Section one: Contracting authority
one.1) Name and addresses
Belfast City Council
9 Adelaide Street
Belfast
BT2 8DJ
Country
United Kingdom
Region code
UKN - Northern Ireland
Internet address(es)
Main address
one.3) Communication
Additional information can be obtained from the above-mentioned 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
T2496 Arboriculture Services
Reference number
T2496
two.1.2) Main CPV code
- 77211500 - Tree-maintenance services
two.1.3) Type of contract
Services
two.1.4) Short description
The purpose of this Prior Information Notice (PIN) is to notify the market of Belfast City
Councils intention to hold a pre-market engagement (PME) session with interested parties to inform the procurement for arboriculture services.
two.1.5) Estimated total value
Value excluding VAT: £4,000,000
two.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots: No
two.2) Description
two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
- 77000000 - Agricultural, forestry, horticultural, aquacultural and apicultural services
- 77231100 - Forest resources management services
- 77341000 - Tree pruning
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UKN - Northern Ireland
Main site or place of performance
Belfast
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
This Contract is for the provision of arboriculture services for the Council, which includes 2 main areas of work. These being:
Park Trees maintenance and Street Trees maintenance throughout the greater Belfast area.
Interested parties should email Colin Hollywood (Category Officer) at hollywoodc@belfastcity.gov.uk to request a copy of the PME survey no later than 31/07/2024.
It is envisaged that suppliers who return a completed survey will be invited to attend a follow up session with Council representatives. The findings of this exercise may be used to inform future procurement decisions and the structure of the tender process.
two.3) Estimated date of publication of contract notice
16 September 2024
Section four. Procedure
four.1) Description
four.1.8) Information about the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement: Yes