Award

Contract for Grounds Maintenance and Vegetation Management

FORESTRY COMMISSION

This public procurement record has 2 releases in its history.

Award

09 Jan 2019 at 00:00

Tender

31 Jul 2018 at 00:00

Summary of the contracting process

The Forestry Commission is conducting a public procurement process for a medium-term contract titled "Contract for Grounds Maintenance and Vegetation Management," primarily located in various forest districts across Scotland. The procurement is at the tender stage, with a deadline for submissions on 31 August 2018, and the contract expected to begin in Spring 2019. This open procurement process aims to provide grounds maintenance services, including grass cutting and vegetation management, across seven distinct lots, each catering to different geographical areas. The total value of the contract is approximately £821,200, and it has been structured to attract a diverse range of bidders, including small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs).

This tender represents a significant opportunity for businesses engaged in landscaping, environmental management, and grounds maintenance. Companies of all sizes can participate, especially those with experience in providing related services such as grass cutting, strimming, and hedge trimming. The potential for two-year extension options at annual intervals allows for ongoing engagement and revenue generation for successful bidders. Bidders are encouraged to demonstrate quality and pricing competency, as both factors play a critical role in the evaluation of tenders. Overall, this contract can potentially lead to long-term partnerships with a prominent public entity, presenting growth opportunities for service providers in the sector.

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Notice Title

Contract for Grounds Maintenance and Vegetation Management

Notice Description

FC have a requirement to put in place a medium term contract for grounds maintenance work including grass cutting and vegetation management services across 7 of our districts visitor centres and public car parks. The opportunity has been structured in such a manner as to offer an attractive proposition to companies of all sizes with lots of varying sizes being tabled.

Lot Information

Inverness, Ross & Skye

Grounds Maintenance and Vegetation Management services for the visitor centres, pathways, picnic areas and public car parks. To include grass cutting, strimming and hedge trimming as detailed in the specification within the ITT documentation in Public Contrast Scotland Tender. To commence in Spring of 2019 for two years with an option to extend for a further two years at annual intervals.. Site visits are recommended, details in ITT cover letter. All pricing must be exclusive of VAT. Any costs not included will be presumed to be waived. 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.

Renewal: Potential to extend for a further two years, annually, at the FC discretion.

Tay South Disctrict

Grounds Maintenance and Vegetation Management services for the visitor centres, pathways, picnic areas and public car parks. To include grass cutting, strimming and hedge trimming as detailed in the specification within the ITT documentation in Public Contrast Scotland Tender. To commence in Spring of 2019 for two years with an option to extend for a further two years at annual intervals.. Site visits are recommended, details in ITT cover letter. All pricing must be exclusive of VAT. Any costs not included will be presumed to be waived. 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.

Renewal: Potential to extend for two years, at annual intervals, at the FC discretion.

West Argyll, North

Grounds Maintenance and Vegetation Management services for the visitor centres, pathways, picnic areas and public car parks. To include grass cutting, strimming and hedge trimming as detailed in the specification within the ITT documentation in Public Contrast Scotland Tender. To commence in Spring of 2019 for two years with an option to extend for a further two years at annual intervals.. Site visits are recommended, details in ITT cover letter. All pricing must be exclusive of VAT. Any costs not included will be presumed to be waived. 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.

Renewal: Potential two years, annually, at FC discretion.

West Argyll, South

Grounds Maintenance and Vegetation Management services for the visitor centres, pathways, picnic areas and public car parks. To include grass cutting, strimming and hedge trimming as detailed in the specification within the ITT documentation in Public Contrast Scotland Tender. To commence in Spring of 2019 for two years with an option to extend for a further two years at annual intervals.. Site visits are recommended, details in ITT cover letter. All pricing must be exclusive of VAT. Any costs not included will be presumed to be waived. 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.

Renewal: Potential two year extension, at annual intervals, at FC discretion.

West Argyll, Mull

Grounds Maintenance and Vegetation Management services for the visitor centres, pathways, picnic areas and public car parks. To include grass cutting, strimming and hedge trimming as detailed in the specification within the ITT documentation in Public Contrast Scotland Tender. To commence in Spring of 2019 for two years with an option to extend for a further two years at annual intervals.. Site visits are recommended, details in ITT cover letter. All pricing must be exclusive of VAT. Any costs not included will be presumed to be waived. 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.

Renewal: Potential two years extension, at annual intervals, at FC discretion.

Lochaber

Grounds Maintenance and Vegetation Management services for the visitor centres, pathways, picnic areas and public car parks. To include grass cutting, strimming and hedge trimming as detailed in the specification within the ITT documentation in Public Contrast Scotland Tender. To commence in Spring of 2019 for two years with an option to extend for a further two years at annual intervals.. Site visits are recommended, details in ITT cover letter. All pricing must be exclusive of VAT. Any costs not included will be presumed to be waived. 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.

Renewal: Potential two years, annually, at the FC discretion.

Cowal

Grounds Maintenance and Vegetation Management services for the visitor centres, pathways, picnic areas and public car parks. To include grass cutting, strimming and hedge trimming as detailed in the specification within the ITT documentation in Public Contrast Scotland Tender. To commence in Spring of 2019 for two years with an option to extend for a further two years at annual intervals.. Site visits are recommended, details in ITT cover letter. All pricing must be exclusive of VAT. Any costs not included will be presumed to be waived. 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.

Renewal: Potential two years, at annual intervals, at FC discretion.

Trossachs

Grounds Maintenance and Vegetation Management services for the visitor centres, pathways, picnic areas and public car parks. To include grass cutting, strimming and hedge trimming as detailed in the specification within the ITT documentation in Public Contrast Scotland Tender. To commence in Spring of 2019 for two years with an option to extend for a further two years at annual intervals.. Site visits are recommended, details in ITT cover letter. All pricing must be exclusive of VAT. Any costs not included will be presumed to be waived. 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.

Renewal: Potential to extend for two years, at annual intervals, at the FC discretion.

Lowlands

Grounds Maintenance and Vegetation Management services for the visitor centres, pathways, picnic areas and public car parks. To include grass cutting, strimming and hedge trimming as detailed in the specification within the ITT documentation in Public Contrast Scotland Tender. To commence in Spring of 2019 for two years with an option to extend for a further two years at annual intervals.. Site visits are recommended, details in ITT cover letter. All pricing must be exclusive of VAT. Any costs not included will be presumed to be waived. 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.

Renewal: Potential to extend for two years, at annual intervals, at FC discretion.

North Highland

Seasonal Grounds Maintenance and Vegetation Management services for the visitor centres, pathways, picnic areas and public car parks. To include grass cutting, strimming and hedge trimming as detailed in the specification within the ITT documentation in Public Contrast Scotland Tender. To commence in Spring of 2019 for two years with an option to extend for a further two years at annual intervals.. Site visits are recommended, details in ITT cover letter. All pricing must be exclusive of VAT. Any costs not included will be presumed to be waived. 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.

Renewal: Two annual optional extensions at FC discretion.

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-r6ebe6-0000545148
Publication Source
Public Contracts Scotland
Latest Notice
https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=JAN341695
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Tender, Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
OJEU - F3 - Contract Award Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Open
Procurement Method Details
Open procedure
Tender Suitability
Not specified
Awardee Scale
Large, SME

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

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


CPV Codes

77314000 - Grounds maintenance services

77314100 - Grassing services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
£821,200 £500K-£1M
Lots Value
£821,200 £500K-£1M
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
£653,044 £500K-£1M

Notice Dates

Publication Date
9 Jan 20197 years ago
Submission Deadline
31 Aug 2018Expired
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
12 Dec 20187 years ago
Contract Period
Not specified - Not specified
Recurrence
2022 or earlier if extension options are not utilised.

Notice Status

Tender Status
Complete
Lots Status
Complete
Awards Status
Unsuccessful
Contracts Status
Active

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
FORESTRY COMMISSION
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
EDINBURGH
Postcode
EH12 7AT
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
TLM6 Highlands and Islands, TLM61 Caithness and Sutherland, and Ross and Cromarty, TLM62 Inverness and Nairn, Moray, and Badenoch and Strathspey, TLM63 Lochaber, Skye and Lochalsh, Arran and Cumbrae, and Argyll and Bute, TLM7 Eastern Scotland, TLM71 Angus and Dundee City, TLM72 Clackmannanshire and Fife, TLM73 East Lothian and Midlothian, TLM75 City of Edinburgh, TLM78 West Lothian, TLM8 West Central Scotland, TLM81 East Dunbartonshire, West Dunbartonshire, and Helensburgh and Lomond, TLM83 Inverclyde, East Renfrewshire, and Renfrewshire

Local Authority
City of Edinburgh
Electoral Ward
Corstorphine/Murrayfield
Westminster Constituency
Edinburgh West

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
3
Supplier Names

ARTSCAPE GARDENS

COUNTRYWIDE GROUNDS MAINTENANCE

DAVID ALFORD, FORESTRY & GRASS CONTRACTOR

Further Information

Notice Documents

  • https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=AUG326899
    Contract for Grounds Maintenance and Vegetation Management - FC have a requirement to put in place a medium term contract for grounds maintenance work including grass cutting and vegetation management services across 7 of our districts visitor centres and public car parks. The opportunity has been structured in such a manner as to offer an attractive proposition to companies of all sizes with lots of varying sizes being tabled.
  • https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=JAN341695
    Contract for Grounds Maintenance and Vegetation Management - FC have a requirement to put in place a medium term contract for grounds maintenance work including grass cutting and vegetation management services across 7 of our districts visitor centres and public car parks. The opportunity has been structured in such a manner as to offer an attractive proposition to companies of all sizes with lots of varying sizes being tabled.

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