English Heritage: Arboricultural services for the East Midlands and East of England

UK-Swindon: Tree-maintenance services.

Section I: Contracting Authority
   I.1)Name, Addresses and Contact Point(s):
      English Heritage
      Procurement Department (Not to be used for enquiries or submissions - please see addressee/contact below), Swindon, SN2 2Eh, United Kingdom
      Email: procurement@english-heritage.org.uk

      Further information can be obtained at: ANNEX A.I
            
      Specifications and additional documents: ANNEX A.II
            
      Tenders or requests to participate must be sent to: ANNEX A.III
            
   
   I.2)Type of the contracting authority:
      Body governed by public law

   I.3) Main activity:
      Recreation, culture and religion

   I.4) Contract award on behalf of other contracting authorities:
      The contracting authority is purchasing on behalf of other contracting authorities: No

Section II: Object Of The Contract: SERVICES
   II.1)Description
      II.1.1)Title attributed to the contract by the contracting authority: Arboricultural services for the East Midlands and East of England
      II.1.2)Type of contract and location of works, place of delivery or of performance: SERVICES         
         Service Category: 1
         
      II.1.3) Information about a public contract, a framework or a dynamic purchasing system:The notice involves a public contract                                                       
      
      II.1.5)Short description of the contract or purchase:
      Tree-maintenance services. Provision of tree maintenance service in for the for responisive and health and safety works at properties in the East and East Midlands.
         
      II.1.6)Common Procurement Vocabulary:
         77211500 - Tree-maintenance services.
         

      II.1.7) Information about Government Procurement Agreement (GPA):
         The contract is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA): Yes       
      II.1.8)Lots:
         This contract is divided into lots: No
      II.1.9)Information about variants:
         Variants will be accepted: No    
   
   II.2)Quantity Or Scope Of The Contract
      II.2.1)Total quantity or scope:
      Provision of Arboricultural services for a contract period of 5+2 years at the following English Heritage properties/locations:
East Midlands:
Lincoln Bishops Palace, Rushton Triangular Lodge, Lyddington Bede House, Stanton Moor Stone Circle, Rufford Abbey, Peveril Castle, Hardwick Old Hall, Kirby Muxloe Castle, South Wingfield Manor, Gainsborough Hall, Ashby De La Zouch Castle, Bolingbroke Castle, Kirby Hall, Sutton Scarsdale Hall, Bolsover Castle.

Eastern Region:
Binham Priory, Bushmead Priory, Houghton House, Thetford Holy Sepulchre, Caister Roman Site, Longthorpe Tower, Thetford Warren Lodge, Landguard Fort, Waltham Abbey gatehouse, Widdington Barn, Norwich Cow Tower, Denny Abbey, Mistley Towers, St Olaves Priory, Old Gorehambury, St Botolphs Priory, Grimes Graves, Orford Castle, Tilbury Fort, Bury St Edmunds Abbey, Hadleigh Castle, Baconsthorpe Castle, Castle Acre Castle, North Elmham Saxon Cathedral, Weeting Castle, Castle Acre Priory, Thetford Priory, Bluebottle Grove, Castle Rising Castle, Berkhamsted Castle, Lexden Straight Road, Framlingham Castle, Audley End House, St Albans Roman Wall, Wrest Park, Leiston Abbey, Brooklands House.                  
         Estimated value excluding VAT:
         Range between: 100,000 and 140,000
         Currency: GBP
               
      
      II.2.2)Options: Not Provided         
         II.2.3)Information about renewals:
            This contract is subject to renewal: Not Provided         
   II.3)Duration Of The Contract Or Time-Limit For Completion      
      Not Provided
   Information About Lots
               
Section III: Legal, Economic, Financial And Technical Information
   III.1)Conditions relating to the contract
      III.1.1)Deposits and guarantees required:
      Not Provided
      
      III.1.2)Main financing conditions and payment arrangements and/or reference to the relevant provisions governing them:
      Not Provided
      
      III.1.3)Legal form to be taken by the group of economic operators to whom the contract is to be awarded:
      Not Provided
      
      III.1.4)Other particular conditions:
         The performance of the contract is subject to particular conditions: Not Provided      
   III.2)Conditions For Participation
      III.2.1)Personal situation of economic operators, including requirements relating to enrolment on professional or trade registers:
      Not Provided      
      III.2.2)Economic and financial capacity
         Economic and financial capacity - means of proof required:         
         
         Information and formalities necessary for evaluating if requirements are met:
         As Per PQQ/tender documentation
      
      III.2.3)Technical capacity
         Technical capacity - means of proof required         
         
         Information and formalities necessary for evaluating if requirements are met:
         As Per PQQ/tender documentation      
      III.2.4)Information about reserved contracts: Not Provided   
   III.3)Conditions Specific To Service Contracts
      III.3.1)Information about a particular profession:
         Execution of the service is reserved to a particular profession: Not Provided      
      III.3.2)Staff responsible for the execution of the service:
         Legal persons should indicate the names and professional qualifications of the staff responsible for the execution of the service: Not Provided
Section IV: Procedure
   IV.1)Type Of Procedure
      IV.1.1)Type of procedure: Restricted
      
      IV.1.2)Limitations on the number of operators who will be invited to tender or to participate:
               
         Envisaged number of operators: 5
         
         Objective Criteria for choosing the limited number of candidates:
         The top scoring 5 suppliers based on responses to the PQQ will be invited to tender. Interested tenderers should e-mail the contact as stipulated in the advert in order to receive a PQQ.   
   IV.2)Award Criteria
      IV.2.1)Award criteria:      
         The most economically advantageous tender in terms of
            The criteria stated in the specifications, in the invitation to tender or to negotiate or in the descriptive document

      IV.2.2)Information about electronic auction:
         An electronic auction will be used: Not Provided
   IV.3)Administrative Information
      IV.3.1)File reference number attributed by the contracting authority: ARB_EAST/EAST MID_2013      
      IV.3.2)Previous publication(s) concerning the same contract: No

      IV.3.3)Conditions for obtaining specifications and additional documents or descriptive document:



         Payable documents: No       
      
      IV.3.4)Time-limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate
         Date: 11/10/2013
         Time: 12:00      
      IV.3.5)Date of dispatch of invitations to tender or to participate to selected candidates: Not Provided      
      IV.3.6)Language(s) in which tenders or requests to participate may be drawn up:         English
         


Section VI: Complementary Information

   VI.1)This Is A Recurrent Procurement: No
   VI.2)Information about European Union funds:
      The contract is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds: No       
   VI.3)Additional Information: Please contact Dr Robin Bain to be sent a copy of the PQQ.
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   VI.4)Procedures For Appeal
      VI.4.1)Body responsible for appeal procedures:
      Not Provided

      VI.4.2)Lodging of appeals: Not Provided   
   
      VI.4.3)Service from which information about the lodging of appeals may be obtained:
            Not Provided

   VI.5) Date Of Dispatch Of This Notice: 11/09/2013

ANNEX A
   I) Addresses and contact points from which further information can be obtained:
      English Heritage
      Brooklands House, 24 Brooklands Avenue, Cambridge, CB2 2BU, United Kingdom
      Email: Robin.Bain@english-heritage.org.uk, URL: www.english-heritage.org.uk
      Contact: Dr Robin Bain   
   
   II) Addresses and contact points from which specifications and additional documents can be obtained:
      English Heritage
      Brooklands House, Brooklands Avenue, Cambridge, CB2 2BU, United Kingdom
      Email: Robin.Bain@english-heritage.org.uk
      Contact: Dr Robin Bain   
   
   III) Addresses and contact points to which tenders/requests to participate must be sent:
      English Heritage
      Brooklands House, 24 Brooklands Avenue, Cambridge, CB2 2BU, United Kingdom
      Email: Robin.Bain@english-heritage.org.uk
      Contact: Dr Robin Bain