Forestry Commission: Enforcement Felling or Clearance of Trees in Support of Plant Health Operations

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Notice Summary
Title: Enforcement Felling or Clearance of Trees in Support of Plant Health Operations
Notice type: Contract Award Notice
Authority: Forestry Commission
Nature of contract: Services
Procedure: Open
Short Description: Forestry Commission England is inviting tenders for the supply of forestry services to enforcement fell or clear tree crops affected by plant health issues in support of operations such as pathogen eradication or control. This may be in an emergency outbreak situation or as part of ongoing operations on private land where landowners have failed to comply with their legal obligations under the Plant Health Act 1967 and the Plant Health (Forestry) Order 2005. The purpose of this framework contract is to have additional resource in place for contingency purposes and it may therefore not be possible to predict or guarantee work orders.
Published: 16/08/2016 12:31

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UK-Bristol: Forestry services.

Section I: Contracting Authority

   I.1) Name, Addresses and Contact Point(s):
       Forestry Commission
       620 Bristol Business Park, Bristol, BS16 1EJ, United Kingdom
       Tel. +44 3000674000, Email: katie.blain@forestry.gsi.gov.uk
       Main Address: http://www.forestry.gov.uk/selltous
       NUTS Code: UK

   I.2) Joint procurement:
      The contract involves joint procurement: No          
      In the case of joint procurement involving different countries, state applicable national procurement law: Not Provided
      The contract is awarded by a central purchasing body: No

   I.4)Type of the contracting authority:
      Ministry or any other national or federal authority, including their regional or local subdivisions

   I.5) Main activity:
      Other activity: Forestry

Section II: Object Of The Contract

   II.1) Scope of the procurement

      II.1.1) Title: Enforcement Felling or Clearance of Trees in Support of Plant Health Operations            
      Reference number: Not Provided

      II.1.2) Main CPV code:
         77200000 - Forestry services.


      II.1.3) Type of contract: SERVICES

      II.1.4) Short description: Forestry Commission England is inviting tenders for the supply of forestry services to enforcement fell or clear tree crops affected by plant health issues in support of operations such as pathogen eradication or control. This may be in an emergency outbreak situation or as part of ongoing operations on private land where landowners have failed to comply with their legal obligations under the Plant Health Act 1967 and the Plant Health (Forestry) Order 2005. The purpose of this framework contract is to have additional resource in place for contingency purposes and it may therefore not be possible to predict or guarantee work orders.

      II.1.6) Information about lots
         This contract is divided into lots: Yes
                              
      II.1.7) Total value of the procurement (excluding VAT)
          Value: 1,000,000
                  
         Currency:GBP            

   II.2) Description (lot no. 1)
   

      II.2.1) Title:London and South East England   
      Lot No:1

      II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s):
            77200000 - Forestry services.


      II.2.3) Place of performance
      Nuts code:
      UK - UNITED KINGDOM
   
      Main site or place of performance:
      UNITED KINGDOM
             

      II.2.4) Description of the procurement: Forestry Commission England is inviting tenders for the supply of forestry services to enforcement fell or clear tree crops affected by plant health issues in support of operations such as pathogen eradication or control. This may be in an emergency outbreak situation or as part of ongoing operations on private land where landowners have failed to comply with their legal obligations under the Plant Health Act 1967 and the Plant Health (Forestry) Order 2005. The purpose of this framework contract is to have additional resource in place for contingency purposes and it may therefore not be possible to predict or guarantee work orders.

      II.2.5) Award criteria:
       Not Provided

      II.2.11) Information about options
         Options: No
         

      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: Not Provided

   II.2) Description (lot no. 2)
   

      II.2.1) Title:South Central England   
      Lot No:2

      II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s):
            77200000 - Forestry services.


      II.2.3) Place of performance
      Nuts code:
      UK - UNITED KINGDOM
   
      Main site or place of performance:
      UNITED KINGDOM
             

      II.2.4) Description of the procurement: Forestry Commission England is inviting tenders for the supply of forestry services to enforcement fell or clear tree crops affected by plant health issues in support of operations such as pathogen eradication or control. This may be in an emergency outbreak situation or as part of ongoing operations on private land where landowners have failed to comply with their legal obligations under the Plant Health Act 1967 and the Plant Health (Forestry) Order 2005. The purpose of this framework contract is to have additional resource in place for contingency purposes and it may therefore not be possible to predict or guarantee work orders.

      II.2.5) Award criteria:
       Not Provided

      II.2.11) Information about options
         Options: No
         

      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: Not Provided

   II.2) Description (lot no. 3)
   

      II.2.1) Title:South West England   
      Lot No:3

      II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s):
            77200000 - Forestry services.


      II.2.3) Place of performance
      Nuts code:
      UK - UNITED KINGDOM
   
      Main site or place of performance:
      UNITED KINGDOM
             

      II.2.4) Description of the procurement: Forestry Commission England is inviting tenders for the supply of forestry services to enforcement fell or clear tree crops affected by plant health issues in support of operations such as pathogen eradication or control. This may be in an emergency outbreak situation or as part of ongoing operations on private land where landowners have failed to comply with their legal obligations under the Plant Health Act 1967 and the Plant Health (Forestry) Order 2005. The purpose of this framework contract is to have additional resource in place for contingency purposes and it may therefore not be possible to predict or guarantee work orders.

      II.2.5) Award criteria:
       Not Provided

      II.2.11) Information about options
         Options: No
         

      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: Not Provided

   II.2) Description (lot no. 4)
   

      II.2.1) Title:Central England   
      Lot No:4

      II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s):
            77200000 - Forestry services.


      II.2.3) Place of performance
      Nuts code:
      UK - UNITED KINGDOM
   
      Main site or place of performance:
      UNITED KINGDOM
             

      II.2.4) Description of the procurement: Forestry Commission England is inviting tenders for the supply of forestry services to enforcement fell or clear tree crops affected by plant health issues in support of operations such as pathogen eradication or control. This may be in an emergency outbreak situation or as part of ongoing operations on private land where landowners have failed to comply with their legal obligations under the Plant Health Act 1967 and the Plant Health (Forestry) Order 2005. The purpose of this framework contract is to have additional resource in place for contingency purposes and it may therefore not be possible to predict or guarantee work orders.

      II.2.5) Award criteria:
       Not Provided

      II.2.11) Information about options
         Options: No
         

      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: Not Provided

   II.2) Description (lot no. 5)
   

      II.2.1) Title:East England   
      Lot No:5

      II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s):
            77200000 - Forestry services.


      II.2.3) Place of performance
      Nuts code:
      UK - UNITED KINGDOM
   
      Main site or place of performance:
      UNITED KINGDOM
             

      II.2.4) Description of the procurement: Forestry Commission England is inviting tenders for the supply of forestry services to enforcement fell or clear tree crops affected by plant health issues in support of operations such as pathogen eradication or control. This may be in an emergency outbreak situation or as part of ongoing operations on private land where landowners have failed to comply with their legal obligations under the Plant Health Act 1967 and the Plant Health (Forestry) Order 2005. The purpose of this framework contract is to have additional resource in place for contingency purposes and it may therefore not be possible to predict or guarantee work orders.

      II.2.5) Award criteria:
       Not Provided

      II.2.11) Information about options
         Options: No
         

      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: Not Provided

   II.2) Description (lot no. 6)
   

      II.2.1) Title:North Central England   
      Lot No:6

      II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s):
            77200000 - Forestry services.


      II.2.3) Place of performance
      Nuts code:
      UK - UNITED KINGDOM
   
      Main site or place of performance:
      UNITED KINGDOM
             

      II.2.4) Description of the procurement: Forestry Commission England is inviting tenders for the supply of forestry services to enforcement fell or clear tree crops affected by plant health issues in support of operations such as pathogen eradication or control. This may be in an emergency outbreak situation or as part of ongoing operations on private land where landowners have failed to comply with their legal obligations under the Plant Health Act 1967 and the Plant Health (Forestry) Order 2005. The purpose of this framework contract is to have additional resource in place for contingency purposes and it may therefore not be possible to predict or guarantee work orders.

      II.2.5) Award criteria:
       Not Provided

      II.2.11) Information about options
         Options: No
         

      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: Not Provided

   II.2) Description (lot no. 7)
   

      II.2.1) Title:West England   
      Lot No:7

      II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s):
            77200000 - Forestry services.


      II.2.3) Place of performance
      Nuts code:
      UK - UNITED KINGDOM
   
      Main site or place of performance:
      UNITED KINGDOM
             

      II.2.4) Description of the procurement: Forestry Commission England is inviting tenders for the supply of forestry services to enforcement fell or clear tree crops affected by plant health issues in support of operations such as pathogen eradication or control. This may be in an emergency outbreak situation or as part of ongoing operations on private land where landowners have failed to comply with their legal obligations under the Plant Health Act 1967 and the Plant Health (Forestry) Order 2005. The purpose of this framework contract is to have additional resource in place for contingency purposes and it may therefore not be possible to predict or guarantee work orders.

      II.2.5) Award criteria:
       Not Provided

      II.2.11) Information about options
         Options: No
         

      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: Not Provided

   II.2) Description (lot no. 8)
   

      II.2.1) Title:North England   
      Lot No:8

      II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s):
            77200000 - Forestry services.


      II.2.3) Place of performance
      Nuts code:
      UK - UNITED KINGDOM
   
      Main site or place of performance:
      UNITED KINGDOM
             

      II.2.4) Description of the procurement: Forestry Commission England is inviting tenders for the supply of forestry services to enforcement fell or clear tree crops affected by plant health issues in support of operations such as pathogen eradication or control. This may be in an emergency outbreak situation or as part of ongoing operations on private land where landowners have failed to comply with their legal obligations under the Plant Health Act 1967 and the Plant Health (Forestry) Order 2005. The purpose of this framework contract is to have additional resource in place for contingency purposes and it may therefore not be possible to predict or guarantee work orders.

      II.2.5) Award criteria:
       Not Provided

      II.2.11) Information about options
         Options: No
         

      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: Not Provided


Section IV: Procedure

IV.1) Description

   IV.1.1)Type of procedure: Open


   IV.1.3) Information about a framework agreement or a dynamic purchasing system
      The procurement involves the establishment of a framework agreement: No       
      

   IV.1.6) Information about electronic auction
      An electronic auction has been used: No

   IV.1.8) Information about the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
      The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement: Yes

IV.2) Administrative information

   IV.2.1) Previous publication concerning this procedure
       Not Provided
   

   IV.2.9) Information about termination of call for competition in the form of a prior information notice
      The contracting authority will not award any further contracts based on the above prior information notice: No

Section V: Award of contract

Award Of Contract (No.1)

   Contract No: Not Provided    
   Lot Number: Not Provided    
   Title: Not Provided

   A contract/lot is awarded: Yes


   V.2) Award of contract

      V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract: 15/07/2016

      V.2.2) Information about tenders
         Number of tenders received: 8
         Number of tenders received from SMEs: Not Provided          
         Number of tenders received from tenderers from other EU Member States: Not Provided          
         Number of tenders received from tenderers from non-EU Member States: Not Provided          
         Number of tenders received by electronic means: Not Provided

      V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor

      The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators: No
         
         Contractor (No.1)
             Maydencroft Ltd
             Level 1 Kingfisher House, Radford Way, , Billericay, Essex, CM12 0EQ, United Kingdom
             NUTS Code: UK
            The contractor is an SME: Yes

      V.2.4) Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
         Initial estimated total value of the contract/lot: 1,000,000          
         Total value of the contract/lot: 1,000,000
         Currency: GBP

      V.2.5) Information about subcontracting
         The contract is likely to be subcontracted: No
         

Award Of Contract (No.2)

   Contract No: Not Provided    
   Lot Number: Not Provided    
   Title: Not Provided

   A contract/lot is awarded: Yes


   V.2) Award of contract

      V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract: 15/07/2016

      V.2.2) Information about tenders
         Number of tenders received: 8
         Number of tenders received from SMEs: Not Provided          
         Number of tenders received from tenderers from other EU Member States: Not Provided          
         Number of tenders received from tenderers from non-EU Member States: Not Provided          
         Number of tenders received by electronic means: Not Provided

      V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor

      The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators: No
         
         Contractor (No.1)
             Barle Valley Forestry Ltd
             Sunnydale, Station Road,, Brushford, Dulverton, TA22 9AD, United Kingdom
             NUTS Code: UK
            The contractor is an SME: Yes

      V.2.4) Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
         Initial estimated total value of the contract/lot: 1,000,000          
         Total value of the contract/lot: 1,000,000
         Currency: GBP

      V.2.5) Information about subcontracting
         The contract is likely to be subcontracted: No
         

Award Of Contract (No.3)

   Contract No: Not Provided    
   Lot Number: Not Provided    
   Title: Not Provided

   A contract/lot is awarded: Yes


   V.2) Award of contract

      V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract: 15/07/2016

      V.2.2) Information about tenders
         Number of tenders received: 8
         Number of tenders received from SMEs: Not Provided          
         Number of tenders received from tenderers from other EU Member States: Not Provided          
         Number of tenders received from tenderers from non-EU Member States: Not Provided          
         Number of tenders received by electronic means: Not Provided

      V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor

      The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators: No
         
         Contractor (No.1)
             Hi-Line Contractors SW Ltd
             Brookfield Yard, Tedburn Road, Exeter, EX42HF, United Kingdom
             NUTS Code: UK
            The contractor is an SME: Yes

      V.2.4) Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
         Initial estimated total value of the contract/lot: 1,000,000          
         Total value of the contract/lot: 1,000,000
         Currency: GBP

      V.2.5) Information about subcontracting
         The contract is likely to be subcontracted: No
         

Award Of Contract (No.4)

   Contract No: Not Provided    
   Lot Number: Not Provided    
   Title: Not Provided

   A contract/lot is awarded: Yes


   V.2) Award of contract

      V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract: 15/07/2016

      V.2.2) Information about tenders
         Number of tenders received: 8
         Number of tenders received from SMEs: Not Provided          
         Number of tenders received from tenderers from other EU Member States: Not Provided          
         Number of tenders received from tenderers from non-EU Member States: Not Provided          
         Number of tenders received by electronic means: Not Provided

      V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor

      The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators: No
         
         Contractor (No.1)
             Tree Fellers Ltd
             28 Cherry Road, Boughton, Chester, CH3 5DX, United Kingdom
             NUTS Code: UK
            The contractor is an SME: Yes

      V.2.4) Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
         Initial estimated total value of the contract/lot: 1,000,000          
         Total value of the contract/lot: 1,000,000
         Currency: GBP

      V.2.5) Information about subcontracting
         The contract is likely to be subcontracted: No
         
Section VI: Complementary information

   VI.3) Additional information: The contracting authority considers that this contract may be suitable for economic operators that are small or medium enterprises (SMEs). However, any selection of tenderers will be based solely on the criteria set out for the procurement.

To gain full access to the tender documentation you need to log in to our e-sourcing system. This can be done by using existing Delta eSourcing registration details or by registering via www.forestry.gov.uk/selltous if you have not registered before. Registration is free. The access code for this tender is: 2BH46C7U64
To view this notice, please click here:
https://forestrycommission.delta-esourcing.com/delta/viewNotice.html?noticeId=214871647

   VI.4) Procedures for review

      VI.4.1) Review body
          Forestry Commission - Procurement
          620 Bristol Business Park, Coldharbour Lane, Bristol, BS16 1EJ, United Kingdom

      VI.4.2) Body responsible for mediation procedures
          Chartered Institute of Arbitrators
          Bloomsbury Square, London, WC1A 2LP, United Kingdom

      VI.4.3) Review procedure
         Precise information on deadline(s) for review procedures: Not Provided

      VI.4.4) Service from which information about the review procedure may be obtained
         Not Provided

   VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice: 16/08/2016




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