Contract award notice
Results of the procurement procedure
Section I: Contracting
entity
I.1) Name and addresses
Tandridge District Council
8 Station Road East
Oxted, Surrey
RH8 0BT
UK
Telephone: +44 1883722000
E-mail: jmcgeown@tandridge.gov.uk
NUTS: UKJ26
Internet address(es)
Main address: www.tandridge.gov.uk
Address of the buyer profile: https://www.sesharedservices.org.uk/esourcing/buyer-profiles/tandridge-district-council
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 Management Services
Reference number: TDC - 031540
II.1.2) Main CPV code
77211500
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.1.4) Short description
The overall purpose of this contract is to undertake the full range of arboricultural work within the district to ensure that:
• the Council fulfils its duty of care with regards to the condition of its directly owned tree population to minimise any risk posed to an acceptable level.
• The Council’s trees start to be managed in a sustainable way, undertaking good tree management practice to retain as many of the existing mature trees as possible. The work shall be undertaken on several different types of location, typically public open spaces, verges, amenity areas, allotment sites, woodlands and council house gardens. The Council is looking to appoint a single contractor with a contract start date of 1 February 2021. As the value of the contract is above the EU threshold for Services a two stage Restricted process will be followed. Interested parties must first complete a selection questionnaire before being invited to tender for this contract.
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.1.7) Total value of the procurement
Value excluding VAT:
600 000.00
GBP
II.2) Description
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
77211500
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKJ26
Main site or place of performance:
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
The overall purpose of this contract is to undertake the full range of arboricultural work within the district to ensure that:
• The Council fulfils its duty of care with regards to the condition of its directly owned tree population to minimise any risk posed to an acceptable level.
• The Council’s trees start to be managed in a sustainable way, undertaking good tree management practice to retain as many of the existing mature trees as possible. The work shall be undertaken on several different types of location, typically public open spaces, verges, amenity areas, allotment sites, woodlands and council house gardens. The Council is looking to appoint a single contractor with a contract start date of 1 February 2021.
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
II.2.14) Additional information
Section IV: Procedure
IV.1) Description
IV.1.1) Type of procedure
Restricted procedure
IV.1.8) Information about Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement:
No
IV.2) Administrative information
IV.2.1) Previous publication concerning this procedure
Notice number in the OJ S:
2020/S 189-457565
Section V: Award of contract
Title: Tree Management Services
A contract/lot is awarded:
Yes
V.2 Award of contract
V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
03/02/2021
V.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 8
Number of tenders received from SMEs: 5
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: 8
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators:
No
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Benton Arboriculture
22 Orchard Hill, West Sussex
Rudgewick
RH12 3EQ
UK
NUTS: UKJ27
The contractor is an SME:
Yes
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:
: 600 000.00
GBP
V.2.5) Information about subcontracting
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
Tandridge District Council — Legal Services
Oxted
UK
VI.4.3) Review procedure
Precise information on deadline(s) for review procedures:
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
03/02/2021