Section one: Contracting authority
one.1) Name and addresses
The Royal Borough of Windsor and Maidenhead Council
Town Hall,St Ives Road
MAIDENHEAD
SL61RF
Contact
Christopher Dickenson
Telephone
+44 1628796285
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
UKJ11 - Berkshire
Internet address(es)
Main address
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
Arboricultural Works Framework for The Royal Borough of Windsor & Maidenhead
two.1.2) Main CPV code
- 77340000 - Tree pruning and hedge trimming
two.1.3) Type of contract
Services
two.1.4) Short description
The Royal Borough of Windsor & Maidenhead is setting up a Framework for the provision of
arboricultural services within The Royal Borough of Windsor and Maidenhead for both
standard, time sensitive and emergency work. Some of which will be required on and or along
the Highway.
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: £1,120,000
two.2) Description
two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
- 77211300 - Tree-clearing services
- 77211400 - Tree-cutting services
- 77211500 - Tree-maintenance services
- 77231200 - Forest pest control services
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UKJ11 - Berkshire
Main site or place of performance
The Royal Borough of Windsor & Maidenhead
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
The Royal Borough of Windsor & Maidenhead is setting up a Framework for the provision of
arboricultural services within The Royal Borough of Windsor and Maidenhead for both
standard, time sensitive and emergency work. Work will be required along the public
highway (which must be carried out in accordance with the requirements of Chapter 8 of the
Traffic Signs Manual and further detailed in the booklet entitled "Safety at Street Works &
Road Works" issued by the Department for Transport; the New Roads and Street Works Act
1991, The Traffic Management Act 2004 and Traffic Management Permit Scheme (England)
Regulations 2007 and any subsequent amendments thereto), on public rights of way and on
sites within Borough such as cemeteries, churchyards, parks, open spaces and property
sites.
There are 30,299 individual trees recorded on the adopted highway, in parks, open spaces
and cemeteries within RBWM. The Authority is currently in the process of completing an
audit and condition survey of trees in some of these sites and estimates a further 5,000 trees
will be added to our records. In addition, the Authority manages a number of small
woodlands and hedgerow trees.
The Authority is firmly committed to maintaining the trees and woods as a vital part of the
environment of The Royal Borough of Windsor & Maidenhead, the policies and guidance for
which are contained in 'A Tree and Woodland Strategy for the Borough 2010 to 2020'. This
document can be viewed at https://www3.rbwm.gov.uk/download/downloads/id/203/tree_
strategy_and_policy_guidance.pdf
The proposed Framework will play a key part in helping to deliver the aims and objectives of
the Tree and Woodland Strategy for the Authority. The tree related services that will be
required by the Authority include:
• Climbing Inspections
• Formative Pruning
• Crown Lifting
• Crown Thinning
• Pruning Back From Property, Boundaries Or Objects
• Crown Reduction and Reshaping
• Conservation Pruning
• Pollarding
• Re-Pollarding
• Cleaning Out Objects
• Severance/removal of Climbing Plants
• Removal of Dead, Dying, Diseased and Broken Branches
• Crown Clean
• Specific Branch/Limb Removal or Reduction
• Removal of Suckers and Epicormic Shoots
• Pruning for Infrastructure
• Bi-annual removal of Epicormic shoots, suckers and crown lifting
• Tree Felling
• Removal/Trimming of Hedges
• Coppicing
• Tree Stump and Root Removal or Treatment
• Young tree maintenance
• Root Pruning
• Bark Wound Repair
• Bracing and Propping
• The Provision of an Emergency Out of Hours Service
• Control of Brown Tail Moth
• Control of Oak Processionary Moth (excluding chemical treatment)
• Traffic Management
two.2.5) Award criteria
Price
two.2.11) Information about options
Options: No
Section four. Procedure
four.1) Description
four.1.1) Type of procedure
Restricted procedure
four.1.3) Information about a framework agreement or a dynamic purchasing system
The procurement involves the establishment of a framework agreement
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: 2021/S 000-012630
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
21 February 2022
five.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 14
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators: Yes
five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Barkland Tree Specialists
Vermeulens Garden Centre, Horton Road, Stanwell Moor
Staines
TW19 6AE
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
- UKJ2 - Surrey, East and West Sussex
The contractor is an SME
Yes
five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Advanced Tree Services Ltd
The Depot, Pixham Lane
Dorking
RH4 1PH
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
- UKJ2 - Surrey, East and West Sussex
The contractor is an SME
Yes
five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Groundlord Limited
Oak Cottage, Dunley
Whitchurch
RG28 7PU
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
- UKJ3 - Hampshire and Isle of Wight
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: £1,120,000
Total value of the contract/lot: £1,180,000
Section six. Complementary information
six.4) Procedures for review
six.4.1) Review body
The Royal Borough of Windsor & Maidenhead
Town Hall, St Ives Road
Maidenhead
SL61RF
Country
United Kingdom