Section one: Contracting authority
one.1) Name and addresses
Bournemouth Christchurch and Poole Council
Bournemouth Christchurch and Poole Council, Town Hall
Bournemouth
BH2 6DY
Contact
Strategic Procurement Team
Telephone
+44 1202128989
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
UKK2 - Dorset and Somerset
Internet address(es)
Main address
Buyer's address
https://www.supplyingthesouthwest.org.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
Arboricultural Services
Reference number
DN469997
two.1.2) Main CPV code
- 77000000 - Agricultural, forestry, horticultural, aquacultural and apicultural services
two.1.3) Type of contract
Services
two.1.4) Short description
Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole Council (BCP) Arboricultural Services contract for delivery of the Council’s tree risk management programme (TRMI).
The Arboricultural Contract will consist of four main elements.
• A programme of annualised works
• A programme of routine works
• Issuing of additional work orders for tree surgery operations based on hourly rates or operations that have a specified value within the contract and a mixture of both.
• Emergency Response”
two.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots: No
two.1.7) Total value of the procurement (excluding VAT)
Lowest offer: £1 / Highest offer: £5,500,000 taken into consideration
two.2) Description
two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
- 03000000 - Agricultural, farming, fishing, forestry and related products
- 03452000 - Trees
- 77211300 - Tree-clearing services
- 77211400 - Tree-cutting services
- 77211500 - Tree-maintenance services
- 77300000 - Horticultural services
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UKK2 - Dorset and Somerset
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole Council (BCP) manages a landscape in no small part defined by its’ trees. BCP’s tree stock is the largest natural asset the Council owns and manages. Its’ trees are the single biggest positive contributor to biodiversity, air quality and climate change mitigation in the conurbation.
The Arboricultural contract forms an integral part of the Council tree risk management programme (TRMI). The successful contractor will be expected to fully engage with BCP’s Arboricultural team to help deliver it.
The provision of tree surgery and other arboricultural services is expected to be of the highest standard. The Contractor will meet all relevant British standards and industry best practice. The Contractor will demonstrate a commitment to the ethos of BCP Councils’ tree management. They will also demonstrate a company ethos of continuing personal development of their staff deployed to the contract at all levels.
The Arboricultural Contract will consist of four main elements.
• A programme of annualised works
• A programme of routine works
• Issuing of additional work orders for tree surgery operations based on hourly rates or operations that have a specified value within the contract and a mixture of both.
• Emergency Response
The anticipated start date of the contract is 1 April 2022.
two.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion - Name: Quality / Weighting: 40
Price - Weighting: 60
two.2.11) Information about options
Options: Yes
Description of options
The initial contract duration is eight years, with the option to extend annually for a further two years (8+1+1). Therefore if all extensions of the contract were taken, then the full contract duration shall be for ten years. The anticipated start date of the contract is 1 April 2022.
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: 2021/S 000-017779
Section five. Award of contract
Title
Arboricultural Services
A contract/lot is awarded: Yes
five.2) Award of contract
five.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
1 December 2021
five.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 7
Number of tenders received from SMEs: 5
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: 7
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators: No
five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Idverde Limited
Octavia House, Westwood Business Park, Westwood Way
Coventry
CV4 8JP
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
- UKK2 - Dorset and Somerset
The contractor is an SME
No
five.2.4) Information on value of contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Lowest offer: £1 / Highest offer: £5,500,000 taken into consideration
Section six. Complementary information
six.4) Procedures for review
six.4.1) Review body
High Courts of Justice
The Royal Court of Justice
London
WCA 2LL
Country
United Kingdom
six.4.3) Review procedure
Precise information on deadline(s) for review procedures
In accordance with Regulation 86 (notices of decisions to award a contract), Regulation 87 (standstill period) and Regulations 91 (enforcement of duties through the Court) of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (as amended).