This contract includes services for grass cutting, sports pitch maintenance, maintenance of horticultural features including shrubs and flowerbeds, arboriculture, and other services to support the Council, in accordance with the detailed specification.
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.1.7) Total value of the procurement
Value excluding VAT:
16 000 000.00
GBP
II.2) Description
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKH23
Main site or place of performance:
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
The Council is procuring a contract for the provision of grounds maintenance and associated services. This contract includes services for grass cutting, sports pitch maintenance, maintenance of horticultural features including shrubs and flowerbeds, arboriculture, and other services to support the Council, in accordance with the detailed specification. Contract duration will be for an initial term of eight (8) years with an option, exercisable at the Council’s sole and absolute discretion, to extend the contract any number of times to a total period of a further five (5) years at the Council’s discretion. Organisations should be aware that due to the nature of the services provided, any contract formed as a result of this procurement process shall be executed as a deed. Organisations should seek independent legal advice on the implications of this prior to submitting their tender(s), where appropriate. Please Note the TUPE staffing information for this procurement has been provided along with other documentation for this procurement. TUPE related information must be treated as protected data in accordance with the requirements of the Data Protection Act 1998 and must be kept confidential. Therefore by accessing this tender via supply Hertfordshire and then the view details button and accessing the documentation for this procurement, candidates/tenderers agree to undertake to treat the information as confidential and commercially sensitive at all times and take all reasonable steps to prevent any inadvertent disclosure to any third party.
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
Section IV: Procedure
IV.1) Description
IV.1.1) Type of procedure
Competitive procedure with negotiation
IV.1.8) Information about Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement:
Yes
Section V: Award of contract
Contract No: EHC128/1127/2018
A contract/lot is awarded:
Yes
V.2 Award of contract
V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
25/09/2019
V.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 4
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: 0
Number of tenders received by electronic means: 4
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators:
No
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Glendale Grounds Managment Ltd
Chorley
UK
NUTS: UKD47
The contractor is an SME:
No
V.2.4) Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Initial estimated total value of the contract/lot:
Total value of the contract/lot:
: 16 000 000.00
GBP
V.2.5) Information about subcontracting
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
High Court of England and Wales
The Strand
London
WC2A 2LL
UK
VI.4.2) Body responsible for mediation procedures
High Court England and Wales
The Strand
London
WC2A 2LL
UK
VI.4.3) Review procedure
Precise information on deadline(s) for review procedures:
VI.4.4) Service from which information about the review procedure may be obtained
East Hertfordshire District Council
Wallfields, Pegs Lane
Hertford
SG13 8EQ
UK
Telephone: +44 1438242775
E-mail: procurement@eastherts.gov.uk
Internet address(es)
URL: www.eastherts.gov.uk
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
01/10/2019