Basildon Borough Council: Arboriculture Services

UK-Basildon: Services incidental to forestry.

Section I: Contracting Authority

   I.1) Name, Addresses and Contact Point(s):
       Basildon Borough Council
       St Martins Square, St Martins Square, Basildon, SS14 1DL, United Kingdom
       Tel. +44 1268206686, Email: angela.vine@basildon.gov.uk
       Contact: Angela Vine
       Main Address: https://www.bipsolutions.com, Address of the buyer profile: www.basildon.gov.uk
       NUTS Code: UKH3

   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:
      Regional or local authority

   I.5) Main activity:
      Environment

Section II: Object Of The Contract

   II.1) Scope of the procurement

      II.1.1) Title: Arboriculture Services            
      Reference number: Not Provided

      II.1.2) Main CPV code:
         77230000 - Services incidental to forestry.


      II.1.3) Type of contract: SERVICES

      II.1.4) Short description: Basildon Borough Council is seeking to let a contract for Arboriculture Services. The services comprises of various tree works throughout the Borough to trees located within parks, highways, open spaces, community related assets and housing properties. There is no guarantee of volumes of work to the Contractor.

      II.1.6) Information about lots
         This contract is divided into lots: No
            
      II.1.7) Total value of the procurement (excluding VAT)
          Value: 1,200,000
                  
         Currency:GBP            

   II.2) Description

      II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s):
      Not Provided

      II.2.3) Place of performance
      Nuts code:
      UKH3 - Essex
   
      Main site or place of performance:
      Essex
             

      II.2.4) Description of the procurement: Arboriculture Services throughout the Basildon Borough.

      II.2.5) Award criteria:
      Quality criterion - Name: Self-monitoring / Weighting: 10
      Quality criterion - Name: Out of hours call outs / Weighting: 10
      Quality criterion - Name: H&S risk assessment / Weighting: 15
      Quality criterion - Name: Social Value / Weighting: 5
                  
      Cost criterion - Name: SOR / Weighting: 60
            

      II.2.11) Information about options
         Options: Yes
         Description of these options:Initial term of two years with the option to extend by a further two.

      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: No

IV.2) Administrative information

   IV.2.1) Previous publication concerning this procedure
       Notice number in the OJEU: 2024/S 000-023888
      
   

   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: 1    
   Lot Number: Not Provided    
   Title: Arboriculture Services

   A contract/lot is awarded: Yes


   V.2) Award of contract

      V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract: 28/10/2024

      V.2.2) Information about tenders
         Number of tenders received: 11
         Number of tenders received from SMEs: 9 (SME - as defined in Commission Recommendation 2003/361/EC)          
         Number of tenders received from tenderers from other EU Member States: 0          
         Number of tenders received from tenderers from non-EU Member States: 0          
         Number of tenders received by electronic means: 11

      V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor

      The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators: Yes
         
         Contractor (No.1)
             Ward Arboriculture Limited, 06384386
             Kingsman's Farm, Tye Common Road, Billericay, CM12 9PZ, United Kingdom
             Tel. +44 7990972911, Email: clare@ward-arb.com
             NUTS Code: UKH3
            The contractor is an SME: Yes
         
         Contractor (No.2)
             Redwood Tree and Land Services, 12536576
             Runwell Hall Farm, Hoe Lane, Rettendon, CM3 8DQ, United Kingdom
             Tel. +44 7500778684, Email: kurtnicholls@redwoodtreeandland.co.uk
             NUTS Code: UKH3
            The contractor is an SME: Yes
         
         Contractor (No.3)
             CSG Ushers Limited, 06496317
             Unit 13, Waterways Business Centre, Navigation Drive, Enfield, EN3 6JJ, United Kingdom
             Tel. +44 1992703840, Email: enquiries@csgushers.co.uk
             NUTS Code: UKH3
            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: 1,200,000          
         Total value of the contract/lot: 863,000
         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.
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   VI.4) Procedures for review

      VI.4.1) Review body
          Basildon Borough Council
          The Basildon Centre, Basildon, SS14 1DL, United Kingdom
          Tel. +44 1268533333

      VI.4.2) Body responsible for mediation procedures
          Royal Courts of Justice
          The Strand, London, WC2A 2LL, United Kingdom
          Tel. +44 2079476000

      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
          Basildon Borough Council
          The Basildon Centre, Basildon, SS14 1DL, United Kingdom
          Tel. +44 1268533333
          Internet address: www.basildon.gov.uk

   VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice: 30/10/2024