Section one: Contracting authority
one.1) Name and addresses
London Borough of Enfield
B Block South, Civic Centre, Silver Street
Enfield
EN1 3ES
Contact
Mrs Alina Caro
Country
United Kingdom
Region code
UK - United Kingdom
Internet address(es)
Main address
Buyer's address
one.3) Communication
The procurement documents are available for unrestricted and full direct access, free of charge, at
https://www.londontenders.org/
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
Enfield Council Tree Maintenance Contract
Reference number
DN597256
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
The London Borough of Enfield (‘the Council) is undertaking this pre-procurement market engagement/discovery exercise to gather market intelligence and views regarding a provision of Enfield Council Tree Maintenance Contract.
The works will primarily comprise of Routine Cyclical Maintenance Programme that will include but not limited to pollarding to Lime and Plane Trees, other forms of pruning including crown reduction, crown thinning, crown lifting, stemming, tree felling and grinding and tree planting. Works will take place within the London Borough of Enfield and 3 out borough locations that are the responsibility of Enfield Council.
Interested providers are invited to submit a Soft Market Test (SMT) Questionnaire (Appendix 1 – included in the Market Engagement pack and uploaded on to www.londontenders.org). This should be completed and submitted to the Council by 12:00 noon on 14th December 2022.
The purpose of this initial engagement phase is to help inform the Council’s options and further decision making. Council reserves the right or may arrange one to one meetings with providers following the submission of a questionnaire to clarify responses, but this is not conclusive and meetings may not take place.
For the avoidance of doubt, this PIN is intended as an awareness/information gathering exercise only and is not a call for competition, is not a pre-qualification process and is not the start of a formal procurement exercise.
Participation or non-participation in this pre-procurement market engagement/discovery exercise shall not prevent any potential provider participating in, nor shall it place any potential provider at an advantage in any future procurement opportunity.
Any future procurement opportunity could be published early next year (2023). However, this timeframe is indicative only and the Council reserves the right to reschedule any forthcoming publication at any time.
Participants must also know that they should cover their own cost of participating in this market engagement and the Council is not liable for any cost incurred due to potential provider’s participation in the exercise.
two.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots: No
two.2) Description
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UK - United Kingdom
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
The London Borough of Enfield (‘the Council) is undertaking this pre-procurement market engagement/discovery exercise to gather market intelligence and views regarding a provision of Enfield Council Tree Maintenance Contract.
The works will primarily comprise of Routine Cyclical Maintenance Programme that will include but not limited to pollarding to Lime and Plane Trees, other forms of pruning including crown reduction, crown thinning, crown lifting, stemming, tree felling and grinding and tree planting. Works will take place within the London Borough of Enfield and 3 out borough locations that are the responsibility of Enfield Council.
Interested providers are invited to submit a Soft Market Test (SMT) Questionnaire (Appendix 1 – included in the Market Engagement pack and uploaded on to www.londontenders.org). This should be completed and submitted to the Council by 12:00 noon on 14th December 2022.
The purpose of this initial engagement phase is to help inform the Council’s options and further decision making. Council reserves the right or may arrange one to one meetings with providers following the submission of a questionnaire to clarify responses, but this is not conclusive and meetings may not take place.
For the avoidance of doubt, this PIN is intended as an awareness/information gathering exercise only and is not a call for competition, is not a pre-qualification process and is not the start of a formal procurement exercise.
Participation or non-participation in this pre-procurement market engagement/discovery exercise shall not prevent any potential provider participating in, nor shall it place any potential provider at an advantage in any future procurement opportunity.
Any future procurement opportunity could be published early next year (2023). However, this timeframe is indicative only and the Council reserves the right to reschedule any forthcoming publication at any time.
Participants must also know that they should cover their own cost of participating in this market engagement and the Council is not liable for any cost incurred due to potential provider’s participation in the exercise.
two.2.7) Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
This contract is subject to renewal
Yes
Description of renewals
Enfield Council is seeking to appoint a Contractor to deliver Tree Maintenance works contract for the initial period of 5 years with up to a 5 year extension subject to agreement between the Authority and the successful Provider.
two.3) Estimated date of publication of contract notice
28 February 2023
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