Royal Botanic Gardens: Orchid Festival Plants

UK-Richmond: Ornamental plants, grasses, mosses or lichens.

Section I: Contracting Authority

   I.1) Name, Addresses and Contact Point(s):
       Royal Botanic Gardens
       The Herbarium, Kew Green, Richmond, London, TW9 3AE, United Kingdom, Royal Botanic Gardens,, Richmond, TW9 3AE, United Kingdom
       Tel. +44 2083325000, Email: procurement@kew.org
       Main Address: www.kew.org
       NUTS Code: UKI

   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:
      Environment

Section II: Object Of The Contract

   II.1) Scope of the procurement

      II.1.1) Title: Orchid Festival Plants            
      Reference number: RBGKEW1343

      II.1.2) Main CPV code:
         03441000 - Ornamental plants, grasses, mosses or lichens.
            UB06-9 - Horticultural products


      II.1.3) Type of contract: SUPPLIES

      II.1.4) Short description: Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (‘RBG Kew’) would like to enter a multiyear contract (2 years with the option to extend by 1 year twice, 4 years in total if all parties agree) for the supply of ornamental plants (A range of Phalaenopsis, Cymbidium and Vanda varieties as well as Bromeliads and other cultivated houseplants) for its annual Orchid festival which takes place in February-March every year.

      II.1.6) Information about lots
         This contract is divided into lots: No
            
      II.1.7) Total value of the procurement (excluding VAT)
          Value: 240,000
                  
         Currency:GBP            

   II.2) Description

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

      II.2.3) Place of performance
      Nuts code:
      UKI - LONDON
   
      Main site or place of performance:
      LONDON
             

      II.2.4) Description of the procurement: Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (‘RBG Kew’) would like to enter a multiyear contract (2 years with the option to extend by 1 year twice, 4 years in total if all parties agree) for the supply of ornamental plants (a range of Phalaenopsis, Cymbidium and Vanda varieties as well as Bromeliads and other cultivated houseplants) for its annual Orchid festival which takes place in February-March every year.

      II.2.5) Award criteria:
      Quality criterion - Name: Technical Criteria / Weighting: 80
                  
      Cost criterion - Name: Commercial Criteria / Weighting: 20
            

      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: To respond to this opportunity please click here: https://www.delta-esourcing.com/respond/W535X6DU2Q


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
       Notice number in the OJEU: 2024/S 000-029305
      
   

   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: 14/10/2024

      V.2.2) Information about tenders
         Number of tenders received: 1
         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)
             Waterdrinker B.V., 34055646
             Waterdrinker Aalsmeer B.V., Sierteeltstraat 25, Aalsmeer, 1431 GM, NOORD-HOLLAND, 1431 GM, Netherlands
             NUTS Code: NL32
            The contractor is an SME: No

      V.2.4) Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
         Initial estimated total value of the contract/lot: Not Provided          
         Total value of the contract/lot: 240,000
         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
          Head of Procurement & Contract Management, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew
          LONDON, TW9 3AB, United Kingdom
          Tel. +44 2083325000, Email: procurement@kew.org

      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: 19/11/2024