Contract

Planting and Maintenance of Wing Wood

  • Forestry England for and on behalf of The Forestry Commission

F03: Contract award notice

Notice identifier: 2023/S 000-030458

Procurement identifier (OCID): ocds-h6vhtk-03df3c

Published 16 October 2023, 2:05pm



Section one: Contracting authority

one.1) Name and addresses

Forestry England for and on behalf of The Forestry Commission

620 Bristol Business Park

Bristol

BS16 1EJ

Contact

Emily Coffin

Email

emily.coffin@forestryengland.uk

Telephone

+44 3000674000

Country

United Kingdom

Region code

UK - United Kingdom

Internet address(es)

Main address

https://www.forestryengland.uk

one.4) Type of the contracting authority

Ministry or any other national or federal authority

one.5) Main activity

Other activity

Forestry


Section two: Object

two.1) Scope of the procurement

two.1.1) Title

Planting and Maintenance of Wing Wood

Reference number

FEE/1133

two.1.2) Main CPV code

  • 77200000 - Forestry services

two.1.3) Type of contract

Services

two.1.4) Short description

Forestry England have award a contract for the planting and subsequent maintenance of a new woodland creation site at Wing Wood, Leighton Buzzard, Buckinghamshire. This contract is awarded for a period of up to 5 years, with the contract terminating on completion of the requirements.

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: £267,472.01

two.2) Description

two.2.3) Place of performance

NUTS codes
  • UKH2 - Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire
Main site or place of performance

Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire

two.2.4) Description of the procurement

Forestry England have award a contract for the planting and subsequent maintenance of a new woodland creation site at Wing Wood, Leighton Buzzard, Buckinghamshire. This contract is awarded for a period of up to 5 years, with the contract terminating on completion of the requirements.

two.2.5) Award criteria

Quality criterion - Name: Methodology / Weighting: 15

Quality criterion - Name: Contract Management and Quality Assurance / Weighting: 15

Quality criterion - Name: Social Value / Weighting: 10

Cost criterion - Name: Pricing / Weighting: 60

two.2.11) Information about options

Options: No

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: No

four.2) Administrative information

four.2.1) Previous publication concerning this procedure

Notice number: 2023/S 000-019241


Section five. Award of contract

Contract No

FEE/1133

Title

Planting and Maintenance of Wing Wood

A contract/lot is awarded: Yes

five.2) Award of contract

five.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract

7 September 2023

five.2.2) Information about tenders

Number of tenders received: 4

The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators: No

five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor

Pryor and Rickett Silviculture Ltd

Skiddaw House

Carlisle

Country

United Kingdom

NUTS code
  • UK - United Kingdom
National registration number

03499298

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: £215,000

Total value of the contract/lot: £267,472.01


Section six. Complementary information

six.3) Additional information

The contracting authority considers that this contract may be suitable for economic operators that are small or medium enterprises (SMEs). However, any selection of tenderers will be based solely on the criteria set out for the procurement.

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GO Reference: GO-20231016-PRO-24199108

six.4) Procedures for review

six.4.1) Review body

High Court

https://www.gov.uk/courts-tribunals

London

WC2A 2LL

Country

United Kingdom