Grounds Maintenance Services Bishop Auckland

Section I: Contracting authority

I.1)Name and addresses

Bishop Auckland College
Woodhouse Lane
Bishop Auckland
DL14 6JZ
United Kingdom
Telephone: +44 1388443000
E-mail: start@bacoll.ac.uk
NUTS code: UK

Internet address(es):Main address: http://www.bacoll.ac.uk/

Address of the buyer profile: http://www.bacoll.ac.uk/

I.2)Information about joint procurement

I.3)Communication

The procurement documents are available for unrestricted and full direct access, free of charge, at: https://suppliers.multiquote.com

Additional information can be obtained from another address:

Bishop Auckland College
Woodhouse Lane
Bishop Auckland
DL14 6JZ
United Kingdom
Telephone: +44 1388443000
E-mail: start@bacoll.ac.uk
NUTS code: UKInternet address(es):Main address: http://www.bacoll.ac.uk/

Address of the buyer profile: http://www.bacoll.ac.uk/

Tenders or requests to participate must be submitted electronically via: https://suppliers.multiquote.com

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

I.4)Type of the contracting authority

Body governed by public law

I.5)Main activity

Education

Section II: Object

II.1)Scope of the procurement

II.1.1)Title:

Bishop Auckland College Provision of Grounds Maintenance Services

Reference number: CA5907 –

II.1.2)Main CPV code

77314000

II.1.3)Type of contract

Services

II.1.4)Short description:

The college requires a contractor to undertake grounds maintenance services in accordance with horticultural best practice.

II.1.5)Estimated total value

II.1.6)Information about lots

This contract is divided into lots: no

II.2)Description

II.2.1)Title:

II.2.2)Additional CPV code(s)

II.2.3)Place of performance

NUTS code: UKC1

Main site or place of performance:

Manchester.

II.2.4)Description of the procurement:

The contractor will be responsible for the provision of skilled horticultural craftsmen to undertake the services of grass cutting, hedge and tree maintenance including surveying condition and planning future maintenance, pruning, weed control, sports pitch maintenance and associated works.

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

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

Duration in months: 60

This contract is subject to renewal: no

II.2.10)Information about variants

Variants will be accepted: no

II.2.11)Information about options

Options: yes

Description of options:

60 month(s) from the commencement date, with 36 initial month(s) and option to extend 2 x 12 month(s).

II.2.12)Information about electronic catalogues

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:

In the first instance, candidates should register with multiquote.com and express an interest in the contract. Contract details can be found under the “Opportunities” section of the multiquote.com homepage. A selection questionnaire (SQ) must be completed and returned (via multiquote.com) as part of the request to participate process. Candidates will need to provide as part of the request to participate process evidence of business quality standards, accreditations, and relevant experience. Any candidate found to be guilty of serious misrepresentation in proving false or inaccurate information may be declared ineligible and not selected to continue with the process.

III.1.2)Economic and financial standing

List and brief description of selection criteria:

In the first instance, candidates should register with multiquote.com and express an interest in the contract. Contract details can be found under the “Opportunities” section of the multiquote.com homepage. A selection questionnaire (SQ) must be completed and returned (via multiquote.com) as part of the request to participate process. Candidates will need to provide as part of the request to participate process evidence of business quality standards, accreditations, and relevant experience. Any candidate found to be guilty of serious misrepresentation in proving false or inaccurate information may be declared ineligible and not selected to continue with the process.

Minimum level(s) of standards possibly required:

Minimum turnover: 100 000 GBP.

Minimum insurance levels: 5 000 000 GBP PL and EL.

III.1.3)Technical and professional ability

List and brief description of selection criteria:

In the first instance, candidates should register with multiquote.com and express an interest in the contract. Contract details can be found under the “Opportunities” section of the multiquote.com homepage. A selection questionnaire (SQ) must be completed and returned (via multiquote.com) as part of the request to participate process. Candidates will need to provide as part of the request to participate process evidence of business quality standards, accreditations, and relevant experience. Any candidate found to be guilty of serious misrepresentation in proving false or inaccurate information may be declared ineligible and not selected to continue with the process.

Minimum level(s) of standards possibly required:

Stated within procurement documents.

III.1.5)Information about reserved contracts

III.2)Conditions related to the contract

III.2.1)Information about a particular profession

III.2.2)Contract performance conditions:

III.2.3)Information about staff responsible for the performance of the contract

Section IV: Procedure

IV.1)Description

IV.1.1)Type of procedure

Open procedure

IV.1.3)Information about a framework agreement or a dynamic purchasing system

IV.1.4)Information about reduction of the number of solutions or tenders during negotiation or dialogue

IV.1.6)Information about electronic auction

IV.1.8)Information about the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)

The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement: yes

IV.2)Administrative information

IV.2.1)Previous publication concerning this procedure

IV.2.2)Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate

Date: 16/05/2019

Local time: 12:00

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

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

English

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

IV.2.7)Conditions for opening of tenders

Date: 16/05/2019

Local time: 12:00

Section VI: Complementary information

VI.1)Information about recurrence

This is a recurrent procurement: no

VI.2)Information about electronic workflows

VI.3)Additional information:

Section II.3) — dates refer to the initial contract period and do not include the options of any extensions.

Section IV.3.5) — any dates shown are an estimate.

In the first instance, candidates should register with www.multiquote.com and express an interest in the contract, full details of the contract will be available.

The Contracting Authority shall not be under any obligation to accept any tender. The Contracting Authority reserves the right to cancel the entire or parts of the tender, without such an action conferring any right to compensation on the tenderers.

The Contracting Authority has no liability to settle any cost incurred by the tenderer as a result of the tendering procedure.

VI.4)Procedures for review

VI.4.1)Review body

Tenet
Procurement House, 23 Leslie Hough Way
Salford
M6 6AJ
United Kingdom

VI.4.2)Body responsible for mediation procedures

VI.4.3)Review procedure

Precise information on deadline(s) for review procedures:

The Authority will incorporate a minimum 10 calendar day standstill period at the point that information on the award of the contract is communicated to tenderers. If an appeal regarding the award of contract has not been successfully resolved then the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 provide for aggrieved parties who have been harmed or are at risk of harm by breach of the rules to take action in the High Court. Any such action must be brought promptly (generally within 3 months).

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

VI.5)Date of dispatch of this notice:

15/04/2019