CONTRACT 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

The Department for the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

The Forestry Commission

The Ministry of Defense

The Environment Agency

Lake District National Park Authority

North York Moors National Park Authority

Northumberland National Park Authority

Peak District National Park Authority

Yorkshire Dales National Parks Authority

Section II: Object of the Contract

II.1)

Description

II.1.1)

Title attributed to the contract by the contracting authority

II.1.2(a))

Type of works contract

Execution		Design and execution
Execution, by whatever means

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

The works are normally restricted to Northern England due to the location of Peatland. We specifically see the following locations: Lancashire, Greater Manchester, Merseyside, Cheshire, Shropshire, Staffordshire, Cumbria, Northumberland, Tyne and Wear, North Yorkshire, South Yorkshire and Humberside.

II.1.3)

This notice involves

A public contract
The setting up of a Dynamic Purchasing System
The establishment of a framework agreement

II.1.4)

Information on framework agreement (if applicable)

Framework agreement with a single operators
Framework agreement with several operators

Number of participants to the framework agreement envisaged

Duration of the framework agreement

Justification for a framework agreement the duration of which exceeds four years

Estimated total value of purchases for the entire duration of the framework agreement

Frequency and value of the contracts to be awarded

II.1.5)

Short description of the contract or purchase(s)

We intend to create a framework contract so that we have all the services required for peat bog restoration in one place and to also help streamline the contract award process. Specific Purchases under the stated framework lots will be made on an ad hoc basis as the opportunity arises over the next 4 years.

Purchases will cover Tree/Scrub Removal, Peat Restoration activities, Surveys, Analysis and Health & Safety Design/Supervision.

50 % or more of the expenditure committed via this framework will be made by Natural England, however we expect the Ministry of Defense, the Forestry Commission, the Environment Agency and other members of the DEFRA family such as Core Defra, The Lake District National Park Authority, The North York Moors National Park Authority, The Northumberland National Park Authority, The Peak District National Park Authority and the Yorkshire Dales National Park Authority will also use it for ad hoc Peat restoration on their sites.

Tenders can only be submitted via our e-tendering portal (Bravo). Prior to the tender clarification deadline you may contact us to clarify any points with regard to the tender. Each lot will have its own ‘Messages’ section to communicate with us. We require that you contact us in writing via the Bravo ‘Messages’ area and that you ensure the question you are asking relates to the lot you are messaging from (unless it is a general query with regard to the framework as a whole). We will then compile a document of Q&As which will be updated and made available through Bravo every time a new query is asked.

II.1.6)

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

II.1.7)

Contract covered by the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)

II.1.8)

Division into lots

one lot only

one or more lots

all lots

II.1.9)

Will variants be accepted

Section III: Legal, Economic, Financial and Technical Information

III.1)

Conditions Relating to the Contract

III.1.1)

Deposits and guarantees required

III.1.2)

Main Terms of financing and payment and/or reference to the relevant provisions

Half of Natural England's spend under the framework will be funded by a Grant from the EU Life+ Project Fund. To help Natural England's back office services correctly utilise these monies — invoices must include a clear reference to the Cumbrian Bogs LIFE project number and title (LIFE13NAT/UK/000443– Restoration of degraded lowland raised bogs) where you have carried out works on those specific sites. Natural England's project officer will notify you at mini-tender stage where work in on one of these sites.

III.1.3)

Legal form to be taken by the grouping of suppliers, contractors or service providers to whom the contract is to be awarded

III.1.4)

Other particular conditions to which the performance of the contract is subject

III.2)

Conditions for Participation

III.2.1)

Personal situation of economic operators, including requirements relating to enrolment on professional or trade registers

Suppliers Instructions How to Express Interest in this Tender: 1. Register your company on the eSourcing portal (this is only required once) — Browse to the eSourcing Portal: https://naturalengland.bravosolution.co.uk 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) 2. Express an Interest in the tender — Login to the portal with the username/password — Click the ‘Projects' link. — Click on the relevant Project/ITT to access the content. This project code is 'project_1567' and the title is 'Peat Bog Restoration Framework Contract' — Click the ‘Express Interest' button at the top of the page. — This will move the ITT into your ‘My PQQs/ My ITTs' page. (This is a secure area reserved for your projects only) — You can now access any attachments by clicking ‘Buyer Attachments' in the ‘PQQ/ ITT Details' box 3. Responding to the tender — Click ‘My Response' under ‘PQQ/ ITT Details', you can choose to ‘Create Response' or to ‘Decline to Respond' (please give a reason if declining) — You can now use the ‘Messages' function to communicate with the buyer and seek any clarification — Note the deadline for completion, then follow the on-screen instructions to complete the PQQ/ ITT — There may be a mixture of online and offline actions for you to perform (there is detailed online help available) You must then submit your reply using the ‘Submit Response' button at the top of the page. If you require any further assistance please consult the online help, or contact the eTendering help desk.

III.2.2)

Economic and financial capacity

III.2.3)

Technical capacity

III.2.4)

Reserved contracts

The contract is restricted to sheltered workshops
The execution of the contract is restricted to the framework of sheltered employment programmes

Section IV: Procedure

IV.1)

Type of Procedure

Open		Restricted
Accelerated restricted		Negotiated
Accelerated negotiated		Competitive dialogue

Justification for the choice of accelerated procedure

IV.1.1)

Have candidates already been selected?

IV.1.2)

Limitations on the number of operators who will be invited to tender or to participate

Objective criteria for choosing the limited number of candidates

IV.1.3)

Reduction of the number of operators during the negotiation or dialogue

Recourse to staged procedure to gradually reduce the number of solutions to be discussed or tenders to be negotiated

IV.2)

Award Criteria

IV.2.2)

An electronic auction will be used

IV.3 Administrative Information

IV.3.1)

Reference number attributed to the notice by the contracting authority

Project 1567 Peat Bog Restoration Framework

IV.3.2)

Previous publication(s) concerning the same contract

Prior Information Notice
Notice on a Buyer Profile

Other previous publications

IV.3.3)

Conditions for obtaining specifications and additional documents

IV.3.4)

Time-limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate

IV.3.5)

Date of dispatch of invitations to tender or to participate to selected candidates

IV.3.6)

Language or languages in which tenders or requests to participate can be drawn up

IV.3.7)

Minimum time frame during which the tenderer must maintain the tender 

IV.3.8)

Conditions for opening tenders

Section VI: Other Information

VI.1)

Indicate whether this procurement is a recurrent one and the Estimated timing for further notices to be published

VI.2)

Does the contract relate to a Project/Programme financed by Community Funds?

Some of the work commissioned under this framework will be in support of an EU Life + funded Grant (LIFE13NAT/UK/000443– Restoration of degraded lowland raised bogs on three Cumbrian SCI/SACs)

‘The Cumbrian Bogs LIFE+ project supported by EU LIFE+ funding, aims to deliver the restoration of previously unrestored areas of degraded lowland raised bog within three sites in Cumbria that account for 2,807 ha of the Natura network — Bolton Fell Moss SCI, South Solway Mosses SAC & Roudsea Wood & Mosses SAC. This will allow achievement of Favourable SAC conservation status within the expected 30 year period and provide an excellent demonstration of bog restoration techniques.

However the Framework is not limited just to the sites/activities covered by these EU funds, Natural England and the other members of the Defra Family identified will also commission similar work for other sites in Northern England.

VI.3)

Additional Information

The Contracting Authority intends to use an e-Tendering system in this procurement exercise.

VI.4)

Procedures for appeal

VI.4.1)

Body responsible for appeal procedures

Body responsible for mediation procedures

VI.4.2)

Lodging of appeals
Precise information on deadline(s) for lodging appeals:

VI.4.3)

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

VI.5)

Dispatch date of this Notice

ANNEX A

Additional Addresses and Contact Points

III)

Address and contact points to which Tenders/Requests to Participate must be sent

ANNEX B

Information About Lots

1)

Short Description

See Lot 1 Specification

NB. Lot 1 is further divided up into six geographical sub-lots; 1a — Lancashire, Greater Manchester and Merseyside, 1b — Cheshire, Shropshire and Staffordshire, 1c — Cumbria, 1d — Northumberland and Tyne & Wear, 1e — North Yorkshire, 1f — South Yorkshire and Humberside. Potential Tenders can tender or any for all of these sub-lots.

2)

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

3)

Quantity or scope

We estimate about 20 % or GBP 2 000 000 of the total framework Spend (GBP 10 000 000) will be spent in this lot over the 4 year duration of the framework.

NB. Lot 1 is further divided up into six geographical sub-lots; 1a — Lancashire, Greater Manchester and Merseyside, 1b — Cheshire, Shropshire and Staffordshire, 1c — Cumbria, 1d — Northumberland and Tyne and Wear, 1e — North Yorkshire, 1f — South Yorkshire and Humberside. Potential Tenders can tender or any or all of these sub-lots.

4)

Indication about different contract dates

5)

Additional Information about lots

We hope to award places to 3 suppliers in each sub-lot and then use subsequent mini-competitions to award specific work packages once the framework is operational.

Please see the specific ITT covering this lot for further details of the criteria, weightings, questions and marking scheme to be used by us in determination of the those to be awarded places in this lot.

If your also interested in the criteria, weightings and process we'll use at mini-tender if your successful, the details are described in the ‘Project level documents visible to all suppliers' zip file.

ANNEX B

Information About Lots

1)

Short Description

See Lot 2 Specification.

2)

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

3)

Quantity or scope

We estimate about 35 % or GBP 3 500 000 of the total framework Spend (GBP 10 000 000) will be spent in this lot over the 4 year duration of the framework.

4)

Indication about different contract dates

5)

Additional Information about lots

We hope to award places to 5 suppliers in this lot and then use subsequent mini-competitions to award specific work packages once the framework is operational.

Please see the specific ITT covering this lot for further details of the criteria, weightings, questions and marking scheme to be used by us in determination of the those to be awarded places in this lot.

If your also interested in the the criteria, weightings and process we'll use at mini-tender if your successful the details are described in the ‘Project level documents visible to all suppliers' zip file.

ANNEX B

Information About Lots

1)

Short Description

See Lot 3 Specification.

2)

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

3)

Quantity or scope

We estimate about 37 % or GBP 3 700 000 of the total framework Spend (GBP 10 000 000) will be spent in this lot over the 4 year duration of the framework.

4)

Indication about different contract dates

5)

Additional Information about lots

We hope to award places to 5 suppliers in this lot and then use subsequent mini-competitions to award specific work packages once the framework is operational.

Please see the specific ITT covering this lot for further details of the criteria, weightings, questions and marking scheme to be used by us in determination of the those to be awarded places in this lot.

If your also interested in the the criteria, weightings and process we'll use at mini-tender if your successful the details are described in the ‘Project level documents visible to all suppliers' zip file.

ANNEX B

Information About Lots

1)

Short Description

See Lot 4 Specification.

2)

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

3)

Quantity or scope

We estimate about 2 % or GBP 200 000 of the total framework Spend (GBP 10 000 000) will be spent in this lot over the 4 year duration of the framework.

4)

Indication about different contract dates

5)

Additional Information about lots

We hope to award places to 3 suppliers in this lot and then use subsequent mini-competitions to award specific work packages once the framework is operational.

Please see the specific ITT covering this lot for further details of the criteria, weightings, questions and marking scheme to be used by us in determination of the those to be awarded places in this lot.

If your also interested in the the criteria, weightings and process we'll use at mini-tender if your successful the details are described in the ‘Project level documents visible to all suppliers' zip file.

ANNEX B

Information About Lots

1)

Short Description

See Lot 5 Specification.

2)

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

3)

Quantity or scope

We estimate about 5 % or GBP 500 000 of the total framework Spend (GBP 10 000 000) will be spent in this lot over the 4 year duration of the framework.

4)

Indication about different contract dates

5)

Additional Information about lots

We hope to award places to 1 prime supplier and 1 back up supplier in this lot and then use a direct award to award specific work packages once the framework is operational. Where the prime supplier states that they cannot carry out a specific work package for whatever reason we will direct award the work package to the back up supplier.

Please see the specific ITT covering this lot for further details of the criteria, weightings, questions and marking scheme to be used by us in determination of the prime and back up suppliers.

If your also interested in the process we'll use at mini-tender if your successful the details are described in the ‘Project level documents visible to all suppliers' zip file.

The details of the mini-tender process are described in the ‘Project level documents visible to all suppliers zip file'.

ANNEX B

Information About Lots

1)

Short Description

See Lot 6 Specification.

2)

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

3)

Quantity or scope

We estimate about 1 % or GBP 100 000 of the total framework Spend (GBP 10 000 000) will be spent in this lot over the 4 year duration of the framework.

4)

Indication about different contract dates

5)

Additional Information about lots

We hope to award places to 3 suppliers in this lot and then use subsequent mini-competitions to award specific work packages once the framework is operational.

Please see the specific ITT covering this lot for further details of the criteria, weightings, questions and marking scheme to be used by us in determination of the those to be awarded places in this lot.

If your also interested in the criteria, weightings and process we'll use at mini-tender if your successful, the details are described in the ‘Project level documents visible to all suppliers' zip file.