Contract award notice
Results of the procurement procedure
Section I: Contracting
authority
I.1) Name and addresses
Forestry Commission
Queens' House
Lyndhurst
SO43 7NH
UK
Contact person: Sonia Lorenzo-Martin
E-mail: sonia.lorenzo-martin@forestry.gsi.gov.uk
NUTS: UK
Internet address(es)
Main address: http://www.forestry.gov.uk/selltous
I.4) Type of the contracting authority
Ministry or any other national or federal authority, including their regional or local subdivisions
I.5) Main activity
Other: forestry
Section II: Object
II.1) Scope of the procurement
II.1.1) Title
Framework Agreement for Environmental Planning Consultancy.
II.1.2) Main CPV code
90713000
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.1.4) Short description
The Forestry Commission is inviting tenders for a Framework Agreement that will operate within South England Forest District with the majority of the work expected to be within the Crown Lands of the New Forest. The core objective of the framework will be to obtain the necessary consents within the Town and Country Planning Legislation to allow operational work plans to be delivered. It will also be utilised to support our Planning and Environment Team in the development of Environmental operational plans, stakeholder engagement and securing other Town and Country Planning consents as required.
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.1.7) Total value of the procurement
Value excluding VAT:
1 000 000.00
GBP
II.2) Description
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
90713000
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UK
Main site or place of performance:
United Kingdom.
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
The Forestry Commission is inviting tenders for a Framework Agreement that will operate within South England Forest District with the majority of the work expected to be within the Crown Lands of the New Forest. The core objective of the framework will be to obtain the necessary consents within the Town and Country Planning Legislation to allow operational work plans to be delivered. It will also be utilised to support our Planning and Environment Team in the development of Environmental operational plans, stakeholder engagement and securing other Town and Country Planning consents as required.
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
Open procedure
IV.1.8) Information about Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement:
No
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
01/07/2016
V.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 7
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators:
Yes
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Mott MacDonald
8-10 Sydenham Road, Surrey
Croydon
CR0 2EE
UK
NUTS: UK
The contractor is an SME:
No
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Ove Arup & Partners
13 Fitzroy Street
London
W1T 4BQ
UK
NUTS: UK
The contractor is an SME:
No
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
LUC
43 Chalton Street
London
NW1 1JD
UK
NUTS: UK
The contractor is an SME:
No
V.2.4) Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Initial estimated total value of the contract/lot:
Total value of the contract/lot:
: 1 000 000.00
GBP
V.2.5) Information about subcontracting
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.3) Additional information
The contracting authority considers that this contract may be suitable for economic operators that are small or medium enterprises (SMEs). However, any selection of tenderers will be based solely on the criteria set out for the procurement.
To gain full access to the tender documentation you need to log in to our e-sourcing system. This can be done by using existing Delta eSourcing registration details or by registering via: www.forestry.gov.uk/selltous if you have not registered before. Registration is free. The access code is: 544H953Y57.
To view this notice, please click here: https://forestrycommission.delta-esourcing.com/delta/viewNotice.html?noticeId=215978162
GO Reference: GO-2016824-PRO-8682311.
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
Forestry Commission Procurement
620 Bristol Business Park
Bristol
BS16 1EJ
UK
VI.4.2) Body responsible for mediation procedures
Chartered Institute of Arbitrators
Bloomsbury Square
London
WC1A 2LP
UK
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
24/08/2016