Contract

Littondale Estate Woodland Creation- Planting

  • Kirklees Council

F03: Contract award notice

Notice identifier: 2024/S 000-003314

Procurement identifier (OCID): ocds-h6vhtk-04025f

Published 1 February 2024, 10:36am



Section one: Contracting authority

one.1) Name and addresses

Kirklees Council

Vine Street

HUDDERSFIELD

HD16NT

Contact

Victoria Illingworth

Email

victoria.illingworth@kirklees.gov.uk

Telephone

+44 1484221000

Country

United Kingdom

Region code

UKE44 - Calderdale and Kirklees

Justification for not providing organisation identifier

Not on any register

Internet address(es)

Main address

www.kirklees.gov.uk

one.4) Type of the contracting authority

Regional or local authority

one.5) Main activity

General public services


Section two: Object

two.1) Scope of the procurement

two.1.1) Title

Littondale Estate Woodland Creation- Planting

Reference number

KMCEGS-156

two.1.2) Main CPV code

  • 77310000 - Planting and maintenance services of green areas

two.1.3) Type of contract

Services

two.1.4) Short description

The Council of the Borough of Kirklees (the

"Council") is conducting this procurement

process using the open procedure in accordance

with the Public Contracts Regulations 2015

("PCR").

Tenders are invited by the Council from Suppliers

with relevant experience and ability to demonstrate

sufficient capacity for the provision for the Littondale

Estate Woodland Creation (the "Services").

The requirement is to supply, plant and protect in

total 29,555 of various trees and shrubs on land at

Litton, Littondale, North Yorkshire. The purpose of

the scheme is to establish a total area of 31.26ha of

new native woodland, during the period of

November 2023 and March 2024.

two.1.6) Information about lots

This contract is divided into lots: No

two.1.7) Total value of the procurement (excluding VAT)

Value excluding VAT: £215,759.95

two.2) Description

two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)

  • 03452000 - Trees

two.2.3) Place of performance

NUTS codes
  • UKE44 - Calderdale and Kirklees

two.2.4) Description of the procurement

Invitations to Tender will be advertised and

managed through the regional procurement

portal, which was available at the address set out in the Contract Notice (https://yortender.eu-supply.com/login.asp?

B=YORTENDER (https://yortender.eusupply.com/login.asp?B=YORTENDER)).

Interested economic operators for the service had to express their interest in this opportunity via YORtender, by downloading the documentation and submitting their full tender response by the

deadline detailed in the notice. Bidders submitted their Tender

Submission Document and Pricing Schedule together by the deadline for initial tenders.

Bidders who fail to satisfy the minimum

requirements stipulated in the SQ were eliminated

from the process and not subject to further

evaluation.

Tenders were invited by the Council from Suppliers

with relevant experience and ability to demonstrate

sufficient capacity for the provision for the Littondale

Estate Woodland Creation (the "Services").

The requirement is to supply, plant and protect in

total 29,555 of various trees and shrubs on land at

Litton, Littondale, North Yorkshire. The purpose of

the scheme is to establish a total area of 31.26ha of

new native woodland, during the period of

November 2023 and March 2024.

The anticipated commencement date for the

Contract is dependent on the completion of the

Fencing work that is required prior to planting. We

hope this Contract will commence late November/

early December 2023 but this can be discussed.

Ideally, the anticipated expiry date for the Contract

is 31st March 2024 (after the tree planting season)

but should the weather or unforeseeable events

effect the planting program, we have allowed for an

18month extension to allow the successful Tenderer

to complete in the following planting season

(November 2024 - March 2025).

two.2.5) Award criteria

Quality criterion - Name: Quality / Weighting: 60%

Cost criterion - Name: Price / Weighting: 40

two.2.11) Information about options

Options: No


Section four. Procedure

four.1) Description

four.1.1) Type of procedure

Open procedure

four.1.8) Information about the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)

The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement: Yes

four.2) Administrative information

four.2.1) Previous publication concerning this procedure

Notice number: 2023/S 000-027802


Section five. Award of contract

A contract/lot is awarded: Yes

five.2) Award of contract

five.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract

24 November 2023

five.2.2) Information about tenders

Number of tenders received: 8

Number of tenders received from SMEs: 7

Number of tenders received by electronic means: 8

The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators: No

five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor

Tilhill Forestry

Cheshire

Country

United Kingdom

NUTS code
  • UKD6 - Cheshire
Companies House

3242286

The contractor is an SME

Yes

five.2.4) Information on value of contract/lot (excluding VAT)

Total value of the contract/lot: £215,759.95


Section six. Complementary information

six.4) Procedures for review

six.4.1) Review body

High Court of England and Wales

London

Country

United Kingdom