Contract award notice
Results of the procurement procedure
Section I: Contracting
entity
I.1) Name and addresses
Natural Resources Wales
Ty Cambria House, 29 Newport Road
Cardiff
CF24 0TP
UK
Contact person: Amy Hogan
Telephone: +44 3000653000
E-mail: amy.hogan@cyfoethnaturiolcymru.gov.uk
NUTS: UKL
Internet address(es)
Main address: http://naturalresourceswales.gov.uk
Address of the buyer profile: https://www.sell2wales.gov.wales/search/Search_AuthProfile.aspx?ID=AA0110
I.4) Type of the contracting authority
Body governed by public law
I.5) Main activity
Environment
Section II: Object
II.1) Scope of the procurement
II.1.1) Title
Forestry Research Services to Support the Sustainable Management of the Welsh Government Woodland Estate
Reference number: 44791
II.1.2) Main CPV code
77231100
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.1.4) Short description
Natural Resources Wales (NRW) manages the Welsh Government Woodland Estate (WGWE) and also acts as a regulator for tree health and wider woodland issues ensuring that the principles of Sustainable Management of Natural Resources (SMNR) are followed. This agreement will provide access to specialist scientific knowledge, skills and data management support to undertake these roles.
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.1.7) Total value of the procurement
Value excluding VAT:
2 000 000.00
GBP
II.2) Description
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
73110000
48000000
77200000
77231000
72322000
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKL
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
NRW manages the Welsh Government Woodland Estate and also acts as a regulator for tree health and wider woodland issues ensuring that the principles of Sustainable Management of Natural Resources are followed.
In order to fulfil these requirements and manage WGWE in line with SMNR principles (economic, social and environmental), NRW are establishing a partnership with Forest Research. Forest Research have been working with NRW since its formation and have extensive knowledge and experience of forestry in Wales, and also have partnerships with equivalent organisations managing the government woodland estates in England and Scotland.
This agreement will cover the key areas of:
- Specialist tree health surveillance and identification knowledge, advice and support
- Wider evidence requirements for Sustainable Management of Natural Resources
- Data management for the management of government woodland estate
This partnership will run for a 5 year period from 2020-2025.
II.2.5) Award criteria
Price
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
Award of a contract without prior publication of a call for competition
Justification for selected award procedure:
The procurement falls outside the scope of application of the Directive
Explanation
This arrangement is in accordance with Regulation 12(7) of the Public Contract Regulations (2015) which allows Natural Resources Wales and Forest Research to work collaboratively under a public sector-to-public sector agreement to support the Sustainable Management of the Welsh Government Woodland Estate. The requirements stated in Recital 33 of the Public Contracts Directive 2014 have also been considered.
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:
2020/S 108-263472
Section V: Award of contract
Contract No: 44791
A contract/lot is awarded:
Yes
V.2 Award of contract
V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
28/08/2020
V.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 1
Number of tenders received from SMEs: 0
Number of tenders received from tenderers from EU Member States: 0
Number of tenders received from tenderers from non-EU Member States: 0
Number of tenders received by electronic means: 1
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators:
No
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Forest Research
620 Bristol Business Park, Coldharbour Lane
Bristol
BS16 1EJ
UK
NUTS: UKK11
Internet address(es)
URL: https://www.forestresearch.gov.uk
The contractor is an SME:
No
V.2.4) Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot:
: 2 000 000.00
GBP
V.2.5) Information about subcontracting
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.3) Additional information
For any queries, please contact: Amy.Hogan@cyfoethnaturiolcymru.gov.uk
(WA Ref:103777)
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
High Court
Royal Courts of Justice, The Strand
London
WC2A 2LL
UK
Telephone: +44 2079477501
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
04/09/2020