Award

Provision of Grounds & Winter Maintenance Services

NATIONAL GALLERIES OF SCOTLAND

This public procurement record has 2 releases in its history.

Award

25 Nov 2022 at 14:00

Tender

28 Mar 2022 at 07:50

Summary of the contracting process

The National Galleries Scotland is seeking to appoint a sole Contractor for the Provision of Grounds & Winter Maintenance Services. This procurement falls under the services category with classification CPV code 77314000 for grounds maintenance services. The contracting authority is the National Galleries of Scotland based in Edinburgh, United Kingdom. The procurement stage is in the active status, and the tender title is "Provision of Grounds & Winter Maintenance Services". The procurement method is an open procedure, and the contract value is GBP 905,581.9 with the contract award signed on 8th July 2022.

This tender opportunity for the Provision of Grounds & Winter Maintenance Services by the National Galleries Scotland can be beneficial for businesses in the landscaping and horticultural sector. Companies holding or working towards ISO certifications in Quality Management and Environmental Management, such as ISO 9001 and ISO 14001, would be suitable candidates. The procurement includes community benefits, and successful bidders are expected to adhere to modern horticultural practices. The contract duration allows for potential growth opportunities over a maximum of 60 months, and there is a strong emphasis on delivering services to rigorous standards as outlined in the associated Tender and Contract documents.

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Notice Title

Provision of Grounds & Winter Maintenance Services

Notice Description

The National Galleries Scotland (NGS) is seeking to appoint a sole Contractor, term maintenance contract for the Provision of Grounds & Winter Maintenance Services for all NGS sites. The Contractor will be responsible for providing all resources including labour, materials, plant and equipment to conduct the service activities required to be delivered. The Contractor shall be required to apply modern horticultural techniques and practices which together with their own comprehensive expertise and experience, will manage and complete grounds and winter maintenance to rigorous standards of discipline, cleanliness and tidiness to achieve the requirements of the contract. It is an expectation that the Contractor will hold or will be working towards ISO 9001 (Quality Management), ISO 14401 (Environmental Management) and Cyber Essentials Basic (or equivalent) certification. If the Contractor does not already hold valid Cyber Essentials Basic (or equivalent) certification they must agree to obtain such within 3 months of a contract award. The Contractor must hold valid Cyber Essentials Basic (or equivalent) certification throughout the duration of the contract. For full details of the Contract Requirements please refer to the associated Tender and Contract documents. In the event of unsatisfactory performance by the successful Service Provider and the termination of the contract by either party, NGS reserves the right to negotiate the continuance of the services with the second and third placed Service Providers.

Lot Information

Lot 1

The procurement will be conducted through the use of the Open (single stage) procedure. Bidders must complete and return an SPD (Scotland) form along with their tender submission. Economic Operators may be excluded from this competition if they are in any of the situations referred to in regulation 58 of The Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2015.

Options: NGS reserve the right to award a public contract following the negotiated procedure without prior publication in terms of Regulation 33(8) of The Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2015. Further information is included in the Invitation to Tender (ITT) document. NGS reserves the right to issue a contract modification in terms of Regulation 72 of The Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2015.

Renewal: The contract duration will be for an initial 36-month period, with the option of two additional 12-month extensions, not exceeding 24 months; resulting in a possible maximum contract duration of 60 months. This is at the discretion of NGS.

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-0326b9
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/033513-2022
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Tender, Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
Tender Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Open
Procurement Method Details
Open procedure
Tender Suitability
Not specified
Awardee Scale
Large

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

45 - Construction work

71 - Architectural, construction, engineering and inspection services

77 - Agricultural, forestry, horticultural, aquacultural and apicultural services


CPV Codes

45112720 - Landscaping work for sports grounds and recreational areas

71421000 - Landscape gardening services

77314000 - Grounds maintenance services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
Not specified
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
£905,581 £500K-£1M

Notice Dates

Publication Date
25 Nov 20223 years ago
Submission Deadline
16 May 2022Expired
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
7 Jul 20223 years ago
Contract Period
Not specified - Not specified
Recurrence
2025-2027

Notice Status

Tender Status
Complete
Lots Status
Cancelled
Awards Status
Active
Contracts Status
Active

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
NATIONAL GALLERIES OF SCOTLAND
Contact Name
Linda Dewar
Contact Email
ldewar@nationalgalleries.org
Contact Phone
+44 1316246374

Buyer Location

Locality
EDINBURGH
Postcode
EH4 3DS
Post Town
Edinburgh
Country
Scotland

Major Region (ITL 1)
TLM Scotland
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLM1 East Central Scotland
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLM13 City of Edinburgh
Delivery Location
TLM75 City of Edinburgh

Local Authority
City of Edinburgh
Electoral Ward
Inverleith
Westminster Constituency
Edinburgh West

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

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