Contract award notice
Results of the procurement procedure
Section I: Contracting
entity
I.1) Name and addresses
Rotherham MBC
Riverside House, Main Street
Rotherham
S60 1AE
UK
Contact person: Mrs Annette Norfolk
Telephone: +44 1709255759
E-mail: annette.norfolk@rotherham.gov.uk
NUTS: UK
Internet address(es)
Main address: http://www.rotherham.gov.uk/
Address of the buyer profile: http://www.rotherham.gov.uk/
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
17-144: Tree Services
Reference number: DN323955
II.1.2) Main CPV code
77000000
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.1.4) Short description
The Council is seeking expressions of interest from suppliers who are able to maintain and service the trees within the Borough of Rotherham. The successful supplier/s will be required to provide a professional, timely and efficient service and be able to accommodate quick unscheduled works, as well as a 24 hour 7 day a week emergency service throughout the Borough of Rotherham.
The specification of tasks include, but is not limited to:
— emergency works,
— clearing out fallen timber,
— crown reduction and reshaping,
— stump treatment,
— tree inspection,
— specific branch removal and reduction,
— reinstating tree pits and removing timber,
— deadwood,
— trees and climbing plants.
This Framework Agreement relates to, but is not limited to, Council-wide tree maintenance including highways, parks and open spaces, housing areas and schools.
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.1.7) Total value of the procurement
Lowest offer:
1.00
GBP/ Highest offer:
640 000.00
GBP
II.2) Description
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKE
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
Rotherham Metropolitan Borough Council provides a high quality arboriculture service which is vital to maintain a tree and woodland-rich environment supporting as many amenity, landscape, wildlife, economic, cultural and social benefits as possible for all the residents of Rotherham.
The Council is directly responsible for an extensive tree population, including approximately 6 000 roadside trees and elsewhere a further estimated 70 000 individual trees, for example in housing estates, parks and open spaces.
The Council is seeking expressions of interest from suppliers who are able to maintain and service the trees within the Borough of Rotherham. The successful supplier/s will be required to provide a professional, timely and efficient service and be able to accommodate quick unscheduled works, as well as a 24 hour 7 day a week emergency service throughout the Borough of Rotherham.
The specification of tasks include, but is not limited to:
— emergency works,
— clearing out fallen timber,
— crown reduction and reshaping,
— stump treatment,
— tree inspection,
— specific branch removal and reduction,
— reinstating tree pits and removing timber,
— deadwood,
— trees and climbing plants.
This Framework Agreement relates to, but is not limited to, Council-wide tree maintenance including highways, parks and open spaces, housing areas and schools.
Please also refer to Appendix 3 — Works Specification, for a detailed specification of work requirement.
II.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion: Quality
/ Weighting: 40
Price
/ Weighting:
60
II.2.11) Information about options
Options:
Yes
Description of options:
The initial contract term is 24 months, however there are 2 x 12 month available extension periods, subject to satisfactory performance.
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.1.3) Information about a framework agreement or a dynamic purchasing system
The procurement involves the establishment of a framework agreement
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 160-366937
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
04/12/2018
V.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 3
Number of tenders received from SMEs: 1
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: 3
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators:
No
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Glendale Countryside
Chorley
PR7 4AT
UK
NUTS: 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:
Lowest offer:
1.00
GBP
/ Highest offer:
640 000.00
GBP
V.2.5) Information about subcontracting
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
Rotherham Borough Council
Riverside House, Main Street
Rotherham
S63 7FB
UK
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
05/12/2018