CONTRACT AWARD NOTICE – OFFICIAL JOURNAL

Section I: Contracting Authority

I.1)

Name, Address and Contact Point(s)

I.2)

Type of contracting Authority and Main Activity or Activities

Ministry or any other national or federal authority, including their regional or local sub-divisions National or federal agency/Office Regional or local Authority Regional or local Agency/Office Body governed by public law European Institution/Agency or International Organisation

General public services Defence Public order and safety Environment Economic and financial affairs Health Housing and community amenities Social protection Recreation, culture and religion Education

Section II: Object of the Contract

II.1)

Description

II.1.1)

Title attributed to the contract by the contracting authority

Grounds Maintenance (Highways)

II.1.2(a))

Type of works contract

II.1.2(b))

Type of supplies contract

II.1.2(c))

Type of service contract

II.1.2)

Main site or location of works, place of delivery or performance

Denbigishire

II.1.3)

This notice involves a framework agreement

II.1.4)

Short description of the contract or purchase(s)

Denbighshire County Councils’ Highways and Environmental Services requires provision under Contract of highway grounds maintenance services at various frequencies, on highways throughout Denbighshire County Council.

Rural Highway verge cutting and hedge cutting:

For the purpose of the Contract, for rural highway verge cutting and hedge cutting, the County has been divided into separate Zones, and each Zone shall be awarded as a separate Contract.

The Works are divided into 6 Zones being:-

Zone 1 - M.A.G. areas – Rhyl, Prestatyn and Elwy

Zone 2:- M.A.G. area - Denbigh

Zone 3:- M.A.G. area - Ruthin.

Zone 4 - M.A.G. area - Dee Valley.

Zone 5 - County wide - Trunk roads.

Zone 6 - County wide - Principal roads.

Plans of Zones 1 to 6 are included in tender

Details of the exact boundaries will be provided to each contractor at the award of Contracts.

To enable the Contractor to be considered for works on Trunk and Principal roads (Zones 5 and 6 respectively), he must be able to demonstrate that Operatives have the necessary Sector Scheme 12 D accreditation in Units T1 & T2 at the time of tender submission.

Weed Spraying:

For the purpose of the Contract for weed spraying the Contract shall be awarded for the whole of Denbighshire County Council (Zone 7).

The expected duration of the contract agreement will be 3 years plus a further 2 years subject to satisfactory performance and quality assessment. It is anticipated that the initial 3 year period will be from 1st May 2015 to 30th April 2020.

The potential value of the contract will be circa 130,000 GBP per annum, circa 390,000 GBP over the initial 3 year period and circa 650,000 GBP over the potential lifetime of the contract.

Denbighshire County Council encourages responses from Potential Providers demonstrating innovation with regard to delivering Value for Money principles namely ‘Quality’, ‘Performance’, ‘Cost’ and ‘Sustainable Community Benefit’.

II.1.5)

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

II.1.6)

Contract covered by the government procurement agreement (GPA)

II.2)

Total final value of the contract(s)

II.2.1)

Total final value of the contract(s)

Section IV: Procedure

IV.1)

Type of procedure

IV.1.1)

Type of procedure

IV.2)

Award criteria

IV.2.1)

Award criteria

IV.2.2)

An electronic auction has been used

IV.3)

Administrative information

IV.3.1)

File reference number attributed by the contracting authority

GSC1000045

IV.3.2)

Previous publication(s) concerning the same contract

Other previous publications

Section V: Award of contract

Contract No:

Title:

Lot No:

V.1)

Date of contract award:

V.2)

Numbers of offers received:

V.3)

Name and address of economic operator to whom the contract has been awarded

V.4)

Information on value of contract

V.5)

The contract is likely to be subcontracted

Short description of the value/proportion of the contract to be subcontracted

Section V: Award of contract

Contract No:

Title:

Lot No:

V.1)

Date of contract award:

V.2)

Numbers of offers received:

V.3)

Name and address of economic operator to whom the contract has been awarded

V.4)

Information on value of contract

V.5)

The contract is likely to be subcontracted

Short description of the value/proportion of the contract to be subcontracted

Section V: Award of contract

Contract No:

Title:

Lot No:

V.1)

Date of contract award:

V.2)

Numbers of offers received:

V.3)

Name and address of economic operator to whom the contract has been awarded

V.4)

Information on value of contract

V.5)

The contract is likely to be subcontracted

Short description of the value/proportion of the contract to be subcontracted

Section V: Award of contract

Contract No:

Title:

Lot No:

V.1)

Date of contract award:

V.2)

Numbers of offers received:

V.3)

Name and address of economic operator to whom the contract has been awarded

V.4)

Information on value of contract

V.5)

The contract is likely to be subcontracted

Short description of the value/proportion of the contract to be subcontracted

Section V: Award of contract

Contract No:

Title:

Lot No:

V.1)

Date of contract award:

V.2)

Numbers of offers received:

V.3)

Name and address of economic operator to whom the contract has been awarded

V.4)

Information on value of contract

V.5)

The contract is likely to be subcontracted

Short description of the value/proportion of the contract to be subcontracted

Section V: Award of contract

Contract No:

Title:

Lot No:

V.1)

Date of contract award:

V.2)

Numbers of offers received:

V.3)

Name and address of economic operator to whom the contract has been awarded

V.4)

Information on value of contract

V.5)

The contract is likely to be subcontracted

Short description of the value/proportion of the contract to be subcontracted

Section V: Award of contract

Contract No:

Title:

Lot No:

V.1)

Date of contract award:

V.2)

Numbers of offers received:

V.3)

Name and address of economic operator to whom the contract has been awarded

V.4)

Information on value of contract

V.5)

The contract is likely to be subcontracted

Short description of the value/proportion of the contract to be subcontracted

Section VI: Complementary Information

VI.1)

Contract related to a project and/or programme financed by community funds?

VI.2)

Additional Information

(WA Ref:30349)

VI.3)

Procedures for appeal

VI.3.1)

Body responsible for appeal procedures

Body responsible for mediation procedures

VI.3.2)

Lodging of appeals

VI.3.3)

Service from which information about the lodging of appeals may be obtained

VI.4)

Dispatch date of this Notice