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Summary

OCID:
Published by:: The Highland Council
Authority ID:: AA26601
Publication date:: 31 October 2015
Deadline date:: -
Notice type:: Contract Award Notice
Has documents:: No
Has SPD:: No
Has Carbon Reduction Plan:: No

Abstract

Provision of amenity grass cutting services in West and Mid Ross, Lochaber, Badenoch and Strathspey, Nairn and Inverness.

Full notice text

CONTRACT AWARD NOTICE – OFFICIAL JOURNAL

Section I: Contracting Authority

I.1)

Name, Address and Contact Point(s)

Official Name: The Highland Council
Postal Address: The Town House, High Street
Town: Inverness	Postal Code: IV1 1JJ	Country: UK
Contact Point: Technical Contracts Team For the attention of:	Telephone: +44 1463785156
E-Mail: procurement.unit2@highland.gov.uk	Fax:
General Address of the contracting authority (URL) http://www.highland.gov.uk/ Address of the Buyers Profile (URL) http://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/Search_AuthProfile.aspx?ID=AA00045

I.2)

Type of contracting Authority and Main Activity or Activities

	Ministry or any other national or federal authority, including their regional or local sub-divisions
	National or federal agency/Office
	Regional or local Authority
	Regional or local Agency/Office
	Body governed by public law
	European Institution/Agency or International Organisation

	General public services
	Defence
	Public order and safety
	Environment
	Economic and financial affairs
	Health
	Housing and community amenities
	Social protection
	Recreation, culture and religion
	Education

The contracting authority is purchasing on behalf of other contracting authorities: No

Section II: Object of the Contract

II.1)

Description

II.1.1)

Title attributed to the contract by the contracting authority

Provision of Amenity Grass Cutting Services.

II.1.2(a))

Type of works contract

II.1.2(b))

Type of supplies contract

II.1.2(c))

Type of service contract

Service category 1
In case of contract for service categories 17 to 27 (see Annex C), do you agree to the publication of this notice?

II.1.2)

Main site or location of works, place of delivery or performance

Highlands and Islands.

NUTS Code UKM6

II.1.3)

This notice involves a framework agreement

The conclusion of a framework agreement

Contracts based on a dynamic purchasing system (DPS)

II.1.4)

Short description of the contract or purchase(s)

Provision of amenity grass cutting services in West and Mid Ross, Lochaber, Badenoch and Strathspey, Nairn and Inverness.

II.1.5)

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

	Main vocabulary	Supplementary vocabulary (when applicable)
Main object	77314000
Additional objects

II.1.6)

Contract covered by the government procurement agreement (GPA)

Yes

II.2)

Total final value of the contract(s)

II.2.1)

Total final value of the contract(s)

Value: 1 094 402 Currency: GBP Excluding VAT

Section IV: Procedure

IV.1)

Type of procedure

IV.1.1)

Type of procedure

Award of contract without prior publication of a contract notice

IV.2)

Award criteria

IV.2.1)

Award criteria

Lowest Price

The most economically advantageous tender in terms of

Criteria

Weighting

IV.2.2)

An electronic auction has been used

IV.3)

Administrative information

IV.3.1)

File reference number attributed by the contracting authority

HC/CS/AGC/2011-14

IV.3.2)

Previous publication(s) concerning the same contract

Volutary ex ante transparency notice
Notice Number in OJ 2015/S 190-344708 of 01-10-2015

Other previous publications

Section V: Award of contract

Contract No:

HC/CS/AGC/2011-14

Title:

Amenity Grass Cutting Services — West and Mid Ross

Lot No:

V.1)

Date of contract award:

22-10-2015

V.2)

Numbers of offers received:

V.3)

Name and address of economic operator to whom the contract has been awarded

Official Name: Iss Facility Services — Landscaping
Postal Address: 10 Bellsland Drive, Glencairn Industrial Estate
Town: Kilmarnock	Postal Code: KA1 4BB	Country: UK
E-Mail:	Telephone:
Internet address (URL): www.isslandscaping.co.uk	Fax:

V.4)

Information on value of contract

Annual or monthly value:

V.5)

The contract is likely to be subcontracted

No
If yes, value or proportion of the contract likely to be subcontracted to third parties

Short description of the value/proportion of the contract to be subcontracted

Section V: Award of contract

Contract No:

HC/CS/AGC/2011-14

Title:

Amenity Grass Cutting Services — Lochaber

Lot No:

V.1)

Date of contract award:

22-10-2015

V.2)

Numbers of offers received:

V.3)

Name and address of economic operator to whom the contract has been awarded

Official Name: Iss Facility Services — Landscaping
Postal Address: 10 Bellsland Drive, Glencairn Industrial Estate
Town: Kilmarnock	Postal Code: KA1 4BB	Country: UK
E-Mail:	Telephone:
Internet address (URL): www.isslandscaping.co.uk	Fax:

V.4)

Information on value of contract

Annual or monthly value:

V.5)

The contract is likely to be subcontracted

No
If yes, value or proportion of the contract likely to be subcontracted to third parties

Short description of the value/proportion of the contract to be subcontracted

Section V: Award of contract

Contract No:

HC/CS/AGC/2011-14

Title:

Amenity Grass Cutting Services — Badenoch and Strathspey

Lot No:

V.1)

Date of contract award:

22-10-2015

V.2)

Numbers of offers received:

V.3)

Name and address of economic operator to whom the contract has been awarded

Official Name: Iss Facility Services — Landscaping
Postal Address: 10 Bellsland Drive, Glencairn Industrial Estate
Town: Kilmarnock	Postal Code: KA1 4BB	Country: UK
E-Mail:	Telephone:
Internet address (URL): www.isslandscaping.co.uk	Fax:

V.4)

Information on value of contract

Annual or monthly value:

V.5)

The contract is likely to be subcontracted

No
If yes, value or proportion of the contract likely to be subcontracted to third parties

Short description of the value/proportion of the contract to be subcontracted

Section V: Award of contract

Contract No:

HC/CS/AGC/2011-14

Title:

Amenity Grass Cutting Services — Nairn

Lot No:

V.1)

Date of contract award:

22-10-2015

V.2)

Numbers of offers received:

V.3)

Name and address of economic operator to whom the contract has been awarded

Official Name: Iss Facility Services — Landscaping
Postal Address: 10 Bellsland Drive, Glencairn Industrial Estate
Town: Kilmarnock	Postal Code: KA1 4BB	Country: UK
E-Mail:	Telephone:
Internet address (URL): www.isslandscaping.co.uk	Fax:

V.4)

Information on value of contract

Annual or monthly value:

V.5)

The contract is likely to be subcontracted

No
If yes, value or proportion of the contract likely to be subcontracted to third parties

Short description of the value/proportion of the contract to be subcontracted

Section V: Award of contract

Contract No:

HC/CS/AGC/2011-14

Title:

Amenity Grass Cutting Services — Inverness

Lot No:

V.1)

Date of contract award:

22-10-2015

V.2)

Numbers of offers received:

V.3)

Name and address of economic operator to whom the contract has been awarded

Official Name: Iss Facility Services — Landscaping
Postal Address: 10 Bellsland Drive, Glencairn Industrial Estate
Town: Kilmarnock	Postal Code: KA1 4BB	Country: UK
E-Mail:	Telephone:
Internet address (URL): www.isslandscaping.co.uk	Fax:

V.4)

Information on value of contract

Annual or monthly value:

V.5)

The contract is likely to be subcontracted

No
If yes, value or proportion of the contract likely to be subcontracted to third parties

Short description of the value/proportion of the contract to be subcontracted

Section VI: Complementary Information

VI.1)

Contract related to a project and/or programme financed by community funds?

No

If yes, indicate the project/programme and any useful reference

VI.2)

Additional Information

The Highland Council has awarded a contract to ISS Facility Services Ltd for the continuation of an existing contract for the provision of amenity grass cutting in West and Mid Ross, Lochaber, Badenoch and Strathspey, Nairn and Inverness. It is envisaged that the contract with ISS Facility Services Ltd will provide the Highland Council with sufficient time to develop and conduct a bespoke community engagement programme across the Highlands in time for a number of new arrangements to be put in place for the provision of the services.

The new contract with ISS Facility Services Ltd will be for a 12 month duration and will commence on 1.4.2016 and expire on 31.3.2017.

The Total final value of the contract(s) is an estimate of the anticipated spend over the duration of the contract and is based on historic levels of expenditure.

(SC Ref:418267).

VI.3)

Procedures for appeal

VI.3.1)

Body responsible for appeal procedures

Official Name:
Postal Address:
Town:	Postal Code:	Country:
E-Mail:	Telephone:
Internet address (URL):	Fax:

Body responsible for mediation procedures

Official Name:
Postal Address:
Town:	Postal Code:	Country:
E-Mail:	Telephone:
Internet address (URL):	Fax:

VI.3.2)

Lodging of appeals

Precise information on deadline(s) for lodging appeals:

VI.3.3)

Service from which information about the lodging of appeals may be obtained

Official Name: The Highland Council
Postal Address: Strategic Procurement Division, Technical Contracts Team, Finance Service The Townhouse
Town: Inverness	Postal Code: IV1 1JJ	Country: UK
E-Mail: procurement.unit2@highland.gov.uk	Telephone: +44 463785152
Internet address (URL):	Fax:

VI.4)

Dispatch date of this Notice

28-10-2015

ANNEX D

Justification for the choice of the negotiated procedure
without prior call for competition

a) No tenders or no appropriate tenders in response to:	Open procedure Restricted procedure
b) The products involved are manufactured purely for the purpose of research, experiment, study or development under the conditions stated in the Directive (for supplies only).
c) The works/goods/services can be provided only by a particular tenderer for reasons that are:	Technical Artistic Connected with the protection of exclusive rights
d) Extreme urgency brought about by events unforseeable by the contracting authority and in accordance with the strict conditions stated in the Directive.
e) Additional works/deliveries/services are ordered under the strict conditions stated in the Directive.
f) New works/services, constituting a repetition of existing works/services and ordered in accordance with the strict conditions stated in the Directive.
g)Service contract awarded to the successful candidate or one of them after a design contest.
h) For supplies quoted and purchased on a commodity market.
i) For the purchase of supplies on particularly advantageous terms:	from a supplier which is definitely winding up its business activities from the receivers or liquidators of a bankruptcy, an arrangement with creditors or a similar procedure.
j) All tenders submitted in reply to an open procedure, a restricted procedure or competitive dialogue were irregular or unnacceptable. Only those tenderers were included in the negotiations which have satisfied the qualitative selection criteria.
Other justification for the award of the contract without prior publication of a contract notice in the OJEU:
k) The contract has as its object services listed in Annex B of Directive 2004/18/EC or in Annex XVII B of Directive 2004/17/EC
l) The contract falls outside the scope of application of the relevant directive.
In addition to the box(es) ticked above please explain in a clear and comprehensive manner why the award of the contract without prior publication of a contract notice in the OJEU is lawful, stating in any case the relevant facts, and, as appropriate, the conclusions of law in accordance with the articles in the relevant Directive (500 words maximum):
The new services are a repetition of the services that were provided under the original contract. It is envisaged that the new contract will provide The Highland Council with sufficient time to scope its revised requirements for the services and to conduct a community engagement programme across the Highlands in time for a number of new contracts to be put in place for 1 April 2017.

SF 23

Coding

Commodity categories

ID	Title	Parent category
77314000	Grounds maintenance services	Planting and maintenance services of green areas

Delivery locations

ID	Description
100	UK - All

Alert region restrictions

The buyer has restricted the alert for this notice to suppliers based in the following regions.

ID	Description
There are no alert restrictions for this notice.

About the buyer

Main contact:: procurement.unit2@highland.gov.uk
Admin contact:: N/a
Technical contact:: N/a
Other contact:: N/a

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Provision of Amenity Grass Cutting Services.

Contents

Summary

Abstract

Full notice text

CONTRACT AWARD NOTICE – OFFICIAL JOURNAL

Section I: Contracting Authority

I.1)

Name, Address and Contact Point(s)

I.2)

Type of contracting Authority and Main Activity or Activities

Section II: Object of the Contract

II.1)

Description

II.1.1)

Title attributed to the contract by the contracting authority

II.1.2(a))

Type of works contract

II.1.2(b))

Type of supplies contract

II.1.2(c))

Type of service contract

II.1.2)

Main site or location of works, place of delivery or performance

II.1.3)

This notice involves a framework agreement

II.1.4)

Short description of the contract or purchase(s)

II.1.5)

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

II.1.6)

Contract covered by the government procurement agreement (GPA)

II.2)

Total final value of the contract(s)

II.2.1)

Total final value of the contract(s)

Section IV: Procedure

IV.1)

Type of procedure

IV.1.1)

Type of procedure

IV.2)

Award criteria

IV.2.1)

Award criteria

IV.2.2)

An electronic auction has been used

IV.3)

Administrative information

IV.3.1)

File reference number attributed by the contracting authority

IV.3.2)

Previous publication(s) concerning the same contract

Other previous publications

Section V: Award of contract

Contract No:

Title:

Lot No:

V.1)

Date of contract award:

V.2)

Numbers of offers received:

V.3)

Name and address of economic operator to whom the contract has been awarded

V.4)

Information on value of contract

V.5)

The contract is likely to be subcontracted

Short description of the value/proportion of the contract to be subcontracted

Section V: Award of contract

Contract No:

Title:

Lot No:

V.1)

Date of contract award:

V.2)

Numbers of offers received:

V.3)

Name and address of economic operator to whom the contract has been awarded

V.4)