Contract award notice
Results of the procurement procedure
Section I: Contracting
entity
I.1) Name and addresses
Royal Society for the Protection of Birds
Etive House, Beechwood Partk
Inverness
IV2 3BW
UK
Telephone: +44 1641571225
E-mail: central.procurement@rspb.org.uk
NUTS: UKM61
Internet address(es)
Main address: www.rspb.org.uk
Address of the buyer profile: https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/Search_AuthProfile.aspx?ID=AA16345
I.2) Joint procurement
The contract is awarded by a central purchasing body
I.4) Type of the contracting authority
Other: Charity
I.5) Main activity
Environment
Section II: Object
II.1) Scope of the procurement
II.1.1) Title
Hydrological Works
II.1.2) Main CPV code
77200000
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.1.4) Short description
The works relate to forestry operations within RSPB’s Dyke plantation and are shown on the associated maps. The work itself forms part of the 5 year “Flows to the Future” project which is being run by the Peatland Partnership.
The primary drivers of this work relate to the blocks forming part of the RSPB Forsinard Flows Nature Reserve and to the need to:
— restore specific areas of open blanket bog and associated habitats from recent forestry on deep peat soils which will help government meet habitat restoration targets and deliver for Scotland’s National Peatland Plan,
— protect the massive carbon store in the peat soils below the trees,
— mitigate climate change and improve long term water quality,
— remove damaging forest ‘edge effects’ on birds and habitats of the adjacent EU designated Natura sites.
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.1.7) Total value of the procurement
Value excluding VAT:
263 644.00
GBP
II.2) Description
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKM61
Main site or place of performance:
Forsinard
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
The key aspects that need to be addressed to achieve effective restoration conditions in forest to bog restoration are restored high constant water tables, the removal of any tree regeneration or regrowth, near flat surface with minimum of protruding brash or stumps, minimal disturbance of the peat surface, low nutrient levels remaining on site, low fire risk, low risk to grazing deer/sheep and natural bog plant species being favoured.
Following the tree harvesting, deep mulching and stump mulching removal phase further restoration works including conifer seedling control, water table restoration and vegetation management will be carried out to achieve the rapid bog restoration required to help mitigate climate change drivers. Tendered approaches which create conditions that will make these follow up works easier and less costly will be favoured. Although there is general agreement that forest areas on deep peat such as these should be removed with significant long term benefits all round.
II.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion: Effective Habitat Restoration
/ Weighting: 30
Quality criterion: Environmental Impact and Protection
/ Weighting: 30
Price
/ Weighting:
40
II.2.11) Information about options
Options:
No
II.2.13) Information about European Union funds
The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds:
No
Section IV: Procedure
IV.1) Description
IV.1.1) Type of procedure
Open procedure
IV.1.8) Information about Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement:
Yes
IV.2) Administrative information
IV.2.1) Previous publication concerning this procedure
Notice number in the OJ S:
2018/S 133-302933
Section V: Award of contract
A contract/lot is awarded:
Yes
V.2 Award of contract
V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
15/09/2018
V.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 4
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators:
No
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
John Mackay Ltd
Upper Achies
Halkirk
kw126uw
UK
Telephone: +44 1847841245
NUTS: UKM61
The contractor is an SME:
No
V.2.4) Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot:
: 263 644.00
GBP
V.2.5) Information about subcontracting
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.3) Additional information
(SC Ref:562715)
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
Royal Society for the Protection of Birds
Inverness
UK
Internet address(es)
URL: www.rspb.org.uk
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
31/10/2018