Section one: Contracting authority
one.1) Name and addresses
Hastings Borough Council
Muriel Matters House, Breeds Place
Hastings
TN34 3UY
Contact
Adam Bennett
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
UKJ22 - East Sussex CC
Internet address(es)
Main address
Buyer's address
https://www.sesharedservices.org.uk/esourcing/
one.1) Name and addresses
Rother District Council
Town Hall, London Road
Bexhill-on-Sea
TN39 3JX
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
UKJ22 - East Sussex CC
Internet address(es)
Main address
Buyer's address
https://www.sesharedservices.org.uk/esourcing
one.2) Information about joint procurement
The contract involves joint procurement
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
ESPH AB Hastings and Rother Arboriculture Services (ESPH553)
Reference number
HBC - 035040
two.1.2) Main CPV code
- 77211500 - Tree-maintenance services
two.1.3) Type of contract
Services
two.1.4) Short description
Hastings Borough Council and Rother District Council are seeking to appoint a suitably qualified and experienced contractor for the provision of an arboriculture and tree surgery service within the Councils' borders.The service will include but not be limited to crown lifting, crown reduction, crown thinning, removal of dead wood, clearing of fallen branches and trees, felling and grinding of stumps, general pruning, clearing of hanging branches, pollarding, removal of basal growth, and stump spraying. The service will operate on a call off basis. The contract will be for a duration three years with the option for a twenty four month extension.
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: £775,000
two.2) Description
two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
- 77211400 - Tree-cutting services
- 77341000 - Tree pruning
- 77211500 - Tree-maintenance services
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UKJ22 - East Sussex CC
Main site or place of performance
The borough of Hastings and the district of Rother.
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
Hastings Borough Council and Rother District Council are seeking to appoint a suitably qualified and experienced contractor for the provision of an arboriculture and tree surgery service within the Councils' borders.The service will include but not be limited to crown lifting, crown reduction, crown thinning, removal of dead wood, clearing of fallen branches and trees, felling and grinding of stumps, general pruning, clearing of hanging branches, pollarding, removal of basal growth, and stump spraying. The service will operate on a call off basis. The contract will be for a duration three years with the option for a twenty four month extension.
two.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion - Name: Quality Criteria / Weighting: 50
Price - Weighting: 50
two.2.11) Information about options
Options: No
two.2.13) Information about European Union Funds
The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds: 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: 2022/S 000-023695
Section five. Award of contract
Contract No
553
Title
HBC & RDC Arboriculture Contract
A contract/lot is awarded: Yes
five.2) Award of contract
five.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
12 January 2023
five.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 1
Number of tenders received from SMEs: 1
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: 1
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators: No
five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Elite Arborists Ltd
Bank Chambers, 1 Central Avenue
Sittingbourne
ME10 4AE
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
- UKJ4 - Kent
National registration number
09486869
The contractor is an SME
Yes
five.2.4) Information on value of contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Initial estimated total value of the contract/lot: £775,000
Total value of the contract/lot: £775,000
Section six. Complementary information
six.4) Procedures for review
six.4.1) Review body
High Court of England and Wales
The Strand
London
WC2A 2LL
Country
United Kingdom