Grounds maintenance services in Belfast

Section I: Contracting entity

I.1)Name and addresses

Official name: NI Water and its subsidiaries
Postal address: Westland House
Town: Belfast
NUTS code: UK UNITED KINGDOM
Postal code: BT14 6TE
Country: United Kingdom
Contact person: sourcingniwater.com
E-mail: sourcing@niwater.com
Internet address(es):
Main address: https://etendersni.gov.uk/epps
Address of the buyer profile: https://etendersni.gov.uk/epps

I.6)Main activity

Water

Section II: Object

II.1)Scope of the procurement

II.1.1)Title:

C1085 — Provision of Grounds Maintenance

II.1.2)Main CPV code

77314000 Grounds maintenance services

II.1.3)Type of contract

Services

II.1.4)Short description:

This contract is for the provision of grounds maintenance (including weed control) within NI Water sites across Northern Ireland. Services required under this contract will include grass cutting, removal and disposal of grass cuttings (where appropriate e.g. first cut), edge maintenance, hedge trimming, shrub pruning, tree surgery and weed control. The majority of the work will be carried out, in and around waste water treatment works, water supply sites, impounding reservoirs, services reservoirs, pumping stations, local offices etc, however, any site(s) can be incorporated into this contract at any time during the contract period and the area rate will apply. These sites will be both manned and unmanned. This CfT is spilt into 2 lots operational Areas). These being:

Lot 1: North West Operational Area;

Lot 2: South East Operational Area.

Economic operators may bid for both lots but can only be awarded one lot.

II.1.6)Information about lots

This contract is divided into lots: yes

II.1.7)Total value of the procurement (excluding VAT) (Agree to publish? yes)

Value excluding VAT: 4 500 000.00 GBP

II.2)Description

II.2.1)Title:

North-West Area

Lot No: 1

II.2.2)Additional CPV code(s)

77211400 Tree-cutting services

71421000 Landscape gardening services

II.2.3)Place of performance

NUTS code: UKN0 Northern Ireland

II.2.4)Description of the procurement:

This contract is for the provision of grounds maintenance (including weed control) within NI Water sites across Northern Ireland. Services required under this contract will include grass cutting, removal and disposal of grass cuttings (where appropriate e.g. first cut), edge maintenance, hedge trimming, shrub pruning, tree surgery and weed control. The majority of the work will be carried out, in and around waste water treatment works, water supply sites, impounding reservoirs, services reservoirs, pumping stations, local offices etc, however, any site(s) can be incorporated into this contract at any time during the contract period and the area rate will apply. These sites will be both manned and unmanned. This CfT is spilt into 2 lots operational areas). These being:

Lot 1: North West Operational Area;

Lot 2: South East Operational Area.

Economic operators may bid for both lots but can only be awarded one lot.

II.2.5)Award criteria

Quality criterion - Name: Quality / Weighting: 40

Price - Weighting: 60

II.2.11)Information about options

Options: yes

Description of options:

Contract period is 21 months with the option to extend for 2 further years (1 + 1 years).

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

Contract period is 21 months with the option to extend for 2 further years (1 + 1 years).

II.2)Description

II.2.1)Title:

South-East Area

Lot No: 2

II.2.2)Additional CPV code(s)

77211400 Tree-cutting services

71421000 Landscape gardening services

II.2.3)Place of performance

NUTS code: UKN0 Northern Ireland

II.2.4)Description of the procurement:

This contract is for the provision of grounds maintenance (including weed control) within NI Water sites across Northern Ireland. Services required under this contract will include grass cutting, removal and disposal of grass cuttings (where appropriate e.g. first cut), edge maintenance, hedge trimming, shrub pruning, tree surgery and weed control. The majority of the work will be carried out, in and around waste water treatment works, water supply sites, impounding reservoirs, services reservoirs, pumping stations, local offices etc, however, any site(s) can be incorporated into this contract at any time during the contract period and the area rate will apply. These sites will be both manned and unmanned. This CfT is spilt into 2 lots operational areas). These being:

Lot 1: North West Operational Area;

Lot 2: South East Operational Area.

Economic operators may bid for both lots but can only be awarded one lot.

II.2.5)Award criteria

Quality criterion - Name: Quality / Weighting: 40

Price - Weighting: 60

II.2.11)Information about options

Options: yes

Description of options:

Contract period is 21 months with the option to extend for 2 further years (1 + 1 years).

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

Contract period is 21 months with the option to extend for 2 further years (1 + 1 years).

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

The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement: no

IV.2)Administrative information

IV.2.1)Previous publication concerning this procedure

Notice number in the OJ S: 2020/S 239-592287

IV.2.8)Information about termination of dynamic purchasing system

IV.2.9)Information about termination of call for competition in the form of a periodic indicative notice

Section V: Award of contract

Contract No: 1

Lot No: 1

Title:

North-West Area

A contract/lot is awarded: yes

V.2)Award of contract

V.2.1)Date of conclusion of the contract:

19/02/2021

V.2.2)Information about tenders

Number of tenders received: 6

Number of tenders received from SMEs: 5

Number of tenders received from tenderers from other EU Member States: 0

Number of tenders received from tenderers from non-EU Member States: 6

Number of tenders received by electronic means: 6

The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators: no

V.2.3)Name and address of the contractor

Official name: Clive Richardson Ltd
Postal address: 54 Derrycoose Road
Town: Portadown
NUTS code: UK UNITED KINGDOM
Postal code: BT62 1LY
Country: United Kingdom
E-mail: bids@cliverichardsonltd.co.uk
Telephone: +44 2838852888
Internet address: https://etendersni.gov.uk/epps

The contractor is an SME: yes

V.2.4)Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT) (Agree to publish? yes)

Total value of the contract/lot: 2 250 000.00 GBP

V.2.5)Information about subcontracting

V.2.6)Price paid for bargain purchases

Section V: Award of contract

Contract No: 2

Lot No: 2

Title:

South-East Area

A contract/lot is awarded: yes

V.2)Award of contract

V.2.1)Date of conclusion of the contract:

19/02/2021

V.2.2)Information about tenders

Number of tenders received: 5

Number of tenders received from SMEs: 4

Number of tenders received from tenderers from other EU Member States: 0

Number of tenders received from tenderers from non-EU Member States: 5

Number of tenders received by electronic means: 5

The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators: no

V.2.3)Name and address of the contractor

Official name: SPR Mcgowan Tree Services
Postal address: 83 Ballystrudder Road
Town: Belfast
NUTS code: UK UNITED KINGDOM
Postal code: BT40 3SJ
Country: United Kingdom
E-mail: spr.mcgowan@hotmail.co.uk
Telephone: +44 2893353037
Internet address: https://etendersni.gov.uk/epps

The contractor is an SME: yes

V.2.4)Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT) (Agree to publish? yes)

Total value of the contract/lot: 2 250 000.00 GBP

V.2.5)Information about subcontracting

V.2.6)Price paid for bargain purchases

Section VI: Complementary information

VI.3)Additional information:

VI.4)Procedures for review

VI.4.1)Review body

Official name: NI Water
Postal address: 40 Old Westland Road
Town: Belfast
Postal code: BT8 7RG
Country: United Kingdom

VI.5)Date of dispatch of this notice:

19/02/2021