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| Title: | Arboricultural Services in Support of Plant Health Operations |
| Notice type: | Contract Notice |
| Authority: | Forestry Commission |
| Nature of contract: | Services |
| Procedure: | Open |
| Short Description: | We will be awarding a framework agreement for arboricultural services in England to support Plant Health England in order to facilitate work resulting from suspicion of pest or disease presence. The work may include working directly for the Forestry Commission or the Animal and Plant Health Agency (APHA), an executive Agency of the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra). Our intention is to award this framework agreement for a period of four years starting from 01/04/2020. Annual break points will be available within the framework agreement each year at which time we will decide whether the framework agreement will continue. The decision whether to use break points will be at our discretion and we will base it on the following factors: satisfactory performance, budget availability, level of pest & disease outbreaks requiring arboricultural services, and ministerial decisions. |
| Published: | 07/01/2020 13:51 |
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Section I: Contracting Authority
I.1) Name and addresses
Forestry Commission, United Kingdom
www.forestryengland.uk, Coldharbour Lane, Bristol, BS16 1EJ, United Kingdom
Tel. +44 03000674000, Email: procurement.england@forestengland.uk
Contact: Sam Harris
Main Address: www.forestryengland.uk, Address of the buyer profile: www.forestryengland.uk
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: Yes.
I.3) Communication
The procurement documents are available for unrestricted and full direct access, free of charge, at: https://www.delta-esourcing.com/tenders/UK-UK-Bristol:-Forestry-services./8U32GADQ3D
Additional information can be obtained from: the abovementioned address
Tenders or requests to participate must be sent to the abovementioned address
Electronic communication requires the use of tools and devices that are not generally available. Unrestricted and full direct access to these tools and devices is possible, free of charge, at: Not provided
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:
Section II: Object
II.1) Scope of the procurement
II.1.1) Title: Arboricultural Services in Support of Plant Health Operations
Reference Number: FEE-0666
II.1.2) Main CPV Code:
77200000 - Forestry services.
II.1.3) Type of contract: SERVICES
II.1.4) Short description: We will be awarding a framework agreement for arboricultural services in England to support Plant Health England in order to facilitate work resulting from suspicion of pest or disease presence.
The work may include working directly for the Forestry Commission or the Animal and Plant Health Agency (APHA), an executive Agency of the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra).
Our intention is to award this framework agreement for a period of four years starting from 01/04/2020. Annual break points will be available within the framework agreement each year at which time we will decide whether the framework agreement will continue. The decision whether to use break points will be at our discretion and we will base it on the following factors: satisfactory performance, budget availability, level of pest & disease outbreaks requiring arboricultural services, and ministerial decisions.
II.1.5) Estimated total value:
Value excluding VAT: 2,000,000
Currency: GBP
II.1.6) Information about lots:
This contract is divided into lots: Yes
Tenders may be submitted for: All lots
Maximum number of lots that may be awarded to one tenderer: 10
The contracting authority reserves the right to award contracts combining the following lots or groups of lots: Not provided
II.2) Description
II.2) Description Lot No. 1
II.2.1) Title: London & South East England
Lot No: 1
II.2.2) Additional CPV codes:
77200000 - Forestry services.
II.2.3) Place of performance:
UKI LONDON
UKJ SOUTH EAST (ENGLAND)
II.2.4) Description of procurement: Provision of Arboricultural Services to support Plant Health England in London and South East England
Exact locations are available in the ITT documentation
II.2.5) Award criteria:
Price is not the only award criterion and all criteria are stated only in the procurement documents
II.2.6) Estimated value:
Value excluding VAT: 200,000
Currency: GBP
II.2.7) Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system:
Duration in months: 12
This contract is subject to renewal: No
Description of renewals: Not provided
II.2.10) Information about variants:
Variants will be accepted: No
II.2.11) Information about options:
Options: No
Description of options: Not provided
II.2.12) Information about electronic catalogues:
Tenders must be presented in the form of electronic catalogues or include an electronic catalogue: 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
Identification of the project: Not provided
II.2.14) Additional information: To respond to this opportunity please click here: https://www.delta-esourcing.com/respond/8U32GADQ3D
II.2) Description Lot No. 2
II.2.1) Title: South Central England
Lot No: 2
II.2.2) Additional CPV codes:
77200000 - Forestry services.
II.2.3) Place of performance:
UKJ SOUTH EAST (ENGLAND)
UKK SOUTH WEST (ENGLAND)
II.2.4) Description of procurement: Provision of Arboricultural Services to support Plant Health England in South Central England
Exact locations are available in the ITT documentation
II.2.5) Award criteria:
Price is not the only award criterion and all criteria are stated only in the procurement documents
II.2.6) Estimated value:
Value excluding VAT: 200,000
Currency: GBP
II.2.7) Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system:
Duration in months: 12
This contract is subject to renewal: Yes
Description of renewals: The initial framework will be for a period of 1 year. There is an option to extend this framework for a further three 1 years periods (1+1+1+1)
II.2.10) Information about variants:
Variants will be accepted: No
II.2.11) Information about options:
Options: No
Description of options: Not provided
II.2.12) Information about electronic catalogues:
Tenders must be presented in the form of electronic catalogues or include an electronic catalogue: 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
Identification of the project: Not provided
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 codes:
77200000 - Forestry services.
II.2.3) Place of performance:
UKK SOUTH WEST (ENGLAND)
II.2.4) Description of procurement: Provision of Arboricultural Services to support Plant Health England in South West England
Exact locations are available in the ITT documentation
II.2.5) Award criteria:
Price is not the only award criterion and all criteria are stated only in the procurement documents
II.2.6) Estimated value:
Value excluding VAT: 200,000
Currency: GBP
II.2.7) Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system:
Duration in months: 12
This contract is subject to renewal: Yes
Description of renewals: The initial framework will be for a period of 1 year. There is an option to extend this framework for a further three 1 years periods (1+1+1+1)
II.2.10) Information about variants:
Variants will be accepted: No
II.2.11) Information about options:
Options: No
Description of options: Not provided
II.2.12) Information about electronic catalogues:
Tenders must be presented in the form of electronic catalogues or include an electronic catalogue: 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
Identification of the project: Not provided
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 codes:
77200000 - Forestry services.
II.2.3) Place of performance:
UKF EAST MIDLANDS (ENGLAND)
UKG WEST MIDLANDS (ENGLAND)
II.2.4) Description of procurement: Provision of Arboricultural Services to support Plant Health England in Central England
Exact locations are available in the ITT documentation
II.2.5) Award criteria:
Price is not the only award criterion and all criteria are stated only in the procurement documents
II.2.6) Estimated value:
Value excluding VAT: 200,000
Currency: GBP
II.2.7) Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system:
Duration in months: 12
This contract is subject to renewal: Yes
Description of renewals: The initial framework will be for a period of 1 year. There is an option to extend this framework for a further three 1 years periods (1+1+1+1)
II.2.10) Information about variants:
Variants will be accepted: No
II.2.11) Information about options:
Options: No
Description of options: Not provided
II.2.12) Information about electronic catalogues:
Tenders must be presented in the form of electronic catalogues or include an electronic catalogue: 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
Identification of the project: Not provided
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 codes:
77200000 - Forestry services.
II.2.3) Place of performance:
UKF EAST MIDLANDS (ENGLAND)
II.2.4) Description of procurement: Provision of Arboricultural Services to support Plant Health England in East England
II.2.5) Award criteria:
Price is not the only award criterion and all criteria are stated only in the procurement documents
II.2.6) Estimated value:
Value excluding VAT: 200,000
Currency: GBP
II.2.7) Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system:
Duration in months: 12
This contract is subject to renewal: Yes
Description of renewals: The initial framework will be for a period of 1 year. There is an option to extend this framework for a further three 1 years periods (1+1+1+1)
II.2.10) Information about variants:
Variants will be accepted: No
II.2.11) Information about options:
Options: No
Description of options: Not provided
II.2.12) Information about electronic catalogues:
Tenders must be presented in the form of electronic catalogues or include an electronic catalogue: 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
Identification of the project: Not provided
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 codes:
77200000 - Forestry services.
II.2.3) Place of performance:
UKF EAST MIDLANDS (ENGLAND)
UKG WEST MIDLANDS (ENGLAND)
II.2.4) Description of procurement: Provision of Arboricultural Services to support Plant Health England in North Central England
Exact locations are available in the ITT documentation
II.2.5) Award criteria:
Price is not the only award criterion and all criteria are stated only in the procurement documents
II.2.6) Estimated value:
Value excluding VAT: 200,000
Currency: GBP
II.2.7) Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system:
Duration in months: 12
This contract is subject to renewal: Yes
Description of renewals: The initial framework will be for a period of 1 year. There is an option to extend this framework for a further three 1 years periods (1+1+1+1)
II.2.10) Information about variants:
Variants will be accepted: No
II.2.11) Information about options:
Options: No
Description of options: Not provided
II.2.12) Information about electronic catalogues:
Tenders must be presented in the form of electronic catalogues or include an electronic catalogue: 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
Identification of the project: Not provided
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 codes:
77200000 - Forestry services.
II.2.3) Place of performance:
UKG WEST MIDLANDS (ENGLAND)
II.2.4) Description of procurement: Provision of Arboricultural Services to support Plant Health England in West England
II.2.5) Award criteria:
Price is not the only award criterion and all criteria are stated only in the procurement documents
II.2.6) Estimated value:
Value excluding VAT: 200,000
Currency: GBP
II.2.7) Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system:
Duration in months: 12
This contract is subject to renewal: Yes
Description of renewals: The initial framework will be for a period of 1 year. There is an option to extend this framework for a further three 1 years periods (1+1+1+1)
II.2.10) Information about variants:
Variants will be accepted: No
II.2.11) Information about options:
Options: No
Description of options: Not provided
II.2.12) Information about electronic catalogues:
Tenders must be presented in the form of electronic catalogues or include an electronic catalogue: 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
Identification of the project: Not provided
II.2.14) Additional information: Not provided
II.2) Description Lot No. 8
II.2.1) Title: North West England
Lot No: 8
II.2.2) Additional CPV codes:
77200000 - Forestry services.
II.2.3) Place of performance:
UKD NORTH WEST (ENGLAND)
II.2.4) Description of procurement: Provision of Arboricultural Services to support Plant Health England in North West England
II.2.5) Award criteria:
Price is not the only award criterion and all criteria are stated only in the procurement documents
II.2.6) Estimated value:
Value excluding VAT: 200,000
Currency: GBP
II.2.7) Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system:
Duration in months: 12
This contract is subject to renewal: Yes
Description of renewals: The initial framework will be for a period of 1 year. There is an option to extend this framework for a further three 1 years periods (1+1+1+1)
II.2.10) Information about variants:
Variants will be accepted: No
II.2.11) Information about options:
Options: No
Description of options: Not provided
II.2.12) Information about electronic catalogues:
Tenders must be presented in the form of electronic catalogues or include an electronic catalogue: 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
Identification of the project: Not provided
II.2.14) Additional information: Not provided
II.2) Description Lot No. 9
II.2.1) Title: North East England
Lot No: 9
II.2.2) Additional CPV codes:
77200000 - Forestry services.
II.2.3) Place of performance:
UKC NORTH EAST (ENGLAND)
II.2.4) Description of procurement: Provision of Arboricultural Services to support Plant Health England in North East England
Exact locations are available in the ITT documentation
II.2.5) Award criteria:
Price is not the only award criterion and all criteria are stated only in the procurement documents
II.2.6) Estimated value:
Value excluding VAT: 200,000
Currency: GBP
II.2.7) Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system:
Duration in months: 12
This contract is subject to renewal: Yes
Description of renewals: The initial framework will be for a period of 1 year. There is an option to extend this framework for a further three 1 years periods (1+1+1+1)
II.2.10) Information about variants:
Variants will be accepted: No
II.2.11) Information about options:
Options: No
Description of options: Not provided
II.2.12) Information about electronic catalogues:
Tenders must be presented in the form of electronic catalogues or include an electronic catalogue: 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
Identification of the project: Not provided
II.2.14) Additional information: Not provided
II.2) Description Lot No. 10
II.2.1) Title: North England
Lot No: 10
II.2.2) Additional CPV codes:
77200000 - Forestry services.
II.2.3) Place of performance:
UKD NORTH WEST (ENGLAND)
UKC NORTH EAST (ENGLAND)
II.2.4) Description of procurement: Provision of Arboricultural Services to support Plant Health England in North England
Exact locations are available in the ITT documentation
II.2.5) Award criteria:
Price is not the only award criterion and all criteria are stated only in the procurement documents
II.2.6) Estimated value:
Value excluding VAT: 200,000
Currency: GBP
II.2.7) Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system:
Duration in months: 12
This contract is subject to renewal: Yes
Description of renewals: The initial framework will be for a period of 1 year. There is an option to extend this framework for a further three 1 years periods (1+1+1+1)
II.2.10) Information about variants:
Variants will be accepted: No
II.2.11) Information about options:
Options: No
Description of options: Not provided
II.2.12) Information about electronic catalogues:
Tenders must be presented in the form of electronic catalogues or include an electronic catalogue: 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
Identification of the project: Not provided
II.2.14) Additional information: Not provided
Section III: Legal, Economic, Financial And Technical Information
III.1) Conditions for participation
III.1.1) Suitability to pursue the professional activity, including requirements relating to enrolment on professional or trade registers
List and brief description of conditions:
Not Provided
III.1.2) Economic and financial standing
Selection criteria as stated in the procurement documents
List and brief description of selection criteria:
Not Provided
Minimum level(s) of standards possibly required (if applicable) :
Not Provided
III.1.3) Technical and professional ability
Selection criteria as stated in the procurement documents
List and brief description of selection criteria:
Not Provided
Minimum level(s) of standards possibly required (if applicable) :
Not Provided
III.1.5) Information about reserved contracts (if applicable)
The contract is reserved to sheltered workshops and economic operators aiming at the social and professional integration of disabled or disadvantaged persons: No
The execution of the contract is restricted to the framework of sheltered employment programmes: No
III.2) Conditions related to the contract
III.2.1) Information about a particular profession
Reference to the relevant law, regulation or administrative provision:
Not Provided
III.2.2) Contract performance conditions
Not Provided
III.2.3) Information about staff responsible for the performance of the contract
Obligation to indicate the names and professional qualifications of the staff assigned to performing the contract: No
Section IV: Procedure
IV.1) Description OPEN
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
Framework agreement with several operators
Envisaged maximum number of participants to the framework agreement:
Not Provided
In the case of framework agreements justification for any duration exceeding 4 years: Not Provided
IV.1.6) Information about electronic auction:
An electronic auction will be used: No
Additional information about electronic auction: Not provided
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 OJ S: Not provided
IV.2.2) Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate
Date: 17/02/2020 Time: 12:00
IV.2.4) Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted: English,
IV.2.6) Minimum time frame during which the tenderer must maintain the tender:
Duration in month(s): 3
IV.2.7) Conditions for opening of tenders:
Date: 17/02/2020
Time: 12:00
Section VI: Complementary Information
VI.1) Information about recurrence
This is a recurrent procurement: Yes
Estimated timing for further notices to be published: December 2023
VI.2) Information about electronic workflows
Electronic ordering will be used No
Electronic invoicing will be accepted No
Electronic payment will be used Yes
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.
For more information about this opportunity, please visit the Delta eSourcing portal at:
https://www.delta-esourcing.com/tenders/UK-UK-Bristol:-Forestry-services./8U32GADQ3D
To respond to this opportunity, please click here:
https://www.delta-esourcing.com/respond/8U32GADQ3D
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body:
Forestry Commission
620 Bristol Business Park, Coldharbour Lane, Bristol, BS16 1EJ, United Kingdom
Email: procurement.england@forestengland.uk
Internet address: www.forestryengland.uk
VI.4.2) Body responsible for mediation procedures:
Not provided
VI.4.3) Review procedure
Precise information on deadline(s) for review procedures:
Not Provided
VI.4.4) Service from which information about the lodging of appeals may be obtained:
Forestry Commission
231 Corstorphine Road, Edinburgh, EH12 7AT, United Kingdom
Tel. +44 03000674059
VI.5) Date Of Dispatch Of This Notice: 07/01/2020
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