Contract award notice
Results of the procurement procedure
Section I: Contracting
entity
I.1) Name and addresses
The Mercian Trust
Sutton Road
Walsall
WS1 2PG
UK
Telephone: +44 1922211388
E-mail: info@themerciantrust.org
NUTS: UKG3
Internet address(es)
Main address: https://www.themerciantrust.org/
Address of the buyer profile: https://www.themerciantrust.org/
I.4) Type of the contracting authority
Body governed by public law
I.5) Main activity
Health
Section II: Object
II.1) Scope of the procurement
II.1.1) Title
The Mercian Trust Grounds Maintenance
Reference number: CA12451 -
II.1.2) Main CPV code
77314000
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.1.4) Short description
The Mercian Trust Grounds Maintenance
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.1.7) Total value of the procurement
Value excluding VAT:
308 733.50
GBP
II.2) Description
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKG38
Main site or place of performance:
Walsall
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
The Trust requires a Contractor to undertake grounds maintenance service in accordance with horticultural best practice. The contractor will also be required to mark out and maintain sports areas.
II.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion: Service Delivery
/ Weighting: 20.00%
Quality criterion: Customer Care
/ Weighting: 15.00%
Quality criterion: Environment
/ Weighting: 5.00%
Price
/ Weighting:
60.00%
II.2.11) Information about options
Options:
Yes
Description of options:
48 month(s) from the commencement date, with 24 initial month(s) and option to extend 1x24 month(s)
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 IV: Procedure
IV.1) Description
IV.1.1) Type of procedure
Open procedure
IV.1.8) Information about 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
Notice number in the OJ S:
2023/S 000-016081
Section V: Award of contract
Contract No: CA12451
Title: The Mercian Trust Grounds Maintenance
A contract/lot is awarded:
Yes
V.2 Award of contract
V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
09/08/2023
V.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 4
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators:
No
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Benchmark GM Ltd
Stratford upon Avon Technology and Business Park, Banbury Road
Stratford upon Avon
CV37 7GY
UK
Telephone: +44 7918116955
E-mail: ssmith@benchmark-gm.co.uk
NUTS: UK
Internet address(es)
URL: www.benchmark-gm.co.uk
The contractor is an SME:
No
V.2.4) Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot:
: 308 733.50
GBP
V.2.5) Information about subcontracting
Section VI: Complementary information
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
South Devon College
Long Road
Paignton
TQ4 7EJ
UK
Telephone: +44 1803540565
E-mail: sue.hayes@southdevon.ac.uk
Internet address(es)
URL: www.southdevon.ac.uk
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.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
09/08/2023