Published date: 12 December 2024
Last edited date: 9 January 2025
This notice was replaced on 13 January 2025
This notice does not contain the most up-to-date information about this procurement. The most recent notice is:
Opportunity (published 13 January 2025)
Awarded contract - This means that the contract has been awarded to a supplier.
Contract summary
Industry
Grounds maintenance services - 77314000
Location of contract
SA6 7JL
Value of contract
£433,835.86
Procurement reference
tender_414553/1434598
Published date
12 December 2024
Closing date
17 April 2024
Closing time
11:59pm
Contract start date
1 April 2025
Contract end date
31 March 2028
Contract type
Service contract
Procedure type
Call-off from a dynamic purchasing system
A mini-competition or direct purchase from a pre-established dynamic purchasing system.
Contract is suitable for SMEs?
Yes
Contract is suitable for VCSEs?
No
Description
The Buyer is an Executive Agency of the Department for Transport (DfT), based in Swansea. The Buyer's primary aims are to facilitate road safety and general law enforcement by maintaining accurate registers of drivers and vehicle keepers and to collect Vehicle Excise Duty (VED).
In March 2005 the Buyer entered a 20-year PFI Contract for the refurbishment of the estate and the provision of facilities management ("FM") services. The overarching PFI agreement will expire on 31st March 2025.
The Buyer requires a Landscaping and Grounds Maintenance Service provider from the point of exit commencing 1st April 2025 across the Buyer's Swansea estate, comprising of Morriston, Swansea Vale and Ty Felin and Ty Forest in Fforestfach.
The Buyer requires bidders to provide innovative proposals in response to this Specification to assist the Buyer's strategy of providing modern services across all their services.
The Buyer requires a Landscaping and Grounds Maintenance Service provider to provide a service 24/7, 365 days a year, for an initial 3-year Contract term with the option to extend on a +1-year, +1-year basis, as detailed within the requirement in Section 6. The services listed within this section, outline the innovative, proactive, and preventative measures expected.
Award information
Awarded date
26 November 2024
Contract start date
1 April 2025
Contract end date
31 March 2028
Total value of contract
£433,835.98
This contract was awarded to 2 suppliers.
Countrywide Grounds Maintenance Limited
Address
Neighbourly Training Centre, Building 4, Brackley Campus, Buckingham Road, Brackley, NN13 7El
Reference
No reference - other
Supplier is SME?
Yes
Supplier is VCSE?
No
Facilities Services Group Limited
Address
Unit 4, Swansea, SA5 4AJ
Reference
No reference - other
Supplier is SME?
Yes
Supplier is VCSE?
No
About the buyer
Contact name
Sarah Thomas
Address
Longview Road
Swansea
SA6 7JL
Wales
Share this notice
All content is available under the
