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Summary

OCID:
Published by:: The Royal Borough of Windsor & Maidenhead
Authority ID:: AA20393
Publication date:: 29 April 2019
Deadline date:: -
Notice type:: Prior Information Notice
Has documents:: No
Has SPD:: No
Has Carbon Reduction Plan:: No

Abstract

To register your interest please email procurement@rbwm.gov.uk by 17:00 on 16.5.2019 providing brief details of your organisation. In response to your organisations expression of interest RBWM will send you a short market questionnaire providing you with more information on RBWM and its current estate as well as asking you some brief questions which will help RBWM in shaping the upcoming framework to the benefit of all interested parties.

The Royal Borough of Windsor and Maidenhead will publish any subsequent tender on The Public Sector Procurement Portal — https://public.bravosolution.co.uk/web/login.html

Suppliers interested in tendering for a place on this anticipated framework are advised to register and set themselves up on The Public Sector Procurement Portal. Details of how to do this are as follows:

— register your company on the eSourcing portal (this is only required once),

— browse to the eSourcing Portal https://public.bravosolution.co.uk/web/login.html and click the link to register,

— accept the terms and conditions and click “continue”,

— enter your correct business and user details,

— note the username you chose and click “Save” when complete,

— you will shortly receive an email with your unique password (please keep this secure).

For further guidance on how to register on The Public Sector Procurement Portal hosted by Bravo Solution you can watch the video available via the following link — http://www.screencast.com/t/o6NHgMNjnf?_ncp=1502113290076.897-1

Please note that despite the Bravo Advantage 16 branding the instructions and guidance in the video are correct and apply to the Public Sector Procurement Portal.

Help can be sought via the portal help desk on 0800 069 8630 or email help@bravosolution.co.uk

Full notice text

Prior information notice

This notice is for prior information only

Section I: Contracting authority

I.1) Name and addresses

Royal Borough of Windsor and Maidenhead

Town Hall, St Ives Road

Maidenhead

SL6 1RF

Contact person: RBWM Procurement

E-mail: procurement@rbwm.gov.uk

NUTS: UKJ11

Internet address(es)

Main address: http://www3.rbwm.gov.uk/

Address of the buyer profile: https://public.bravosolution.co.uk/web/login.html

I.3) Communication

Additional information can be obtained from the abovementioned address

I.4) Type of the contracting authority

Regional or local authority

I.5) Main activity

General public services

Section II: Object

II.1) Scope of the procurement

II.1.1) Title

Tree Surgery Works and Associated Services Framework

II.1.2) Main CPV code

77340000

II.1.3) Type of contract

Services

II.1.4) Short description

The Royal Borough of Windsor and Maidenhead (RBWM) is planning on tendering in the coming months to put in place a framework for its tree surgery and tree management requirements. RBWM is therefore issuing this prior information notice to request expressions of interest from experienced tree surgery contractors who may be interested in tendering for a place on this potential framework.

RBWM contains significant areas of open and green space and woodlands play a vital role in defining RBWM as a “Green Borough”. In addition RBWM has an extensive highways network along which there are in excess of 40 000 trees. RBWM is also responsible for 100 publicly accessible sites comprising of parks, open spaces, and cemeteries, may of which contain a high proportion of trees. The priority of RBWM is therefore to protect and appropriately manage the existing resource and the aim of the planned framework is to help achieve this.

II.1.5) Estimated total value

Value excluding VAT: 1 120 000.00 GBP

II.1.6) Information about lots

This contract is divided into lots: No

II.2) Description

II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)

77211300

77211400

77211500

77231200

II.2.3) Place of performance

NUTS code:

UKJ11

Main site or place of performance:

The Royal Borough of Windsor and Maidenhead.

II.2.4) Description of the procurement