Section one: Contracting authority
one.1) Name and addresses
Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs
Dundonald House
BELFAST
BT4 3SB
SSDAdmin.CPD@finance-ni.gov.uk
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
UK - United Kingdom
Internet address(es)
Main address
https://etendersni.gov.uk/epps
Buyer's address
https://etendersni.gov.uk/epps
one.2) Information about joint procurement
The contract is awarded by a central purchasing body
one.4) Type of the contracting authority
Body governed by public law
one.5) Main activity
General public services
Section two: Object
two.1) Scope of the procurement
two.1.1) Title
ID 4099240 - DAERA Forest Service - Clearance of Invasive Plant Species
Reference number
4099240
two.1.2) Main CPV code
- 77231600 - Afforestation services
two.1.3) Type of contract
Services
two.1.4) Short description
The Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs (DAERA) requires experienced contractors to provide a programme of Invasive plant clearance.
two.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots: Yes
two.1.7) Total value of the procurement (excluding VAT)
Value excluding VAT: £451,231
two.2) Description
two.2.1) Title
Down and Armagh
Lot No
1
two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
- 77312000 - Weed-clearance services
- 77200000 - Forestry services
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UKN - Northern Ireland
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
The Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs (DAERA) requires experienced contractors to provide a programme of Invasive plant clearance.
two.2.5) Award criteria
Price
two.2.11) Information about options
Options: Yes
Description of options
2 years with the option to extend for 2 further 1 year periods
two.2.13) Information about European Union Funds
The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds: No
two.2) Description
two.2.1) Title
Tyrone and Fermanagh
Lot No
2
two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
- 77312000 - Weed-clearance services
- 77200000 - Forestry services
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UKN - Northern Ireland
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
The Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs (DAERA) requires experienced contractors to provide a programme of Invasive plant clearance.
two.2.5) Award criteria
Price
two.2.11) Information about options
Options: Yes
Description of options
2 years with the option to extend for 2 further 1 year periods
two.2.13) Information about European Union Funds
The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds: No
two.2) Description
two.2.1) Title
LDerry and Antrim
Lot No
3
two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
- 77312000 - Weed-clearance services
- 77200000 - Forestry services
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UKN - Northern Ireland
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
The Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs (DAERA) requires experienced contractors to provide a programme of Invasive plant clearance.
two.2.5) Award criteria
Price
two.2.11) Information about options
Options: Yes
Description of options
2 years plus the option to extend for 2 further 1 year periods
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 000-005697
four.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
Section five. Award of contract
Contract No
1
Lot No
1
Title
Down and Armagh
A contract/lot is awarded: Yes
five.2) Award of contract
five.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
21 June 2022
five.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 7
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: 1
Number of tenders received by electronic means: 7
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators: No
five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
1st VALLEY FORESTRY, 2nd GARDINER FARM AND FOREST SERVICES, 3rd ELM FORESTRY AND LANDSCAPING LTD, 4th LANDSCAPING CENTRE LTD, 5th MCGRATH CONTRACTS LTD
Belfast
SSDAdmin.CPD@finance-ni.gov.uk
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
- UK - United Kingdom
Internet address
https://etendersni.gov.uk/epps
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: £206,200
Total value of the contract/lot: £206,200
Section five. Award of contract
Contract No
2
Lot No
2
Title
Tyrone and Fermanagh
A contract/lot is awarded: Yes
five.2) Award of contract
five.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
21 June 2022
five.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 7
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: 1
Number of tenders received by electronic means: 7
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators: No
five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
1st JF MCGOVERN CONTRACTS LIMITED, 2nd VALLEY FORESTRY, 3rd SEASONAL OUTDOOR SERVICES LIMITED, 4th ELM FORESTRY AND LANDSCAPING LTD, 5th GARDINER FARM AND FOREST SERVICES, 6th MCGRATH CONTRACTS LTD
Belfast
SSDAdmin.CPD@finance-ni.gov.uk
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
- UK - United Kingdom
Internet address
https://etendersni.gov.uk/epps
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: £72,750
Total value of the contract/lot: £72,750
Section five. Award of contract
Contract No
3
Lot No
3
Title
LDerry and Antrim
A contract/lot is awarded: Yes
five.2) Award of contract
five.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
21 June 2022
five.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 7
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: 1
Number of tenders received by electronic means: 7
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators: No
five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
1st SEASONAL OUTDOOR SERVICES LIMITED, 2nd VALLEY FORESTRY, 3rd GARDINER FARM AND FOREST SERVICES, 4th ELM FORESTRY AND LANDSCAPING LTD, 5th LANDSCAPING CENTRE LTD
Belfast
SSDAdmin.CPD@finance-ni.gov.uk
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
- UK - United Kingdom
Internet address
https://etendersni.gov.uk/epps
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: £172,281
Total value of the contract/lot: £172,281
Section six. Complementary information
six.3) Additional information
Contract monitoring: the successful contractor’s performance on the contract will be regularly monitored. Contractors not delivering on contract requirements is a serious matter. It means the public purse is not getting what it is paying for. If a contractor fails to reach satisfactory levels of contract performance they will be given a specified time to improve. If, after the specified time, they still fail to reach satisfactory levels of contract performance, the matter will be escalated to senior management in construction and procurement delivery (CPD) for further action. If this occurs and their performance still does not improve to satisfactory levels within the specified period, this may be considered grounds for termination of the contract at your expense as provided for in the Conditions of Contract. In lieu of termination, CPD may issue a Notice of Written Warning or a Notice of Unsatisfactory Performance. A supplier in receipt of multiple Notices of Written Warning or a Notice of Unsatisfactory Performance may, in accordance with The Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (as amended), be excluded from future public procurement competitions for a period of. up to three years..
six.4) Procedures for review
six.4.1) Review body
The UK does not have any such bodies with responsibility for appeal/mediation procedures. Instead; any challenges are dealt with by the High Court, Commercial Division, to which proceedings may be issued regarding alleged breaches of the PCR 2015 as amended.
Belfast
Country
United Kingdom
six.4.2) Body responsible for mediation procedures
The UK does not have any such bodies with responsibility for appeal/mediation procedures. Instead; any challenges are dealt with by the High Court, Commercial Division, to which proceedings may be issued regarding alleged breaches of the PCR 2015 as amended.
Belfast
Country
United Kingdom
six.4.3) Review procedure
Precise information on deadline(s) for review procedures
CPD complied with the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (as amended) and incorporated a standstill period (i.e. a minimum of 10 calendar days) at the point information on the award of contract was communicated to tenderers. That notification provided full information on the award decision. This provided time for the unsuccessful tenderers to challenge the award decision before the contract was entered into.