Planning

Arboriculture Services

  • HAMPSHIRE COUNTY COUNCIL

F01: Prior information notice (prior information only)

Notice identifier: 2022/S 000-030272

Procurement identifier (OCID): ocds-h6vhtk-037c89

Published 27 October 2022, 7:49am



Section one: Contracting authority

one.1) Name and addresses

HAMPSHIRE COUNTY COUNCIL

The Castle

WINCHESTER

SO238UJ

Contact

Angela Timlin

Email

angela.timlin@hants.gov.uk

Country

United Kingdom

Region code

UKJ36 - Central Hampshire

Justification for not providing organisation identifier

Not on any register

Internet address(es)

Main address

www.hants.gov.uk

Buyer's address

https://in-tendhost.co.uk/hampshire

one.3) Communication

The procurement documents are available for unrestricted and full direct access, free of charge, at

https://in-tendhost.co.uk/hampshire

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

Arboriculture Services

Reference number

CC19722

two.1.2) Main CPV code

  • 77211500 - Tree-maintenance services

two.1.3) Type of contract

Services

two.1.4) Short description

This is a market engagement exercise to inform Hampshire County Council's procurement strategy for Arboriculture Services.

Hampshire County Council is carrying out a market engagement to assist in understanding the market's approach to the provision of arboriculture services, to include but not limited to, the maintenance of trees, including pruning, crown raising, crown thinning and reduction, complete removal and disposal of trees, broken branches, dead wood, stump removal etc.

The council may divide the Framework into 3 or 4 geographical lots.

Registration and completion of the questionnaire does not constitute an expression of interest in any tender, nor is it a Selection Questionnaire.

Responses will not be used to evaluate organisations, create a shortlist or guarantee inclusion or exclusion from any resulting tender exercise.

Organisations will not be advantaged or disadvantaged by responding to the questionnaire.

The questionnaire is to obtain feedback from the market to inform the Council's procurement strategy only.

Any subsequent tender which may be issued will require formal registration and appropriate assessment.

two.1.5) Estimated total value

Value excluding VAT: £2,500,000

two.1.6) Information about lots

This contract is divided into lots: No

two.2) Description

two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)

  • 77211500 - Tree-maintenance services

two.2.3) Place of performance

NUTS codes
  • UKJ3 - Hampshire and Isle of Wight
Main site or place of performance

In the county of Hampshire and the Isle of Wight

two.2.4) Description of the procurement

The provision of Arboriculture Services to include but not limited to the maintenance of trees, for example remedial tree works such as removing fallen trees, broken branches, dead wood, stump removal etc. Emergency call outs within 2 hours, and out of hour attendance.

HOW YOU CAN CONTRIBUTE

The purpose of this market engagement exercise is to ask suppliers to consider Hampshire County Council's proposal for an Arboriculture Framework then respond to the questionnaire.

Your responses will be treated in confidence and used to inform the Procurement Strategy only.

To respond please go to: https://in-tendhost.co.uk/hampshire

If your organisation is not registered on the Hampshire In-tend portal, please go the website above and click on the 'Register' tab - registration is free.

Logging into In-Tend (once registered)

- To view this opportunity please click on 'Tenders' then 'Current' and then scroll down to the project CC19722 Arboriculture Services

- Select 'View Details'

- Click the 'Express Interest' tab

- Follow the on-screen instructions

- More information is available via the Synopsis button

- Please complete the word questionnaire and return via the correspondence function as an attachment.

It is recommended you refer to the e-tendering guidance for suppliers which can be found by clicking on 'Information for Suppliers' at the top of the In-Tend home page.

Closing date for responses is 17:00 hrs WEDNESDAY 23 NOVEMBER 2022

two.3) Estimated date of publication of contract notice

12 December 2022


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