Published date: 5 October 2023

Closed opportunity - This means that the contract is currently closed. The buying department may be considering suppliers that have already applied, or no suitable offers were made.


Closing: 9 November 2023, 12pm

Contract summary

Industry

  • Grounds maintenance services - 77314000

Location of contract

SO14 0YN

Value of contract

£100,000 to £180,000

Procurement reference

23.E&F.56

Published date

5 October 2023

Closing date

9 November 2023

Closing time

12pm

Contract start date

1 February 2024

Contract end date

31 January 2026

Contract type

Service contract

Procedure type

Open procedure (above threshold)

Any interested supplier may submit a tender in response to an opportunity notice.

This procedure can be used for procurements above the relevant contract value threshold.

Contract is suitable for SMEs?

Yes

Contract is suitable for VCSEs?

Yes


Description

In accordance with Regulation 50, Paragraph (2) of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 the University intend to publish the contract value at contract award stage, and reserved the right to do so. By submitting a tender response tenderers are consenting to publication of this information unless otherwise agreed in advance with the University. Requests for clarifications can only be requested until 24th October 2023 via the In-Tend portal correspondence facility.

Solent University is not bound to accept the lowest offer or any tender in full or in part. This tender will be conducted electronically and tender documents can be downloaded from the web portal (In-Tend) provided earlier in this notice. https://in-tendhost.co.uk/solent. If you are not already registered as a supplier with the In-Tend Portal, you will need to register before accessing the tender documents. Once you have logged in as a supplier, click on current tenders and locate the tender documents by clicking on the reference number 23.E&F.56. Further instructions for the submission of tender are below. (Please note, to preserve the integrity of the tendering procedure, all queries must made be via In-Tend). To submit your return, please follow the instructions below:

1) Log In;

2) My Tenders;

3) View Tender Details;

4) View Documents;

5) Browse and Upload each part of your response;

6) Once all your response documents are uploaded and displayed in the - My Documents for Return - use - Submit My Return. Expressions of Interest must be by way of completion and return of the Invitation to Tender document via the Intend portal by the 9th November 2023 by 12 noon. In accordance with Regulation 50, Paragraph (2) of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015, the University intend to publish the contract value at contract award stage, and reserved the right to do so. By submitting a tender response tenderers are consenting to publication of this information unless otherwise agreed in advance with the University Procurement Services Team.


About the buyer

Contact name

Linda Tyrrell

Address

East Park Terrace
SOUTHAMPTON
SO140YN
England

Telephone

02382013000

Email

linda.tyrrell@solent.ac.uk

Website

https://www.solent.ac.uk/