Directive 2004/18/EC
Section I: Contracting authority
I.1)Name, addresses and contact point(s)Trent & Dove Housing Limited
Trinity Square, Horninglow Street
DE14 1BL Burton upon Trent
United Kingdom
Further information can be obtained from: Xantive Ltd
Brunel Business Centre, 11 Brunel Street, Canning Town
Contact point(s): Please see section VI.3) Additional information on this notice
For the attention of: Steve Turner
E16 1EB London
United Kingdom
Telephone: +44 1527577770
E-mail:
Internet address: www.xantive.com
Specifications and additional documents (including documents for competitive dialogue and a dynamic purchasing system) can be obtained from: Xantive Ltd
Brunel Business Centre, 11 Brunel Street, Canning Town
Contact point(s): Please see section VI.3) Additional information on this notice
For the attention of: Steve Turner
E16 1EB London
United Kingdom
Telephone: +44 1527577770
E-mail:
Internet address: www.xantive.com
Tenders or requests to participate must be sent to: Xantive Ltd
Brunel Business Centre, 11 Brunel Street, Canning Town
Contact point(s): Please see section VI.3) Additional information on this notice
For the attention of: Steve Turner
E16 1EB London
United Kingdom
Telephone: +44 1527577770
E-mail:
Internet address: www.xantive.com
I.2)Type of the contracting authorityBody governed by public law
I.3)Main activityHousing and community amenities
I.4)Contract award on behalf of other contracting authoritiesThe 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:
Trent and Dove Communal Grounds Maintenance Services Framework.
II.1.2)Type of contract and location of works, place of delivery or of performanceWorks
Main site or location of works, place of delivery or of performance: Burton upon Trent, Uttoxeter, Swadlincote.
NUTS code UKF11,UKG24
II.1.3)Information about a public contract, a framework agreement or a dynamic purchasing system (DPS)The notice involves the establishment of a framework agreement
II.1.4)Information on framework agreement
II.1.5)Short description of the contract or purchase(s)
Trent and Dove are looking to establish a framework agreement for Communal Grounds Maintenance Services (care, maintenance and renewal) of recreational spaces in and around 100 or so locations in Burton, Uttoxeter and surrounding areas.
The Framework will be established for up to 5 years.
Suppliers appointed to the Framework will be invited to tender for grounds maintenance services on some or all of these properties.
II.1.6)Common procurement vocabulary (CPV)77314000, 77314100, 45112712
II.1.7)Information about Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)The contract is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA): no
II.1.8)LotsThis contract is divided into lots: no
II.1.9)Information about variantsVariants will be accepted: no
II.2)Quantity or scope of the contract
II.2.1)Total quantity or scope:
II.2.2)Information about optionsOptions: no
II.2.3)Information about renewalsThis contract is subject to renewal: no
II.3)Duration of the contract or time limit for completionDuration in months: 60 (from the award of the contract)
Section III: Legal, economic, financial and technical information
III.1)Conditions relating to the contract
III.1.1)Deposits and guarantees required:
III.1.2)Main financing conditions and payment arrangements and/or reference to the relevant provisions governing them:
III.1.3)Legal form to be taken by the group of economic operators to whom the contract is to be awarded:
III.1.4)Other particular conditionsThe performance of the contract is subject to particular conditions: no
III.2)Conditions for participation
III.2.1)Personal situation of economic operators, including requirements relating to enrolment on professional or trade registersInformation and formalities necessary for evaluating if the requirements are met: The information that will be required will be detailed in the Company Response section of the Invitation to Tender that will be issued in connection with this contract.
III.2.2)Economic and financial abilityInformation and formalities necessary for evaluating if the requirements are met: The information that will be required will be detailed in the Company Response section of the Invitation to Tender that will be issued in connection with this contract.
III.2.3)Technical capacityInformation and formalities necessary for evaluating if the requirements are met:
The information that will be required will be detailed in the Company Response section of the Invitation to Tender that will be issued in connection with this contract.
III.2.4)Information about reserved contracts
III.3)Conditions specific to services contracts
III.3.1)Information about a particular profession
III.3.2)Staff responsible for the execution of the service
Section IV: Procedure
IV.1)Type of procedure
IV.1.1)Type of procedureOpen
IV.1.2)Limitations on the number of operators who will be invited to tender or to participate
IV.1.3)Reduction of the number of operators during the negotiation or dialogue
IV.2)Award criteria
IV.2.1)Award criteriaThe most economically advantageous tender in terms of the criteria stated below
1. Competence in delivering a good calibre of services. Weighting 60
2. Local service delivery (not necessarily local ownership). Weighting 10
3. Price. Weighting 30
IV.2.2)Information about electronic auctionAn electronic auction will be used: no
IV.3)Administrative information
IV.3.1)File reference number attributed by the contracting authority:
IV.3.2)Previous publication(s) concerning the same contractno
IV.3.3)Conditions for obtaining specifications and additional documents or descriptive documentPayable documents: no
IV.3.4)Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate15.7.2016 - 13:00
IV.3.5)Date of dispatch of invitations to tender or to participate to selected candidates
IV.3.6)Language(s) in which tenders or requests to participate may be drawn upEnglish.
IV.3.7)Minimum time frame during which the tenderer must maintain the tender
IV.3.8)Conditions for opening of tenders
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.1)Information about recurrenceThis is a recurrent procurement: no
VI.2)Information about European Union fundsThe contract is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds: no
VI.3)Additional information
In order to Obtain information for this tender log on to the ‘Xantive Tender Platform’ web site:
1) Click the link http://xantive.supplierselect.com/rfp/
If not already registered follow point 2 otherwise log in and follow point 5.
2) Click the link ‘Create a new organization account’;
3) Register an account;
4) Login with new details;
5) Click ‘Public Projects’ link at top right of screen;
6) Click ‘Create Invitation’ for the ‘Trent and Dove Communal Grounds Maintenance Services Framework’ project;
7) Change Status to Accepted;
8) Complete questionnaire displayed and change status to ‘submitted’.
You can log in multiple times to complete your entry prior to submitting.
VI.4)Procedures for appeal
VI.4.1)Body responsible for appeal procedures
VI.4.2)Lodging of appeals
VI.4.3)Service from which information about the lodging of appeals may be obtained
VI.5)Date of dispatch of this notice:15.6.2016